Most of the artists I knew were into graffiti when I was younger. (with some overlap in comics) I feel like it was only in my mid to late 20′s when I started hanging out with mostly comic people. .
It’s not such a small world. I feel like I meet new amazing artists all the time. I like that I get to pick who I interact with in the scene. So even if comics is a not so huge industry I don’t have to rub elbows with shitbags.