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Old 02-15-2008, 11:22 AM
I've been working on it for about two years now, updating pretty regularly. Be sure to read the commentary underneath the comics, I think of it as half the experience in a way.

How can I make my website better? And what's the best way to reach more people?

I've tried GoogleAds but the users it brings to my site don't tend to stick around, StumbleUpon has been a lot more effective. Other than that I've pretty much been relying on Facebook and word of mouth.

Here's a random sample:
 

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Old 02-15-2008, 11:24 AM
Always a good idea to read the rules page before posting!

Edit: in other words Post some actual art or else it's "site whoring."
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Old 02-15-2008, 11:27 AM
Oh I'm sorry, I figured since I don't make any money off of my site it wouldn't be a problem, hold on, let me get some art.
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Old 02-15-2008, 12:59 PM
is this a joke? you're kidding right?
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Old 02-15-2008, 01:06 PM
I thought it was funny.

And I kind of liked the style, too.
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Old 02-15-2008, 01:10 PM
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Tell me what you think of my webcomic...
It needs better (either more traditional or more designer-y) panel design, and a nicer font. The jokes aren't BAD per se, but there's too much reliance on potty humor for what's essentially a new take on Peanuts. South Park does it well because it is South Park, and a hell of a lot funnier, and it's been around forever. You're going for subtlety, and the swearing doesn't mesh with it.

I don't mind the crude drawing and garish color as much as other people might, because I can see what you're trying to do. But it might be a bit more pleasant to look at if the characters were drawn and inked more carefully as opposed to sketchy-looking and underdrawn. It's possible to do simple stick-like figures and not have them look lazy or sloppy. And if that's your 'style' then there's nothing for it and I (and others!) will always dislike it.

As far as getting more people, do a better job and let the word-of-mouth build. Or try and get the strip carried/featured on a more popular website or something, by emailing sites you like and asking about it.
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Old 02-16-2008, 08:29 AM
What does the first panel have to do with the rest of the comic?
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Old 02-16-2008, 08:54 AM
I was walking behind them. All these comics are true stories.
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Old 02-16-2008, 08:56 AM
I'm afraid keeping the outline of the head in front of the hair only detracts from the style. Try to ditch it.
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Old 02-16-2008, 09:12 AM
You think so? Maybe I'll get rid of 'em next time around.
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Old 02-16-2008, 09:14 AM
I think they are pretty funny, and i dont mind the drawing quirks. The panel design could be better, but I cant really draw up any specifics. The one thats on the page right now is killing me, about the kids. I will say the site design looks really amatuer.
 

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Old 02-16-2008, 05:37 PM
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I'm afraid keeping the outline of the head in front of the hair only detracts from the style. Try to ditch it.
looks like bangs to me.
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Old 02-17-2008, 12:08 AM
Uhh, your humor is similar to mine (that video made me laugh hysterically at the part where you talked ot the girl in the hallway), but I don't think I'd ever be ballsy enough to share it with everyone at the risk of my reputation in any sort of career to be totally soiled if someone were to stumble upon it. I already have enough trouble with the weird looks teachers give me when they catch my friend and I talking about liquoring up hookers, setting them on fire, and throwing them like molotov cocktails...ahem, anyways.

Uhh, I don't really have anything to say about the art, because it's pretty much just there so you have a way to get your jokes across. Looks like you enjoy doing it, but I don't know how many readers your going to get with the kind of humor you have. Keep on keeping on.
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Old 02-17-2008, 12:15 AM
I like the head-in-front-of-hair thing. I'd say keep it.

