MICHAEL

8 years...

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And that's a wrap- although with over 500 orders to fulfil, I'll still be working here for the next 2-3 weeks 🌷

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David, this is so very kind; thank you

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It's the last 2 days of ShortBox, so here's 30% off ~everything~!! All our brilliant comics available for only 2 more days, fill your boots! Make sure to use the discount code: GOODBYESB8 shortbox.co.uk (reposting due to knackered link)

oh, thank you- let me try again

And once again: @SBComicsFair will continue! This year is going to be incredible and if you want to continue following what I do, that's the account to follow.

It's not ending; the fair will continue

thank you. the hardest aspect is there is so little work/roles in this area, that sort of invariably means having to carve my space continually i.e. 'build your own' which is exhausting

The main reason SB is closing (and it took me a while to realise) is that I'm not interested in running a business. I don't want to do marketing, social media, conventions, admin, customer service, print prep, and on and on. I just want to do editorial curation and direction.

It was well-intentioned for sure, but it's too easy to scapegoat 'support' in the form of readership. Comics lacks support on almost every level, it's a systemic issue

Last year, cartoonists took in over £300k in sales at @SBComicsFair -in just 1 month. It's not an issue of a lack of interest or readership, but general infrastructure and resources (i.e. there not being any) in comics almost across the board. It is, or becomes, unsustainable

There's a glut of reasons ShortBox is closing, but it's not due to a lack of readership. The reason we've been able to exist is due to the fantastic -and still growing- support of our readership. The audience for complex, weird, intelligent, visually interesting comics is there

Americans problem is the world doesn't exist beyond the US; they think they are the world