I'm not trying to misquote you, I'm just trying to discern where you stand on the issue... it seems pretty obvious to me now.
No, I don't think you do understand what I'm saying or how I feel about the subject, even though I've been as clear as can be. Either that, or you're just arguing for the sake of arguing.
No, if anything, I'm trying to argue the point that most of the GA of comics was built on slave labor. .... The work-for-hire system that was put in place IMO was a form of slavery ...
But you can say that about every job where someone is working for someone else, so what makes comics so special that you use the term "slave labor" in the place of "employment"?
How would they self-publish?
Like anyone else who has ever self-published: Get the money together, get their book printed, then get the book distributed to the appropriate outlets or strike a deal with an existing publisher to help-out with some of the "grunt work" that publishing entails.
And how would they paint murals and portraits?
Ummm ... by painting them. It's not really that hard (if you have the talent) to build a career around art.
All I have to do is read your comments to know that such work isn't valued by society at large ...
You don't know me, so don't assume I think or feel a certain way about anything unless I say it.
... and when it is, it's usually done by artists whose work is valued by people who don't read comic books.
That's because portraits & paintings appeal to a different "audience" that doesn't care about reading a story.
Uhm...first, everybody relax a bit. I'll turn this car right around if you can't behave.
To quote my daughter: "Then I'm gonna tear this car apart!"
Seriously, though, I'm not getting worked-up over this, just enjoying a nice discussion with someone who has a different opinion. No harm, no foul.
