Dustin Harbin, one of Charlotte's best cartoonists, and a nice guy in his own right, wrote an evaluation of the Charlotte cartooning scene for the web site The Comics Journal. His evaluation of the comics scene in Charlotte sounds a lot like Charlotte itself: It's not as good as it could be, but it's getting better.
He writes:
"We’re not a particularly culturally rich city; just a few affluent suburbs sprinkled around some banks, with a college about 10 miles away, completely disconnected from the city. Without a truly vibrant cultural community, Charlotte is mainly a city of consumers, not makers. Apply this in spades to comic books -- I can think of maybe half a dozen full time cartoonists working around here."
But he says Charlotte is making strides, thanks to the efforts of passionate people, such as the folks at Heroes Aren't Hard to Find, Sketch Charlotte, and others.
See his complete column here. And below, an example of Dustin's "diary comics" from his website, DHARBIN!
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