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Okay... I tend to think of flaws in terms of the 7 deadly sins, but also in general DSM-IV type issues. If I were to list, the character flaws, it would be this: Ian - Pride and judgmentalism. Also, his epicureanism can work against him. Andy - Anger, bitterness, pride. Mark Collins - Sloth, high an...

I know this question is completely open ended, but I have no other way to ask it. What makes characters interesting? I have always assumed that my comic is within its own niche, and I get lauded by people who are in the niche audience, but how can I make the weirdo-isms of quarter life Christians mo...

3. Can you read their emotions? More or less, but greatly exaggerating the faces and body language would really improve it. Try copying pictures of Spongebob and Ren & Stimpy to get a feel for what the artists are doing. Hmmm... I'd have to take a 2nd opinion on that... as Spongebob and Ren & stimp...

When I first started my comic back in 2005, one criticism is that my characters were flat and they were not very expressive. Now, several years later, I am hoping that I've improved in that area. My next "long story arc" will probably be another romantic dramdy. I am developing a few new characters ...

I believe that most of the 1001freefonts are both royalty and liscense free. Besides, it is not as if you are selling your comic.

Pretty clever so far! You are doing a good job at short, punchy, comic (something I never mastered). My only critique? Check out 1001freefonts.com and blambot.com for some new fonts. Comic Sans is generally considered and affront to the webcomic deities. I could imagine a "Stupid Inventor" logo like...

I am not sure why many comics write in all caps. My guess is that it is probably for a nice "clean" look. Blambot is a great place to start. 1001freefonts.com is also good. Yes, that font looks nice to me. I use "Anime Ace" and have for over two years. It is all caps, is nice and readable, and can d...

I actually think your site looks fine. Better than mine anyway.

It is my personal opinion that hand drawn text should be avoided whenever possible. I would suggest finding and using any non-comic sans font you can find. You can get them for free.

Your MYST comic was clever.

That's very nice of you. I was almost shipped of to a boarding school myself once. I hope your there for good reasons. The situation sounds like a bummer, but think it of it as a chance to use/learn some skills in persuasion. What I would do is find a teacher you really like, and that likes you. Fin...

Ahhh very cuddly... a last minute paper..

Why not read "7 Habits of Highly effective people" for your next "outside of genre" reading?

Yes, I am being tongue and cheek, but that book is actually really good. Helped me navigate around relationship blunders this last summer.

That makes sense, actually.

I think that makes most of the comics I read "outside my genre" too then. I read only one college life/religion type comic and the two others are fantasy.

Now that I think about it, I could probably stand to read more comics.

One of my favorite authors, Terry Pratchett, said that to be a good writer you must read extensively outside and inside your genre. I think this is very good advice. Now, our genre is webcomics, and I know we all probably read eachothers and our own non comic genesis favorites, but what about outsid...

I like the "sex like music" joke.

I'm going to assume that "dail tone" is another "punk rock/ska-ish" band and not that you are an incredibly boring person.

I'd like to quote Mitch Hedberg now,"When I write a joke a sit down and think of a joke and if it's funny I write it down, or if the pen is too far away I have to convince myself that what I said ain't funny." Note: don't be lazy like me >.< Ahh Mitch Hedberg. Funny guy, and one of the very few ind...

Okay! Here is the scenario, I won't be updating this December because I need to plan ahead for my comic and will also be working my ass off so I can finish up this last semester of Grad school. I know that there are least a dozen people out there who have seen my comic and are willing to take a the ...

A thought occurred to me yesterday. When I draw, I sit and get the entire strip done in one sitting. Now, my comic is not as artistically intensive as the art of others, but it still takes a big chunk out of my day. Furthermore, since I am really bad at predicting how long it will take to draw one, ...

I wish had heard from you guys earlier. My story arc ends today so I can't very well give any shout-outs.

Why not just use some slang from 50s pulp sci-fi? I mean, it is not as if most people would recognize it now anyway. If you want to pay homage, pay homage.

Also, I am sure the original Battle Star Galactica has lots of slang in it somewhere, if you stomach that disco sci-fi

3D Studio MAX, and Photoshop for compositing the pages together. And before you ask, yes, every last scrap of the 3D modeling is mine; I'm not using a program like Poser to create the characters.

That's pretty hardcore. Quite a bit of work.