Comics, as a whole, are dying not because of late scheduling or the  changes to mainstream characters or whatever other fanboy nonsense you want to dream up. It's the creators that got small. We live in an age where anyone is able to publish a  comic book. And anyone who wants to do comics...TRULY wants to do comics... and doesn't self-publish is a traitor to the art form.

Captain America, Spider-Man, Superman, Batman? These are NOT your childhood friends. They are NOT your buddies. They are intellectual properties. They exist to make money. Above all else, they exist to make money. It has always been that way and you're fooling yourself if you think otherwise. The minute they hit a t-shirt or a lunch box or a radio show or a movie they were I.P. That's it. And I type this while I'm wearing an Amazing Fantasy #15 t-shirt. I love these characters but I love the art form more.

If you were really a fan of comics you'd publish that physical comic or that webcomic. You "respect the art form too much"? Please. You'd rather it wither and die on the vine of capitalism than put out something that you might think is inferior? Inferior to what? Girl-Thor? Cut-Off-Face-Wearing-Joker? Would Jack Kirby think that way? Would Ditko?? Would Byrne??? (not to put words in John's mouth). To hell with that. Create. Stop bitching about what isn't and create what could be. For the love of the field. Just. Do. it. Create the heroes that you would want to read about.

There is no reason that the field is not teeming with self-published comics, webcomics, or comics scribbled on napkins if that's your thing. Why would you ever worry about failure? Try. Try for the sake of the art form. Try for your love of superheroes or westerns or monsters or romance or satire or whatever-the-hell-else. 

Just try. Pick up your pencils and just TRY. 

As far as the "It's the comics that got small" "quote", it's more of an underlying feeling than a direct quote. I'm not looking for a fight. There are so many message boards out there that are filled with people who are giving up on comics because they aren't the way they used to be. I just don't understand why they can't be that way again. The internet has made the field so broad...I just don't get why people aren't jumping on the opportunity to create. No matter what their skill level. If comics are so important to us all, why not create for the love of it all? What do we have to lose?

Also It's important to me to please the people the artwork is for. Anytime anyone has paid me to do something. I've been so grateful inside. I wanted to do my absolute best to thank them.

Put your work out there and if you gain an audience that enjoys your efforts and praises your talent, that should be enough to motivate you to continue and put in the time necessary. It's really that simple.

-C!

Have fun and always strive to get better!

If you want to do a newspaper-ish strip but don't want to post on weekends, do five days a week. If you want to make comic books but can't produce an exact 22 page monthly, put up a single panel a day. Just stick to the plan and build your speed and skills over the long term.

Most readers over time will not read your work at the pace you posted it. Your biggest fans may show up five years in. The important thing is you paced yourself, put in the time, and grew as an artist or writer. You can always publish it on paper later– and you will hopefully have a fan base for it by then.

Anthony: I get what you're saying. I'm an illustrator by trade (one of those dirty "cartoony" artists to be exact) so I understand your fears. That said, do what you love. If people dig it, that's great. The world could use some cool new comics. If they don't...hey...at least you tried. That's more than a lot of people can say! And like Richard said: Find a schedule that you can work comfortably at. If you can do three times a week, do it! If you can only do one update a week, do that instead. Find what works for you and build an audience.