I have a web comic now http://notlots.com
thought I would let you know, just in-case any of the 4 people still posting here are interested
woof
I have a web comic now http://notlots.com
thought I would let you know, just in-case any of the 4 people still posting here are interested
woof
what is not lots
woofness' webcomic duh
Andy says:
prince of persia is more skill than hack and slash
ShitFace says:
i dont think skill is a genre of game lol
Andy says:
of course it is you have seen the crystal maze havnt you?
he says what next a skill physical mental?
Blind people don't see black, they see the same thing you see out of your elbow - VengfulScars
aw cute
doze are purty good
"Chariot" violates the laws of physics.
this is good
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Albert Einstein
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annony that was not nice
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also: lol
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Thank you everyone
I don't think it does?
Anyhow if a hasty neutrino can violate the laws of physics then I'm pretty sure a comic is allowed to too.
haha I do like your description, but oddly enough i did base it on a real mosaic...
hippocampus
Yeah ok, so it's not surprising that the god of chariots would also be the god of horses...
...doesn't really explain why the sea god has domain over these things. maybe it was through synthesis of neptune with another god. all i know is that in the old vedic system of hinduism, horses were the domain of indra, who was the equivalent of jupiter.
or it just is and asking why is stupid. probably this.
EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune...unus_equestris Apparently Poseidon was associated with horses before the association with the sea. It looks like the association is explained through the god's violent nature as the "earth-breaker" as well as the association of horses with underground springs. And it might be by the influence of the Greeks that Neptune was likewise made to be associated with horses, by synthesizing some aspect of Consus with Neptune under the epithet "Neptune Equestrus."
Uh are we all looking at different comics?
I mean woof your art is amazing as always but from the comic perspective? Meh.
I mean I tried to temper my negativity because I want you to keep posting your artwork. I really do think you excel in that regard (durr, to my worthless, untrained eye, anyways) but there must be a medium which better fits yours talents and comics just don't seem to be it.
Then again, I am partial to the long-form web comics like OOTS and to a lesser degree 8BA. Even xkcd has character development, though it's more the development of the author's voice than any plot-driven development.
Most webcomics suck for the year or so while the creator is trying to find his voice.
yeah jeeze atmosfear give him a while to develop before smashing his dreams
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increase the number of comics shown under "Latest Comics"
make the subtitle "hand-drawn comics by woofness" or something
i'm not sure about linking each comic to the next one - visitors may tend to browse backwards given they get shown the most recent comic first, plus nothing happens when you click on that
there is a typo "subjec" on the contact page
layout: having the title below the comic is fine in itself but the title is also at the left which spoils it and it's awkwardly separated by the date, which appears both above and below the title, and the navigation links, and but now that i'm scrutinizing all this stuff having nothing to do with the comics themselves, the varying font sizes are bugging me out
i think it'd be better if the vertical scrollbar is eliminated completely for people browsing in reasonably sized windows by re-arranging stuff
Woofness, your comics are fine. IMO, I think you need a little more focus on what direction you're going to take your concept in.
Broadly speaking, having a narrative or some sort of continuity between each comic (beyond all of them are from roman), because people generally prefer to get drawn into a story that is slowly revealed. This is why poorly drawn comics (like early questionable content, OotS, etc.) still managed to have a stronger draw on people. With all the Romans and the name of the comic, I kind of expected a little more of a storyline to string together this hilarious little moments you've thrown in. If you're interested in it, having a lead in to why a roman is getting charged by a chariot and a characterization that allows for him to use grass to win will fill out the comic a little more.
The successful comics that lack continuity generally have much stronger foci than small misunderstandings (the mosaic is still my favourite, and a pretty good example). Think the Far Side, xkcd or SMBC. The art is generally lacking, but there's much more in those comics to pull someone in, generally through dialogue and playing with the reveal. It's not like you haven't done this yet, though - like I said, mosaic is my favourite for pretty much this reason. The thing is that these comics are generally successful because tons of ideas all get released fairly quickly, leading to a funny little quality through quantity situation.
It's not as though you haven't demonstrated capability with the batch of comics you've released thus far, though. There's nothing that's bad about them, they just feel unfocused, which distracts from their conceptual potential.
Actually, a fantastic example of beautifully drawn narrative coupled with a few non-sensical one offs is the Abominable Charles Christopher.
An important resource as an artist is also collaborating with others. This doesn't necessarily mean you work with them, just find things you like in your medium and talk to the people who made them about what you liked. You'd be amazed at how much you can pick up that way.
I am quite new to the whole idea of comics, at least in a more deliberate form (I'm sure everyone has scribbled a comic down in a school book) so it is taking a while to get used to. Also in the other sense of medium, I am currently using inks and brushes which is once again a novelty... I never enjoyed painting very much, preferring the better control that pencils offer, but am now finally beginning to enjoy the challenge and different results it produces. That said I might try out using pens/markers which seem to be the more popular choice amongst most contemporary comic artists.. still very much at an experimental stage.
Thanks for pointing these things out. I have changed the subtitle, and corrected the typo. As to the alignment, text, etc.. I really am a complete novice when it comes to website design. I have very little idea of how to correct even the simplest things.
If you had the time or inclination I could allow you access to change the few things you mentioned? I am trying to keep the site as basic and uncomplicated as possible at the moment, rather if it worked simply and well than be cluttered with unnecessary links, and and so on.
Thank you for all the feedback. I see what you and atmosphere mean about lack of focus or direction. My initial idea was to have each comic as a standalone strip. I am personally quite lazy when it comes to browsing webcomics and prefer something which I can just drop into at any point and be amused by. I really like the Far Side, and wanted to be able to do something similar in the sense of simplicity..most of Larsons cartoons are a single panel. I like the challenge of condensing a fairly complex joke or idea to a form where it is easily read but loses none of its intended impact (not to say that many of the ideas in my comics so far are complex, only that I could technically have doubled the number of panels for each idea)
To begin with I was preferring to use no or as little dialogue as possible, but with the more recent concepts I have had I am using more. I was also thinking of bringing in recurring characters, without going so far as a storyline.
Really like this. Have only skimmed it before but a more in depth read today and it has grown on me.
One of my favourite comics is probably Buttercup Festival which doesn't really have a story line but is I think very nicely drawn.
TL;DR: Once again thank you all for you comments, I will give them all some thought.
woof
when you get to 23 comics, we'll discuss aesthetics and i'll help make any changes you like
i should mention that the simplicity of the current layout is very good
standalone comics are fine, and dialogue-less comics are great
don't pander to people whose personal prefs happen to differ
as far as medium, stick with the brushes if you're comfortable with them. it really helps make your style unique.
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read only the first and last comics
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read only the first and last comics
repeat daily for 9 years
I changed to using a fountain pen for the latest comic but with the same ink. I can manage more detail and I don't think makes it too different?
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