Is there a point in a comic where a reworking would be okay?

Noodle_Survivor 2015-11-27 01:09:19 UTC #21

Do it or don't do it as you feel necessary. Your mileage will vary.

Kayke 2015-11-27 16:06:42 UTC #22

When I was first starting out with my comic I got caught in a cycle of re-dos.
I just kept drawing the same 10 pages of comic over and over because it never felt 'good enough' for me.

Since I broke out of that, I generally will not go back and re-do pages. I do let myself go back and fix things a LITTLE though. Like if a face is really off or a word bubble is placed weird. But I'd never redraw a whole page.

whirlwyndstorm 2015-11-29 22:50:27 UTC #23

Aw gee, you remember 20G? =3 That really makes my day. It's actually updating here now!

Seems like reworking for print doesn't bother people too much thus far -- which I'm actually glad to hear because there's so many webcomics I would love to have as a print version

Marton 2015-11-30 01:25:02 UTC #24

I suggest moving on, as a creator it's much work with little progress, and as a reader it sucks. I hate reading comics where the creator keeps going back to change the comic.
And even after you rework it, you might even want to rework it again. It's natural for us to see faults in our creations all the time, I don't think anyone has created something they are 100% pleased with.

eschaefges 2015-11-30 03:50:04 UTC #25

I would strongly suggest moving on - learn from your mistakes, improve future pages, but avoid the temptation to tinker/adjust the past. Once you have, say, 4-6 graphic novels worth of material, you can always go back and redraw #1 if you are feeling spunky, but for the reasons listed above, there is a LOT of work for little reward.

Mharz 2015-12-01 10:28:40 UTC #26

Only rework the webcomic if you're ABSOLUTELY dissatisfied. If it's so-so and it's still at the point that you can show it to people without banging your head on the wall of regret, then there's no need to. Move on, and focus on improving the future pages. It's okay to fix a panel or two on some pages if you really didn't like what it looked like (but not all pages).

I have to admit I did reworked The Angel with Black Wings before I posted it online because (1) my drawing back then really sucked and it was not something I am proud of showing online to a lot of people, (2) I didn't like the pacing it was a little fast and I'm getting a little stuck in the storyline back then. Good thing I've only drawn 25 pages. Although, I still have a couple of pages in my current version that I am not satisfied especially the first chapter since I started drawing the current version on 2014 but there's NO WAY I'll rework this again. I probably just gonna fix a panel or two on some pages but that's just about it.

Plus, it's fun to see the improvements it's like an evolution chart of your art.