Eliminate the superfluous, the unnecessary. Be lazy! Edit your art continuously, at every stage. Save work! Focus on the remaining (important) picture elements. Emphasize what is important in a scene. Save drawing! – Alex Toth

Alex Toth was of a generation of artists and creators who understood what it meant to be a comic book artist, a cartoonist and an animator. They understood the delicate balance between creating artwork and drawing something people would want to see. American comics seem to struggle with this concept while Japanese anime has somehow found the line. Look at any Barnes and Noble Booksellers book racks and you’ll see the success that comes from knowing not only what to draw, but what not to.