Two pieces of concept art (from me) for your consideration/constructive criticism.

[ShotgunZombie]

Hello there. So first things first, a bit of history. For a while now I've been putting together the story for a webcomic. Overall I'm pleased with it and I've even been comparing it to other webcomics that I enjoy. I think it can stand on it's own rather well. Now while doing my "research" for this I came across a startling revelation *GASP!*. Now if you have ever worked on a webcomic or know someone who has don't take this the wrong the way but most if not all of the art sucks... A lot... I wanted to make sure that if I ever gave this a shot that it was my very best or at the very least, you know, good enough. So I decided to wait until my drawing skill became decent enough. Please notice I didn't say good because I can't promise that my artwork is just that I'm satisfied with it.

Also if you don't like Anime/Manga you're probably not gonna like the drawings. Originally the artstyle was meant to be way more cartoon-ish but that was because this idea started out as a comedic gag-a-day comic strip. Since then the story has become more, shall we say "complex" than that. That and I've been on a bit of an Anime binge lately.

Anyway, yeah tell me what you think.

EDIT: Let me know if you can't see the images. They should be fine now though...

[http://postimage.org/image/sxuxa2hnf/full/]
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[http://postimage.org/image/6xrt47x6v/full/]
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[Imthatguy]

The site you posted them on hates hotlinks.

Really cool looking tho

 

[tippy2k2]

I dig the drawings, however, I don't think we have enough info to determine if it's going to be good for a web-comic.

1. Most important question: How often do you plan on updating? Maybe I'm wrong but I imagine that the two drawings up there take FAR longer than a normal web-comic drawing and the ones you have up there are not terribly complex (no action, background, color, etc.)

2. Somewhat important question: What type of comic is this? It sounds like you were going for "gag-a-day" like Penny Arcade originally but that tone has switched. I suppose what I'm getting at is this; does the tone of the drawings match the tone of the story that you plan on creating? You might not know this right away but it is something you'll want to keep an eye on.

If you can figure out the logistics of this art style, I really like it. As you stated, most web-comic art is alright (and the vast is cartoony; I'm sure it exists but I haven't seen much with the "anime" art style). This type of art might be the hook that you need to get this gig off the ground.

 

[ShotgunZombie]

The site you posted them on hates hotlinks.

Really cool looking tho

Really? Didn't even notice.

I dig the drawings, however, I don't think we have enough info to determine if it's going to be good for a web-comic.

1. Most important question: How often do you plan on updating? Maybe I'm wrong but I imagine that the two drawings up there take FAR longer than a normal web-comic drawing and the ones you have up there are not terribly complex (no action, background, color, etc.)

2. Somewhat important question: What type of comic is this? It sounds like you were going for "gag-a-day" like Penny Arcade originally but that tone has switched. I suppose what I'm getting at is this; does the tone of the drawings match the tone of the story that you plan on creating? You might not know this right away but it is something you'll want to keep an eye on.

If you can figure out the logistics of this art style, I really like it. As you stated, most web-comic art is alright (and the vast is cartoony; I'm sure it exists but I haven't seen much with the "anime" art style). This type of art might be the hook that you need to get this gig off the ground.

Well, the way I have it in my head the art style would conform to Manga "guidelines" meaning that I don't plan on coloring it just inking it. As for the updating schedule my plan was to update once a week only instead of uploading a single strip I wanted to upload a page, maybe multiple pages at once since the comic's story is continuity based rather than gag-a-day and, as of right now, rather meaty.

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

The site you posted them on hates hotlinks.

Really cool looking tho

Really? Didn't even notice.

Yep I'm getting broken images, I had to open them up in a separate tab to see them.

OT: Just be careful about your time management, make sure you stick to the update schedule or you'll lose your readers, lack of updates are the death of web comics.

If you have a pretty complex and involved story, I would suggest multiple pages (If it's possible for you) since one page a week with a story like that seems like it takes FOREVER for anything important to happen.

Make sure your story is "Audience friendly" if it's as complex as you imply it is, the readers will need to be eased into it, try to avoid too much jargon and back story, also try to limit your cast to only those characters that are necessary in the first chapter. It might make perfect sense to you, but to a complete stranger with little to no reference, things can get confusing.

