Redo the Old Ones?

[Linkara]

So, I've been thinking - new readers of the site have expressed to me how much they have a problem with reading the old pages before I got a clue knocked into me about both art, lettering, and general comic writing. Is there any support for me to go back and redo Issues 1-7 with the new art, letters, and otherwise?

[Wandering Observer]

I have to be honest Lewis, you've grown by leaps and bounds on this comic, but you're first strips are very difficult to read through, because of the artwork and some story elements that you've grown out of. For me, it's a tossup, because I'd really like to see more new updates, rather than old ones.

Personally, I would say that if you're going to be rebuilding the first strips, you need to put careful thought in how to do them-There are plot and story continuities that deserve to be rebuilt as well. The first issue lacks elements that make it a good plot, and all of the first three issues could be expanded and molded to better fit your storytelling style.

I'd say keep the project in mind, for when crossoverlord ends, and you have more comics per week. But take a little while to think about it. You could do some good things with revisions, or you could do great things. The choice is yours.

[Core]

I recently asked this question also of those that read my comic and got the same response that I am going to give you. "Nope." You should keep the comic as it is, showing the progress that you have made since you first started out and how you have gotten better. In the end it is up to you however.

[Alschroeder]

You will never, ever, finish. I started to do that with the first MINDMISTRESS one, got halfway through it, and then got busy with other projects. If you DO redo some pages, make sure you keep BOTH, with a link from the "new" one to the "old" one, so they can see the progress.

Yet I'd rather see new comics, and I'm sure most readers would agree.---Al

[Drakeknight]

I say leave them. Not only is it a shedload of work, but it shows how you've evolved as a writer, and an artist. Besides, the earliest pages have a sentimental value that I'm connected to. The art is shoddy and the writing isn't quite great, but it holds a special place for me.

[kaiserlicht]

Don't redo anything. It will take forever and the ld pages show your improvement up to the present day, they have a historical value somehow.