Graphic Novels and the Ecclesiastes' World View

If one ever had second thoughts about investing six to twelve (or more) months of their life creating a graphic novel based on Ecclesiastes one could turn to the Hebrew scripture itself and with a little ingenuity construct an apologetic for such a task.

"Everything is meaningless." This being the case one might as well create a graphic novel as cure disease or mow lawns.

"The eye never has enough of seeing." This being the case one might as well make pictures to satiate ocular cravings.

"I denied myself nothing my eyes desired." This being the case one might as well indulge their dream of creating a Tin Tin like novel.

"[Heirs] will control all the work into which I have poured my effort and skill."  This being the case one might as well leave heirs a graphic novel. What would they do with Microsoft stock, anyway?

"There is a time to laugh." This being the case one would rather leave heirs something comic rather than tragic.

"All achievement spring from a man's envy." This being the case one might as well try to create a second graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize. Why should Art Spiegelman (MAUS) have all the fun?

"As goods increase...what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them." This being the case what's wrong with one doing their best to create objets d'art?

"The end of a matter is better than the beginning." This being the case one might as well finish what he started.

"There is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a man's misery weighs heavily upon him." This being the case one might as well assuage grief with creativity.

"I commend the enjoyment of life." This being the case one might as well find joy in questioning sages from ancient history who asked questions.

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." This being the case one might as well spend hour after hour with a mouse clicking, dragging, clicking, dragging, clicking, dragging.....

"You do not know what will succeed." This being the case one might as well invest months and months creating art in a genre that has traditionally been ignored by mainstream literary critics due to the perception that these works are primarily entertainment, intended for children or adolescents, with little or no lasting literary merit.

"Of the making of books there is no end." This being the case one might as well add one more paper product to the Library of Congress.

But if one never has second thoughts about investing 1/60th of their life making a big comic book the above is moot.