Comments on: Scott Adams launches web site to sell his originals http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:23:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Brian Smythe http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-30605 Brian Smythe Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:32:52 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-30605 I have an original Scott Adams drawn in 1998 which I then had framed. It is a 2' x 2' image of the group of dilbert charcters and is slightly imperfect as one of the characters lower half is not drawn. I also have evidence of its creation as being authentic etc. I also had it well framed etc. Any idea of the value of such a thing? I have an original Scott Adams drawn in 1998 which I then had framed. It is a 2′ x 2′ image of the group of dilbert charcters and is slightly imperfect as one of the characters lower half is not drawn. I also have evidence of its creation as being authentic etc. I also had it well framed etc. Any idea of the value of such a thing?

]]> By: Sean C http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16835 Sean C Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:29:26 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16835 Hey, if he's willing to part with those strips, then why not make some money? I'm just surprised that he's asking so much for them. A lot of original comic pages (which is a fairly lucrative business) don't go for that much. Well, if it works, good for Scott. Hey, if he’s willing to part with those strips, then why not make some money? I’m just surprised that he’s asking so much for them. A lot of original comic pages (which is a fairly lucrative business) don’t go for that much. Well, if it works, good for Scott.

]]> By: josh http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16724 josh Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:40:01 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16724 To answer your rhetorical question, Rob: Yes, I think the Peanuts characters did suffer from the innumerable (and sometimes bizarre) products they endorsed. After a while, you forget who Snoopy is; you just know he's the one on the METLife ads. That said, I don't think selling original art is akin to using your characters to sell hand lotion. You aren't changing the way people see your characters. To answer your rhetorical question, Rob: Yes, I think the Peanuts characters did suffer from the innumerable (and sometimes bizarre) products they endorsed. After a while, you forget who Snoopy is; you just know he’s the one on the METLife ads.
That said, I don’t think selling original art is akin to using your characters to sell hand lotion. You aren’t changing the way people see your characters.

]]> By: Rob Tornoe http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16655 Rob Tornoe Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:19:49 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16655 I agree. As long as your not compromising your storytelling or characters to make a quick buck, then go for it. Did Charles Shultz damage the integrity of Peanuts by selling his characters to whomever would buy them? I agree. As long as your not compromising your storytelling or characters to make a quick buck, then go for it. Did Charles Shultz damage the integrity of Peanuts by selling his characters to whomever would buy them?

]]> By: Lucas Turnbloom http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16652 Lucas Turnbloom Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:05:51 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16652 I don't know. If I could sell some line art for that price and maintain a straight face, I'd do it too. I say if he can get that much, more power to him!! I don’t know. If I could sell some line art for that price and maintain a straight face, I’d do it too. I say if he can get that much, more power to him!!

]]> By: jvwalt http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16625 jvwalt Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:24:37 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16625 I don't begrudge Scott Adams his success, and I actually enjoy his strip -- he's done a very good job for a long time. But after all his best-selling books, paraphernalia, and speaking engagements, how much more monetization does he really need? I'd like this better if he was offering to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Fund for Retired Cartoonists or something. Maybe he's already a very charitable person, I don't know. But as I read it here, this smacks of unbridled greed -- like a superstar athlete who wants to renegotiate his multi-multi-million-dollar contract. I don’t begrudge Scott Adams his success, and I actually enjoy his strip — he’s done a very good job for a long time. But after all his best-selling books, paraphernalia, and speaking engagements, how much more monetization does he really need? I’d like this better if he was offering to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Fund for Retired Cartoonists or something.

Maybe he’s already a very charitable person, I don’t know. But as I read it here, this smacks of unbridled greed — like a superstar athlete who wants to renegotiate his multi-multi-million-dollar contract.

]]> By: Rick Stromoski http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16616 Rick Stromoski Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:28:31 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16616 "If so, it reinforces my new view that cartoonists that run their feature as a product and business get rich and those who view it as art continue to be “starving artists.” A bit of a sweeping condemnation if you ask me. Plenty of cartoonists who view what they do as a business are financially unstable and many artists who revere the art form are very well off. I can list several in the cartooning world who work very hard to make their art the very best it can be and are excellent business people to boot. Many artists who are purists regarding their art who would never "sell out" use that as an excuse for their lack of business savvy or the fact that what they're offering nobody's buying. Basically because it's cr@p. The same can be said of artists who approach their art as a business but their work isn't very marketable becuase it isn't very good. It comes down to the product. If it's good it will sell. That's assuming you wish to sell it. “If so, it reinforces my new view that cartoonists that run their feature as a product and business get rich and those who view it as art continue to be “starving artists.”

A bit of a sweeping condemnation if you ask me. Plenty of cartoonists who view what they do as a business are financially unstable and many artists who revere the art form are very well off. I can list several in the cartooning world who work very hard to make their art the very best it can be and are excellent business people to boot.

Many artists who are purists regarding their art who would never “sell out” use that as an excuse for their lack of business savvy or the fact that what they’re offering nobody’s buying. Basically because it’s cr@p.

The same can be said of artists who approach their art as a business but their work isn’t very marketable becuase it isn’t very good.

It comes down to the product. If it’s good it will sell. That’s assuming you wish to sell it.

]]> By: Charles Brubaker http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16544 Charles Brubaker Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:07:51 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16544 To give you an idea of how badly "Dilbert" originals fade, here's an old Heritage Auction for a "Dilbert" original http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=810&Lot_No=1001&src=pr# You'll need to register to view the full image, but it's free. To give you an idea of how badly “Dilbert” originals fade, here’s an old Heritage Auction for a “Dilbert” original

http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=810&Lot_No=1001&src=pr#

You’ll need to register to view the full image, but it’s free.

]]> By: Alan Gardner http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16515 Alan Gardner Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:48:10 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16515 The market varies considerably depending on the feature. I approached Wiley Miller several years back about purchasing one of his originals and he quoted me about $200 (might have been $250) for a Non Sequitur original. I don't know if that's changed, but as you can see the market fluctuates quite a bit. I think Scott's capitalizing on the fact that he has a limited supply of originals, his feature is hugely popular, and - at least for the $800 slide show) - the people who would buy it probably won't blink twice to pay that much for it. The market varies considerably depending on the feature. I approached Wiley Miller several years back about purchasing one of his originals and he quoted me about $200 (might have been $250) for a Non Sequitur original. I don’t know if that’s changed, but as you can see the market fluctuates quite a bit. I think Scott’s capitalizing on the fact that he has a limited supply of originals, his feature is hugely popular, and – at least for the $800 slide show) – the people who would buy it probably won’t blink twice to pay that much for it.

]]> By: JM http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16501 JM Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:01:02 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/02/06/scott-adams-launches-web-site-to-sell-his-originals/#comment-16501 I've always wondered how lucrative the collector's market was for original strips of modern comics. I’ve always wondered how lucrative the collector’s market was for original strips of modern comics.

]]>