95. Strike Out on Our Own
antcomics on April 11, 2012
So…what do ya think they decided to do? >__>
I'm 5 pages away from 100 with this. My goal is to wrap up this “pilot” story very soon. That way, it finally comes to some closure and I am free to start on a Volume 2 or Book 2 or what have you. I plan on making that second one a lot shorter.
After some discussion with some of my Deviantart friends, I decided it was time to wrap this sucker up. I asked for a serious critique on this comic from them, and the biggest flaw this comic had, according to a few of them, was that it's so long. Most comic books are about 30 pages. I have seen graphic novels that were 100+ pages, but many comic readers seem to like the story to be pretty short and sweet. And maybe people don't really consider the Compozerz a graphic novel? I kind of do–I know it's a webcomic, but it is also a story. Not a series of strips.
I'm curious as to what you Duckers think about that?
Just out of curiosity I checked some graphic novels I had. One very well known one, Maus, was 130+ pages long. GI Joe Volume 1: over 180 pages.
The Compozerz Book Two will come after a bit of a break. I'd like to spin my wheels for a bit. But there will be one, and I am shooting for more like 40 or 50 pages
for that one.
For this one, I have an ending in mind. Ending a
comic is hard, but I'm going to try to end it as soon as I can without
making it look like I was in a hurry to end it. Know what I mean?
I appreciate you all sticking with me, even with my funky update schedule
(and the fact that I took a year and a half hiatus from this awhile
back.) (!!)
Thanks for reading!
Flup at 10:13PM, May 26, 2012
Caught up again! I wonder how the composers' discussion turned out... Hmm, it's a good point about the length of the comic - in webcomic form it isn't a problem, but in terms of physical books it could be.
Doc_S at 7:45PM, May 9, 2012
For what it's worth, I like stories and definitely don't mind long comics. This one has been very enjoyable and I anticipate that I would continue to enjoy it whether the same plot/story goes on forever or it's broken up into smaller ones.
antcomics at 7:57AM, May 9, 2012
Thanks guys, for your input. I have read through it several times, and it takes under an hour. I read through it to keep things consistent not because I am an egomaniac (lol). But yeah, I didn't find it to be really that bothersome lengthwise. But that's me reading my own comic. It's nice to see what others think. I'm glad that I asked for some serious critique, anyhow.
PaulEberhardt at 9:02AM, May 8, 2012
I didn't mind that it's long, because it was fun to read all the time.
otaku4ever at 5:30PM, May 7, 2012
Freddy is adorible in the first pannel.
ghostrunner at 10:09PM, May 6, 2012
:)
SoItBegins at 4:00AM, May 6, 2012
3. Wut-oh. :) // Don't worry, we'll stay with you however long or short you choose.
Banes at 5:33PM, May 5, 2012
p.s....love the teddy bear! adorable! haha. And I'm sad that it looks like they've left Connie (judging from the note on the door). Oh no!
Banes at 5:32PM, May 5, 2012
trying a 40 to 50 pager sounds like a good idea...I don't think of this as a "gag" comic (obviously it's not; it's a story comic). And with such a large cast, it's gonna take a certain number of pages just to serve them properly! Still, not a bad idea to have a 40 page volume (even 50 is getting kinda long). Of course, if you do print collections, they might be 200 page books! But it's nice to have storylines end once in awhile (and then others begin). So I support the notion! And I'd buy the toys, too! ;)