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common myths about webcomics true/false?
JillyFoo at 9:10AM, March 22, 2006
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common myths about webcomics true/false?

Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.

I don't believe all these things myself. I'm posting up stuff I heard around these last few years. Post your own webcomic myths or discuss these myths up here already.
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isukun at 10:22AM, March 22, 2006
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Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)


While I hate comics like that, I have to admit that the kiddies flock to them. Even some of the low quality comics that feature sex still manage to bring in a lot of readers due to the content. A comic doesn't have to be good if it appeals to horny 15-year-olds. At least that's the trend I've witnessed in fan comics. They still have to do some level of advertising so people know they're out there, but once found, it isn't hard to keep a decent sized audience with sex.

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.


False. These comics can get very generic and readers know it. Parody itself isn't enough to sell anymore. It doesn't matter who you're referring to, uninteresting stories are still boring and tired gags are still not funny.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.


This can happen, but most artists online don't have that level of skill. Comics with nice art, reguardless of style, will often get noticed and referred to more popular artists who recommend them on their artistic merits. Some of the most popular web comics follow this trend, though, and it has worked out extremely well for them.

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.


Once you get to a certain level of readership, what is the point of being on a top list. Most extremely popular comics try to avoid top lists. I guess some can be jerks who like to inflate their ego by getting votes, but it really doesn't do anything for their site.

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.


I would probably just argue that most artists are assholes to begin with, it just becomes more apparent when there are thousands of fans to notice it. There are a few of the more popular web comic artists online who I have known since long before they became artists or authors. None of them have changed simply because of their popularity. The assholes from back then are still assholes now, and the nicer people are still nice.

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.


I've only seen that as a subject for debate, not as a myth. Really, story preference is a matter of opinion. There is no truth behind it. Plus there are whole genres of gag comics which tend to get written off as poorly written even without being read. Sprite comics and gamer comics come to mind.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.


I would think a web comic's success would be more a factor of their popularity and not what site they are hosted on. Although some sites just don't allow for enough traffic for any real amount of readers. There are quite a few comics that have managed to do well on sites like Drunk Duck and Keenspace (or whatever it's called these days). Even some of the major web comics have gone back and forth between their own webspace and space provided by a service. I personally believe it looks more professional, but I wouldn't say it's necessary.

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PoisonedV at 10:54AM, March 22, 2006
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Yeah, like RPG World, IMMESNLY POPULAR. I bought a book of it.
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marine at 12:30PM, March 22, 2006
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As a webcomics autuer with a degree in webcomic sociology, I know exactly what I'm talking about.

Jillyfoo
Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)


True.

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.


True.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.


True, although I wish Coydog and Pinky Ta were much more popular.

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.


True. If they were, they would be down on our level. Gabe made an appearance on the top webcomics board in 2002. I laughed in his face. The guy from 8-bit theater used to be very much involved in other webcomics, way back when.

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.


True, but in general most webcomic authors are jerks anyway. Look at Inkmonkey, he's not even that popular and is the biggest cunt I've ever met on the internet.
Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.


True. Not to diss anyone around here, but some of the more D&Desqe comics tend to lame themselves into looping plots. Look at chuck's comic for example. I really like it, but I've been reading it since the second or third chapter of it. New people are generally discouraged by huge volumes of back material. Unless they are D&D dork types who read constantly, then volumes of material are exciting. But then thats only a niche market. Chuck's got a slight advantage being the admin of a website where 40 thousand webcomics all trying to be famous look up to him, thusly he has an automatic readerbase.


You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.


True.


Now lets see if KC Green aggrees with all of what I just said. That is, if he can come down off his famous webcomic high horse for ten minutes.
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Whiskers at 5:24PM, March 22, 2006
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Unfortunately, I've also witnessed the horrible 'as long as it has hot yaoi action' it's popular. I know a comic that has HORRIBLE transitions, mundane artwork, no real flair or style to it, shallow characterzation, yet the fangirls flock to it like no tomorrow. T_T

Another myth I heard is that as long as the comic has bishis/bishoujos, it can't be bad.
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kyupol at 9:28PM, March 22, 2006
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Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)

False. Not everyone can draw good figures. And even if you did know how to properly draw human bodies, sexual arousal isnt all about showin tits or cunts or asses... Besides. Theres so much porn out there and people willin to do it for some cash. Porn isnt really a big deal.

