For FreeComicBookDay we talked to Kristin Hogan about STAPLE! and the local scene.
“It was Elfquest, definitely. It was perfect for me, because originally I wanted to be a Disney animator, but the more I studied the animation industry, the more I realized that I’d be like a cog in amachine. And when I picked up Elfquest for the first time, there was Wendy Pini’s name – by Wendy & Richard Pini – right there. And I loved the idea of doing a comic book so much more, because it was all you, you got to do all of the content and have creative control.
“When I moved to Austin about 25 years ago, I had no idea that there was a comics scene in Austin. And then, once I got involved, I realized that half the town’s doing comic books. And there was – and maybe still will be, in the future – [independent media expo] STAPLE! And that’s where I got to know everyone.
“I’m solely self-published. … It’s become a lot easier to self-publish in the past 20 years than it was when I was just a wee kid doing the thing. I’m fundingthrough Patreon. I’m three issues in, and all the printing costs are covered by my patrons – which is just wonderful, because comics – or art in general – you’re not getting an hourly wage, you know? That’s not what’s happening. You’re doing work, and you hope the work sells.
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