The Sticking Points of Comic Format
on December 1, 2012 at 10:44 amThe wrestling with comic format is becoming stressful… well, that’s exaggerating. The graphic novel sized comic format is not doing it for me. Let’s face it; I’m a gag cartoonist. While I do an occasional story, it is always a series of gags. The graphic novel page is TOO DAMNED LONG!
So now what? I’ve been enjoying the “Napkin” comic format, which is basically a near single panel gag – though I push it to two frames occasionally. What I enjoy most about this is the quickness of it. It really allows the jokes to flow. I’ve never been as creative at a planned comic as I am on the fly.
So, how does one do a daily webcomic with the time constraints of a full time job and other interests? I’m working on it. When I have an answer, I’ll spread the gospel.
I’m truly feeling the need to go back to the old comic strip panel format. It just suits the work. The exploration has been excellent. I will continue to do the “Napkin” comics as I feel these are truly fresh and interesting. Somehow I think it will be interesting for you as a reader.
If you have any thoughts, do share!
Also, my data is coming back. I spend about $2000 to have it retrieved from my crashed hard drive. Yes, I will be considering the big back up from now on… Sheesh! I’m hoping the “Swimsuit Edition” survived the world’s end. I want to continue that. YEAH, I KNOW WE’RE INTO WINTER… But, you would love to hit the beach, right?! I still need to draw Ghost Adventures, Destination Truth, Fact or Faked, and a few other requests.
Meanwhile, Eat Cookies, Hunt Ghosts and Read Comics!
Tj