“Are these people who are just sort of used to being poor, so they don’t mind that there’s no money in the pursuit?”

What an odd question! I don’t think it’s the intent but it almost suggests that worthwhile art is wherever the money is.

Even more odd is that the exact same statement could be made for any number of alternative comics publishers (not to mention published artists who don’t publish themselves) who struggle each year to make it to the next.