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no problem. and yeah. I love slice of life type things. I think any age can be into any type of genre, but I agree younger people tend to be more drawn to fantasy. but here's an autobiographical one i really like:

What your mom joked about a ground hog day and you is solid. It's funny :joy: You have great sense of humor, sir!

I don't think I saw many autobiographical comics in web based platforms, but it's a popular genre when it comes to a printed book market.

To make more viewers for your work, it's good to have both web comics and printed comics for sure.

Good morning Davey, I believe that all of my work in tapas is in some ways autobiographical, but let's present ourselfs for real this time.

My name is Dante Jarc, Im twenty years old and I live in Argentina, Latin America. Seein it from a creative point of view, the entirety of my comic series in tapas is a true representation of what I am and what Im living, because well: Yes Im Me, and yes I've been stucked in a glass prison for quite the time now (that being almost two whole years, and let's not talk about our corona friend that's been around with us picking on everyone, especially poor people).

That said. Art is not only a passion for Me, but life itself, so let's make art all together!

Thank you Inspector Spinda! I only briefly checked out OffKey and it seems the episodes are what could be set in real life, but not exactly autobiographical.
I'm referring to situations which truly took place in the artist's life..
For example, this Tapas episode is a pictorial and nearly verbatim account of something which happened to me:

My good friend! dantecitesin! How good to see you here!

I would add to dantecitesin's introduction by adding that I am, truly, a big fan of his artwork! His art is beautiful to behold and his humor is outrageously funny!

We had a crossover comic on Tapas that was just so much fun!

Hope to see you around more, my friend!

When I was in my 20's, I was really into baseball and loved playing softball. But I'm terribly uncoordinated.

I use to take some of the psych patients out to a field near the hospital and play ball. In those days, the nurses still wore white uniforms and caps. I wore a white baseball cap with my nursing pin on it.

One time, while subbing for the second baseman on my brother's team, a line drive was hit at me right in the face. I picked the ball up and threw the batter out at first.

Hence, this GIF is autobiographical:

Hahaha I like the font. My experience of making a printed book is quite limited but there are many print shops providing a step by step guideline for self-publishers.

After printing your books, attending a comic convention or having a consignment sale with local bookstores might be a good start. There are bookstores where indie artist can sell their work. I recall Forbidden Planet has it and their profit share was 50/50 or 60/40 something.

Hello @daveydo22, I make mine based on my life. There are some exaggerations, but all are based on things that have happened. Maybe you'd find it interesting :slight_smile: Mine actually begins on the day I decided to draw comics. My partner and I were walking and well...the first episode happens.

EXCELLENT, Gramkrackerhan!

I only read the first two episodes, but will return because you've got a new subscriber!

Wow! Thank you! By the way, what is your link?

Edit: I realized I can just go to your page haha. My brain is working a little slow today :sweat_smile:

Your comic makes me want to try doing my own slice of life comic, but at this point that would just be me feeding crows while my dog sniffs stuff.

Not necessarily... my life was a lot more interesting in my 20's when I was experimenting and running around doing all sorts of weird and often illegal stuff. Now I just work for a company 8 hours a day, walk my dog, and draw or write for the remaining time. Oh, and dishes. So many dishes.

Go for it, crowstories!

My comic character, Dopey Joe, who is based on one of my most favorite past dogs Tobey Joe, is featured in one of my series, "Traveling Tapas" has been in scads of my creations.

Dopey Joe made his appearance in my first GIF, when I used someone else's dance template to create this one:

True.... plus life keeps throwing unwanted "excitement" at us... Last week it was ice storm and 2 days without power, followed by going full-on doomsday prepper. I'm just trying to be boring, here :sob:

"life keeps throwing unwanted 'excitement' at us... " And excitement isn't always fun, eh, crowstories?

The most difficult times in my life- death, divorce, work, lawsuits, etc.- have been the best fodder for my art.

I was stabbed in the back with a pair of heavy scissors by a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia back in 1998. Thereafter, due to symptoms of PTSD, I sought services from an art therapist, which changed and enhanced both my life and my art.

About every two weeks for about six months, I had sessions with the art therapist, she would look through my journals, and we would discuss the images. in one drawing, I had a rendition of my supervisor using the F word, and, out of respect, I apologized for it.

"NEVER", she instructed me, "Apologize for your art!"

"Your art is yours", she went on to say, "And never let anybody control your art".

Here's a frame from the stabbing incident:

Had it not been for art, I would have become one of the psych patients that I served!

My comic is an autobiographical one:

https://tapas.io/series/sushy2

I started in 2014, where I was not so happy with certain things in my life. I made this comic to just express things that happened.