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.

False. Unless you really got good dissing skills. If your comic just focuses on making fun of somethin, unless its a political//racial//gender//religious issue, its not gonna be popular cuz people wont understand it.

If I make a comic that disses Naruto or parodies it, only Naruto fans will be able to understand what im tryin to say. But if I diss George Bush, Mohammad, Jesus Christ, or any political or religious leader, more ppl gonna understand it... and you can get serious death threats. haha.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime

Partially true and false at the same time.

False. Ive seen well-drawn anime comics with hot girls that can qualify as masturbatory material... but storywise I give em absolute zero for being so dumb, offensive, and cliche.

True. Because there are alot of anime fanboys and fangirls out there who automatically like a comic cuz of the bishounen aii kawaii wahahahahahahai!!!


(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.

Same as above.

But if you are just an anime-based artist, you will not be popular. Anime style is looked down upon in art school. Even if you know your other stuff, anime in your portfolio can determine acceptance or not.


Real (the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.

False. Come on... you might got some skillz in doin a comic... but if youre not makin any profit or somethin, what is the point of putting it up on a domain where you pay for it every month or somethin?

I got other bills to pay.


When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.

Sometimes. Depends on the person really.

Some artists can become complete assholes and bitches cuz of their popularity. In anything that is. Once you start doin damn good at somethin, you're gonna have a huge temptation of becoming a jerk and spillin shit all over the place.

Like this one well-drawn manga comic Ive seen. Yeah the comic got pro-level skillz in terms of art... and its got a lot of loyal fans and all.

But face it. Youre not a fuckin dollar bill that is liked by everyone. You're always gonna have dissers and haters no matter what. When someone dissed her comic, she reacted like she got PMS or somethin. come on? isnt a little ego-slapping so bad?


The opposite sometimes happens. The more popular they get, the more humble they become... too much of it though becomes annoyin.

Like someone who draws like mad... but calls his art "horrible". Like come on. dont be so hard on yourself. :)

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.

It depends on your individual preferences.

Personally, I like story webcomics because they are usually better-drawn and even if they're badly written, at least its not like a one shot deal.

I only like comic strips if its really funny or if it deals with racial, religious, gender, political issues... etc... as long as it makes me laugh. Do a comic strip full of crazy shit I'd like it.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.

Give me a huge chunk of money and I'll start up a domain site.
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isukun at 7:29AM, March 23, 2006
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But if you are just an anime-based artist, you will not be popular. Anime style is looked down upon in art school. Even if you know your other stuff, anime in your portfolio can determine acceptance or not.


The opinion of professionals and teachers doesn't matter. What matters is what readers want and there are plenty of anime fans out there who will read a comic based on its resemblance to anime and manga. Plus, while a fine arts school will look down on the manga style, they'll do the same with just about any comic style. More trade-oriented art schools are a bit more leniant. They won't discourage manga style art if you can show them your art skills go beyond copying the lessons from "How to Draw Manga." Manga style is the "in" thing right now, and the teachers at most trade schools know that you can in fact get a job in the industry if that is your specialty.

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Cookie at 12:49PM, March 23, 2006
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Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)
Kinda true, sadly enough. A badly drawn comic with pornographic content will most probably get more readers (however many or few they are) than a badly drawn comic with non-pornographic content. Same goes for well-drawn comics of course. But that doesn't mean they're all popular.

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.
Hm, yes and no. Fact is that a huge amount of webcomics ARE about making fun of video games / anime, so it's only natural that among this mass of comics there are popular ones. And, of course, many webcomic readers are gamers and many of them know a lot of anime and thus will enjoy humor based on these things. But I wouldn't say that it's a key to popularity. If the comic's style in art and writing doesn't appeal to readers, it won't be popular, no matter what it's about.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.
True. People like pretty stuff.

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list.
I don't keep up with vote lists so I wouldn't know, but like others said before me: Why would they? Being on top vote lists is a way to increase your readership, but when you are really popular and have a huge readership, there's no need to bother with that kind of thing. Besides, people who check out top vote lists to discover new comics to read are usually "experienced" webcomic readers, they already know about the real popular webcomics. I'd think the big webcomickers will rather advertise on websites that are frequented by people OTHER than those who already are in the "webcomics scene" to attract new readers.

