Cartoon College - Reaching Generation Z with Naruto

I bet you've met a Generation Z kid, wide-eyed kids, pencil in hand, sketching a anime character. Perhaps its their own creation perhaps it's a famous anime character like Naruto or even Pokemon (yes, its still on tv).

Is there a future for Generatioin Z kids who dream of becoming an grahpic novel artist?

Teresa Mendez of the Christian Science Monitor wrote an interesting story about a 'Cartoon College'. Actually, it's the Center for Cartoon Studies, if you please. Their first class in their associates of art degree, thirty students strong, are about to graduate.

Their primary concern now? Finding jobs, or at the very least contacts they can nuture like an idea for a new cartoon.

How big is the graphic novel arena? How about $300 million in annual sales. But as the article points out - breaking in is hard to do.

But what I liked about the students described in the article - is their passion. They were dedicated to developing a career in cartooning and graphic novels. Yet they were realistic about how difficult it is to break into this market.

These are good traits for a Generation Z kid - passion and dedication. Okay, these are good traits for anyone - of any age. Darn straight!