I'm definitely in the same boat! I want to make money with it, but if I don't I'll still do it!
That's something I'm concerned about! I feel like it's a core part of who I am but what happens when I get too old to draw 
Wacom better invent some kind of mind controlled drawing device by the time I'm 85
Because I like drawing characters and telling stories. I'm doing this because I'm passionate about it. Making comics gives me the opportunity to make my stories the way I wanted. Comics are hard to make, but I enjoyed it. I'd take making comics over working on animated movie or developing a video game which are very stressful.
I heavily enjoy making fun of the old junk I made when I was younger. I'm just making more junk for my future self to make fun of.
Also, I just really really want to finish my comic, even though my plot ideas and character personalities are all over the place. Thinking about the day that I can write something hella cool like "fin" and it'll actually be the end and I never have to think about it again, instead of just dropping it and wondering if I'll regret it one day motivates me just a little bit
i feel liek the story imade for my comic is somethign that should be out there, plus drawing is cheap therapy with the word around me is so chaotic
My comic is bait.
I enjoy reading about discussions on certain topics, hence I want people to talk more about the topics that interest me.
So if I write a comic about said topics and it leaves an impression on people, they might discuss it with each other, producing some delicious, juicy discussions for me to read. Furthermore, others might be inspired by my work and include some aspects of it in their own, which increases the probability that their work is something I'll enjoy consuming.
That's the real reason why I create. Not because I enjoy creating, or to make money, or even for personal fame (though it is appealing), but to bait people into producing content for my own consumption :]
I'm writing an anthology manga for my novel "Red Shift" and will probably do the same eventually for my other novel "Mega-Egypt". I've always been a huge fan of manga; collecting them is a source of happiness for me. When I make someone feel what I feel when reading manga - happiness, inspiration, lucid contemplation - then I've done my job. Also, I just enjoy sharing my ideas because I love creating. 
I've always wanted more content of the things I love or have wanted them to end differently.
But the biggest reason for me wanting to work on comics instead of novels - They are more fun. Writting long text can be boring as you get caught up in the details a lot. With comics I can finish plotting it out and then thumbnail it. After that I can show the details with art.
It always has to do with my lack of attention. I'm always interested in something new, I wanna work on that, but then I find something else and I stop. I get bored from text. Comics have my attention a lot more. I get the dopamine rush after I finish a page, but it isn't as rewarding with novels.
I have been drawing comics I'd say for maybe 16 or 17 years here and there and I have to say, I've never gotten tired of it. Sure, trying to get out there and have your work read can be frustrating. I work a full time job and raise kids too so my output is very low but when I sit down at my desk all of that washes away. It is only me and the work. The rest of the world does not exist in that time.
It challenges me. It calms me. It sustains me. I have not gone a single day without thinking about it in all of these years. Simply the act of working and the act of reading, that is all. Comics have never stopped giving to me and I to it.
If no one were to have ever read a single page of mine or ever know my name, I will die with pen pressed to paper all the same.
Well, for me I've been thinking about these stories and characters for years! I love drawing and writing so comics works out for me as a mix of both 
I remember completing the comic script for my current comic and feeling so proud of myself. I finally had a complete story written out and I absolutely love all the ideas, events and character moments to the point I still go back and re-read them because I'm so excited to finally illustrate them one day!
For me, I want to one day be able to hold my comic as a printed volume, and read my own series. I write about things that interest me so having something that I know I made really makes me happy. My motivation is mainly because I love doing it. Seeing my writing come to life through my art is insanely cool.
I do also get motivated by other people enjoying the comic as well. Having my readers notice things about the story that I've planned and psychoanalysing my characters makes me happy because it means my intentions are clear to the readers, and they are interested enough to pay attention to details. Having people love my comic is definitely a big motivator, but it's not my only one.
As a hobby and potential side job but most importantly that if I dont draw I tend to get depressed XD
I love the medium. I've been reading comics and watching cartoons since I was a kid. I dream of soon becoming a well-known cartoonist!
I'm doing comics because that's my work, it's probably the only ability I've developed with enough confidence to dedicate daily hours to it and get paid for it, as well I got into this job because I couldn't find any other "normal" job.
I think I can't call it entirely my passion since I don't make my own stories or character designs, I draw for others.
Because I wanna work at DC Comics and eventually get a career writing for shows/movies. I'm already working on something big besides That Stick Figure Isekai. REALLY BIG.
But yeah, I'm a huge superhero fan.
I'll share once it comes out.
Also because I want to do something I love.
To get better at them, cause I love bringing the lore of my web novel to life using this medium. I'm still new to them, but I feel my art is improving so much just by making a few pages. 
I love drawing, and I love telling stories. Comics are the (in my opinion) most accessible fusion of the two, especially since I have very little experience (as of now) with anything else in that sphere (animation, games etc).
I want to create a story in this medium that can make people feel at least something, even if it's only a fraction of what I had intended.
I'd be overjoyed if I gained a huge following of course, but at this point I've probably become addicted to creating comics and it would be insanely difficult to stop. I wouldn't have it any other way!
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