Changing the format of my comic--

[Gant360]

I have an online webcomic-it's called The Reset Button. It's about the lives of video game characters, and set in a fictional video game world. It's a pretty adult cartoon with adult situations, but I've been thinking about making it more PG, in hopes that's what it needs to make it shine. The URL of the comic is www.trbcomic.com and asking if it would be a better idea to make it more accessible to children or to leave it as it is- Thanks

[Wendybird]

It really depends on whether you are getting an audience, and what kind of audience you would ultimately like to have. I voted "yes" because I don't find it accessible, and prefer child-friendly material myself. However, that probably isn't true of most webcomic readers.

[Wal]

i like it, and i think alot of the internet culture would find it amusing. but if your trying hard to broaden your audience, i guess it wouldn't hurt to make it more accessible

[Ripnormality]

Who's your audience? You said it's a video game world...but age group, sex, etc. matter even within the video gaming community (who, from my experience, generally don't mind 'adult' situations...if they did, it'd make it kind of hard to play anything decent). If you're going for broader accessibility, the answer is always PG--everyone will get those jokes.

[Redtech]

Not really a fan of N-word jokes myself, the only one I would think is funny is the 'British spelling' joke.

Who's your audience? You said it's a video game world...but age group, sex, etc. matter even within the video gaming community (who, from my experience, generally don't mind 'adult' situations...if they did, it'd make it kind of hard to play anything decent). If you're going for broader accessibility, the answer is always PG--everyone will get those jokes.

True, but there's a niche for "Black Gamers" that's for sure.

[Toy Killer]

Well, while changing the context i think is a little late, personally. The younger kids have probably already enjoyed the adult content, and parents have probably already blocked it. the adults who used to read it, would feel the cartoon has lost it's edge.

Typically, people are going to get an idea for the comic from the first few, rather then the last half.

[Gant360]

Well, while changing the context i think is a little late, personally. The younger kids have probably already enjoyed the adult content, and parents have probably already blocked it. the adults who used to read it, would feel the cartoon has lost it's edge.

Typically, people are going to get an idea for the comic from the first few, rather then the last half.

Thanks for the post...I've actually put a lot of thought into it, and the direction I've decided to go in, is that I've instead created a new comic, which is more accessible to everyone. It's called On the Grind, and it's more grounded in reality.

As far as TRB goes, actually, once I bring it back, it'll be more mature than ever!

[Xwhy]

Typically, people are going to get an idea for the comic from the first few, rather then the last half.

So true. Every month, my first four or five strips are in the most viewed list. Sometimes something gets a bunch of Stumbleupon traffic and then they'll click the back buttons for a few days, but usually they go to the beginning.

Actually, I've thought about deleting (or moving) my first few strips because I've improved a bit since then (I hope) and they're a little cruder.

[Gant360]

Typically, people are going to get an idea for the comic from the first few, rather then the last half.

So true. Every month, my first four or five strips are in the most viewed list. Sometimes something gets a bunch of Stumbleupon traffic and then they'll click the back buttons for a few days, but usually they go to the beginning.

Actually, I've thought about deleting (or moving) my first few strips because I've improved a bit since then (I hope) and they're a little cruder.

That's not a bad idea, actually.