How much investigation do you put into your webcomic?

[leonardeojr]

Not enough, actually.

I just have a background in researching human psychology. My comics normally centers on human relationships made from past experience so it feels more personal. But, if I do have a character whose interests are out of my field of interest then I'll do my research.

Observation + experience = my comics

[joshuashima]

Yes! Slang and dialect is important o.o Especially if it's set back in time or in a different location than the one you're used to. It subtly displays what's been going on in that certain place. I believe that's called a paradigm. Not sure though

[joshuashima]

Yesss it feels as if you're actually experiencing what the town, city or even country (or world) you've made up has gone through. And I bet it takes a looong time at first...however it usually gets easier as you start learning more general theory. 'Cause then you'll be able to decide quite easily what fits and what doesn't ^^

[Vanesalisa]

yeah I research the procedures on forensic and I also research on folklore and urban legends to my story and including medieval medicines and also researching on monarchies and psychology and witchcraft including the Salem witch trial , the story set in modern period with a hint of the past.

[wander_creature]

I find myself researching mostly either mental health stuff like how other people deal with anxiety or depression, or really weird factoids like what the scientific classification for a llama is, bioluminesence, goblin sharks, etc.

(You can find how these fit together in the Outer Spaces.)

[insomniascrawl]

(Semi) Super is a sort of Sci-Fi fantasy, playing off of our perception of what creatures of lore are, so I did have to do a bit of research on creatures of lore as well as history to try and make my story fit in a believable, somewhat accurate timeline without changing it up too much.

Other than that, I went with a sci-fi/ fantasy genre so that I can make my own rules, so not too much research required so much as keeping track of what has happened in the universe I've created. As far as the writing process, I sort of just let it flow and run with it, shaping it to the flow of the story as I go.

[wander_creature]

Ooh. I really like that.

[heraclus]

damnnnnn man you took it to far...you are pro mode...beast mode!

[agentfink]

We tried getting in touch with the FBI... but that sorta led to no where (they did respond to us, but I think because we're so green, and the division we wanted to talk to was busy, they said it couldn't happen). We're much closer to another FBI office that seems more accessible, we'll try contacting them again soon.

** I accidentally deleted the above mesg, it's the same as this one, sorry! **

[KoreanTacos]

Slice of Life writer, most of my investigation comes from my own experiences and personal thoughts. How I view things ethically or how perceive day to day actions in a moderately humorous and over exaggerated way. I'm a college student and I work part time so most of my material often revolves around lessons that stick to me or things that happen that are absurd to believe.

However if there's a particular subject I wish to delve more deeply in I'll put in the research to learn more about it, like the time I wanted to make a strip about fan fiction... Kind of regretted doing that research though... But sometimes research is very necessary as I don't want to say something and look like an idiot afterwards.

[heraclus]

Well my dad works in the forensic agency of my city and he tells me a lot of stuff but you my friend do a research like a journalist ,I'm gonna check your webcomic right now !!!