true that. my thoughts when putting together my own book was always "is this something i want to read" - so i work every day trying to impress myself, and if i do, i'm pretty sure other people will like it to. one other truth is that comic readers - the fans - overall, aren't a terribly picky lot. if you give them something to read on a consistent basis you won't have any problems in the sales dept.
while i don't always agree with everything he says, erik larson's new image creator ad has a pretty good quote "if you're not writing or drawing your favorite comic book, you're doing it wrong"

back to the drawing board has a whole new meaning now