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Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 5:00AM Here's another useful Facebook tip that had been flying under my radar: You can highlight posts by making their photo/video element span two columns on your page (instead of one)...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 5:00AM
Q: Of the places you mention in your book Webcomics Handbook, which is the best place to be hosted and would it be bad to post a comic on all 5 places?
WordPress.com
Comicfury.com
Smackjeeves.com
Comicgenesis.com
Drunkduck.com
I apologize if this is a stupid question, but I'm really lost and am spinning my wheels on the issue of Free Hosting and where it should be or should I strike out on my own someplace somehow. Although I'm not good with computers so Free Hosting is pretty much my only choice.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 5:00AM In the Private Forum, a member asked the following:
If you've been following a webcomic and you don't like the direction it is taking and eventually it gets to the point where you're not enjoying it and decide to stop reading it, as a good fan should you politely just forget the comic exists or should you tell the creator why you have decided to stop following his/her's work?
I'd like to address this subject from the standpoint of a comics creator, and from that perspective, the answer is clear. The fan is more than welcomed to send the e-mail, but any cartoonist worth his or her salt is going to promptly ignore it.
Monday, January 13, 2014 at 9:51AM I remember a comedian doing a bit on people who "like" their own posts on Facebook. He said it was the equivalent of that guy at a party who ended every one of his stories by saying, "isn't that the best thing you ever heard?"
And, I admit... I've had the exact same reaction to people who like their own posts. However...
Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 5:00AM Today's dive into the deeper archive of Webcomics.com takes us to January 2010, when I laid out my thoughts on longform comics on the Web. I discussed the ways in which the "Frequent, Significant, Consistent" axiom applies to that kind of comic.
Humor-based comic strips have an incredible power on the Web. As I've said before, they're tailor-made to retain a dedicated readership -- the kind a Web site needs to thrive.
Does that mean that a dramatic, longform comic can't succeed on the Web? Of course it doesn't. But I think that it means creators of these kinds of comics have to approach their craft somewhat differently than they would in a traditional print setting.
As I've written in the past, I've identified three major keys to a webcomics' success -- beyond the overall quality of the comic itself...
Read the entire post and comment there.
Site Note: For further reading, please see this post from 2013, in which I develop my thoughts on longform comics even more fully.
