#comics will always need stores I think. If you want to make an adult amount of money/have a large audience owning tangible work ...you need someone else handling distribution and purchase. Comics just has to understand it needs stories that are "evergreen" and that are good and quality. whether the industry is able to understand that...I don't know.

I've seen some very good work done straight on the computer...but it has a different charm to it. It can't capture the same visceral look as old school inking.

I happened to see this though, looks like colorists have been murdering inks even back in the day....