May 17, 2010
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MAY 17, 2010 Well, here we are again, starting all over. One of the things that a cartoonist tries to do is create work that will appeal to the largest number of readers and keep them coming back every day in hopes that it will translate to some sort of monitary income. Niche strips are death in a market where one wants to drive up readership. You have to create work that appeals to as many demographics as possible, rather than just to a minimal group of individuals that only get your jokes. There's a lot of strips out on the web today, because the internet has afforded the average artist the ability to express himself like no other time in history. What's even more interesting is that it's not necessarily the best drawn strips that are the most popular. Some of the most popular out there today are nothing more than stick figures or cut and pasted images attached to some very creatively written jokes. The majority of the pleasure that I get from creating these strips comes from the joy I get from drawing. There's not a day that goes by where I'm not creating an image on paper that's been dancing around in my head. The real struggle has always been a way to make them come alive in a way that someone can relate to. Ever since I was little, I've been attracted to the animated films and shorts of the Disney and Warner Bros. studios. To be honest, I was never a real fan of any studio product outside those works. Limited animation has always been, well, limited. The early theatrical films had a life that "illustrated radio" has never matched. But that's another topic of conversation. What I want to create is a product that can be appreciated by as many people that those two great studios have entertained. Yes, it's a grand idea, but one that starts by not limiting itself to the smallest number of readers. So, if you enjoy the strip, and you have the ability, let your friends know about it. Let's reach the largest number of readers possible! _______________________________________________________ Here's last weekend's top ten box office postings for May 14-16, 2010 according to "Box Office Mojo." New releases are posted in blue. Total grossed to date is posted in red.
1. Iron Man 2 $53 Million - $212.1 M2. Robin Hood $37.1 Million - $37.1 M3. Letters to Juliet $13.7 Million - $13.7 M4. Just Wright $8.5 Million - $8.5 M5. How to Train Your Dragon $5.1 Million - $207.7 M6. A Nightmare on Elm Street $4.7 Million - $56.1 M7. Date Night $4 Million - $86.6 M8. The Back-Up Plan $2.4 Million - $34.2 M9. Furry Vengeance $2.3 Million - $15.1 M10. Clash of the Titans $1.2 Million - $160.1 M
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