The first part of the random punchline critique went pretty well, so let’s press on. In a few of these, I’m going to re-write the punchline — but not for the reason you might think. I’m not trying to go funnier. I’m trying to demonstrate construction. I want to show how you re-assembling the logical steps along the progression of your comic can lead to a more polished punchline. It may not seem funnier for your sense of humor. But I’m confident that if you pay attention to the construction, you’ll be able to take away somethin that works for you.
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Last week, I asked what you would do if you had one more hour in the day to devote to your comic. With 123 members responding, the two dominant choices were art (29%) and writing (22%). Falling a distant third is a tie between Web-site improvement and Marketing / promotion (11% each).
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On Saturday, Scott Kurtz crossed joining the NCS off his bucket list.
Unfortunately, it’s not for the reason you might think.
As he states in his blog, this is the final stage in an overall journey for him. You’ll want to read the whole thing to really understand where he’s coming from. The last stage of his journey is acceptance:
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The Webcomics Weekly gang discusses the conflict between commerce and creativity, using Chris Onstad’s decision to leave Achewood as a case study. After the dust settles from that, we go through a contract and discuss some things to look out for when you’re making the decision to sign on the line that is dotted.
Previously, we’ve discussed the idea of creating a “bible” for your comic. A comic bible is a series of notes that you keep that defines the universe your story takes place in, and it can be as broad or as detailed as you’re comfortable with. It’s also useful for keeping track of relationships between characters and storylines as they develop in your work.
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Scott, Dave, Brad and Kris explore when to let the commercial side of comics impinge on the creative using a recent announcement as a case study. Also, Scott reviews some contract terminology to watch out for. BONUS: 20 minutes up front about Liz…
Mention the IRS, and the first thing most business people will share is that they fear an audit.
Of course, fear is counter-productive, so as April 15 approaches, let’s discuss a few things that you can do to (1) avoid an audit and/or (2) be better prepared to survive the experience in the event it happens.
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We haven’t done a poll in a while (mainly because I noticed that participation was dropping off with every subsequent poll), but an idea crossed my mind, and I wanted to put this out to the group:
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OK, folks, you know the rules: You submit your comic, I go to the Web site and pick a comic at random. We discuss the punchline — its strengths and weaknesses. And you agree not to get defensive. 🙂 Humor is subjective, and I’m not setting myself up as the Grand Arbiter of All That is Funny. In dissecting these examples, we might stumble upon a little insight into polishing and improving gags.
Or we might just piss people off.
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