Comparing American and Japanese Comics and Animation....

While traditional comics (artists like Alex Ross, Jim Lee, Jamie Hewlett, and Todd McFarlane) do compare favorably to Japanese manga in terms of detail levels, it's a different story with comparing anime to mainstream American animation.

While the  visuals of anime-influenced American mainstream TV animation can compare favorably to the visuals of anime, 97% of the visuals in American comedy animation don't even come CLOSE to the artwork in anime. Even if and when the writing actually does.

But you know what in American animation does compare favorably to Japanese anime??

The pay. Popular American creators often earn a lot more than their Japanese "competition". 

With the possible main exception being popular manga-ka in Japan, who, just as American creators / Executive producers do, get a 4%-6% cut in licensing residuals and royalties. That is how the contracts are set up. So if Ben 10 is worth $295 million as a Cartoon Network's most profitable "lame" action-adventure franchise (which it literally is!), take a small guess how big Man of Action's paycheck is...

Nuff said....