Webcomics Thread 3: Posting with an Irregular Update Schedule

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Nebiros: Apr 25, 2013; The scarf is nice.

I'd like to post this up, I'm a bit on the fence with it, but it's something at least. Supernormal Step

Skin Deep is another one I've seen mentioned once or twice in the old thread, it's fun enough with obscure myths.

I'd almost recommend Zombie Ranch for the, "Is this traced from porn?" game, but even then it's a boring slog to get through. At least it's not Misfile which is a long, boring slog to get through and without enough anything to make it fun to even make fun of.

# ? Aug 19, 2013 08:30

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 01:44

DaveWoo: Aug 14, 2004; Fun Shoe

Supernormal Step falls into a weird category for me. I like the art, and I want to like the comic, but whenever I read it, I find myself just not caring at all about the characters or what happens to them. It's like watching a Michael Bay movie - all flash, no substance.

Edit: Come to think of it, that's pretty much exactly how I feel about Ava's Demon as well.

# ? Aug 19, 2013 17:34

Osmosisch: Sep 9, 2007; I shall make everyone look like me! Then when they trick each other, they will say "oh that Coyote, he is the smartest one, he can even trick the great Coyote."; Grimey Drawer

Lucy Knisley just got all my :3:

# ? Aug 19, 2013 22:15

Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

Man, those are straight up literal tentacles of fog in Derelict. Artistic metaphor or the Miasma turns out to be a weird gaseous creature?

# ? Aug 19, 2013 22:45

nimby: Nov 4, 2009; The pinnacle of cloud computing.

Cat Mattress posted:

Man, those are straight up literal tentacles of fog in Derelict. Artistic metaphor or the Miasma turns out to be a weird gaseous creature?

We might find out in a month or two!

# ? Aug 19, 2013 23:32

Bobulus: Jan 28, 2007

I'm pretty sure we've seen the fog expressed as tentacles before in the story, haven't we? It's implied that breathing the fog does funny things to people.

# ? Aug 19, 2013 23:49

Psych: Feb 13, 2005; The Infernal

I just launched a new webcomic which I hope it's okay to plug here. It's called Latchkey Kingdom! and it's an all-ages comic about an adventurous girl in comical danger.

The first chapter is already up, it's inspired by The Legend of Zelda but it's my hope that it'll be perfectly entertaining even to people unfamiliar with that franchise.

# ? Aug 20, 2013 04:37

The Store: May 2, 2009

My good friend draws and writes the webcomic Cosmic Dash. It's a science-fiction webcomic about this turtle mechanic named Dash who works for a galactic shipping company and goes on adventures.

Here's a link to the first issue, featuring a romp in a theme park.

The creator has a SA account, but he mainly lurks. Perhaps I'll try to lure him into this thread.

# ? Aug 20, 2013 05:57

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Osmosisch posted:

Lucy Knisley just got all my s

Oh man that went in an unexpected direction :3:

# ? Aug 20, 2013 06:50

Wittgen: Oct 13, 2012; We have decided to decline your offer of a butt kicking.

The alt text on Strong Female Protagonist continues to be quality.

# ? Aug 20, 2013 09:31

Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

Ahah, the evil overlady from Nimona is bald! And she has pointy ears. She looks like Count Orlock's daughter.

# ? Aug 20, 2013 11:06

neonnoodle: Mar 20, 2008; by exmarx

Also wish to plug the book version of my comic:

You can preorder the book here.
$3 off with offer code: goons

# ? Aug 20, 2013 13:54

Megazver: Jan 13, 2006

Psych posted:

I just launched a new webcomic which I hope it's okay to plug here. It's called Latchkey Kingdom! and it's an all-ages comic about an adventurous girl in comical danger.

The first chapter is already up, it's inspired by The Legend of Zelda but it's my hope that it'll be perfectly entertaining even to people unfamiliar with that franchise.

Is there any particular reason why your RSS feed has no title and doesn't post anything but the page names like "Jinx 21"? Your site doesn't even have ads to make the reader look at. Generally, when the feed doesn't post the pages or even page previews to click, I usually just don't bother reading the comic. (And you have to be Oglaf-good for me to click the previews.)

# ? Aug 20, 2013 14:11

Fatkraken: Jun 23, 2005; Fun-time is over.

