Cultural AD/HD

The last couple weeks have seen similar posts from a couple of creators (Ryan Estrada had a cool graphic last week) about how they earn their living in comics, and how much. The truth seems to be that some can earn a living in comics—but through more-or-less constant work (creating secondary product, constantly going to shows, commissions, etc). 

Towards the end of her post, Hicks says,

“I think as long as I am able to live my poor-but-not-destitute lifestyle, with the health care safety net, I will be happy even as I grow older. I think so. I don’t know how it would be if I became genuinely poor, if I burned through all my savings and could barely cover rent and food. For me, at this point, poor is a choice because I want to draw comics for a living. I suspect if my financial situation became desperate, I would perhaps return to animation. Hopefully it would have me.”

(Yayyy Canadian health care system—making it possible for comic book creators to live happily and healthily in poverty!)