Abstract
Over the past 40 years, Australian comic book production has been comprised of individuals who form social networks of production and consumption, with an emphasis on creating product as authentic artistic expression. Economically, Australian comics production could be considered a small creative industry, and culturally, it could be considered a scene. In order to understand more about the creative identity and the thought processes behind comics production, I interviewed creators from scenes across Australia. Using primary data from artists in order to understand their ethos is a method frequently utilized within creative identity studies (Hackley and Kover 2007; Wang and Cheng 2010; Taylor and Littleton 2008).
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- Social Capital
- Knowledge Economy
- Economic Capital
- Comic Production
- Creative Industry
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To all my interview participants: a sincere thank you from the author for answering my questions with infinite wisdom, patience, and kindness.
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Maynard, A.L. (2016). For the Love of the Craft: Industry, Identity, and Australian Comics. In: Brienza, C., Johnston, P. (eds) Cultures of Comics Work. Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55090-3_2
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