So I keep hearing how 2012 is the year of the Creators. I don’t know 100% why but it’s bugging me. I think a lot of people been romanticized the whole creator own projects. Making it seem like the perfect situation. You creating what you love, making more money then anyone else and your own boss. Looking at the most popular ones and acting like anyone that does it is going to get success with no work. I’m not trying to call anyone out but let’s get some prospective on this.
This is the second year of Scotty, been loving being to tell my story and making it better. However, I do have a day job, so I spend 8 hours on my feet, running around, showing people supplies for art and talking. At the end of it, I am tired. I just wanna chill for a bit, however I wanna get this comic done. So where is the balance at? It is easy to blow off work and just play games or read. However when I do that I feel guilty. I usually end up going to be at 4 or so. Just to get up and repeat. This is my typical life, I am working on Scotty and other projects to get a better life. It is hard and like Reel Big Fish said, “You might think that’s its cool to get up on stage. And play rock and roll from your heart and soul. But no one shows up and your songs all suck. And there’s no applause.” I keep going on cause it’s want I wanna do. It’s something creators can’t describe but we all do. Keep wanna make the best there is.
The other thing that has been biting at me… “What is Creator own?” I feel in comics it’s black and white subject. However, if we look at it, it’s a lot more shades of gray. First off, all of DC and Marvel characters are creator own. The creators might have moved on or dead but they are still creator own works. So if that isn’t creator own would Sean Murphy’s new project creator own? He came up with the story and art himself. Is creator own 100% doing it yourself? If that’s the cause, would Hellboy, the Goon and Usuagi Yojimbo also not be creator own?
Also is creator own just comics or story? A creator I know is going to put out a how to book. Talking about his process and sharing his techniques. He’s putting it out himself but not a story. A lot artist put out art books/sketch books and other things to sell each year. Would one count those creator own? It’s easy to make it black and white. No it’s simpler to. In truth there are more grays to this.
My opinion? Creator own is taking a risk in something you wanna share. How much risk do you wanna talk and how important is it to you are the keys. I just wanna see more works people care about and proud about. Truth be told I wanna see more mainstream that are well done, not just creator own. These days it’s easier to get your work out to the masses, the key is making your voice something worth sharing. I will probably come back on this subject but lets stop fill the term creator own with air and just get to work. I am going to make 2012 the year of projects to be completed! Thanks again and have a good one.
-Greathouse
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