Has anyone done a webcomic crossover before?

CallMeMattheww 2019-01-30 20:10:18 UTC #1

So I just wanted to ask if anyone's done a crossover with another webcomic artists OC's, like how does it work, are they just there for 1 chapter and then you never see them again, do you intergrate them into your comics plot and like what do you do about things like copyright.....does copyright even apply in these instances???

I'd like to try doing a crossover but I'm worried about what I can and cannot do with other peoples characters and if there is any other serious issues about doing crossovers

BobbyjoeX 2019-01-30 20:18:38 UTC #2

the closest i did was the Tapas Creator Fight Club... but i dont think you mean that

CallMeMattheww 2019-01-30 20:22:28 UTC #3

No that's not really what I mean, I'm thinking like having the OC directly in the comic, serving a role in the overall plot of the story

Carossmo 2019-01-30 20:24:15 UTC #4

Actually, I did one before as a guest comic artist for another webcomic is this what you mean? This is an AU though since my characters aren't really teens XD

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ryoko 2019-01-30 20:28:28 UTC #5

Yes, but it was more of a casual art trade kind of deal. One was a 'blind date' between one of my characters and a character from Star Watcher The main thing was to make sure credit was given to the original artists and that everyone knew about it. I think a lot of these crossovers are to maximize exposure for both artists and boost each other's audience, plus they're a fun way to get together with other creators.

If you ask the creator you want to do a crossover with, they might be open to your idea.

Link to the crossover I mentioned above: https://imgur.com/a/p7mgE

J.Lovelace 2019-01-30 20:29:05 UTC #6

I did a couple comic crossovers, it was just a random page/episode long, but within reason in the respective universes (more or less). So we didn't integrate our characters as a canon part of our stories but did a cameo appearance.

Most importantly, we planned that in advance during a friendly chat, in which we agreed on doing the mutual cameo appearance once we get a suitable opportunity in the storyline.

Thus we have this:

And here my friend made a mini comic about this XD:

Oh! And then there's characters that don't belong to me, but I integrate them in my stories with the permision of whichever artist they belong to. I then make sure to always put a disclaimer in the episode description that the character featured on that page belongs to X artist, and I put a link to their profile. Since I'm good friends with the artists, they don't mind lending me their characters UvU

ble 2019-01-30 20:45:34 UTC #7

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BobbyjoeX 2019-01-30 21:31:18 UTC #8

OK REAL RESPONSE so i was to do a crossover spinoff with my characters and a friend's characters, it was a completely different comic from mine and their's but had the same characters, the idea was just an idea tho

aqua03 2019-01-30 21:35:04 UTC #9

I actually had an idea for a comic series partially spun off from my WIP comic DRGN that had a framing device of a character telling the story to someone else and then having it be reveled to be a character from another comic (usually one of mine.) I was going to make one installment before working on DRGN proper, but I decided that I should probably work on DRGN first before expanding the universe.

Also, have a special crossover project I'm working on with a few other guys here. But that's under wraps until April....

Rhonder 2019-01-30 21:43:51 UTC #10

(was going to reply with this before seeing it's not what you meant:

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So far I've let one creator use my characters for a cameo! @LortiaMJB approached me asking if it was cool to include my main trio in a panel in the BG and I was like "sure~"

they're the 3 guys sitting at the table on this page:

No plans for now for it to be more than a one-off thing, but who knows? xD

mrtoontastic 2019-01-31 00:00:41 UTC #11

You should follow up with that idea. Cameos work best too.

skicoak 2019-01-31 00:34:50 UTC #12

Not really what you're asking about... but our group did this homage to some of our favorite Tapas strips and creators. We made slot machines with their strips as the theme.

aqua03 2019-01-31 00:35:58 UTC #13

That's actually a pretty clever way to do cameos. (Now I really want to do that in Edible Green Tea with like movie posters or video games or something like that.)

Carossmo 2019-01-31 00:43:49 UTC #14

I plan to do cameos on a future club episode actually XD I should make a list of who I'm adding

CallMeMattheww 2019-01-31 06:32:37 UTC #15

So with the characters that you integrated into the story do you constantly check in with the creator and ask them if they're ok with how you portrayed the character and also if you make money off your comic do the other creators expect you to share the profits since their characters are in your comic now?

I only ask cuz someone asked me to do a collab with them but they were pretty vague about the whole thing and so I'm not really sure whats expected of me and what I'm allowed to do if I were to say yes to the collab, I've even heard stories where webcomic artists who have done collabs get into arguments because they made money off the chapter with the collab and now the other artists wants a cut of that.

So I'm really not sure if I should even do this collab

Carossmo 2019-01-31 06:47:33 UTC #16

Not all get into arguments though ^^; I had fun with mine XD we exchanged ideas and stuff

CallMeMattheww 2019-01-31 06:49:12 UTC #17

Hmm well it is in part what I mean, But I guess what I'm really wondering is if you've done more than a short cameo, but like a full scale integration of a character from another comic into LnR and also if you have, how that kind of collaboration works or is even possible

Carossmo 2019-01-31 07:06:25 UTC #18

In the crossover I participated to, it's the other way around, where my characters were put in another comic's universe.

Actually I volunteered to draw for their comic ^^; so I did the art XD the author for that webcomic helped with the writing and checked for any corrections or any OOC characters when using theirs in the story.

J.Lovelace 2019-01-31 07:08:13 UTC #19

Yeah, when I have an idea about the character, I tell it to the artist and ask if it fits with the OC. I also ask how the character would react in some situations, ask for dialogue options too, and then work with all that material.
Sometimes my ideas don't really fit, so we look together for a good way to overcome the issues. It's pretty much brainstorming ideas together until I can make a coherent scene out of it.

I like brainstorming ieas with friends so it's pretty fun to me

They allow me to take all the revenue, even if I said I'm gonna share it with them, they just ask me to keep it. Some say that having their "babies" drawn by me and in my work for people to see makes them happy enough U//v//U

So I can't really tell how the profit sharing goes in other cases, but if you have to share it, better be clear about it upfront how much you gonna split it between you two.

My advice is also to always communicate about everything you're going to do with the character, even if your partner allows you to have a free hand in it. Make sure to ask what you are allowed to do and what not. If they're in that collab, their responsibility is to provide you with all the needed information.

If you are uneasy about it, better not push it. Solve the vague directions first until you have a good idea what to do, or else your progress may be slowed down or put to a halt because of misunderstandings.

Good luck, I hope you can have fun pat pat It's a great experience when you have a patient and understanding partner