Mind Your Business: Your Art Isn’t Worth Shit…If You Fall For This!

The all-mighty New York Times has done it. They’ve pissed me off! And I’m not the only artist. Lots of cartoonists are pissed.

By Mark Simon | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:03 pm

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Mind Your Business | Site Categories: Art, Business, Cartoons

Stand up for the value of your creative works, because your work won’t be worth shit if you fall for and accept such terrible deals as offered by the once-proud New York Times. When we artists stand up, people do listen.

Other articles and blogs regarding the NYT editorial cartoon debacle:
Tom Richmond’s NCS blog:
http://jimromenesko.com/2012/02/07/editorial-cartoonists-insulted-by-nyt-solicitation/#more-8077

Comic Riffs on Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/political-cartoonists-say-theyre-indignant-over-times-solicitation/2012/02/07/gIQAo91vxQ_blog.html#pagebreak

Jim Romenesko’s media blog:
http://jimromenesko.com/2012/02/07/editorial-cartoonists-insulted-by-nyt-solicitation/#more-8077

Daryl Cagle’s MSNBC cartoon blog:
http://jimromenesko.com/2012/02/07/editorial-cartoonists-insulted-by-nyt-solicitation/#more-8077

Mark Simon is a director, producer, board artist and artist advocate. He’s worked on over 3,000 productions and has been both a strip and editorial cartoonist. He’s written 10 books for artists and works with TV show creators on packaging and pitching their concepts. Go to www.Storyboards-East.com and www.SellYourTvConceptNow.com.

Printer-friendly version

Comments

Thank you for such a killer article Mark. I totally agree with you. Artists are the only people in this world that are expected to work for free. I get hit up all the time with "opportunities" for me to work for no pay. If We artists all stick together and take a stand, our voices wil be heard.

Reply to this Comment

Raul Aguirre Jr. | Sat, 03/31/2012 - 15:32 | Permalink

THE ABOVE COMMENTS SEEM TO BE SPAM. THANK YOU! FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR RIGHTS AS ARTISTS. THIS KIND OF TREATMENT IS BECOMING THE NORM. ALARMING INDEED!!

AN ARTIST