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Topic: Podcasts and Unity!
Feelin' Dangerous!
Hello everybody, and welcome back to MHO! No, it's true, I actually updated this quite quickly compared to other times! In this editorial, let's tackle down the ever popular podcasts and the question that has baffled many creators in the local scene: can a TRUE unity be achieved?
First of all, here in PR came along the Comic Maker's blog, which includes their increasingly popular podcast. It has broken alot of ground in the local puertorican scene, and helped inspire another podcast named Paquines son Comics. This podcast makes more of an enfasis on paquines (spanish for comics) and related topics. Very cool to listen too. It adds a whole new dimension to the local scene. And it helps spark good ol' fashioned, healthy debate and exchange of ideas, as well as inspire. So, to David Arroyo and Charlie Mangual of Comic Makers, and to Fantomas and Paquinero of Paquines son Comics, a warm and danger salute to you, and keep the awesome shows coming!
They are truely breaking new grounds in many ways with this entertaing new way to talk aout comics =) And speaking of the local comics scene, lately, I was wondering about whatwas used to be a dream of many of us, as in true unity could ever exist between all the "studios" here in PR.
I read a long time ago that it was a pipedream to unite all the local creators. Others would just say "it'll happen, you'll see!". What's my view on this right now? It's a mixture of both theories.
"Unity" in it's truest sense, is impossible. Not because we're "puertoricans" like I've heard some people say. Let's just face it, even when Image started, it nearly crumbled to death itself because of egos. It happens anywhere, especially in a community where so many different people with so many different personalities will exist. There will always be the ego factor. There will always be the profesional jealousy factor. There will always be the fear factor. You name it, it'll be there. So far only two studios have been able to obtain a bit of unity, Dreamgrafixs and Trinity.
Dreamgrafixs and Trinity has been able to succesfully sustain a quite good stable of local creators working on their individual concpts and lend a helping hand to each other. And they have all reaped that benefit. Which leads me to my current train of thought.
Unity in it's truest sense could not be obtained, but, as a community, it does work. A community of studios, where they look out after each other and have their backs. Help one another. I'm not trying to sound "elitist" or anything of that sort, mind you. But, things would work much better in that sense, to just forget about "true unity", and concetrate on your own studio, and yeah, cheer on the local scene when someone obtains triumphs or what not, and feel sad with them in the bad times. But not take it in too personally. Mind your studio, and I'll mind my kind of attitude. If the opportunity comes along to work along and helpeach otherout, cool, but in the meantime, I'll look out for my thing.
Selfish? Nah, I don't think so. Besides, that helps healthy competition grow, which can only mean a constantly evolving, better material for fans. And besides, nowhere in the world there is a true unity between comics studios, so it's not all that bad.
Anyway, that'll be all for now. Join me nexttime for when I discuss God knows what lol! Anywho, take care all, and God bless =)
~Alvaro
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