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The Ask Jeph thread
Laurie:
Opinion: Webcomics are the artistic movement over our time, comparable to the Romantics, the Beats, Hair Bands, and other groups of cool people who liked making cool things for others to see or read or hear, and are often high profile (in their community) friends/enemies.
Question: Do you agree, and how does it feel to be a part of that?
Also, do you think Boston is really that cool? Because lots of webcomic artists seem to hang out there.
And finally, in your general experience, how cool are the artists/writers of webcomics, when you encounter them personally? Of course, I'm curious from a fan perspective, because if I went up to Boston (or Maryland, or San Diego, or wherever it's cool to be) and ran across some webtoonists, I'd have a different experience than you would, because you are friends with some, and are definitely known by all. And if they don't know you it's because they're not known themselves, probably. Snotty prats. Anyway, are your kind cool with fans awkwardly introducing themselves in non-convention (or conventional) places?
Stifled Dreams:
Boston is a nice, friendly city! Er, mostly. It has a distinctive flavor.
What is your favorite beverage?
ForteBass:
Whatever happened to Velociraptor Boyfriend?
jeph:
--- Quote from: La Creme ---1 question, 2 pleads:
1) Are you going to make what you think Marten's band music would sound like and post it and things? Cause that would be a pretty cool thing.
2) Please please please please please please make an "I <3 Suffering" shirt.
3) I think you would like The Sugarplastic. I am trying to spread their word. They have gone too long without recognition.
Give 'em a chance. 4 minutes of your time.
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1) Eventually, yes.
2) We'll see.
3) Maybe.
--- Quote from: rawrXskittles ---Have you ever heard of Honeywell (the band, not the company)?
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Nope.
--- Quote from: ironoxide887 ---As you have made the comic, do you find you progressively take longer to make a comic because of the improved artwork and writing, or it takes less time because of your experience?
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It pretty much balances out. The more comfortable I get with the current stage of my art, the more I feel the need to try new things. So as I get faster at some things, I'm teaching myself other new stuff, which takes time to do right, so it works out to pretty much the same over time. The one exception is coloring the strips, I've got a good system worked out now that saves me probably 2 hours per strip.
--- Quote from: Laurie ---Opinion: Webcomics are the artistic movement over our time, comparable to the Romantics, the Beats, Hair Bands, and other groups of cool people who liked making cool things for others to see or read or hear, and are often high profile (in their community) friends/enemies.
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I don't think we qualify as an "artistic movement" just yet. Right now we're a very loosely-affiliated bunch of people doing drawings and putting them on the interweb. To call it something more than that would be to dance with pretension, in my opinion. It's fun being a part of the "webcomics community" but it's not the main reason I do what I do.
--- Quote from: Laurie ---Also, do you think Boston is really that cool? Because lots of webcomic artists seem to hang out there.
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Boston's pretty okay, for a big city. I like Northampton better.
--- Quote from: Laurie ---And finally, in your general experience, how cool are the artists/writers of webcomics, when you encounter them personally? Of course, I'm curious from a fan perspective, because if I went up to Boston (or Maryland, or San Diego, or wherever it's cool to be) and ran across some webtoonists, I'd have a different experience than you would, because you are friends with some, and are definitely known by all. And if they don't know you it's because they're not known themselves, probably. Snotty prats. Anyway, are your kind cool with fans awkwardly introducing themselves in non-convention (or conventional) places?
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99% of the webcomic people I've met have been super-nice, fun people. There have been one or two assholes that I can remember meeting in person, but they seem to be the exception to the rule. Even people who act like dicks online tend to be nicer when you meet them in person. Personally, I love meeting fans, whether it's in a formal setting or not. Some random girl recognized me in Target the other day, it was fun meeting her and saying hello.
--- Quote from: Stifled Dreams ---What is your favorite beverage?
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Alcoholic: Woodford Reserve bourbon
Non-Alcoholic: good coffee
--- Quote from: ForteBass ---Whatever happened to Velociraptor Boyfriend?
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He's still out there somewhere.
eagle14:
do people seriously nit pick your work to the stage of "omg fayes boob's are bigger today"?
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