The idea of doing a comic strip (or book) has crossed my mind several times over the years, actually. The roadblocks so far have been:
1) I don't think I can write enough material to crank out a quality daily strip. (While unrealistic, I'd basically be striving for the next "Calvin & Hobbes" -- which is a high bar indeed).
2) My paying jobs take precedence, and doing a comic -- while appealing -- is far enough down my priority list that it's unlikely to happen without outside assistance.
3) I've not gotten much recreational artwork of *any* type done in the last ten years. I suppose the sort of comic I'm most likely to produce at this point would be a web comic on no set schedule -- or a series of those humorous animations I see floating around. I know I could produce better quality work than some of *those* things :>
On the positive side, I was approached last year by someone wanting me to do a monthly comic for his school's newsletter. The project is still a go; we agreed on financial terms and I'm just waiting on instructions ... as I have been for six months. It'll be an interesting gig -- on the plus side, I don't have to write it, only illustrate it. On the potential downside, it's for a religious school. I'll see what happens if they ask me to illustrate something I have serious moral objections to.
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Date: 2003-03-02 05:13 pm (UTC)1) I don't think I can write enough material to crank out a quality daily strip. (While unrealistic, I'd basically be striving for the next "Calvin & Hobbes" -- which is a high bar indeed).
2) My paying jobs take precedence, and doing a comic -- while appealing -- is far enough down my priority list that it's unlikely to happen without outside assistance.
3) I've not gotten much recreational artwork of *any* type done in the last ten years. I suppose the sort of comic I'm most likely to produce at this point would be a web comic on no set schedule -- or a series of those humorous animations I see floating around. I know I could produce better quality work than some of *those* things :>
On the positive side, I was approached last year by someone wanting me to do a monthly comic for his school's newsletter. The project is still a go; we agreed on financial terms and I'm just waiting on instructions ... as I have been for six months. It'll be an interesting gig -- on the plus side, I don't have to write it, only illustrate it. On the potential downside, it's for a religious school. I'll see what happens if they ask me to illustrate something I have serious moral objections to.