start a webcomic

I have an idea, and I just wrote a rough script for the first 12 pages of that idea.

Progress!

I love drawing as a hobby, and have enjoyed webcomics for many years. I have always wanted to start my own, and have worked hard on several ideas and plans. My main problems are overplanning and insecurity.

When I have an idea for the main storyline, I work it over to death. I do sketchbooks filled of character designs, preliminaries, rough ideas. Then I just get so tired of it and go onto a different idea. I have a problem sticking with one storyline.

Insecurity comes from looking at so many amazing other comics and comparing them to my art style/skill. I realize even the greats of comics, such as Penny Arcade, started out less than perfect. I know I will slowly build up in skill and creativity, but its just that hesitation holding me back.

I might start a comic diary, just to keep me doodling regularly.
It would update on weekends, because there aren’t nearly enough weekend webcomics.

I’ve also got a few story ideas for things more like “web graphic novels”. Those are waiting until my drawing skills improve a bit, though.

I rediscovered a character from last year who is really kicking me to be webcomic’d. He’ll just have to be patient.

Ever since I’ve started doing cartoons for people, I’ve been told over and over, “ZOMG, u gotta do a webcomic!”

Well, fine, but, I have no ideas! The least constructive advice I’ve been given is “base it on the things around you!”, and the most useful has been “make it short at first” (from Phil Gibson of http://lancaster-comic.com/ ).

Any pointers?

I want to do a webcomic. I can’t really draw but I’m pretty effing funny. Honestly I just want to do anything creative and funny… I want to branch out and do something that is satisfying and makes me happy. I even have a name for my comic! I just need to know… how do you get started?

My friends are starting their own comics. They have a few ideas that could be good, but will get boring after the first ten comics. I’ve been writing more than anything, that makes me sad. I do one piece artwork, like posters, and small sketches, but haven’t done sequentials in awhile. The thing that makes me angry is that I’m better than them, I was the artist in school, the best. So it’s time to show up. Here’s a watercolor painting I did last night-
Granted it looks like the works of Tom Robbins, or something straight out of Silent Hill, but my friends only draw people who look like dragon ball z characters, and Final Fantasy characters. They won’t try anything else. I’m going to devote one of my characters to be just like them. That’s true art.

I’m not sure if I might be the one who actual does the drawing (so out of practice) or if I’d be better of collaborating with someone who does, but I like having a series of characters to work with and I think it would be an interesting challenge.

I have alot of ideas swarming around in my head, I’ve even completed a draft of one of my shorter stories…my biggest obstical seems to be my total laziness..

a comic which is based around Jack Skellington and Sally’s children, Tilly, Tom, and Frank

Since I’ve been spending my time going to a liberal arts school for the last four months I haven’t drawn anything for my webcomic, but two non-related strips are done! (and a whole arc featuring a pink, nihilistic, superdeformed cat has been conceptualized—what could anyone possibly want more?)

Warning: only in Danish so far, but that may change
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