@Spitfire It's a weird state to be in. I'm happy and proud that I set out to do what I said I would, but at the same time it feels a bit anti-climactic. It's done. It exists. There was no great fanfare or return home from the long voyage at the end. I sighed my relief that it was over and watched some TV.
I usually feel that way after finishing a big project though. I think really, it's just my brain has to process it. This thing took 4 years to make and I was in the thick of it. Now that a few months has gone by I'm starting to reflect on it and gather myself for what I want to do next.
I feel more confident as an artist -- my work got better as I went along. I really saw the effect of rewriting. In creative writing they say, you're not really a writer until you rewrite. I wrote my script and rewrote it, but putting time estimates against the labor of producing the comic pages gave me a new appreciation for re-writing. I could either draw 80 pages and spend 1.5 years doing it or cut them and save all that time. Needless to say I learned how to tighten my writing.
I need more confidence as a marketer. I've been thinking of making this into a physical book, but because there wasn't a huge online audience, I don't know if anyone would want to buy it. It would be a nice keepsake for me.
Still though, a book would allow me to table and I could potentially meet new friends/fans that way.