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		anonylizard on Feb 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI won’t make artists redundant – thanks to inform... "There's no money in comics, it's like saying "be a rock star"." There's no money in western comics. Successful manga artists regularly earn millions. Simply put, western comics got left far behind in storytelling techniques, creative ideas, because it got stuck in superhero #12831. Even in the US, the vast majority of top selling 'graphic novels' are mangas, not comics.

bluefirebrand on Feb 19, 2023 [–]

> Successful manga artists regularly earn millions

"Successful" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

Most Mangaka make less than minimum wage.

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