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.
False. Webcomic popularity isn't really that big a deal. Besides, many people act different on the internet compared to how they act in real life. A person can be charming online and a jerk IRL, and vice versa.

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.
False. There's about an equal amount of bad story webcomics as there are bad comic strips. But I think comic strips are often more popular because a lot of people like to be entertained on a day-to-day basis, as opposed to actually putting thoughts and emotions into following a real story with character development and plotlines.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.
False. But it does look more professional, yes.

Another myth I heard is that as long as the comic has bishis/bishoujos, it can't be bad.
False, they can be bad. People may like it... But that doesn't make it good.

Real (the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.False. Come on... you might got some skillz in doin a comic... but if youre not makin any profit or somethin, what is the point of putting it up on a domain where you pay for it every month or somethin?

I got other bills to pay.

Um... and being on a top vote list gets you profit how? :?



More myths:

Webcomics with gay / bisexual characters (not neccessarily pornographic content) are most often more popular than webcomics with strictly straight characters.
True, because it reaches a bigger target audience on the web. There are more people attracted to comics with this kind of content than there are people who are put off by it. That applies to webcomics at least.

Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics.
I haven't done much research, but from the comics that come to mind, I believe it's true. There are exceptions of course (like Count Your Sheep, Wapsi Square...) but in many comics, this is really the case.
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lukee at 5:40PM, March 23, 2006
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Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)
True.

Not that I've read that stuff.

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.
Not necessarily true. Said comics in this category must have SOME good writing, or else they become just another Mega Man sprite comic/Penny Arcade wannabe.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.
I'm not sure about this one. Your mileage may vary.

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.
True. (Funny thing: after a certain point, shortly after I started getting regular fan comics, I removed all the voting buttons from my site except for the Comixpedia one. Interesting.)

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.
Nope. Many popular webcomicists are nice people (ie. Pete Abrams from Sluggy Freelance, Chuck Rowles from GoA).

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.
Meh. Not necessarily.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.
*rushes off to buy a domain name*
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isukun at 9:24PM, March 23, 2006
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Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics.


I would say false. I'm not so sure about the female side of the spectrum, but I know there are a lot of web comics created by men which have more female characters than male. The simplest reason is for the sex appeal. Men would often rather look at women than other men.

In Japan, this trend carries over to most female artists, as well. Just as the male oriented manga tends to lean towards the harem situations with a male lead and several female characters who fall for him, the female oriented stuff also seems to focus on one girl with lots of guys falling for her. I know this mentality exists in the female fans in the US, as well, who often go nuts over the bishonen commonly found in shoujo manga and anime.

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Whiskers at 9:19AM, March 24, 2006
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Likewise to the falseness of above. I know TONS of female webcomicers who have completely male casts 'cause OMG!! Females are so evil! *gasp*
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Fyrsiel at 1:01PM, March 24, 2006
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Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics. I haven't done much research, but from the comics that come to mind, I believe it's true. There are exceptions of course (like Count Your Sheep, Wapsi Square...) but in many comics, this is really the case.


I had to at least address this one. xxxDDD Count me as an exception to this then, because as of recently, I'm just having a helluva time getting *MORE* females into my comic.... DDDxxx Like, "God damnit... ANOTHER GUY!?!?!?! AUGE..."

Actually, I've seen girls that have had a tendency to have a male main character... and guys have had a tendency to have a female main character....
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Whiskers at 3:34PM, March 24, 2006
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Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics. I haven't done much research, but from the comics that come to mind, I believe it's true. There are exceptions of course (like Count Your Sheep, Wapsi Square...) but in many comics, this is really the case.
I had to at least address this one. xxxDDD Count me as an exception to this then, because as of recently, I'm just having a helluva time getting *MORE* females into my comic.... DDDxxx Like, "God damnit... ANOTHER GUY!?!?!?! AUGE..."

Actually, I've seen girls that have had a tendency to have a male main character... and guys have had a tendency to have a female main character....


Oh. *thinks* I... I think you might have a point there.
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ozoneocean at 8:56AM, March 27, 2006
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Ah, if you really care about any of those "myths/truths" then I don't know why you'd bother doing a comic :-D
It's all about the fun of it for me, and it's fantastic to have an audience! It's just like an Author of novels, a singer on stage, a stand-up comedian etc: the audience is the best motivator!

