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These places are great for
These places are great for getting people to read your comic! You can also meet people and get feedback from actual peers... what more could you want?
I think it's really interesting actually, in that many more people make comic books then say, fifteen years ago. I bet the number has grown exponentially, because most people would not dedicate themselves to making a comic without an audience, and had no idea how to reach people. And what is the internet if not an instant audience?
That would be interesting. A
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Yeah, I remember. But as you must have surmised by now, I scrapped it, as interest was dismal, and most people didn't even understand what I was doing.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
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Actually, I was already a reader of Lucid TV, and I invited them to join the collective I'm forming with some other creators.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
The web is a small world
It's a Good Social Experience
Really, it is. I've made some solid friends through my collective, and the cross-promotion is almost like a happy bonus.
It can also get you to branch out. I've done guest strips for several other members of Bomb Shelter, and am currently working on some Christmas-theme ones, and messing with style and approach is a blast - it's something I wouldn't want to do on my own strip, but when you try to get the general style of someone else's work, it can be brutal/fun.
You can always make connections through your collective members, too. Socialization can be made easier through a collective.
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
That's a really good
That's a really good question.
From my experience there are folks like Eyeskream who pride themselves on having a community with likeminded comic artists helping each other, do guest comics, and develop a community.
They asked me to join but I opted out when it was explained that they are not a link exchange but a full community. So I started Empty Panels for myself and the folk who do Lucid TV (check it). I'm developing my own type of community and getting to know them better. We also do a podcast and I believe some of us are going to get a shared table at upcoming conventions.
In short: It can do quite a bit.
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It largely depends on the
It largely depends on the collective, but many of them offer free hosting, and some, like Keenspot, offer a cut of ad revenues.
But the cross-promotional opportunities are usually the main reason for going to a collective, especially if said collective is made up of already-popular webcomics.
The MacNut
Creator/Writer/Artist
The Vanguard
http://thevanguardhome.com
The MacNut
Creator/Writer/Artist
The Vanguard
http://thevanguardhome.com