Beginnings

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:22 pm

Looking for examples for another possible Comixpedia article again. This time, I'd like first comics - which I could find for myself but it'd be a lot easier to have them linked and listed in a single thread so I'm going to get you guys to do the work.

- Joel Fagin

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:23 pm

Is there anything in particular you're looking for in a first comic?

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:27 pm

Keffria wrote:Is there anything in particular you're looking for in a first comic?

I'd rather not go into detail. I'm looking for examples of good and bad beginnings but also reasons why they are. By collecting as big pile and mentally critiquing them as I go through, I might spot some reasons I havn't thought of yet.

Also, I figure it's dead easy just to drop in a "first comic" URL for your own comic. It's not like last time where you'd have to search around for what I was looking for.

- Joel Fagin

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:27 pm

Here's my first if you're looking for storyline pages. It's really more of a chapter page, though.

And here's the first RotD if you're looking for gag-a-day pages.

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:28 pm

Ah, that's understandable, Joel. Well, I'll just drop a link here, then, and be on my way.

http://aldus.comicgen.com/d/20060512.html

(I don't think the title page counts. It bears mentioning that the page linked above appeared *before* the title page was uploaded.)

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:30 pm

First page is a cover sheet (which I just realized probably should be redone...)
http://operationneko.comicgen.com/d/20050708.html

Second page is where the comic actually starts.
http://operationneko.comicgen.com/d/20050801.html

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:30 pm

Keffria wrote:(I don't think the title page counts. It bears mentioning that the page linked above appeared *before* the title page was uploaded.)

Hm. I should mention something about title pages, though. That's relevant.

But, yes. First actual comics.

- Joel Fagin

TRI · Post by **TRI** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:35 pm

What are you, lazy?

Thereforeiam · Post by **Thereforeiam** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:41 pm

http://thereforeiam.comicgenesis.com/d/20060513.html

*hiss* bad artwork, *hiss*

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:43 pm

My first published comic : http://killbert.comicgenesis.com/comics/20060805.png

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:45 pm

zomg.

834n · Post by **834n** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:50 pm

me too! me too!

Derenge · Post by **Derenge** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:57 pm

http://pointlesscomic.com/?strip_id=0

is the first strip of the current pointless.

For a laugh, you can look at the first comic I put on the internet:

http://pointless.comicgenesis.com/d/20010301.html

Hidden behind the fake first button.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:59 pm

http://www.angrydmonkey.com/d/20040408.html

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:00 pm

It's really neat to re-visit these first comics, eh? -- I mean, and see how much our styles have evolved.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:01 pm

Keffria wrote:It's really neat to re-visit these first comics, eh? -- I mean, and see how much our styles have evolved.

Yes, I believe I made a thread about that a while ago

Ataraxia · Post by **Ataraxia** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:02 pm

Here's a whole bunch of beginnings. Looking through them, it seems that I often use the same pattern when starting a new story. I never knew that I was so predictable.

http://ataraxia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060118.html
http://ataraxia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060323.html
http://ataraxia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060717.html
http://ataraxia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060309.html
http://ataraxia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060223.html
http://ataraxia.comicgenesis.com/d/20060922.html

Derenge · Post by **Derenge** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:02 pm

Neat or painful, depending on how you look at it.

[geoduck] · Post by **[geoduck]** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:04 pm

My first comic can be found here. If it's of any help with your exercise, it and the next few are replacements for this.

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:06 pm

Derenge wrote:Neat or painful, depending on how you look at it.

Well, it's painful to look at my own first stuff, but I find it inspiring to see amazing artists who started off at about my level of artistic mediocrity.

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