Yummy possibilities...

Shianra · Post by **Shianra** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:48 am

Hey all, umm, I want to have a webcomic....

Heh. Sorry about that, but it's true. Unfortunately I have no computer skills at all, will that be a problem for setting up a comic?

So, what should I do first? I have a storyline, I have the main players, I have the omnipotent cat....what next?

can I just scan in my pages and put them up....oh dear, I'm really not good at this. Little help please?

Sippan · Post by **Sippan** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:10 am

It won't be a problem at all! Loads of people, like me, have webcomics without even being able to draw, so lack of computer skills doesn't matter one bit.

But I can only encourage you, because I don't really know myself. But people will help you ^.^

McBean · Post by **McBean** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:18 am

haha just kill yourself now!

Yeahduff · Post by **Yeahduff** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:27 am

You should start by drawing things out. Make a few pages and see if you enjoy doing this. And to let yourself know your serious about this webcomic nonsense.

After you've decided that, there's this wonderful tutorial in the Help Forum by the lovely and talented and merciful Phalanx that will explain the whole thing for you as if you're an idiot (which I certainly was/am).

Lack of computer skills for the most part are forgiven here.

Godspeed.

Xmung · Post by **Xmung** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:24 pm

i suggest you put your omnipotent cat to work on the web design.

Executor_Arthas · Post by **Executor_Arthas** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:39 pm

I say he should put this in the help or tutorials section.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:09 pm

1. Draw
2. ???
3. Profit

Carlin · Post by **Carlin** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:35 pm

Well, a few questions first. Have you signed up with Keenspace already? Can you write html at all? (html is optional) Do you have an FTP client?

Basically I would suggest you head over here for a bunch of usefull infomation on using Keenspace.

Oh yeah, if it seems a little crazy in here, that the just the status quo.

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:01 pm

mcDuffies wrote:1. Draw
2. ???
3. Profit

2 = accumulate a very large fan base via pimping your comic at every given moment everywhere you go, make merchandise, print versions of your comic, cute little extras a commissions. Sell like you're going out of business.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:35 pm

faub wrote:
mcDuffies wrote:1. Draw
2. ???
3. Profit
2 = accumulate a very large fan base via pimping your comic at every given moment everywhere you go, make merchandise, print versions of your comic, cute little extras a commissions. Sell like you're going out of business.

...way to take the fun outta it faub.

Noise Monkey · Post by **Noise Monkey** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:30 pm

K-Dawg wrote:
faub wrote:
mcDuffies wrote:1. Draw
2. ???
3. Profit
2 = accumulate a very large fan base via pimping your comic at every given moment everywhere you go, make merchandise, print versions of your comic, cute little extras a commissions. Sell like you're going out of business.
...way to take the fun outta it faub.

when Cricket and I started, they were talking like they were handing out 'Spots to every idiot with a pencil...

Also, instead of downloading an FTP thingy, there's always this.

Stucifer_the_maligned · Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:38 pm

i did comics for the newspaper at my dorm, and someone told me about keenspace. i almost didn't do it because i was FREAKED about the html part of it. if you go to my website you'll notice i haven't done a thing with it in the decorative department, but it's not bad once you get it all set up.
it's like a toddler that watches itself!
or a self-toasting bagel!
c'mon gang! what else is keenspace like?

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:33 pm

Let me put this way. I started out not knowing crap about HTML and now my future job goal is becoming a web designer. Go figure.

Corgan_dane · Post by **Corgan_dane** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:04 pm

Yeah, you can do it.

Just make sure you're ready...it takes more time to pop out a comic and make it look good than I thought it would.

Keenspace is awesome. I haven't been here long, but I love it, and everyone's been very friendly.

(Pats his infamous scanner, who he has decided to name "Erica.")

...and they accept you for who you are....

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:47 pm

Yeah...dopey bastard!

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:05 am

shianra wrote:can I just scan in my pages and put them up....oh dear, I'm really not good at this. Little help please?

There really isn't much more to it than that. There's plenty of good tutorials and step-by-step guides and help files around, and the Help forum to ask questions in, and whatnot.

If I can do it, you can do it!

Nyke · Post by **Nyke** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:24 am

Noise Monkey wrote:when Nike started, they were talking like they were handing out 'Spots to every idiot with a pencil...

Fixed.

Ida · Post by **Ida** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:28 am

HTML is fun! Really! *Puts on inch-thick geek glasses*

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:21 am

Can you draw? If you can do the comic part, the web part can be learned in short order. Really all html is is text formatting rules.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:50 am

Sorry, the internet is full. You'll have to try back again later. We've reached our critical capacity for webcomics and no new webcomics are being accepted on the internet at this time.

Thank you for your interest.

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