Web Comics Roll call: How many of you are interested in doing them?

#41

hope to start this soon.
maybe we make a list and make it into few group.
each members with their specialist/skill too.

etc: just like they form IMAGE COMIC last time.:thumbsup:

#42

Hmmm. There is a problem with making it only two weeks. You have to consider those who might not be able to start right away, and of course there is the voting phase to consider. And lets not forget we must think of comic artists of all skill levels.

How about two pages in a month? Double the artwork sound good?

#43

Double the workload… :stuck_out_tongue: Wouldn’t really be fair to newer artists. That is was actually part of my point with suggesting a shorter time frame and shorter comic design (e.g. 3 panels). 2 weeks to do 3 panels to express as much story/emotion/whatever as you can. For vet artists it will be fairly easy and they can put in extra time if they finish early, for newer artists it will be long enough (I think) that they can spend a decent amount of time on their piece and still feel proud of their work.

Also why have a voting phase at all? Newer artists are almost guaranteed not to win, and if they have to put their time in for a whole month I would have thought they would want something out of it… :confused:

#44

quite tough decision here…hmmm:curious:

how about the dateline is two page per month but for any teams who can make more than that consider extra bonus/credit or carry forward to next month?

#45

LOL, okay, well maybe double the work load isnt such a great idea. But we have a voting phase for the HMC - why not for a comic challenge?

Perhaps we can do a test in the collaborative or WIP sections? Give a small team or a single person three weeks to produce a single page?

Just thinking about it, a CGS collab similar to A Simple Life would work as the only thing that let it down was differences in animation software - 2D artwork can be attempted by anyone.

So much to consider but until we try something we just wont know.

#46

Very true.

I think as per the voting thing, I am just opposed to it simply because for me personally it takes some of the fun out of the whole thing.

I think I would rather see something where everyone has some sort of feedback on everyone elses work rather than voting on it. But at the same time I realize that voting for others gives them a reason to continue working on the piece.

So I think on a personal level I am somewhat split on the voting aspect.

However I do think a month is much to long for a comic of any length really… Unless, perhaps…

What if each week there was a different topic/subject that we had to make a 3 panel comic out of, HOWEVER at the end of the month (4 week process, 4 ‘3 panel comics’) the whole thing has to tie in together to make a complete story, so to speak.

So lets say;

W1 - Rabbits
W2 - Tech
W3 - Women
W4 - Mice

For each week you need to create a 3 panel (or whatever) comic that includes the topic in any way shape or form, be it from the main characters or from a planet they are on or something (a planet made out of women? haha yes please). However the real trick will be making each one of those comics form a whole story over the course of a month.

So for example you could have;

W1 - A few guys go out one day to hunt rabbit
W2 - Until they find out the rabbits are actually machines!
W3 - They enlist the help of a saucy, foxy young women assassin
W3 - Where upon her main weapon are mice and she kills the rabbits and everyone lives happily ever after!

:smiley:

No? haha.

Ya so many options to consider.

#47

Re: Geta-Ve.

LOL, what are we going to do with you, eh?:hmm:

Perhaps we could hold a one-off comic challenge for this summer just to test the water. Then in the new year Roberto will have results to help decide what would be best for a regular workshop/contest/collab/whatever.

How about for now we do a three week Hardcore Comic Challenge? That way we can adjust accordingly as to whether we need a week more or less. But right now I think we need to “test the water” first and get the ball rolling.

Additional: Just thought that maybe we could have a short-comic WIP section? This would remove constraints such as content, page count and time limits and would bring the comic-scene to CGTalk. Afterall, there are many comic artists here who are professionals - it would be a way to showcase their skills…

Re: Roberto

Sorry, we are being rather rude. Have a great weekend, mate.:beer:

#48

@Boone: lol, ya dude, I suck. :smiley:

But I can agree with you on one thing, lets just try SOMETHING and then discuss what we have tried afterward. Then we can make any adjustments as you say.

:slight_smile:

BTW, I am interested in

-WRITING
-PENCILING
-maybe EDITING

#49

I’ve seen a similar comic creation forum thingy set up and running recently and so far it hasn’t had too many contributors either so I’m not sure how this will take off. It’s more of a comic pages thing instead of a webcomic strip thing though.
I’m keen to see where you go with this so put me down for:

  • Pencils
  • Inking
#50

Hell I’d love

WRITING
EDITING
PENCILING

Oh and what’s the difference between INKING and COLOURING?

