Sweatdrop forum - Disappointed

[windyhurrice]

This rant is directed at my thought on the following uk-manga circle. It will contain offensive material, so if you don't like, don't read. If you want to defend your group then please admit you're sorry to that person.I had been looking at this forum for a while now, though I have never joined because I don't see the point. (More likely I don't

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[koyar]

WTH. Rivalry in the UK doujin world exists? XD
I agree that the post is terrible. Like, oh my gosh, just ignore the post. I'm not familiar with this group, are the forum posters actually part of the circle?
If I actually go there, I would probably eventually stop going.

[windyhurrice]

Lol, no, no this isn't a doujin circle.

They're still original manga artists, but somehow they define themeselves as a circle. Usually a circle is a group of people that works on the same project. They themselves work on their on stuff independantly, although they do co-op at times, but that's not really a definition of a circle is it?

I actually thought they were like a takoubon company or something, that they produce a mag of different artworks by different artists monthly or something but it seems not like it so.

Say how would you define a circle?

No, other than the official members, the fans themselves aren't art of the group. If it was our fet our mods and admins would scold them for sure XD

Speaking of FET, the forum is back! http://fetforum.fudomine.org

But yeah that thread is terrible. I too would lose interest of it.

[koyar]

Sometimes definitions are so vague. I usually lump artists into two groups: 1) professionals, as in people who get pay to do it as a regular actual job. 2) amateurs, original or fan, doesn't matter. They don't get paid, or rather they pay out of their own pockets to get stuff printed. I think a circle falls into the second group, like a circle of friends or people with similar interests? :D

I recognize sweatdrop probably from them posting one of their anthologies all over the internet. That is the least professional way of advertising. XD

So FET forum is back 8D I should go check it out. I thought I was cooling down with tenipuri, but I'm still so into it....

[windyhurrice]

Hmmm... I see... so if you put it that way, they do publish things with their own money, sell them for income. I guess they are a circle then.

Least professional way of advertising? o.O Uhh... if you don't mind me asking, what do you consider as professional advertising? (I'm pretty much interested in this.)

Yeah, I should announce that within my journal lol ^^;;

[windyhurrice]

Huh? I'm confused. You mean for every comic you make you only make 10p each?
o_O

So you leave all prices to the royalty of the publishers?

(Sorry for the sudden question, I'm just interested in this.)

[windyhurrice]

I see.

So the more you make, you'll use it to invest your future manga or past manga. I see, that makes sense in a way.

I really wish there are publishers like Shounen Jump, Ribon, June, Asuka etc, etc, over here for us mangaka. Guess that's a far off dream at the minute huh? =(

Thanks for answering my questions =D