Welcome back, True Believers! The old thread was getting silly being over 100 posts long, so this is thread 2!
At the end of that thread, I made a document summarising a lot of stuff you might find useful, so maybe give that a look while you wait in line for a slot or your review!
And now... THE RULES!
- Only submit when there are slots open. I accept groups of 5 at a time. If you missed a chance at a slot and want a ping when I'm opening them again, post to say that or PM me. Occasionally I'll give an extra 6th slot to a deserving person who keeps missing slots. If somebody gets one of these, they usually deserve it. Don't ask for one.
- Submit ONE Tapas comic. No novels (there are other threads for that). I'd prefer to read on Tapas over Webtoons if you're hosted on both. I'd really prefer Tapas only but... rgh I'm too softhearted to rule other platforms out completely because I do understand webtoons apparently has no forum (boo! Forums for life!).
- Your comic must have at least a cover and either five episodes or equivalent to 5 print pages worth (assuming a "page" is approx 4+ panels) of content.
- I will not re-review comics I reviewed last thread. But I will review new comics by people who had comics reviewed last thread if they meet the page count.
- I don't do private reviews via PM or email.
- I reserve the right to decline to review any comic. I've so far not needed to do this, but in the case of extreme nudity, gore or disturbing themes, I might decide I'm not the right person for the job because I'm sensitive to that kind of thing.
- Other people in the thread are welcome to review comics I decline, or to follow up with advice directed at helping those reviewed so long as they keep it in the helpful and positive spirit of the thread (In the last thread, everyone was great! Good job, peeps!).
These are creator-facing reviews intended to give you guidance and direction to make your comic more market-friendly and hopefully boost your comic's ability to be discovered and to pick up subs and maintain audience engagement. They are not audience-facing reviews designed to tell you what's a good comic to read. I'd recommend the reviews more for people stuck under 250 subs because they'll get the most out of it.
The criticism of your comic is not a criticism of you as a person and your comic's sub numbers don't tally your value as a human being. It is 100% okay to feel upset after a review, because I know criticism is a bitter pill to swallow. I always feel upset after reviews and criticism and usually need to cry it out in a dark room for a while before I can respond in a professional and polite way! So just know that I am entirely sympathetic to this. I'm on your side. I respect the hard work you've put in regardless of your experience and ability level. So please take the critique like a grown up and be polite. You don't have to agree with what I advise you to do, but please keep your mind open to change and don't flame me out or be dismissive of everything I say after I've spent hours going through your comic making notes. You know what to expect from the last thread. You will probably not be the magical exception for whom I have no criticism. I will try to help you as best I can and be nice and compliment you when you've done good, but it may be a bit like a trip to the dentist.
And with that... LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS!
Paging @Hot_Coffee I said I'd offer you a slot in that other thread a while back! Feel free to take it, or ignore if you're not bothered.