Web Comics

[lokiswings]

It has occurred to me that since I am making a web comic, I really need to be reading more of them. I need to understand my genre a little more

Comments

[skexy]

hrm; I think your comic comes off more like a sunday strip than most webcomics, but its harder to tell with the small sample so far.

[lokiswings]

I don't know if I should take that as a complement, an insult or neither, since I am rapidly learning that there are lots of sucky comics in both media, with the gems mixed in. I consider my comic to be a little nerdy for mainstream sunday strips.

I think that one of my big challenges here is to get this out to the people who are likely to appreciate it.

I am curious to see what comparisons people will make.

Did someone say webcomics?

[napalmmk9]

hahahah, oh webcomics, you asked for it.

Here's a selection of I read, and check, almost every single morning:
Applegeeks (great art, decent story)
Bunny (surreal)
Butternut Squash (great art, mediocre story)
Ctrl+Alt+delete
Devil's Panties
Diesel Sweeties
Goats
Little Dee (cute)
Orneryboy
Penny Arcade
PVP
Questionable Content (highly recommended.)
Scary Go Round (ditto)
Sinfest (short-form, B&W, great art)
Sluggy Freelance (not great art but one of the longest-running on the web)
Something Positive (funny!)
The Order of the Stick (great story)
User Friendly (see sluggy freelance)
Wapsi Square
XKCD
Malfunction Junction
Flaky Pastry (Great art & story, infrequent updates)
Yet Another Fantasy Gaming Comic

I would love to see what you've got so far!

[napalmmk9]

Okay, checked out odder than artifice (not that quick on the uptake before coffee.) I like it -- definate potential. You've introduced a lot of characters very quickly, so it's going to be tough to flesh them all out. They'll need a bit of rounding, but that takes time. Eventually you will get to the point where you know them all well enough to put them into any given situation and their dialogue will practically write itself (or, if you feel like you're there already, the reader will understand exactly why they say and do everything they say and do.) Little Dee, mentioned above, is great with character this way

[lokiswings]

I've been using Comic Life, which defaults to that font, Digital Strip.

I have a Wacom Intuos 3. I'm currently drawing the rough outlines by hand, scanning them and then working on them in Illustrator. I have definitely discovered some tricks for matching endpoints, particularly going over the area with the stylus. That being said, so far the snail is the only character I've been comfortable completely drawing on the tablet.

I would love to see your web comic, and I think it would be awesome if you went back to work on it. We could probably help each other out a lot.

[sweetwildandmad]

I've recommended this one before, but here it is again... Perry Bible Fellowship. Great variety of nonsensical and simple ideas. Also Partially Clips is another great simple but intelligent and random comic.

Comedy writing in any form either comes naturally or is damn hard work. Keep the comics coming!

[merinslips]

They're great! I really like the two-strip snail joke. :) And the giraffe and the snail are adorable together.