Jimmy Johnson: Internet has changed cartoonists need for mentoring
Skip to commentsAn interesting observation by Arlo and Janis creator Jimmy Johnson:
I?ll tell you something else the Internet has changed. In the past, professional cartoonists could rely upon a steady stream of novices dropping in to learn the tricks of the trade. Most cartoonists graciously accommodated the newbies, although they weren?t called ?newbies? in the day, because someone probably had helped them along in the same way. It was part of the fraternity dues. Today, would-be cartoonists can put their material directly on the Web for the entire world to see, and they no longer feel the need for instruction. Besides, if they do, that instruction is available instantly on the Internet. Who needs the advice of some old has-been who?s just taking up space and breathing air that could be used by someone else?
Another way the Internet is changing the industry.
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