We all have different ways that we started doing webcomics, but were you lucky enough to have a mentor or an experienced member of the webcomic world help you get your foot in the door?

Post you stories here if you do. Thank them, be sappy, whatever floats your boat.



My mentor(s): I think that the person that gave me a big chance in webcomics was KC Green. (go visit him at www.rumblo.com now...NOW!!!). He and Alex C and Keegan Bassett (of shiny things fame) invited me to take over one of their webcomics. I drove the poor thing into the ground when DD crashed last november when we (me and the other artist's) stopped and never really started again (though if given a second chance I'd immediately whip out the JATM sprites). If that group of guys hadn't let me into the world of webcomics I think that I wouldn't be here now, I would have just let webcomics be a passing phase instead of a near-obession. Thanks guys for addicting me to a time-consuming, never-see-the-light-of-day, passion-for-making-and-reading-stories hobby.

Alex Kolesar of No Need for Bushido has given me a lot of pointers. Good guy. Great comic too.

www.noneedforbushido.com

Psyguy from www.fireball20xl.com really got me interested in making sprite comics.

My story is simple. I write. I draw. I see webcomics. I mix writing and drawing. I make webcomic. No mentor. No teacher. Just webcomic.

.: equinox :.

For me, it would have to be Gregory from Such A Simple Life.

.: Myxomatosis :.

Loreli, who runs Angel of Death Studios was my on and off mentor for artistic stuff.

I really dont have a mentor but the guy that got me interested in webcomics was Dave from http://www.snafu-comics.com/ hes a cool guy and answers any stupid noobish webcomic question I have. But no real mentor for me.

I've taken little bits of advice from plenty of people, but really there hasn't been that one person who's watched over me the whole time.

None. Never had a teacher. I just like to write stories, and I have always been a decent artist for my age.. just seemed obvious to me to start making comics.

God, who HASN'T given me good advice? But I'd have to say it was Lowresatari who was my mentor for a long time.

I can't find it right now, but Zippy the Pinhead once had a comic where the drawn version of the author said that all the weirdness in his comic was for "Greta Sturm." When Zippy asked who that was, the author replied, "If I knew that, I'd save a bunch on my therapy bills."

Basically, that's how my comics get mentored. I have an imaginary android Jehovah's Witness in my head, like in the new Battlestar Galactica.

.: mrpedant :.

Dan Shive inspired me, though we've never actually talked/interacted. All I need to to do is read is comic and it refreshes my faith in webcomic-kind.

not really webcomics influenced.
im more influenced by comics

writers azzarello, ennis, ellis.
and artists risso, ross, crain, and granov

Nobody! Nothing!

Sibling rivalry made me go, "hey, I could write a better comic than my sister" (Jennie Breeden of The Devil's Panties). I also had admiration for Randy Milholland's Something Positive. When I started looking for hosting this dude who's name is on the tip of my tongue suggested Drunk Duck. He was ummm... southern? Had a comic with the date on the top of each comic page. It was a very artistic, dark, journalish comic. And his forum icon was a squirrel(?) for a while. What was his name? Anyway, yeah. He was totally the most helpful, encouragement at the start. (If only I could remember his name. Or his comic's name. Or where he was from.)

.: skyler :.

Screwpost. From Kentucky.

mmm, ejb...
He's not really a mentor per se but his continuous interest and amazing art skills inspire me to keep on improving. I ventured into webcomics because of him. I want his imagination !!

Thanks. That was driving me insane. I knew it was something with an S. But kept going, "squeeeeeee... gee... no, that's not right. Maybe his name was Patrick. Or Scott."

.: skyler :.