How old is your comic? And what kept you motivated to hold onto it?

[Maffi]

I Just wanted to know how old your comics are and when did you get the idea of them?
Also what was the motivation behind posting your comic on the internet and where did you get your inspiration?

I personally got the idea for my comic around 4 years ago but I just started posting it on the internet 1 year ago.
I got motivated by my ex who found it in my drawing book and told me to put it on because its hillarius. And im really thankfull that she told me to do so.
There is a reason why people often find my comic to be similar to another comic called Romantically apocalyptic. And thats because i got really inspired by that comic. In case you dont know what R.A is go check it out here http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com

Also if you want to check out my comic here's the link http://tapastic.com/series/Descending-from-space

So whats your story?

[AnnaLandin]

The initial idea for Grassblades is about 3-4 years old.

At first, it was pretty vague and loosely tied together, and I let it sit in the back of my mind, kind of simmering away without me actively doing much with it for a while. I poked at it every now and then, inventing new characters, and potentially interesting scenes - but I couldn't seem to get it to come together in a coherent fashion, so I grew kind of frustrated with it.

Then, late last year, I had a breakthrough - finally, I had my main antagonist! Once I'd cracked that particular issue, everything kind of unfolded and fell into place in a matter of weeks. I've been working furiously at it ever since, and started posting it on March 2nd - which means that today, it turns 5 months old! Happy anniversary, grumpy samurai-comic!

The reason I kept the idea around without giving up is because I knew I had the seeds of a really nice story - a story I really wanted to tell. I just couldn't get the puzzle pieces to fit together quite right. But when it comes to ideas, I tend to be a pretty patient person; if I just keep the small ideas around for long enough, they eventually turn into big ideas, and then I can actually start working on them.

[Maffi]

I must say , keeping those little ideas payed you off big time! Your comic is really neat and the story is lovely :3

[mg78]

the GRUNK project is quite young. not sure, but i started it around this winter or similar.

[infectedbloodcomics]

Mine has been is my mind for about a year, now, as a rather important part of a longer comic that it's been brewing and fleshing out in my mind for at least two years. What kept me motivated to hold on to it was that I think it's a cool story with strong characters and a lot of twists, plus, it's given me a chance to finally sit down and do my comics, instead of writing and drawing them in my own mind since I was 4 or 5. I also have other motivations, but they are rather personal and I don't feel comfortable sharing.

So, here it is, if you want to enjoy it. It's The Green-Eyed Sniper, on my website or on Tapastic.

BTW, your comic is fun Really nice, keep it up!

[Maffi]

I know how it feels like finally able to flush out your ideas on something else rather than just on a blank paper infront of you.
Good job and keep it coming

[Maffi]

quite young, but looks promising

[Alexandritea]

My comic started out as a book in 2006 or so.
and i had plans to actually publish it as one.
but then i felt i wasn't comfortable enought with
my english vocabulary to make a flawless book.

so instead i planned it to be a comic, so my comic in the name of the creator
has been around for a few weeks now i believe. but the
background of it long c:

[phoenixrenaissance]

It seems a bit ambitious to say that Life Less Ordinary has been an idea since middle school, more accurate to say it's current story and plans to make it a conic began in high school. So, about 7 years on that one? It's always been a daydream project, I always end up thinking about it in my downtime, so really, it would be more of a challenge to let go of it.

Devour is a bit younger at around 3 years old. The characters were originally made for an rp but I wanted to expand on their story. It sat awhile on the backburner until I felt the story that was something that might be decent.

Having the two comics going at once kinda helps with the motivation. Their moods and stories are so different it feels kinda refreshing to go back and forth between them.

[Maffi]

Its really nice , btw yeah i get you fear with the spelling haha. In fact check the title of your first episode ''hint'' ''hint'' C:

[Maffi]

Yeah i get you with the having 2 comics part . It really helps out if you want to have a small change instead of drawing the same characters all the time.

[Sho_Shonojo]

I would say that I have been considering the story of my characters from Cambion for about ten years now. The story has gone through tons of revisions and I've tried writing it as a novel about three or four times as well as a different comic once. The rendition that I'm currently on began in November or 2011.

I think I'm motivated a lot by just how long I've been working on it. It feels like it would be a waste to stop now. Not only that but there are certain plot points that are kind of my goals. It would be a shame never to draw those plot twists.

[Maffi]

It really would be a shame to not draw these points. Im kind of astonished you wrote it first as a novel thou.

[Sho_Shonojo]

Ah, well, I was very enthusiastic about reading at the time and figured the best way to tackle my project was by writing. I think the main reason I turned to drawing it was both because I had a difficult time describing things I wanted the reader to perceive it and because I had noticed how arts who draw comics can have some extreme growth as the work goes on and I honestly wanted to take advantage of that because I was feeling stuck with my art.

[Maffi]

Yeah i know what you mean with extreme growth. Like i mentioned i started posting this a around a year ago and now i have to redo the first 10 pages because the style and quality on them just doesn't match with the rest :/

[cheeznh]

I've had the story for Dead Man's Party in my head since high school (2000~2001)!

At first it was just an illustration collection of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. Back then, the main character was a demon in a top hat called Mephistopheles. Eventually I go to college and read more books and realize how cliche and boring that was.
Around 2011 I wrote a one-shot of Dead Man's Party and sent it off to SQUARE's new talent competition. Obviously I didn't even make honorable mention as it was my first attempt at drawing manga, and it was terrible. But I learned during the writing process that this was a world that would not simply fit in a one-shot, so I started the current rendition around October 2012.

Why do I keep going?
Because I don't want to be on my death bed thinking "man, I should've finished that book". Simple as that.

[DynamoToon]

Honestly the idea for Room for Improvement is a really old one. I think maybe like 5-6 years old. When I was a young lad I used to draw comics and other stuff during class (still do). The characters were developed more recently, the old character were nothing like what you guys see. For one, they were all white with black eyes and black mouth. Think Arty Purpull but with no color. When I started on Tapastic I wanted the characters to be distinct from one another so I made each one different. My friend saw my old comics and said I should start a webcomic and I was like oh ok cool. Eventually I started to like my characters so I kept on and here I am know!

[GFalconDX]

Truth be told, the idea for The Chronicles of SolLuna has been around since 2009, and after trying to start the comic, only for life to get in the way, and several restarts later, I officially started my comic last year, but had to do a short rework of it into the current form that you see now.

[Maffi]

I must admit , your comic is pretty funny c:

[Maffi]

Thats a pretty fucking good reason haha