TWG Comic

[Skar]

Ooh, and an excellent example of a strip where the artist uses the same profiles over and over (with minor changes occasionally) to good effect is http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/current/index.html

[Spriggan]

I think 30 characters is to many, few webcomics use that amount because it's hard to manage and those that do didn't start with that amount.  I think stickying to 5-6 is better for now so we don't overwhelm ourselves and more importantly our artists.

[Skar]

Sure.  I just picked 30 out of the air.  I WAS thinking that most of them would very rarely appear. That there would only be 5 or 6 regulars at the most.

[42]

We only need to develop a couple of characters to start with, then add more as the project develops.

We do need to decide on what sort of themes we would want to work with. EUOL mentioned that there are a lot of gaming-themed web-comics out there already. Course, TWG is a gaming themed web-site. I guess it depends on how competitive we would want this web-comic to be in the non-lucrative world of web comics.

Now that I think about it, a "writing themed" web-comic that satirizes the world of writing and literature could be fun. Not completely unique, but also appropriate to the site.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

to be honest, the best comics are buddy themed comics, imo

PvP is great because of the character situations, not the game references.
Even PA which is *the* definitive gaming comic is best when it's not talking strictly about game references.

There are exceptions, but I think that the best plan is a group of characters that are friends. They may play games, they may write, but they're geeks and friends.

The advantage of that approach is if there's a game joke to be made, we can make it. If there's a writing/literature joke to be made, we can make it. If there's something just goofy to be done, we can do it.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

say the running of  a bookstore, or maybe a video depot, or something akin to Clerks. You know, have a bookstore and video depot next to each other, and the main characters interact with one another in hilarious situations.

Eh?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

And a coffee shop! and an arcade! and a theater!

[Aen Elderberry]

don't forget the gym/spa/beauty salon/tanning salon.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

and the travel agency, and the toy store.

[Spriggan]

I think the publishing angel is a good idea, we could do it inside a fictional comic or book publisher, or just have it be TWG with all of us as the characters.

[Skar]

Gaming store in the mall next to a comic shop? With the people from the clothing and gadget stores making appearances, as well as all the funky mall people.  Mall walkers, teen mall rats, homeless people who sit on the benches all day during the winter,  endless possibilities.

I think an initial investment in more than a couple of character sketches will pay big dividends in how easy it will be for people to contribute strip ideas.

Giving them characters is like giving them tools.  The more the better.

But I may be underestimating the effort needed to profile these characters.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

I like the mall idea. That's a good angle to go at this from.

[42]

Well, I'm think several hours of drawing to create the multiple views needed for each character.

I like the fictional publisher idea.

[Spriggan]

While I do like the publisher the mall would be an intresting idea since it would allow for people to write for whatever intrests them and not just games, comics or books.

[Skar]

Well, I'm think several hours of drawing to create the multiple views needed for each character.

True.  Once we've got 5 or 6 we could start throwing them together for actual strips.  The stable of characters could definitely be ever-growing though, with characters being added as the whim takes us or whoever cares to dream up and submit new characters.