Do people really think Ava's Demon is too slow? The updates are often 10+ panels long, and contain more story progression than you get from a lot of page-a-week standard format comics (and remember that it'll be doubling up to twice a week fairly soon since the kickstarter made the biggest stretch goal). Sure it's not gonna match a page-a-day comic, but on a per update basis it's no worse than many others, and a lot better than stuff like Charles Christopher which has a lot of side gag comics (I love those myself, but it means the plot progression is glacial) or Derelict which has a very irregular schedule.

I rather like the panel by panel method, it's like a cross between comics and cinema, and transitions between panels allow you to see little changes in a more animation-like way and the fact that there is no variation in panel size and positioning doesn't have to be restrictive if you think of it more like a cinema screen than part of a page cut up and stuck on your computer. There are plenty of places where it enhances the visual storytelling, there are two panel transitions this week where there are just small changes between character positions which carry a lot of meaning, and because each panel is in the same screen position those small changes are very apparent. It's a more "directed" experience than page based comics, but that's because it's trying to do something a bit different. I honestly like the plot/dialogue too, I'm interested in the characters and in what happens next.

She has preloading on the page now too, when you're looking at panel 1 panel 2 is loading in the background so as long as you're not rushing through the panels in like a second it's a fairly smooth reading experience

# ? Aug 20, 2013 14:36

A Gnarlacious Bro: Apr 25, 2007; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Fatkraken posted:

Do people really think Ava's Demon is too slow? The updates are often 10+ panels long, and contain more story progression than you get from a lot of page-a-week standard format comics (and remember that it'll be doubling up to twice a week fairly soon since the kickstarter made the biggest stretch goal). Sure it's not gonna match a page-a-day comic, but on a per update basis it's no worse than many others, and a lot better than stuff like Charles Christopher which has a lot of side gag comics (I love those myself, but it means the plot progression is glacial) or Derelict which has a very irregular schedule.

I rather like the panel by panel method, it's like a cross between comics and cinema, and transitions between panels allow you to see little changes in a more animation-like way and the fact that there is no variation in panel size and positioning doesn't have to be restrictive if you think of it more like a cinema screen than part of a page cut up and stuck on your computer. There are plenty of places where it enhances the visual storytelling, there are two panel transitions this week where there are just small changes between character positions which carry a lot of meaning, and because each panel is in the same screen position those small changes are very apparent. It's a more "directed" experience than page based comics, but that's because it's trying to do something a bit different. I honestly like the plot/dialogue too, I'm interested in the characters and in what happens next.

She has preloading on the page now too, when you're looking at panel 1 panel 2 is loading in the background so as long as you're not rushing through the panels in like a second it's a fairly smooth reading experience

This is just taste, but there is not really anything I find that interesting in it and a lot of stuff I find annoying, and the format and writing have a tendency to make it feel like kind of stiff story-boards which in turn makes it hard for me to "get-into" it (same problem with all of your examples). I mean there's plenty of people that Like it though and I can totally understand why they do, but I also understand why people would not care for it or not get the appeal. I don't really think your going to reach a comfortable consensus on it.

# ? Aug 20, 2013 14:53

Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

Psych posted:

I just launched a new webcomic which I hope it's okay to plug here. It's called Latchkey Kingdom! and it's an all-ages comic about an adventurous girl in comical danger.

Didn't you post an earlier version in a previous thread? I remember reading the first chapter, "Jinx", a while ago.

# ? Aug 20, 2013 14:54

girl dick energy: Sep 30, 2009; You think you have the wherewithal to figure out my puzzle vagina?

Osmosisch posted:

Lucy Knisley just got all my s

As someone who's recently had a similar situation go in a completely different and very bad direction, I'm glad (though a bit jealous) for this particular happy ending. :3:

# ? Aug 20, 2013 15:10

Successful Businessmanga: Mar 28, 2010

Osmosisch posted:

Lucy Knisley just got all my s

Hot drat I've never even seen her stuff and that got me kind of happy teary eyed up at work :3:

the embarrassment! I barely ever get emotional about stuff visibly!

# ? Aug 20, 2013 16:26

Megazver: Jan 13, 2006

So apparently some rapper dude likes webcomics.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 00:02

girl dick energy: Sep 30, 2009; You think you have the wherewithal to figure out my puzzle vagina?

Megazver posted:

So apparently some rapper dude likes webcomics.

