On Literary and Comic Book Prestige.

There are really only two type of writers and artists in the professional field. Amateurs and Established Pros. Newcomers and Industry veterans. The Will-Haves and the Have-Hads. The former group never gets any fans, press, fame, money, royalties, recognition or appreciation, from critics, fans, the media, press, or even their families, and especially not publishers. They are Have-Hads in the making. Have-Hads are really only being recognized and praised by fans and media because they did some random book or  comic book series a long time ago, hardly ever in the here and now other than a rare few who are the true workaholics. Will-Haves Will Do The Work. Have Hads Have Done The Work.  That's the key difference. It has nothing to do with talent, hard work, laziness, morality, or charisma. It has to do with "Did they finish a manuscript or not?". The press is shallow like that. Unless you're a Have-Had who HAS written and drawn and finished a manuscript nobody wants anything to do with you. It gets to the point of being a little more than ridiculous, how shallow this measuring stick gets. There are talented people on both sides. And Having tons of Talent is not the same as finishing your work projects.

It is essentially the Literary Press and Financial Equivalent of The Haves and Have-Nots, the theory upon which this theory is inspired...