Why do you make comics/manga?

@Jonnydark Jonathan Barker
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:44:49 +0000

@Jonnydark wrote:

I draw comics because I enjoy it. That's the main reason. I also feel like we live in an amazing time when the tools are cheap and publishing is next to free. It seems like a crime to not make someone of my own.

I also feel frustrated as a passive consumer. I stopped watching TV and playing games because I felt restless. That I wanted to control the story. I felt I could do a better job. Lol. I realize now it's WAAAAY more difficult to make than consume... but you know I would never go back.

My comic is rough around the edges... (And maybe also in the middle)... But I love that it's mine. People who don't create are missing out on the immense surreal emotion of looking back on something they built and saying "Hey, I did that."

One day I'd like to be able to say "My job is to make comics." until then I plod along... learning as I go.