hating your own comic!

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:29 am

1. I wish my older comics didn't suck.

2. I wish my character designs were more consistent.

3. I wish I could update more.

4. I wish I didn't have to redo all my old comics if I want to publish them at any point.

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:43 am

Yeah, but wish in one hand, spit in the other and see which one gets filled up first, eh?

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:43 am

(shakes fist)

Princess · Post by **Princess** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:45 am

remember kiddies, a dream is a whish your heart makes

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:02 am

and a 'whish' is like a 'swoosh' that Nike can't sue you for using.

...almost

Princess · Post by **Princess** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:04 am

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:34 am

...when you're fast asleep...

Evil Jamie! · Post by **Evil Jamie!** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:37 am

Teammayhem wrote:
Evil Jamie! wrote:I'd make my early stuff not suck.
I use your comic's suck to rock transition as a good pointers to show that comics can get better over time. (remember the review?)

While that's true, I can't help but wish it went from rock to even rocker still.

CaptainClaude · Post by **CaptainClaude** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:46 am

Ryuko wrote:
Dutch! wrote:Yeah, but wish in one hand, spit in the other and see which one gets filled up first, eh?
(shakes fist)

STOP THAT!
You're getting spit everywhere.

Blackaby · Post by **Blackaby** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:42 am

I... don't have anything I'd change. Apart from my list of HUGE STUPID STUFF UPS which I have on the Blackaby forum so I know what I screwed up.

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:08 am

I mostly wish I didn't have this obligation to update every weekday whether I feel like it or not. But then again, I want to rub D.J. Coffman's face right in it when he goes down for the count.

DarkArtist · Post by **DarkArtist** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:04 am

I don't like to think about what I hate to much. It makes me quit drawing the darn thing.

Really I hate my art style. I would like it to be better, more consistent and alot cleaner looking.

The story is not to bad but I really would like to spell better.

I should update at least 3 times a week. ( Getting better at this)

I can't even stand to look at some of the older stuff in my archives because it looks SO BAD.

I would like to just scrap it all and start over but I can't give up on the four years of work I have in it.

Stinkywigfiddle · Post by **Stinkywigfiddle** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:35 am

stinkywigfiddle wrote:In comic strips I like to see how the characters change visibly from the first strip to the newest.
But since I'm trying to make a graphic novel-type comic, it annoys me how my characters have changed. Rather than seeing it as natural progression, I see it as inconsistency.

DJMayhem · Post by **DJMayhem** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:45 am

Evil Jamie! wrote:
Teammayhem wrote:
Evil Jamie! wrote:I'd make my early stuff not suck.
I use your comic's suck to rock transition as a good pointers to show that comics can get better over time. (remember the review?)
While that's true, I can't help but wish it went from rock to even rocker still.

only thing you can do is make banished rawk. its amusing so far.

Game Misconduct · Post by **Game Misconduct** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:05 pm

1. If I could update on time (even 4 AM update still doesn't do)
2. Finishing the strip at the last moment
3. When comes to looking back at the archives you can't get the execution right.

Levi-chan · Post by **Levi-chan** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:13 pm

I hate the fact that my comic reminds me of how I once was.

[/emo]

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:48 pm

stinkywigfiddle wrote:
stinkywigfiddle wrote:In comic strips I like to see how the characters change visibly from the first strip to the newest.
But since I'm trying to make a graphic novel-type comic, it annoys me how my characters have changed. Rather than seeing it as natural progression, I see it as inconsistency.

The curse and the blessing of webcomics. You don't see that kind of development in printed comics because they're executed at once and published at once (though you can sometimes see progression from album to album) and because publishers require of artist to be a formed artist before publishing him.
I don't know, I find it interesting. But I agree that webartists remain chained to their first-born too often and thus chained to their unflattering beginnings.

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:03 pm

mcDuffies wrote:But I agree that webartists remain chained to their first-born too often and thus chained to their unflattering beginnings.

And how!

I think that most people start a webcomic in the good old I'm-bored-let's-start-a-webcomic mindset (I did!), and by the time that they realize they need a real plan, months or years may have gone by. Some comics are salvageable, but others are just dragged down by mediocre beginnings -- and it's hard to let go of your first baby.

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:10 pm

I think it's a mistake to keep on going with something that's fundamentally flawed. I still maintain that there are some first babies that cannot be saved.

Rather than wasting creative energies on trying to fix up a horrible wreck, why not take the experience and build something new and unhampered by previous poor decisions?

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:14 pm

It's just that you don't have to be extreme about it. If someone has worked a year, two or more on his comic - ie. enough to improve significantly from his early work - that means he is dedicated. Let's face it, some beginnings are simple a lost cause. And then, sometimes artists stuck to their creation for years and years after they have nothing more to say. It has nothing to do with artists who leave their comic after two weeks because they're not happy with how they draw.
Besides, you might look back at your old comics from any perspective. We gotta think about readers too, don't we. I don't think that readers buy disclaimers like *bare with me for six months of archives, it gets better after that* very much.