Is a traditional comic still a thing nowadays???

[Hans.Trondheim]

400+ chapter? My back is hurt just for imagine it alone. I can't even finish 3000 words in two day in my native language. How did you maintain your passion?

Routine. Everyone here who knows me are aware that I have writing mode which lasts for a month, then I take a break for another of month or two. And discipline, too. This is to force the 'writing mode' out once I rested enough.

If you want to check out (just to see my claims), my story's title is "The Human Saint is Bored" which is available here in SH. I'm in the middle of editing it, so word count may still increase.

 

[DireBadger]

The primary market for traditional comic books has been the English-speaking world.

We are broke. We cannot afford the increased cost of printed comics anymore. By comparison, my hourly rate is barely enough to buy two comic books for an hour's worth of work, when that same (much smaller) hourly wage 20 years ago could have bought ten of them, easily.

But the world hasn't caught on that the English-speaking world is not rich anymore. We cannot afford the casual outlay of a dozen comic books. Thus, the market for casual tripe has dried up. What makes this worse is that the market has shifted from casual entertainment in an attempt to remain relevant and profitable, which has alienated the casual comic readers even more, so that even if we could afford the outlay, we wouldn't bother reading fiction that leaves us cold.

It is...nice, that the asian markets can afford to push comics now, but their stories are alien and boring to us. It;s simply a culture thing.

 

[LuoirM]

Let me ask you a question(rhetoric one) in return, what is the difference between a comic and a manga? I love manga and I don't really read comic books. I think I read one series only. Despite that, I see no difference between the two other than country of origin. Ok, maybe colors as well. Other than that, it's the same thing.

The reason why traditional comic books aren't as popular because the big companies that own them keep hiring bad authors and produce shitty books. That's also the reason why manga is slowly replacing comic books, because it has better authors, more or less. So I don't know, just call yourself a mangaka and you are good to go.

My biggest gripe is the fact that the comic artists hate drawing impact. This became apparent to me when I started reading PTJ Webtoon fighting weekly release slops and somehow they do it better over there.

Check any western comic with punching inside it, like superheroes stuff. Artists just draw the impacter's arm at the end of its arch with a loud SFX like THWACK, it doesn't deliver any force at all and it doesn't evoke the emotions in my womb, can't they like, do a motion line? Literally just fill in white, x10 easier than even Toei's impact frames

*Takes around 10 minutes searching for pirate of a rather new 2024 comic as an example*

 

[MagicDaddy]

The primary market for traditional comic books has been the English-speaking world.

We are broke. We cannot afford the increased cost of printed comics anymore. By comparison, my hourly rate is barely enough to buy two comic books for an hour's worth of work, when that same (much smaller) hourly wage 20 years ago could have bought ten of them, easily.

But the world hasn't caught on that the English-speaking world is not rich anymore. We cannot afford the casual outlay of a dozen comic books. Thus, the market for casual tripe has dried up. What makes this worse is that the market has shifted from casual entertainment in an attempt to remain relevant and profitable, which has alienated the casual comic readers even more, so that even if we could afford the outlay, we wouldn't bother reading fiction that leaves us cold.

It is...nice, that the asian markets can afford to push comics now, but their stories are alien and boring to us. It;s simply a culture thing.

This is what I'm thinking about lately. I've long embraced the fact that market is market. Your statement give me a new light. Thanks

My biggest gripe is the fact that the comic artists hate drawing impact. This became apparent to me when I started reading PTJ Webtoon fighting weekly release slops and somehow they do it better over there.

Check any western comic with punching inside it, like superheroes stuff. Artists just draw the impacter's arm at the end of its arch with a loud SFX like THWACK, it doesn't deliver any force at all and it doesn't evoke the emotions in my womb, can't they like, do a motion line? Literally just fill in white, x10 easier than even Toei's impact frames

*Takes around 10 minutes searching for pirate of a rather new 2024 comic as an example*View attachment 41764

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Making details such as effect lines and hatching is a traditional comic maker's turf. Sometimes I made digital comic. and making detail was way harder than draw it on paper