Also try to avoid the "wall of text" comic where the characters just talk WAY to much, I would suggest you really carefully look at your story and cut out those parts that are unnecessary, they might be witty and you like them, save those for use as extras and incentives.

As for the artwork, yeah it's cool, I have nothing against manga and actually the full body character doesn't even look that much manga-ish, you have a unique art style, be proud of that.

However, so you're not pulling you're hair out drawing facial expressions, I highly suggest you run your characters through this.

http://napalmnacey.deviantart.com/art/25-Essential-Expressions-55523083

The 25 essential expressions challenge, it will help you flesh out your characters more and make the chore of drawing them over and over and over and over and over again... more tolerable.

 

[ShotgunZombie]

OT: Just be careful about your time management, make sure you stick to the update schedule or you'll lose your readers, lack of updates are the death of web comics.

If you have a pretty complex and involved story, I would suggest multiple pages (If it's possible for you) since one page a week with a story like that seems like it takes FOREVER for anything important to happen.

Make sure your story is "Audience friendly" if it's as complex as you imply it is, the readers will need to be eased into it, try to avoid too much jargon and back story, also try to limit your cast to only those characters that are necessary in the first chapter. It might make perfect sense to you, but to a complete stranger with little to no reference, things can get confusing.

Also try to avoid the "wall of text" comic where the characters just talk WAY to much, I would suggest you really carefully look at your story and cut out those parts that are unnecessary, they might be witty and you like them, save those for use as extras and incentives.

As for the artwork, yeah it's cool, I have nothing against manga and actually the full body character doesn't even look that much manga-ish, you have a unique art style, be proud of that.

However, so you're not pulling you're hair out drawing facial expressions, I highly suggest you run your characters through this.

http://napalmnacey.deviantart.com/art/25-Essential-Expressions-55523083

The 25 essential expressions challenge, it will help you flesh out your characters more and make the chore of drawing them over and over and over and over and over again... more tolerable.

Thanks, I appreciate the art style comment. As for pacing I was gonna go for something a bit more formulaic. Essentially, introducing the main cast and then devoting a few pages to each individual. This way I can flesh each character's back story one at a time and the world along with it. After that the story would move towards more traditional arcs. Simple. Oh and thanks for that deviantart link, I've never tried anything like it and frankly I could use the extra help.

One last thing: can you see the images now or are they still broken?

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

OT: Just be careful about your time management, make sure you stick to the update schedule or you'll lose your readers, lack of updates are the death of web comics.

If you have a pretty complex and involved story, I would suggest multiple pages (If it's possible for you) since one page a week with a story like that seems like it takes FOREVER for anything important to happen.

Make sure your story is "Audience friendly" if it's as complex as you imply it is, the readers will need to be eased into it, try to avoid too much jargon and back story, also try to limit your cast to only those characters that are necessary in the first chapter. It might make perfect sense to you, but to a complete stranger with little to no reference, things can get confusing.

Also try to avoid the "wall of text" comic where the characters just talk WAY to much, I would suggest you really carefully look at your story and cut out those parts that are unnecessary, they might be witty and you like them, save those for use as extras and incentives.

As for the artwork, yeah it's cool, I have nothing against manga and actually the full body character doesn't even look that much manga-ish, you have a unique art style, be proud of that.

However, so you're not pulling you're hair out drawing facial expressions, I highly suggest you run your characters through this.

http://napalmnacey.deviantart.com/art/25-Essential-Expressions-55523083

The 25 essential expressions challenge, it will help you flesh out your characters more and make the chore of drawing them over and over and over and over and over again... more tolerable.

Thanks I appreciate art style comment. As for pacing I was gonna go for something a bit more formulaic. Essentially, introducing the main cast and then devoting a few pages to each individual. This way I can flesh each character's back story one at a time and the world along with it. After that the story would move towards more traditional arcs. Simple. Oh and thanks for that deviantart link, I've never tried anything like it and frankly I could use the extra help.

One last thing: can you see the images now or are they still broken?

The images are fixed, and I think that sounds like a good way to introduce the reader to your cast, as long as your cast isn't Naruto huge or anything. I'm happy I could help.

 

[ShotgunZombie]

The images are fixed, and I think that sounds like a good way to introduce the reader to your cast, as long as your cast isn't Naruto huge or anything. I'm happy I could help.

Excellent and don't worry the cast is big but it's not that big. I know my limits.