Does anyone else like reading through their own comic?

[aspiderjonny]

I do like to go back to old chapters and read through them again. Looking at old pages makes me both happy and angry. Angry that I once thought these choices were the best, and happy that I now think I can do better.

[dylangandune]

I sometimes read through and it inspires me for the things that come next...I get a lot of ideas doing that.

[WednesdayAsh]

I looove reading my own stuff, chuckles everytime lawl

[Aspie_Gamer]

Not too much. Mostly, I'll steal a quick glance at my work here on Tapastic when make new Life of an Aspie pages for reference purposes.

[AnnaLandin]

I do sometimes? Usually not for fun, though. I tend to read through them to refresh my memory of how I've handled certain scenes and character-interactions, so that I can keep that in mind going forward.

I don't do it at a lot, though. I've got a buffer of around 50 pages, which means I'm almost two chapters ahead of where my readers are, so rereading what's already posted isn't always relevant.

[neonmeres]

Normally I love what I create so yes I enjoy reading my own comic or I wouldn't have done it.

[mariusthered]

yes, it often gives me new ideas to where story lines can go and intersect with characters they have not done so before.

[niinasalmelin]

I do! Especially when the pages get a bit older. I have bunch of old finished comics I love to go and read again to see how were they (from age 6 onwards so they get very entertaining :'D). It's inspiring really since it's something of my own and what I've finished. Keeps me going

[KSlinger]

Nah, I don't like reading back over my own stuff because I'm too critical to enjoy it. Only do it to refresh my memory.

[shaylafarley5]

At first I didn't until my friends found Grammer errors, and when I did go back and reread I found out some things were missing (because the layer was hidden lol) and some of the characters were off. Some with small arms and hands and crossed eyed, jewelry missing and shadows or highlights missing.
Now when I finish a page I go back and forth between the sketch and the finished product to see if I missed or left out anything, and I usually do.

[meatmaiden]

I do it for editing reasons ^^;;;

Like I'll go through and be like "shit I forgot to draw x" and then I make a note to go back and fix it.

But I like reading my super old comics from middle school because they're both painfully embarrassing and encouraging (because I'm not that terrible anymore, LOL).

[kambreapratt]

I re-read mine from time to time. Sometimes I just want to read it again and see if I still think it is exciting or flows well. Sometimes I am trying to make sure I remember how we did a scene. On occasion a reader will talk about the name of a place or creature and I will totally forget what the name of it was or how I spelled it and I will have to go back through to find it. But after the comic has been up for over five years, and the years of pre-comic work, I forget certain details. I'm usually moving onto the future pages.

[orangeh00dey]

Of course! I'll usually read through my own if I hit a block in writing, just to refresh myself with everything. Don't think of it as egotistical. If you're not a fan of your work first, who else is gonna be??

[Doubtcent]

Since I update 4 times a week, it doesn't take long for me to forget what I've made. Back when I had over 100 episodes, there were a lot that I had forgotten.

So once in awhile I look back to my old stuffs, just to enjoy or to see how far I've come.
Or to make sure there's consistency with design and story. Which can be an issue later on with my story based comics.

[AffectedMind]

I did it once or twice just to see if everything is consistent. I don't really do it for entertainment because you know what will happen. I have a script, but sometimes I do changes that aren't on the list, that's the main reason why I go thru all the chapters.

[zetina]

I wouldn't use the word "egoist". I'd use "narcissist" |D I consider myself a "healthy narcissist". I stare at myself in the mirror (which is gr8 reference too) and I stare at my own creations. It's also kind of amazing to be writing and drawing a comic! And that it can be read like all those other comics I enjoy! It's this bizzaro feeling where your brain and hands have birthed this real thing that other people can see and think about too. Do you guys realize we're creators? And that other people get to see what's in our heads? It's so cool! And bizzare! AND COOL!

[Silerna]

Yeah I do , mostly to see how I improved or need to improve. If I need idea's I read my comics too and te remind me it's a silly story ^^'

[TrustyShamrock]

yeahhh i read thru my comic a lot. not like a lot of a lot. cuz then i'll get sick of it. but every 6-ish months or somethin ill read it to get back into the vibe of the story or to see if everythin flows goodly. unlike that sentence i just wrote

[VermillionWorks]

Occasionally. I'll read back through the current chapter I'm working on to make sure things are flowing well enough, and sometimes I'll go through the whole thing, either as a reminder or just cause I wanna. XP ...though usually I'll regret doing that because I'll start to notice more and more things that are off that I really want to fix (usually art-wise but also with the dialogue looking cramped and messy).

..... though I do like my story, so I still mostly enjoy revisiting it. XP

[Tentakustar]

I reread it over sometimes to make sure it flows out correctly. I mainly want to make sure each part plays out the way I want to pretty much.