Shoudl I start a Comic? And I good enough?

[Dr Legostar]

If you're able to draw at all, you're able to draw a webcomic.

sometimes you don't even have to be able to draw.

[Noise Monkey]

But you should learn to write intelligibly.


NOW.

[NakedElf]

And that's why XKCD is the least popular comic on the entire internet.

[Rcmonroe]

The success of Seinfeld proves Yeaduff right, of course. You can be about nothing in particular and still be wildly popular.

Seinfeld wasn't really about nothing in particular, they just said that. It was really about human behavior. And it definitely had a direction. There was clearly a lot of thought that went into the concept.

Good art will get people to look at you.
Good writing will get people to look at you again.

Everybody keeps saying this. Probably because it's true.

[Yeahduff]

The success of Seinfeld proves Yeaduff right, of course. You can be about nothing in particular and still be wildly popular.

Seinfeld wasn't really about nothing in particular, they just said that. It was really about human behavior. And it definitely had a direction. There was clearly a lot of thought that went into the concept.

Yes. They started out with a lot of principals and ideas and mostly stayed true to them. What I mostly meant was that sometimes you just start talking, and eventually a good idea comes out and you can then run with it. No need to stay silent till the idea shows up, as the talking might be what pries it out.

Good art will get people to look at you.
Good writing will get people to look at you again.

Everybody keeps saying this. Probably because it's true.

I guess. I think it's more like your drawing needs to work with your writing, and vise versa. Two are necessarily tied, so if they don't match up, your comic is going to be very difficult to deal with. This is visual storytelling: never underestimate the importance of your drawing.

[McDuffies]

Good art will get people to look at you.
Good writing will get people to look at you again.

Everybody keeps saying this. Probably because it's true.

I think that it's just because it is simple to say and sounds catchy. Why people always need to try to sum up complicated things into two catchy sentences is a thing to ponder, but relation between art and writing regarding appeal to the audience, is much more complicated than that.

[Rcmonroe]

Well, it is true… I don't think anybody's implying that it fully sums up the the entire subject of the relative importance of art and writing in comics.

[Dr Legostar]

Good art will get people to look at you.
Good writing will get people to look at you again.

Everybody keeps saying this. Probably because it's true.

sometimes a gimmick is sufficient to get you past the good art thing.

[Geekblather]

OpenCanvas is another art program, that blends some of the features of Photoshop (layers, filters, stuff like that) with the pretty colorings of Corel Painter. It's awesome.

[LukeEkblad]

Hi guys, I cant wait for my password to come. I already have a few pages for my comic i'm making. Its called "Angelz" and its about a guy that dies and goes to heaven and turns into an Angel.

[IVstudios]

Cue the Twilight Zone theme


*Stares at LukeEkblad menacingly and points*

[Redtech]

Well, at least he has a storyline!

[Orinocou]

Okay, good luck with your comic. Remember to use the Step-by-Step guide, and the other reference things we got lying around here.