Retro Interface

mike hammer: http://tinyurl.com/25h7ueh

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"...However, there were some things he thought needed to be changed to help get it over with a publishing house...."

In the 1980s, independent comics publishers briefly challenged DC & Marvel with truly innovative stuff, largely thanks to comic book store networks. But, printing is costly and the big two won out and comic book shops basically vanished. However, nowadays, anyone can independently publish a comic book, or strip, online, for basically nothing (production-distribution costs). The "make a profit" part is difficult, but not impossible. I just went to DC online comics for the first time yesterday, and they want an entire dollar to download a comic. Humbug! Were they 10¢, I'd seriously consider it.

Indy musicians, niche-topic writers, all the arts markets dovetail to digital, with the same liberty to self-publish and the consequent difficulties which publishers usually handle.

One may be a good cartoonist, songsmith, or writer, but a poor self-editor or self-publisher. (Ahem, MW online for 19 yrs, not one dime.) Since not everyone is necessarily going to be competent in self-publication, editor-publisher services are still useful, but shouldn't there be something like a multitude of publishers, so the artist is not restricted to the narrow tastes of a few?

Blurting stream-of-unconsciousness style, speaking of poor self-editing. Wonder if I made any sense.

Pondering online comics marketing back in 1996
http://mindfulwebworks.com/art-of/mind-fuel