Do you REALLY think I'm that successful, Piro??

While I understand Fred Gallagher or "Piro" as he calls himself is successful at the whole manga industry thing, and that he does consider me a colleague and "worthy adversary" on some level, much like Kristy and Mr. Kubo, I've never understood why. They have things in their life I'll never have...EVER.

• They have a solid traditional print fanbase. I don't.
• They have 100,000's of fans and readers. Or in Kubo's case, millions. Not here.
• They all actually HAVE a real audience. No such luck. 
• They have a strong presence in the press and comics journalism. Nope. I don't. Sorry.
• They finish pages and books consistently. Or at least at a rate that doesn't piss off their readership. I'm lucky to finish 2 pages a YEAR. 

So what EXACTLY are they basing their perception and resentment of my "superior popularity" and "epic cult-like following" on. Imaginary statistics from Candyland? Heh. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

That's funny, because I've never, EVER gotten a single email or even response from anyone, ANYwhere that would ever indicate such a thing.

They're the mainstream big shot's, not me.