by Pinot on Fri Jul 27, 2001 8:47 am
Thanks Wimpy and Yup. You make me feel better.<P>Esp. since I just saw the new note by Inksplot. I don't know what to make of it. I guess it's like you say, Yup, that he's just having fun with it. <P>Yes, I was purposely talking generalities. In fact, I framed the whole thing as a hypothetical and didn't intend to get personal with it. But then Anal-ymous starts accusing me of exploiting artists and being greedy. Of course it depends on the situation! That's what Darrin said immediately, and I agreed. But Anal just kept coming. That's why I believe it was "Fran". Fran has targeted me since the moment he started posting.<P>I copied and sent Inksplot's note to Jon. It will be interesting to see what his response to me will be. I doubt he will respond in the forum. He's always thought I'm an idiot to waste my time on Comicsedge or Toontalk.<P>Though, when we were invited to be on Comicsedge, before it ever started, and I turned the "opportunity" down, Jon wasn't happy with me. But after it started and he saw what it was like, he kept thanking me for my wise choice! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"><P>I've come to accept that I don't fit with cartoonists. I obviously don't think like one when it comes the business aspects of it all. I'm sure it makes me seem terribly mercenary about comics. But money isn't why I'm doing this. Very few people get rich of comics, after all! I want a strip for the same reason anybody else does, for artistic expression, to have a voice, and to make people smile.<P>They talk about me not respecting artists. It's oh so obvious that cartoonists don't even BEGIN to think of ME as an artist. I'm not a gag writer, because I do so much more than that. But I'm not a cartoonist, because I do less. What am I? <P>You see? I don't fit.<P>Not only that, it's like they're just waiting for me to fail, almost like they want me to. Not ONE person on Toontalk has congratulated me for getting so close to a syndicate deal. Not one. And then I get this backhanded stuff from syndicated people like lpsguy about how it's impossible to have a successful writer/artist team, but more power to me for trying...pat pat.<P>Can you imagine what a target I'm going to be if my panel becomes successful?!<P>Anyway, thank you yup for saying that people enjoy my posts, but frankly, I've felt increasingly unwelcome there. <P>Good idea about looking at Cloud8 as an opportunity for me and Jon to get something together. It's true that we'll have a lot better shot at syndication if Cloud8 is successful. My PLAN is for our Sunday panel to be launched with Cloud8, but in all honesty, it's a long shot. <P>Hell, what isn't a long shot in this business! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
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