#51

Inking is doing the outlines (this is an actual skill) and coloring is, well, just that, coloring. :stuck_out_tongue:

#52

This was from Carina, but anyone who’s seen the Worst Comments 2 thread knows about the "King of Lightwave’. I reckon this would be an awesome idea for a webcomic. :buttrock:

#53

I love Web Comics and this idea can be cool but I feel web comics never really go anywhere especially the more people you get involved.

I have seen a few webcomics really succeed and do well but it is made up of one or no more than 4 dedicated people who have a common goal in mind and know where the story is going.

But the more people you get involved the more kinks in the chain you get. Especially if you have the whole I work on a page and you work on a page and then 3rd month this person works on a page.

To keep interest you need something better than a month update. It would have to be at least a week.

Then you have to setup the right pipeline and really just have one or two writers doing the story line all the way through.

if you are interested here is a link to some fun comics done in the manner in which we speak
http://globalcomicjam.com/old/index.html

#54

Ok Guys I am back from vacation…

I will be cooking this idea a bit further based on your comments.

#55

150% agreed. Rob, we have a winner here!:applause:

#56

HOW have I missed this thread?

Basically I’ve attempted to do a webcomic several times, actually. Always either get too ambitious or basically never flesh it out enough. I did, however, do a quick one month run poorly drawn, poorly written, and gaming related so think about the lowest of the low, and you have MY efforts. Well, okay, maybe Chasethehedgehog has me beat in pure suckage. Those interested can just follow the list of links below…

http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-2-WiiFat-82996603
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-3-Terrible-Ts-83175538
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-4-Drift-Style-83468645
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-5-Shake-It-83666999
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-6-Old-Habits-83846493
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-7-Broken-84192920
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-8-Checking-Out-84337450
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-9-Ancient-Ways-84526588
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-10-Fat-Zombie-84848583
http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-11-It-s-True-85001580

As you can tell, I was aiming more for speed on these. However, thanks to some feedback I’ve received, I am currently working on a much more focused project (low poly characters in low poly environment… essentially a game store strip). Just building up assets for it before it debuts.

As for the comic challenge, YES PLEASE. I’d say make it a 1-2 page story (set pixel size) and give people the option to keep it black and white. However, rather than dictating the strip on a page per page basis, I’d say give the challenge a three word theme. For examples

“Against the wall”
“Let’s be friends”
“Trying too hard”

Something like that. It gives a loose enough theme to allow people to embellish on it but also brings the theme together.

#57

Here is why I think we should do this:
Quote from TIME.COM

But the creations of oddball loners like Millar scribbling at drafting tables have also become the movie industry’s most reliable development tool. Thanks to the box-office success of A-list superheroes like Spider-Man and the X-Men, Hollywood’s appetite for comics-fueled material is insatiable. Titles from the darker corners of the genre, including gritty graphic novels like Wanted and Alan Moore’s watershed deconstructivist superhero tome Watchmen are getting the big-screen makeover. Stories and characters first written for an audience of a few hundred thousand geeks at most are reaching, at the box office and on DVD and cable, popcorn-chomping crowds that number in the tens of millions.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1816487,00.html

#58

The only thing about the recent Hollywood interest in Comics is due to the fact that they buy up only the superhero franchises. 300 was the exception but a very lucky one as the other flavour in Hollywood is “THE WAR IS COMING!”. Not to mention its promise of mindless murder, sex and mayhem and its no wonder it was given the green light. You ask 90% of the audience and they wouldnt even know of its comic origins - hence all the “Its not historically accurate” critisims.

So in a nutshell, we must make a Superhero comic if we were to succede in the first CGTalk comic-to-movie!:wavey:

#59

I just want the practice… and the chicks. According to James O’Barre, you get chicks. I’m a tragically single fellow who’s dating pool seems to consist entirely of Yeti and Hobbits. I’m sure I could get chicks if I drew comics, right? RIGHT?!?

Edited out of respect for the ladies.

#60

Has nobody discussed this with you? Ummmm…listen: This may come as…a BIG surprise to you…but…:wip: