Hello Nancy - I read your Guardian story last week and have wanted to respond. I'm really inspired by your account and love your strip. I too am an "older artist" - whatever that's supposed to mean to some - and have been drawing a strip for around 3 1/2 years. Would love to contact you privately to discuss how you got on Andrews McMeel and such. I'm 62 and feel I'm just hitting my stride!
Thank you, Nancy. A lovely read as always. I'm an old comic strip artist who began his career in high school assisting on, "Katy Keene" of Archie Comics. I ended my career ( and his as well) on the Mickey Mouse comic strip in the nineties. Nobody was reading comics in the nineties anyway, but it was fun while it lasted.
Thanks for another very interesting and thought-provoking article. Honestly, I am ageist in that I assume when I see a well-drawn and well-colored strip, with attention to detail and expressions, I assume the artist is older (not old, just not in their early 20's, say) because it seems most strips done by younger people seem to be, shall I say "casual" in their artwork.
I also subscribe to The Guardian and look forward to the article.
Hello Nancy - I read your Guardian story last week and have wanted to respond. I'm really inspired by your account and love your strip. I too am an "older artist" - whatever that's supposed to mean to some - and have been drawing a strip for around 3 1/2 years. Would love to contact you privately to discuss how you got on Andrews McMeel and such. I'm 62 and feel I'm just hitting my stride!
Thank you, Nancy. A lovely read as always. I'm an old comic strip artist who began his career in high school assisting on, "Katy Keene" of Archie Comics. I ended my career ( and his as well) on the Mickey Mouse comic strip in the nineties. Nobody was reading comics in the nineties anyway, but it was fun while it lasted.
How exciting! Congratulations.
Very nice update thank you for posting. Looking forward to reading the article in the Guardian.
Thanks for another very interesting and thought-provoking article. Honestly, I am ageist in that I assume when I see a well-drawn and well-colored strip, with attention to detail and expressions, I assume the artist is older (not old, just not in their early 20's, say) because it seems most strips done by younger people seem to be, shall I say "casual" in their artwork.
I also subscribe to The Guardian and look forward to the article.
Thanks, Nancy.