Are print comics dead? Is digital distribution the only future of comic strips?

@AnnaLandin Anna Landin
Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:13:09 +0000

@AnnaLandin wrote:

Newspapers are struggling. Comics are doing remarkably well! Just look at how Raina Tegelmeier's works dominated the New York Time's bestseller list in 2015! And by "dominated", I mean she's been on there for three straight years, and even managed to hold the top 4 spots once with four separate works.

They're not comic-strips - they're graphic novels, AFAIK - but it goes to show that comics aren't dying - they're just changing. Yes, it's a struggle, but it's always been a struggle. With new methods of distribution, we need to adapt. There are flaws that need to be fixed in the comics industry, definitely, but we just have to work hard, work together, and change the things that need changing.

I don't know what the Australian comics-market is like, especially not for comic-strip funnies, but there's a whole world out there. There's nothing preventing you from reaching beyond national borders.