Do you think you’ll get featured?

So prefacing this, I think anyone has the capability of being featured, and these are just my recommendations towards you working towards aiming towards feature, specifically. Webtoons does have a certain way that they like doing things.

Strengths of your comic:
-Full color
-Webtoon style
-Consistent updates
-Art style that has a wide appeal
-Very good use of colors
-Takes advantage of the scroll format often for interesting shots
-Though your story is an isekai which is very popular and may work against you being chosen off of theme alone, I've never seen one about specifically slaying arachnids so you have that going for you xD

Weaknesses (with suggestions)

-Colors are often similar and bleed into each other, making it hard to read. You seem to be a fan of saturated colors, consider mixing in a decent amount of less saturated colors (mostly in the background) to let your main characters stand out. I tried to edit this panel to show what I mean, but it's kind of hard only using filters haha

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-Minimal establishing shots, leading to confusion where characters are. You do a loooot of closed-in shots to establish setting, which have their place, but I think you should throw in quite a few more wide shots to show where everyone is standing in a particular setting.

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-Anatomy needs improvement, even with a childish style the characters look a little strange sometimes. I can't replicate your style but here's an anatomy suggestion.

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-Speech bubbles are often oddly placed, I also recommend using a font instead of handwriting since even though handwriting gives a neat effect legibility is still the #1 highest priority in a comic. I can see you want to carry the crayon-y coloring book style into the speech bubbles, but I recommend just keeping the frames and speech bubbles crisp and neat and leaving the crayon style to the art. this includes having clear panel cutoffs

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-The plot setup is kind of confusing, but I don't feel like this is due to your writing, I think it's mostly because of the art and your tendency to draw closed-in shots. I felt like I never knew where the characters truly were standing or how they were positioned.

I think right now, the thing that will hold you back from obtaining feature is art quality. You have a very good style... Like... basis? You have very interesting colors, a unique way of drawing people, and stylized shots which actually make me remember your comic. But it's all kind of like... Not as good as it could be. I recommend taking 15 steps back and studying fundamentals20 for a while, really getting the hang of anatomy and perspective shots will do you a lot of good.

Thank you for helping us! I've been doing research about getting featured, and decided to make a weekly webcomic. I saw that everything was going well people was interested and i listened to any advice, but then the things happened ( no power, no internet and the newest one, new laptop with factory issues that won't turn on lol)

I really want to be featured, but i give up because I can't draw the comic with all the Storm around me. I guess I need time to think again things. But for now i would like some advice.

This is my webcomic

I dunno how they choose which to keep an eye on. And they are definitely looking for exceptional levels of originality: Be it art style or story. You can get by with a generic-ish story if you have a really interesting art style , and you can get by with generic-ish art if you have an interesting story. Just check out all the recent featured titles to get a taste.

I'd however, also recommend you to take note of when the title was proposed to be featured. A lot of the more "generic" ones you might see being introduced to originals are titles from 2017, early 2018 when the standard to getting featured was much much much lower. Titles that are getting featured nowadays are mostly super original (Skate!!! FIRE 100 was featured and is about longboarding, I've never seen anything like it on the site) or put a spin on a common concept (Graveweaver posted earlier in the thread, and their comic puts a twist on the generic grim reaper idea), or a story that is okay but carries with art style (Brass and Sass, one that got featured in like 4 episodes and like 10k subs, was one whose story did not stand out to me but had a spin on the high school romance by making it music-focused and having a GREAT art style)

Thank you for your in-depth advice! I really appreciate your suggestions and they make a lot of sense! I knew something was off with my color palette but I could never really place it so thank you for bring up the saturation issue.

I know I have shied away from establishing shots - especially in the beginning ( backgrounds are not my strong point ), but I didn't realize just how much it was hindering my reader so I will definitely try and fix these issues!

Anatomy and perspective 100% needs work I definitely agree there! Thank you for the link as well I will read through that!

Thanks again!!!

Something I wanted to ask if you can answer is about editors.

Are all featured comics required to have editors? Can you refuse one if you're making consistently decent work? What's communicating/working with a comic editor like?

Thanks for answering. Do they have much patience for slow burn stories, or do you have to present the originality either concept or art style right away in the first chapter? Cause some stories start off as seemingly typical, and as it unravels it subverts your expectations. Do they have enough time to give some stories the benefit of the doubt and wait till you have more content to see if there's a pay off or do they just need to have what they're looking for within the 1st update.?

first off, thank you hahaha

I meant a bit of both, i've changed a lot since the beginning. I post twice a month which is acceptable, but I also miss episode every couple of months because i'm a full time student. I sometimes wonder if they notice that and would rather not deal with a comic that can't even follow a twice a month update.
Not enough that its a big big issue but it's a minus in the books for webtoons. Realistically though, it's probably not a big issue as I'd just redraw it if I get contracted.

that's not to say I can't get an offer, it's just to say that there are a lot of greats comics on webtoons now that there are easier/safer options to go with. I think at the end of the day, it's mostly me becoming happier/accepting my current situation and not getting to in my head about being featured, you know? most of my friends are featured and sometimes it's a bit embarrassing to chat to them about comics. But I'm learning that I gotta be happy with my own situation, and if something happens in the future, great! if not, i've still got an awesome readership that are very kind to me

thank you. I think there was a period of time where I cared a lot about being featured, and now that i've been doing this a while, i'm less goal orientated. Webtoons has a lot to go through and think about.
And right now, I think my comic just isn't something they necessarily need in their line up.
Hey, if I wake up one day and I get an email asking if i would like to be an Original, i'll cry and scream in joy and probably say yes, but until then, thinking getting featured/getting big/more followers actually gave me a lot of stress and bad thoughts because no matter how big you get that feeling never goes away. I know from myself and also from friends. You always want to be better. So rather than feed that feeling more, i'll just put it into making my comic better

twice a month is usually great (although they are always pushing for more). it's mostly cause I'll sometimes miss updates even only posting twice a month, you know?

It's true. I put a lot of time into my comic (as i'm sure many if not all other people do) but it's mostly cause i'm a full time student. I'm not even sure I want to do comics as a job?? so it's difficult for me to put that much time into something i'm not sure about or not sure i'll get a job in. It's all a balancing act I suppose haha

lol, like the updated profile pic

That's actually nice to hear. I've always run with the assumption that after about a year the likelihood of you getting featured drops (mostly cause most of my friends have all gotten featured so quickly). It's nice to hear that's not necessarily the case.

I'm 90% sure I know who you're talking about because i'm friends with them and am familiar with their situation. I didn't realise the update consistency was what actually finally got them the feature.

Lost in Translation is actually one i've always been confused about. They have a such an intense following, and update so often. I wonder if it's cause of the storyline not fitting what webtoons wants? I've talked to jollee, so I know it's not cause they didn't want to be featured.

I think about 6 months ago I might have done anything to be featured because in all honesty, hearing all my friends dm and say "GUYS I'VE BEEN FEATURED" was so exciting to hear. As one by one people I knew got featured I got more desperate. I'll admit I was a bit embarrassed because I wasn't featured. But now that the hype has died down (cause everyone has settled in to work), I feel that I'm much happier with my work and have a better mindset to my comic. While i'd still love to be an original, it's no longer a priority like it was before.

Still, it is very very comforting to hear that you think i'd have the chance to get featured if I did a new comic with an interesting story.

I have a question for you, how many people do you know that are featured that DON'T work on comics full time? cause all the people I know dropped outta college/stopped their other work and I was interested to know if you knew anyone who did otherwise.