It's hard to believe anyone is making money doing comic strips these days. My favorites were "Far Side" and "Calvin and Hobbes." I wonder how much artists earn now versus in the heyday of papers.
"This is a medium that cannot and will not change.
It can’t change because if an editor pulls an octogenarian’s favorite comic strip from the newspaper, the octogenarian will write an angry letter, which might get the editor fired."
You think that's it? Could be. I don't know. It's like old time radio. I think people like having it around. That said, I've become a fan of OTR in recent years.
I was into Mad and Cracked (got my byline in there as an adult) as a kid. Never read newspaper comics, even as a kid. I think I had a few Marmaduke compendium books or something. How can you not like that big stupid dog?
I liked Bazooka Joe comics. Terrible gum though...
I love comic strips and wish there were more and better options to get paid to create them for publications. Thank goodness for the internet and webcomics!
Yes indeed! They're a much more vibrant medium. Diary of a Wimpy kid is probably the most successful comic strip of the last 20 years, and it's never been in a single newspaper.
'Blondie' is way past its prime, but I did get a good out loud laugh once over a panel that showed Dagwood waiting for Blondie outside a restaurant called 'Salmonella's'.
There are young comic strip makers around by the ton, but the newspaper chains are too busy keeping the old brands alive to care. So the young folks have to do it on the web, make graphic novels or animated films to get their stuff across.
And there are definitely people who would like to see vintage movies like "Test Pilot" in theatres if the current copyright holder (Warner Bros. Discovery) would allow it. I, for one, would welcome that.
It's hard to believe anyone is making money doing comic strips these days. My favorites were "Far Side" and "Calvin and Hobbes." I wonder how much artists earn now versus in the heyday of papers.
I'm guessing more of their money is in books, merchandise and tv rights now.
"This is a medium that cannot and will not change.
It can’t change because if an editor pulls an octogenarian’s favorite comic strip from the newspaper, the octogenarian will write an angry letter, which might get the editor fired."
You think that's it? Could be. I don't know. It's like old time radio. I think people like having it around. That said, I've become a fan of OTR in recent years.
I was into Mad and Cracked (got my byline in there as an adult) as a kid. Never read newspaper comics, even as a kid. I think I had a few Marmaduke compendium books or something. How can you not like that big stupid dog?
I liked Bazooka Joe comics. Terrible gum though...
I also love having dead old media around!
Good Lord. It's so sad.
I love comic strips and wish there were more and better options to get paid to create them for publications. Thank goodness for the internet and webcomics!
Yes indeed! They're a much more vibrant medium. Diary of a Wimpy kid is probably the most successful comic strip of the last 20 years, and it's never been in a single newspaper.
'Blondie' is way past its prime, but I did get a good out loud laugh once over a panel that showed Dagwood waiting for Blondie outside a restaurant called 'Salmonella's'.
Some junior writer/artist slipped that in, I'm guessing.
There are young comic strip makers around by the ton, but the newspaper chains are too busy keeping the old brands alive to care. So the young folks have to do it on the web, make graphic novels or animated films to get their stuff across.
And there are definitely people who would like to see vintage movies like "Test Pilot" in theatres if the current copyright holder (Warner Bros. Discovery) would allow it. I, for one, would welcome that.