How do you get your ideas for a comic or novel? Promote your comics/novels too

sleepykuya 2023-09-30 21:06:04 UTC #16

TW: Talking of death.

To be honest, I went through a big transitional period where someone close to me passed away—decided to write down all my feelings and had a little interview with myself, basically. Came up with a human stuck living with the literal Death Goddess, and trying to adjust himself while still insisting he’s a regular, living human.

I had a dream a few nights after about a child being forced to walk to a Village where monsters were teasing him and trying to mess with him, and decided to make THD.

WorldBreakerNovels 2023-09-30 21:31:25 UTC #17

Usually, I use music to create. I have many panels wrapped around certain songs that I used to write them.

Death Bed by Powfu and Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra for a part in Techromaster.
Hurt (Johnny Cash Version) for a future story Golden Dark: Demon Hunter.
Umbrella by Rihanna for a future story Apex Alice: Memories Long Forgotten.

Just to name a few.

stiatent 2023-09-30 21:59:24 UTC #18

Inspiration come from fascination with frequency and the states of matter (liquid, solid, gas, plasma etc..) Ancient world myths and mysticism which frequently use frequency as a supernatural tool.

Media inspirations came from
videogames Action, Horror, Fighting & RPGS (Dead Space, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Tekken, MGS, DMC, MK2&3, Shadow Of Colossus, to name a few)
horror movies and dark comedies (The Thing, Shaun of the dead, The Ring, Evil Dead, Afflicted... to name a few)

The series was inspired by having a flu years ago and pondering: "What if instead of headaches/fever/runny nose, you get cool superpowers?" In RL, you keep distance from people to not spread your flu but: "What if anyone you accidentally infect instantly transformed into zombie-like monsters? You watch with a mix of guilt and horror, but if you don't act quickly you're 1st on their menu!"
That became the core mechanic of the comic.
Previously it started as an idea for a videogame , but comics became easier to handle:

justanothernerdling 2023-10-01 07:32:27 UTC #19

Mine is the novelized version of the history of my D&D campaign lol. But for specific ideas, I find them very, very randomly. Sometimes it'll be a line I read somewhere, prompts someone gave me, seeing art on pinterest of a scene...

Though, I started writing when a friend drew fanart of my two main characters dancing, and called it "The Last Dance". It's the first chapter I wrote, and truly was a catalyst for me to write everything else.

John536 2023-10-01 12:11:30 UTC #20

I take inspiration from quite a few comics about Batman. Anime and manga are also a source of inspiration for me. I also have an extremely good imagination since I was a child. And 'Not a hero' is the result.
At first when creating a world with superheroes, I wanted to be like comics. I mean, it's full of hope and heroic work is like charity. Until I watched the boys, the show was good and reflected one of the possibilities if a human gets superpower. But how should I say it, not everyone is bad, so I took just a portion. As for the main character, I combined Batman and Punisher (Don't get me wrong, I still love Batman.), he is full of hatred and is willing to use anything to get what he wants. He is suffering from some past trauma while living two lives.

Lucky_Foot 2023-10-01 14:17:14 UTC #21

I'm bored a lot of the time so... I either find something entertaining to watch, and or learn, or I end up making it,

Like the Donkeysaurys, a dinosaur monster story that doesn't end in a happy tone like Jurassic park, a good ole monster rampage story.

ilesarki 2023-10-01 15:03:17 UTC #22

To me the ideas and inspiration come from many sources, like all kinds of comics like old DC's and Marvel's superhero comics and old Conan the barbarian comics, videogames like The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Dragon Age, Heroes of Might & Magic and all D&D games (like Baldur's Gate), movies like The Lion King, A Knight's Tale, and Excalibur, and real life mythologies and folk tales.
Games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Diablo 2 especially sparked my passion to work on my Karamador comic back in the day.

ImaginationsHand 2023-10-01 15:09:24 UTC #23

I guess the ideas just pop sometimes and a story comes along step by step!

Do check out my novel, Alex: The Soul Wielder.

Genre: action, fantasy, adventure, humor and much more.

The story and characters get better and better as the book progresses. Do leave a like and sub if you liked what you're reading!!

The description's given down below!

Alex a 16 year old boy who had recently started at his new boarding school, finds a strange item, seemingly made of wood. But little does he know it was going to change his life forever.
As he learns to wield the powers of the soul beast inside the soul holder, fate pulls him onto a road filled with adventures, friends, difficult choices, action, love and many more.

Will Alex be able to win with the cards dealt to him by life or will he fail?

R.n.P 2023-10-01 16:51:56 UTC #24

I look at series I enjoy and find what I hated the most about them and try to write a better version of them ino my story, apart from that I get ideas from real situations and how people would react to them if they were flawed

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:30:19 UTC #25

It certainly is. Some dreams would make a good novel/comic if you can remember them. I subscribed to your first novel and will have a look when I can, it sounds interesting!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:31:09 UTC #26

Cool, I subscribed to your novel already!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:36:52 UTC #27

That's so sad, I'm sorry for your loss. I've subscribed and will take a look soon!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:38:23 UTC #28

That's interesting! I'm already subscribed!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:39:27 UTC #29

Sounds interesting, I subscribed!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:40:27 UTC #30

Cool! I'm already subscribed!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:41:42 UTC #31

That sounds interesting! I subscribed!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:42:50 UTC #32

Cool! I subscribed to your novel!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:43:47 UTC #33

Cool! I subscribed to your comic!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:45:18 UTC #34

Cool! I subscribed to your novel and will have a look when I can!

missros_e 2023-10-01 19:46:48 UTC #35

That's cool and I have subscribed!