[Pyro MX]

Just for information there...  just exploring the idea.

I have some questions here I would like to know about webcomics...

1) How much time in general does it take (like umm in a week)?

2) Do you have your whole story written from beginning to end?

3) What equipment do you use (like scanners, I dunno...)?

4) Is there a specific page format?

5) How many strips must be prepared before launching a comic?

6) Have you ever followed a drawing / comic class?

7) Does it permanently make your stress-o-meter go up?

So there... basically these are my questions. Just to know. I'm curious.

[Taristin]

You should PM Turnsky about this. Though I dont know how frequent his comics come out. There are many webcomics that aren't released on a regular schedule. A good idea would also to be emailing authors of comics you like.

I'm fairly certain the story is laid out ahead of time, or else you run the risk of running out of ideas of going on an odd tangent that you cannot escape from... but I wouldn't know. Comics is too much for me at the moment.

[Turnsky]

You should PM Turnsky about this. Though I dont know how frequent his comics come out. There are many webcomics that aren't released on a regular schedule. A good idea would also to be emailing authors of comics you like.

I'm fairly certain the story is laid out ahead of time, or else you run the risk of running out of ideas of going on an odd tangent that you cannot escape from... but I wouldn't know. Comics is too much for me at the moment.

1) how much time per week?.. it depends on what you want to put into it, for me, i can pull off.... four comics a week, possibly five if i push it, two comics per piece of paper, 10 hours between blank page, and photoshopped wonderment.

2) some have it scripted from the get-go, i do foxfire by the seat of my pants, as it were

3) a scanner, or drawing tablet (a mouse if you're devilishly good) and any photo editing proggy, Photoshop, the gimp, etc, etc.

4) generally anything that'll fit neatly in a webpage, i'd suggest veering very far away from infinite canvas, but that's just my opinion.

5) one, two, twenty thousand, doesn't matter, as long as you have an update script running (comic genesis has one), you should be alright.

6) me?.. no, some have, some haven't, others, you can definitely tell that they haven't put pencil to paper before in their life.

7) it depends if you get stressed out easy, i don't, i actually enjoy making comics, and get jittery when i don't make a comic..

as edison said once, before you invent a lightbulb, one must figure out how NOT to make a lightbulb, and hence
http://hownottorunacomic.comicgenesis.com/

[Grug]

... get jittery when i don't make a comic..

Addict.

[Turnsky]

... get jittery when i don't make a comic..

Addict.

and my fans appreciate it.

[Singh]

... get jittery when i don't make a comic..

Addict.

and my fans appreciate it.

Indeed.

From what I know, having a good webhost helps too. Comicgenesis is one good spot, and there are a few others I think.

One of these days, I'll figure out how to use DoGA CGA and make one of my own, maybe like Equinox center or somethin.

[Pyro MX]

Well, that quite answers my question, thanks! 

But hey if there are other comic artists here that want to answer, go ahead eh! Not all people have the same techniques.

That said, I might come up with more questions if I have.

[Nuclear1]

You may want to PM Ransom Arceihn about this as well.

[Unknown Target]

For the record, Scott Mcloud is an asinine moron. Don't listen to him.

[Turnsky]

For the record, Scott Mcloud is an asinine moron. Don't listen to him.

might well be, for the record, my opinions on infinite canvas is this:

1) it is the hieght of laziness if you can't even be bothered arranging your panels correctly.
2) it may well be creative, but creativity blooms when constrained within a particular size
3) proper web design pretty much makes infinite canvas look even more crappy than it is
4) nobody, and i mean NOBODY likes to horizontal scroll for got knows how long following a line, it's a comic, not a maze!
5) it doesn't matter what the "pros" (read: scott and his ilk) think about infinite canvas, it's the fact that you're not gonna have many fans with your panels of dry humor(or lack thereof) going all over the place.

[Pyro MX]

For the record, Scott Mcloud is an asinine moron. Don't listen to him.

might well be, for the record, my opinions on infinite canvas is this:

1) it is the hieght of laziness if you can't even be bothered arranging your panels correctly.
2) it may well be creative, but creativity blooms when constrained within a particular size
3) proper web design pretty much makes infinite canvas look even more crappy than it is
4) nobody, and i mean NOBODY likes to horizontal scroll for got knows how long following a line, it's a comic, not a maze!
5) it doesn't matter what the "pros" (read: scott and his ilk) think about infinite canvas, it's the fact that you're not gonna have many fans with your panels of dry humor(or lack thereof) going all over the place.

Don't worry too much on that matter - it's not like I was going to start a webcomic tomorrow lol! I fnd the infinite canvas idea interesting. But, like Turnsky said above, nobody likes to horizontal scroll and just having a big page doesn't make a comic cool. That said, gone drawing a bit. I might come up with some concepts someday if I find the time to lol (it's the end of the semester right now so work is everywhere!)

[Turnsky]

ironically, you asking me if i've ever done scripting, i've begun a little bit of scripting myself, to do with my comic.

[Pyro MX]

You started scripting for you comic or you just started now?

[Turnsky]

something else, not entirely related to the comic, it's more like "i'm gonna put this down so i don't forget" more than anything else.

[Pyro MX]

Ah ok!

*Hopes for FFC: The Animated Series*   

[Turnsky]

Ah ok!

*Hopes for FFC: The Animated Series*   

not that kinda script   

[Pyro MX]

Okay then! 

Anyway...what's the price of a fairly good (not the best of the best) drawing tablet? (Not that I don't like the mouse, but I tryed a table a couple of times and I found it nice)

[Turnsky]

Okay then! 

Anyway...what's the price of a fairly good (not the best of the best) drawing tablet? (Not that I don't like the mouse, but I tryed a table a couple of times and I found it nice)

best i can do, get one that's the right size for you, tho, if they're too large, they can be more trouble than anything.
note: in aussie dollars
http://www.techbuy.com.au/searchcat/POINTINGDEVICES_GRAPHICS_TABLETS.asp

[Pyro MX]

Geeeez these things aren't cheap! (Looked at the Wacom Intuos3 4x5, I think that Wacom does good tablets) It would cost me 256.18$ CAN. Better think about it before buying one. We have some tablets at school I should try them more often.

[Turnsky]

here we go, something a bit more closer to home: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=296

on a side note, one of the hardest things to develop with a webcomic (aside from a website  ) is a fanbase, mine's easy , people seem to love it, and note, there is no such thing as bad publicity on the internet, if your URL is out there, even in a negative light, it's free advertising.