Thanks! I'm always open for suggestions, and I'm especially wondering about that first one, myself. Although it might be ahrd to find equal comparisons, since the Japanese model, IIRC, is usually to work in teams, with the artists first starting as assistants and gaining experience that way before they get their own title. Although I know that some aren't that way - ISTR something about manga competitions, and it might be worth trying to track down some winners of those and then comparing them to, say, the winners in RSOM. Hm. *ponders*