The Web Comic Secret Santa

Litazia Tanxashira · Post by **Litazia Tanxashira** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:56 pm

Hey folks,

As you have probably guessed, I'm not a regular (at least in this particular forum), but I have a comic, and that's what's important

Anyway... I'm running a fun little activity called the Web Comic Secret Santa. What's that, you're probably asking? Well, it's sort of like your standard Secret Santa - put names into a hat, pull a name, then you get the person whose name you pulled a gift. The difference, of course, is that it's with web comics.

So, what happens is that you submit your web comic to a list. Then, thanks to the magic of scripting, the comics in the list are distributed to the participants. So, you get a web comic - and then you produce a piece of fanart or a guest comic (or both! or as much as you want) for that comic. Meanwhile, someone is producing fanart or a guest comic for YOUR comic. Sounds like fun? It is!

I ran this last year, and the people who participated fully enjoyed it. This year, I want to get more people involved, because we are, of course, a community... just a big freakin' one!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask, either here or by PM (PM might be simpler, I don't come by here often).

Thanks for your attention

http://tog.litazia.com/ss/ <- the site

Brockway · Post by **Brockway** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:59 pm

Sure, I'm up for it.

Litazia Tanxashira · Post by **Litazia Tanxashira** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:04 pm

Heh... forgot to mention... you have to go to the page (again, http://tog.litazia.com/ss/ ) and sign up

Somesuch · Post by **Somesuch** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:08 pm

I'd sign up if I weren't planning on working on my new web comic project over Christmas break, as well as Somesuch. Actually I should probably go ahead and sign up for the site for the new one...

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:58 am

Hmmm, I don't suppose you've seen the Fanart Joy thread which does near the same thing?

viewtopic.php?t=54082&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

But then again, maybe it's gone a wee bit off-topic now...

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:44 am

Yeah, but the Secret Santa is for more than just us Keenspacers

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:43 am

Phalanx wrote:Hmmm, I don't suppose you've seen the Fanart Joy thread which does near the same thing?

viewtopic.php?t=54082&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

But then again, maybe it's gone a wee bit off-topic now...

Not really. Fanart Joy is leaning towards anarchy. This way at least it's guaranteed that youre not left without fanart.

Mecharm · Post by **Mecharm** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 9:32 am

So, what if your comic is made by three collaborators?

Chrismills · Post by **Chrismills** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:19 am

Sounds like fun. Count me in.

Jops · Post by **Jops** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:04 pm

Phalanx wrote:Hmmm, I don't suppose you've seen the Fanart Joy thread which does near the same thing?

viewtopic.php?t=54082&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

But then again, maybe it's gone a wee bit off-topic now...

I think that main difference is that here you don't choose for who you will do the fan-art but is assigned randomly.

Litazia Tanxashira · Post by **Litazia Tanxashira** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:07 pm

So, what if your comic is made by three collaborators?

Forgive me if I say I'm confused at this. Is it just a collaboration, like, three people got together to make a web comic? Or is it three people, with comics of their own, making a web comic together?

If it's the former, then I don't see a problem with submitting your comic.

If it's the latter... well... the reason I have a "One comic per person" rule is to (a) stop any possible hurt feelings and/or stressing out the artist involved (imagine having to do two pieces of work for two different comics in a short period of time when you have lots else to do, like exams and shopping and stuff), and (b) to prevent nightmare scenarios (I know a guy who starts up a comic every other month. He's at about 10-12 comics right now. Imagine if he submitted all his comics...)

I'm looking at your site right now... do you have more than one artist? Can someone else draw if you submit? Because as it's set up, it can't distinguish between comics done by the same artist... so I can't guarantee that Comic Writer X won't be assigned McDuffies, or vice versa. It becomes more unlikely the more comics that are in the list, but it's still a possibility.

So yeah. I hope that *somewhat* answers your question

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:22 pm

Hence that little possibility, neither Nawa or I will be mad if Charm does art in front of CRX.
Actually he knows that, he's just putting confusion in your rows.

MariaAndMichelle · Post by **MariaAndMichelle** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:26 pm

What if your Secret Santa hates your comic?

(Or vice versa?)

Brockway · Post by **Brockway** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:30 pm

Then you get a really crappy fanart that has your character doing horrible things to midgets!

Hmmm, I never thought of that possibility...

McBean · Post by **McBean** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:32 pm

Just do the fanart anyways, I mean, it is the season for giving. I'm sure you can set aside your differences with that comic for a few weeks.

Litazia Tanxashira · Post by **Litazia Tanxashira** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:55 pm

McBean hit it on the head. This sort of thing trusts you to be professional about it.

Somesuch · Post by **Somesuch** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:15 pm

I've never gotten fanart, and the way I see it, I don't want fanart from people who don't really have any interest in my comic. But maybe that's just me.

Jops · Post by **Jops** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:35 pm

somesuch wrote:I've never gotten fanart, and the way I see it, I don't want fanart from people who don't really have any interest in my comic. But maybe that's just me.

Nope, that also apply to me.

YarpsDat · Post by **YarpsDat** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:14 am

Besides, someone said "you are guaranteed to get fanart"- that's untrue.
It would work only if all the participants were 100% trustworthy.

Practice shows they are not.

Mecharm · Post by **Mecharm** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:48 am

Litazia Tanxashira wrote:
So, what if your comic is made by three collaborators?
Forgive me if I say I'm confused at this. Is it just a collaboration, like, three people got together to make a web comic? Or is it three people, with comics of their own, making a web comic together?

If it's the former, then I don't see a problem with submitting your comic.

If it's the latter... well... the reason I have a "One comic per person" rule is to (a) stop any possible hurt feelings and/or stressing out the artist involved (imagine having to do two pieces of work for two different comics in a short period of time when you have lots else to do, like exams and shopping and stuff), and (b) to prevent nightmare scenarios (I know a guy who starts up a comic every other month. He's at about 10-12 comics right now. Imagine if he submitted all his comics...)

I'm looking at your site right now... do you have more than one artist? Can someone else draw if you submit? Because as it's set up, it can't distinguish between comics done by the same artist... so I can't guarantee that Comic Writer X won't be assigned McDuffies, or vice versa. It becomes more unlikely the more comics that are in the list, but it's still a possibility.

So yeah. I hope that *somewhat* answers your question

mcDuffies wrote:Hence that little possibility, neither Nawa or I will be mad if Charm does art in front of CRX.
Actually he knows that, he's just putting confusion in your rows.

I don't think NaWaFiAi will even join...
Okay, yes, I'll sign up as Comic Writer X.