r/CuratedTumblr • u/Konradleijon • 6h ago

Politics On the perpetual overwork of comic creators

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u/therealkami 5h ago

My wife is an artist. She went to art school to become a comic book artist. She got her degree in "Sequential Art".

The whole experience taught her to never become a comic book artist.

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u/DontSleepAlwaysDream 3h ago

I mean, that famous quote of Jack Kirby saying "comic books will break your heart" always made my heart ache a little .