Comic Book Artists Study

Reproduced with permission. Note this is a study for artists, not writers. If you're interested in sharing your experiences with Kathleen, get in touch with her at the address below.

My name is Kathleen Jones and I am an undergraduate student at UC San
Diego. I am currently writing an honors thesis in Sociology about the
different success strategies used by artists in the comic book industry.
Over the next few months I will be conducting interviews with comic book
artists for my study. I am writing to ask you to participate in this
study.

If you are interested in participating, please e-mail me a reply with a
contact phone number. A typical interview should last about an hour. If
you are located in the Los Angeles or San Diego area, it might be possible
to schedule a face to face interview. If you live outside of those areas,
I will conduct the interview by telephone. The interviews will be
recorded for my records. The interviews are strictly confidential. No
names or other identifying information will be used. The final draft will
not be published, but I can submit a final copy to you if you would like
to read it.

If you know any other comic book artists who might be interested in
participating in this study, please send me their contact information
(e.g. first and last name, e-mail, website, work phone, etc.) and forward
this e-mail to them.

Thank you for your consideration,

Kathleen Jones
University of California San Diego
k5jones@ucsd.edu