/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6853521
Hate to be that guy, but even speaking as one of the many literal who comic makers, it's usually a skill issue. I'm not about to say the average consumer has discerning taste or whatever, but generally speaking, the cream rises to the top. Sure, sometimes there definitely are works that maybe aren't as popular as they ought to be, but the more amateur/pro-am comics I see the more I believe that they tend to get as much attention as they deserve.
Most of the time, people are just making stuff they want to make and not really thinking much about it beyond that. I'm guilty of this. The problem is that if you make stuff the way you like it, only you will like it.
You have to consider what other people might want to see too. That doesn't mean become a slave to the algorithm or the mainstream, it means think critically about your ideas and separate your taste from your work. Shit like this is why editors are essential: they exist to help the author think critically about their own work by providing a second opinion, and to help nudge them toward making something successful, not just "good" (from the author's perspective).

Splitting this post up because it's too long. Also attaching some of my work so I'm not just throwing stones completely anonymously.
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