You can do anything for love or money. I prefer to do it for love, and I don’t care what the prevailing attitudes towards webcomics are. I don’t do my comic to make a “webcomic”, I don’t give a fuck about “webcomics”; I just make the art and put it online for an audience, and I enjoy reading other comics that just happen to be free and online as well, I’m all for free entertainment!

On vote buttons though: You have vote buttons there so you can increase your audience size somehow… I myself resisted putting them on my comic for a very long time (I thought vote buttons were only about competition), but anything that can help increase readership is good.
 
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PoisonedV at 1:16PM, March 27, 2006
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Another one that I've heard...

sprite comics are quick and easy to do and don't need half as much skill as drawn comics

I'm horribly embarrased to say I believed that for a while, before I really got to know sprite comics, and now I realise that they take just as long, if not longer and just as much effort as hand drawn.


That is a myth.
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magickmaker at 1:24PM, March 27, 2006
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Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics.

I'm yet another exception to this "rule". I'm a guy, but I have only four male characters out of twelve total characters.

The sprite comic thing, for me, at least, took a lot less time than it does for me to draw/scan/color a comic now. I guess it varies, though.
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JillyFoo at 11:35AM, March 31, 2006
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Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics.

false
I say it's the opposite. Female webcomickers want attractive male characters in their comic(ex: a typical romantic love triangle shojo comic. Also think Fruits Basket: there were a ton more male characters than female in that manga.)

For male webcomickers there is definally more girl characters when the comic is centered for sex appeal. Webcomic example: Sorata Refugees. Manga example: Love Hina, Tenshi Muyo,Video Girl Ai, etc...

sprite comics are quick and easy to do and don't need half as much skill as drawn comics


I never did a sprite comic, but if one has to make one's own sprites: False. Or if the sprites all there maybe... but thinking about it there has to be alot of creativity and good dialogue writing skills to make a good sprite comic.
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ozoneocean at 11:47AM, March 31, 2006
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sprite comics are quick and easy to do and don't need half as much skill as drawn comics
Ha! I'd say that one was perfectly true.
If you spent even 5% of the time, trouble, and skill that it takes me to make one of my comic pages on doing a sprite comic page, then you'd be a pretty sucky sprite comic artist and should give up.

Sprite comics aren't meant to be hard to do. If they were, hardly anyone would do them
 
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spaz201 at 6:47PM, April 5, 2006
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I think when it comes down to it, all of these myths are half and half.

It really depends on the readers, Sex comics do attract large amounts of pageveiws by horn dogs, but who knows how many of those pages views are from the same person. Bad story great art, again is reader prefrence. does the reader want a good story or good art? Each of these myths are not so much myths as classifications of marketing techniques used to attarct readers. ( 'cept maybe for the jerk thing)

I personally do comics for fun. On whatever I want. When I want, How I want. But when it comes to reading my taste becomes a little more selective. As soon as I see a sprit comic I get turned off. Although I have found a few that are really worth sticking around. When I see bad art or read a bad story I either leave or try to help that person as much as I can, depends how 'm feeling right then really.
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common myths about webcomics true/false?Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)quote]

ooh...ouch! Who the hell said that one? I have never seen a popular X-Rated comic. Dude, that is way fucking not true. All the poopular ones i have seen show minimal, if any, skin at all.
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jude_boi at 6:07AM, April 6, 2006
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Most male webcomickers have more male than female characters in their comics, while female webcomickers have more female characters in their comics.I'm yet another exception to this "rule". I'm a guy, but I have only four male characters out of twelve total characters.

The sprite comic thing, for me, at least, took a lot less time than it does for me to draw/scan/color a comic now. I guess it varies, though.


I'm about even. I've got 3 males to 4 females planned for my comic.
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isukun at 7:59AM, April 6, 2006
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I have never seen a popular X-Rated comic.


You must not be looking very hard, then. I don't even read the heavy fan service or x-rated comics, yet I know of several.

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jude_boi at 1:09PM, April 6, 2006
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I have never seen a popular X-Rated comic.
You must not be looking very hard, then. I don't even read the heavy fan service or x-rated comics, yet I know of several.


ok so i know a few. oh god how awful! *shudder* damn pop ups! sick German fetish sites and unholiness! Death to hentai!
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ccs1989 at 4:54PM, April 6, 2006
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common myths about webcomics true/false?

Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)

Well, seeing as people pay money for porn, if the comic that has this is free it'll probably get visits.

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.

This usually works best if it goes along with good artwork, like VG Cats does.

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.

I'm looking at you, bleedman.

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.

Yes, they don't need to.

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.

*cough*timbuckley*cough*

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better because they are more simple.

Well, you can get someone with real writing talent, but that's rare. Usually strips do better though. Megatokyo has lost readers because of it's length.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.

Sorta. Though stuff on Keenspot breaks this rule.
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jude_boi at 6:38AM, April 7, 2006
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Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.

Yes, they don't need to.

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.

*cough*timbuckley*cough*

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better because they are more simple.

Well, you can get someone with real writing talent, but that's rare. Usually strips do better though. Megatokyo has lost readers because of it's length.

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.

Sorta. Though stuff on Keenspot breaks this rule.


1.Hey, Inverloch is pretty popular, and it's on Top Webcomics list. At #1, too!

2.Some webcomic artists become idiots and/or completely nosedive their comics by stretching the events of one day over several chapters, plus ripping off concepts from popular print mangas, such as Chobits *cough*cough*Fred Gallagher*cough*Megatokyo*cough*.

3.This goes out to Fred Gallagher and all others who have destroyed their comics by letting them drag out unnecessarily:STOP NOW BEFORE YOU CAUSE THE WWW APOCALYPSE! THE END IS NEAR! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!
But seriously, whether your a strip comic artist or a page comic artist, if you don't let it die soon, you'll lose it. It's happened to Megatokyo, and it's starting to happen to Kagerou:An Electric Manga. A webcomic, usually, is pretty much dead after 5 years. After that it's like a zombie just stumbling around causing havoc.

4.BULLSHIT! How many excellent webcomics are based out of drunkduck.com and SmackJeeves? A lot actually.
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ccs1989 at 7:13PM, April 7, 2006
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Yeah, there ARE a good amount of hosted webcomics, but people don't think of them as 'real'. As in they're not up there with the 'big boys'. A lot of my favorite comics are on DD though.
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jude_boi at 6:25AM, April 10, 2006
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Yeah, there ARE a good amount of hosted webcomics, but people don't think of them as 'real'. As in they're not up there with the 'big boys'. A lot of my favorite comics are on DD though.


A lot of my faves are on DD and even on comicgenesis.com.
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Aussie_kid at 12:56AM, April 15, 2006
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Easy way to become a popular webcomic is making a pornagraphic webcomic. (That includes anime/cutsy yaoi and yuri.)

If it's well drawn, then true. If the drawing's crappy, then false

Another easy most popular webcomics are strip comics that make fun of video games, popular animes and cartoons.

Before it was true, but people are starting to overuse those catgories

Another easy most popular webcomics are comics with very few pages, little story, even can be cliche as can be ,but has the most skilled, attractive anime(pure anime: none immediete depiction of artist's own style) style and well colored.

Unfortunately, true. People focus on art rather than story. If Charby the Vampirate of Pinky TA had shithouse story lines, no one would care and continue to fave and read them (Though thankfully, they are good)

Real(the real popular webcomics like Jack, PA, Megatokyo) popular webcomics are never on any top vote list. Like buzzcomix and others.

I don't know about this, I don't actually look at polls

When a webcomic becomes really really popular the auther becomes a jerk.

Probably already stated, but the author usually is a jerk at the beginning. Though take Inkmonkey. He sees some one in need of improvement and he tells them what's wrong constructively (Though he can be a little harsh)

Story webcomics usally are badly written or too slow ,but strip comics are better become they are more simple.

Yeah, that soughta is true. Planet Closest to Heaven. 4 pages of it was Scout watching the fire and not doing anything. It did enhance the drama, then by the third page I wanted to smash his head in so something would happen

You don't have a real webcomic until you have your own domain site for your comic.

False. I know several popular comics that are on Geocities, DD, SJ, CG, etc. and they do better than a lot. Hell, Nemution Jewel is popular and on Online Comics and that's here

And that's my opinion

Until next time
The Aussie Kid
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