The art isn't particularly critiquable, though. It's doodles, basically. That's what you're going for, I suppose, but whatever.
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Old 02-17-2008, 06:10 AM
Oh man. I really want this comic to have a more readable font. Eye-strain! I'm looking through archives and I'm skipping over stuff I can't read; it's a shame. I like this.
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Old 02-17-2008, 07:20 AM
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You can’t draw, your use of color is dull, and your typesetting is so atrocious that it would still be horrid if you used a decent font. The writing is the usual drek that comes from people who use profanity, scatological humor, and violence to make up for being incapable of creativity.
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Old 02-17-2008, 10:58 AM
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Oh man. I really want this comic to have a more readable font. Eye-strain! I'm looking through archives and I'm skipping over stuff I can't read; it's a shame. I like this.
What resolution is your monitor set to? I've struggled with finding a good font for a long time and I'm fairly happy with the one I'm using now, I've got no problem reading it on both my laptop and my desktop (which represent opposite resolution poles, respectively).
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:02 AM
It's not because it's small or anything, it's just the font is too narrow and close together. I'm not sure constant italics helps either, plus that also takes away from possibly using italics as a form of emphasis in your writing.
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:04 AM
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Uhh, your humor is similar to mine (that video made me laugh hysterically at the part where you talked ot the girl in the hallway), but I don't think I'd ever be ballsy enough to share it with everyone at the risk of my reputation in any sort of career to be totally soiled if someone were to stumble upon it. I already have enough trouble with the weird looks teachers give me when they catch my friend and I talking about liquoring up hookers, setting them on fire, and throwing them like molotov cocktails...ahem, anyways.

Uhh, I don't really have anything to say about the art, because it's pretty much just there so you have a way to get your jokes across. Looks like you enjoy doing it, but I don't know how many readers your going to get with the kind of humor you have. Keep on keeping on.
I try to avoid using my real name--people around here know it's me but I don't think it's that big of a deal. When I started the site in high school a whole bunch of my teachers knew about it and they thought it was funny, so I suppose it depends on where you go to school and how well people know you. I was never the 'quiet kid', I was the loud obnoxious asshole, so saying the kind of stuff I did didn't make people think I was disturbed. I obviously don't put this stuff on my resume--well I would if it became popular--and as long as it can't be immediately associated to me then I don't see a problem. I mean if you were really dead set on finding out who I was, there's more than enough crap strewn across the site, but generally the most employers and interviewers do is check if you have a facebook and Google your name--and my name's pretty common.

Oh and if you think your humor's similar, and you like to draw (or just write I suppose), it'd be more than cool if you submitted some of your stuff to the site. I'm always looking for guest artists/writers/people just to mix things up a bit. I'll credit you (or your pseudonym) of course.
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:06 AM
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It's not because it's small or anything, it's just the font is too narrow and close together. I'm not sure constant italics helps either, plus that also takes away from possibly using italics as a form of emphasis in your writing.
Yes, that's absolutely true and I have had that problem. The thing is though this font that I've found comes in two basic varieties: regular and condensed (I think there's an expanded too but that's totally worthless). Regular is way too wide and space inefficient, condensed is a bet better.

If you know of a better font I'd gladly check it out. I'm really open to changing damn near anything.
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:07 AM
Just check one of the billion free custom font sites on the internet, though I'm not sure how those work out if you ever start wanting to make money off of the comic.

Also, I think the head-line thing over the hair needs to go - or at least do a comparison on an example comic and see.
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:14 AM
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Just check one of the billion free custom font sites on the internet, though I'm not sure how those work out if you ever start wanting to make money off of the comic.

Also, I think the head-line thing over the hair needs to go - or at least do a comparison on an example comic and see.
That font is from one of those free font websites, it's not native to Windows. That's why I was asking you, there are so many fonts out there and this was the one I ended up settling on, however, if you know of one I may have missed then I would've liked to know.
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:19 AM
I...I can't tell you what font you would like. Dig around through the sites and find one that you think may look good, try it out, boom. If you think it works, show us what you picked and we'll see from there.
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I...I can't tell you what font you would like. Dig around through the sites and find one that you think may look good, try it out, boom. If you think it works, show us what you picked and we'll see from there.
I wasn't asking you to tell me what font I'd like, I was asking you if you knew of a font that would be better. That's all.
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Old 02-17-2008, 12:08 PM
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I...I can't tell you what font you would like. Dig around through the sites and find one that you think may look good, try it out, boom. If you think it works, show us what you picked and we'll see from there.
I wasn't asking you to tell me what font I'd like, I was asking you if you knew of a font that would be better. That's all.
Preferably a font that is clearer to read, not as narrow as the one you have now, and doesn't have to be permanently italicized to look decent.
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