Okay, be honest. Which of you is responsible for this? :swoon:

# ? Aug 21, 2013 00:13

Bongo Bill: Jan 17, 2012

I can't follow Ava's Demon because it lacks an RSS feed.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 04:00

Oneiros: Jan 12, 2007

Bongo Bill posted:

I can't follow Ava's Demon because it lacks an RSS feed.

Good news! http://avasdemon.tumblr.com/tagged/update/rss

Also, if anyone here isn't reading BATTLE DOG you should correct that posthaste.

Oneiros fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Aug 21, 2013

# ? Aug 21, 2013 04:10

Psych: Feb 13, 2005; The Infernal

Megazver posted:

Is there any particular reason why your RSS feed has no title and doesn't post anything but the page names like "Jinx 21"? Your site doesn't even have ads to make the reader look at. Generally, when the feed doesn't post the pages or even page previews to click, I usually just don't bother reading the comic. (And you have to be Oglaf-good for me to click the previews.)

Sorry, but I don't ever use RSS so I didn't know how best to address it. I have changed my feed to address your complaints.

Cat Mattress posted:

Didn't you post an earlier version in a previous thread? I remember reading the first chapter, "Jinx", a while ago.

I posted it in the comic makers thread before I launched the site to the public.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 04:17

Haledjian: May 29, 2008; YOU CAN'T MOVE WITH ME IN THIS DIGITAL SPACE

The Leper Colon V posted:

Okay, be honest. Which of you is responsible for this?

Hahaha I kinda drew the album art for this CD. That's cool that its getting around!

# ? Aug 21, 2013 05:20

Megazver: Jan 13, 2006

Psych posted:

Sorry, but I don't ever use RSS so I didn't know how best to address it. I have changed my feed to address your complaints.

It's good now. I realized my previous post might be a little snippy or at least seem like it. Sorry! It's just a pet peeve of mine. I like the comic so far, by the way.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 10:24

Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

Psych posted:

I posted it in the comic makers thread before I launched the site to the public.

Not the site, the comic.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 11:21

100 HOGS AGREE: Oct 13, 2007; Grimey Drawer

I remember reading Jinx like a year ago too.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 12:41

Pavlov: Oct 21, 2012; I've long been fascinated with how the alt-right develops elaborate and obscure dog whistles to try to communicate their meaning without having to say it out loud
Stepan Andreyevich Bandera being the most prominent example of that

Yeah I think you posted Jinx in one of the older Webcomic readers threads too. It was pretty much my favorite of your work so I'm definitely going to be following Latchkey.

The Leper Colon V posted:

Okay, be honest. Which of you is responsible for this?

Also yeah this is pretty much SA Webcomics Thread the Song.

# ? Aug 21, 2013 18:14

user on probation: Nov 1, 2012; removed

# ? Aug 21, 2013 19:52

wiegieman: Apr 22, 2010; Royalty is a continuous cutting motion

I am not too proud to admit that I need help on this week's Castle Vidcons

# ? Aug 23, 2013 06:14

Trapezium Dave: Oct 22, 2012

wiegieman posted:

I am not too proud to admit that I need help on this week's Castle Vidcons

I think it's referring to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUY6qXiLFXA

# ? Aug 23, 2013 06:26

girl dick energy: Sep 30, 2009; You think you have the wherewithal to figure out my puzzle vagina?

tehloki posted:

The best part is that this is probably going to be reposted all over Tumblr with the artist credit removed.

# ? Aug 23, 2013 21:28

SexyBlindfold: Apr 24, 2008; i dont care how much probation i get capital letters are for squares hehe im so laid back an nice please read my low effort shitposts about the arab spring

thanxs!!!

Megazver posted:

So apparently some rapper dude likes webcomics.

Get a load of this loving scrub who hasn't read Delilah Dirk.
Don't be like him go read adventures of a lady plus a turkish clerk

# ? Aug 23, 2013 23:48

Tollymain: Jul 9, 2010; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Oh hey, Love Me Nice updated!

# ? Aug 24, 2013 10:46

Nuns with Guns: Jul 23, 2010; It's fine.
Don't worry about it.

You guys don't talk about the Non-Adventures of Wonderella enough and I'm not sure why.

# ? Aug 25, 2013 06:01

Kai Tave: Jul 2, 2012; Fallen Rib

Wonderella is one of those comics like Wondermark and SMBC where I know I like it but I always forget to check it regularly, and so I always end up doing mini archive binges once I remember it's there.

What I'm saying is thanks for the reminder.

# ? Aug 25, 2013 10:14