Thread: Not Lots

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

Awesome. I really enjoyed those. I eeven tweeted about it.

woofness' webcomic duh

notlox.com the only faux jewish web blog about imitation smoked salmon

Originally Posted by DaiTengu

"Chariot" violates the laws of physics.

You violate the laws of physics

I'm glad the cute Roman with the seahorse-bat-dolphin painting was able to invent mosaics.

Ha ha the one about the Roman shields cracked me up.

Good job man.

this is good

bookmark'd

Your comics fucking suck

I didnt look at them but I will later.

annony that was not nice

also: lol

Thank you everyone

Originally Posted by DaiTengu

"Chariot" violates the laws of physics.

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.

Originally Posted by sycld

I'm glad the cute Roman with the seahorse-bat-dolphin painting was able to invent mosaics.

haha I do like your description, but oddly enough i did base it on a real mosaic...

hippocampus

These are excellent.

I am most pleased.

Originally Posted by Woofness

haha I do like your description, but oddly enough i did base it on a real mosaic...

hippocampus

oooooh... those are the Neptune's seahorses >_<

I don't know why horses are associated with Neptune.

Because neptune is usually associated with being on a chariot, duh

Originally Posted by simonj

Because neptune is usually associated with being on a chariot, duh

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."

Thanks atmosfear.. shame you don't like them as comics, but i suppose no comic is universally considered to be amusing.

yeah jeeze atmosfear give him a while to develop before smashing his dreams

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.

Originally Posted by Atmoscheer

..there must be a medium which better fits yours talents and comics just don't seem to be it.

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.

Originally Posted by mutton

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

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.

Originally Posted by coqauvin

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.
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 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.

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.

Originally Posted by coqauvin

Actually, a fantastic example of beautifully drawn narrative coupled with a few non-sensical one offs is the Abominable Charles Christopher

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

as far as medium, stick with the brushes if you're comfortable with them. it really helps make your style unique.

i've been reading ctrl + alt + del for nearly 9 years hoping that it'll get good

Originally Posted by Nermy2k

i've been reading ctrl + alt + del for nearly 9 years hoping that it'll get good

i once tried for 9 minutes and no dice

read only the first and last comics

Originally Posted by Hippocrass

as far as medium, stick with the brushes if you're comfortable with them. it really helps make your style unique.

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?