/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3721946
I like the manga style, korean webcomics often leave WAY too much white space between their panels, although they're often fully colored

>>3721946
webcomics are generally done by people who don't have a clue about the skills it takes to create a memorable piece of visual storytelling.

Basically you can't really compare something like manga to those type of webcomics, since the latter is usually done by very inexperienced people who just want to lay their stories down without knowing anything about panels, pacing, composition, scale, narrative, etc. Good webcomics implement those things which makes them very similar to manga anyway, thus making the comparison kinda unnecessary

>>3721971
So webcomics in general have a amateurish reputation? They still seem to be very popular online...

I like the old manga style and is still popular but the new webcomic style is really where the future is heading.

Comics are now delivered through web based apps, full space spreads just means the sized is diminished compared to a book. Separating pages in a normal format, is now separated by huge white space to keep the user from spoiling themselves.

Like with most new delivery systems there is always a learning curve and many people are learning the caveats of it. With Shounen Jump further investing in the digital delivery it would be a good idea to at least grasp the concept on why its formatted differently.

This would be a good starting point to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8z-QUFtyfM

i stopped reading webcomics because the stories never go anywhere. there's no editor to keep webartists in check so they just focus on cramming out "updates" every week without a plan or goal.

>>3722007
Also noticed that on the famous hosting sides that especially gay and love stories are the top pending webcomics. Just wondering how far someone would get with a typical action packed comic like dragonball...

>>3721946
Any good sites to read webcomics?

>>3722015
Tapastic
Webtoon
Smack Jeeves
Comic Fury
The Hiveworks

>>3721988
Because webcomic = new self-publishing.

Anyone can publish a comic for free, and the only critics are the readers.

Nothing wrong with it, but it's still a way to learn how to make comics.

>>3721988
Because wuality has nothing to do with popularity. Download line webcomic.

People there make good dosh and they draw like trash.

>>3722007
Thats because they are forced to. Platforms like line webtoons and its competitors pay you fixed salaries comparatively to your fanbase and you are under contract to keep making weekly or bi weekly updates without ever stopping. If you do, they drop you and go on the next user on the list because theres always someone to replace you.

Thats the reality of it unfortunstely and part of why I dont bother reading or making them.

There aren't many places to publish self made manga (or comics), so webcomics are the way that most people go. That said both things seem to have really different fanbases.

To me there is nothing like the turning of a page and see something you didn't expect. Is a shock feeling that traditional comics can do by nature but scrolling pages can never replicate.

>>3722085
>>3722093
What would be the best way to publish your own comic if your country's comic industry is shit, then, anons? Getting into one of these contracts sounds like hell.

>>3722105
if your country doesn't have a comic pulp mag you're basicly fucked
the only other way i know is
publish yourself and advertise at nerd cons/comicbook stores
so you can build a name to eventually sell your comic to an actual publisher
wich means you'll have to invest alot to get there

>>3722105
That's a question i've been asking myself for months and sadly haven't found "an answer". The best way probably is go full professional and pitch editorials to see if they are interested in your stuff, or at least give you some feedback, at least is a start.

Paper Cat Press for examples publishes info for artists about contests, companies that are looking for pitches and other stuff.

Sure, a lot it's about "publisher is looking for gay trans whatever for making a comic", but not everything posted there is about that.

Maybe getting your name out there is the most important thing to start, but idk.

>>3722126
Too bad that popular webcomics are mostly digital...

>>3721946
Manga by far. The scans alone probably get more views than web comics. Ironic, considering that both are technically comics that can be read online

Something about webcomics always seems off to me. Even if the art itself is good, it lacks something that "real" comics/manga have.

>>3722643
Same here. Don't know why, it just kinda does.

>>3722643
>>3722779
effort is usually what webcomics lack
There's no sense of importance to the art, and it's usually lazy-feeling, I find.