Please help, no one is reading our comic

batooshicek 2019-08-09 22:06:00 UTC #1

Hi everyone, me and my friend worked hard for half year to create this comic.
And for 2 weeks we got on webtoon just 113 views and 6 subscribers (the worst thing is that they are our friends )

Also I posted this comic on tapas as well, and gess what.... we have just 21 views and 0 subscribers.
I read a lot of posts and a lot of people is texting that they got in 3 days abut 800 views and about 100 followers.

And I was in shock 0_0, I mean, how ?

Am I doing something wrong ? Or our comic is not good enough (poster)?

Please, help us, we worked hard and in the end we got zero attention.

Here are the links of our comic :
- on webtoon:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/just-a-human/list?title_no=322581
- on tapas:

azzy-m 2019-08-09 22:12:19 UTC #2

Have you ever considered advertising in social media (ie posting about your comic and sharing the links on Twitter, Instagram, etc.)? I got a bit of a boost when I uploaded the link to my comic's Webtoon and Tapas.

You could also post your comic in one of those "Share your Comics" threads. They're everywhere so you're pretty much bound to find at least like, three. I do those a lot, and the biggest boost I saw was when I posted the comic on a review thread.

Kittosaurus 2019-08-09 22:14:34 UTC #3

They likely lucked out and got on a feature list of some kind. Most comics don't hit the ground running with 100 subs in their first week unless they have a previous following or got lucky.

Your progress is perfectly normal.

batooshicek 2019-08-09 22:14:56 UTC #4

yes, I did, and that's why on webtoon we have 6 subscribers and 113 views. But for 2 weeks, like I said before, here on tapas we got 0 subscribers, and on webtoon just 6 when others are saying that they got much more just in 3 days.

joannekwan 2019-08-09 22:15:12 UTC #5

You only have 2 episodes up on both sites …
One being a prologue.

People aren't going to jump aboard that quick unless they know the story is promising tropes they'll like (like with a lot of romances).

AceRagz 2019-08-09 22:22:53 UTC #6

I would also ask someone to help proofread the comic. There are some errors that make the story hard to follow such as the scene where the demons declined to war with humans I think you meant they declared war.

batooshicek 2019-08-09 22:24:30 UTC #7

If you say that it is normal then this is a little bit disappointing, but okey, I will work more then.

batooshicek 2019-08-09 22:25:37 UTC #8

Yes, there is a mistake that i didn't see , I will fix it. Thanks

Kelheor 2019-08-09 22:31:05 UTC #9

It's totally normal, really. Most people with lots of views and subs are lucky/have great art/have a very engaging story from the beginning You only published 2 chapters, so keep calm and continue =)
I don't really have any tips, but one thing - while the art is pretty nice, one hundred percent white background (on the preview too) is not really engaging. Try to do at least some opening shots and a bit of background, so we can see where the floor is and understand that the characters don't float in space.

batooshicek 2019-08-09 22:36:26 UTC #10

Thanks for tips , I am doing now the third chapter and I think if I will have time I will try to do something with background, thanks again. And also, I will make other background.

skicoak 2019-08-09 22:48:20 UTC #11

Post in all threads like this one...

It will help you get a few extra eyes on your work.

batooshicek 2019-08-09 22:55:32 UTC #12

Thanks, a lot, I really do appreciate your feedback.

Moshimitsu 2019-08-09 23:04:03 UTC #13

The best thing you can do for now is keeping up with work. Also sharing your comic in threads and general engagement in the forum helps too. I've recently have done this and had my comic reviewed too and this made a huge difference, to my surprise.
And don't be discouraged! Comparing to others is the worst thing to do. When you'll have more to show, people will more likely get invested. I've been posting mostly page a week and until recently it didn't make difference (with exeption for update days). Just have fun for now. Good luck!

BobbyjoeX 2019-08-10 01:48:50 UTC #14

Who the hell is getting 100 subs in 3 days!? they are hacks!!

Cavechan 2019-08-10 02:43:41 UTC #15

I read the two chapters and there are some things that stood out to me. With the story telling, there is a lot of telling and not showing. I think starting out with a timeline can be pretty difficult to do. Not many people are reading webcomics for a history lesson. Starting out with some history isn't bad (I did it for my comic), but you do need to have something flashy and a bit more exciting in there.

Another example is the girl saying: "I may be stupid but not as much as your father, who married a woman that not only was a pauper but also came from the "Slum".

It's a mouthful and lot of back story in one sentence all at once. An example of what could have been done is her saying "Stupid. Just like your father." and giving more info about the mother and Slum later on somehow. Or even "Stupid. Just like your father and that woman from Slum."

There are the grammar mistakes as someone mentioned which does make some parts difficult to understand. Like:

They helped with their intelligence and strength for what they were called "Universal Race".

I don't really understand what this means... the humans are called the universal race? If so, this makes it more clear:

They helped with their intelligence and strength for which they were called the "Universal Race".

Or "for that they were called" or "which led them to be called" etc.

I really can't comment on the story otherwise since it's only two episodes so far so there isn't really much to comment on besides that.

For the art, I think the coloring looks really good. I especially like how the hair is done and it really looks like hair. I also like how you do the lighting, especially in the boy's hair. I think what could most benefit the art is backgrounds! There aren't any backgrounds* in the first two episodes nor an establishing shot of where they are. I suppose that might happen when they walk out of the school and you can see what the environment looks like. Even so, in the classroom you'd be able to see other desks, other students, walls, doors, windows(?) etc. All the viewer has to go by is white space and long desks.

(*Okay, I looked back and there is one panel with a background. I think generally you should aim to have a decent to full background every few, maybe 2-4, panels).

I also really like the flow of panels, especially in the history lesson of episode 1. The white lines on the black background I think work really well.

Overall, from what I see so far I don't think this is bad at all but there are some tweaks that could be made which could make it more enticing to readers which would allow more views and subs to be gained.

amortelito 2019-08-10 04:32:14 UTC #16

This happened to me too, I was stuck with 8 subs for weeks. to help the view numbers you can participate in the forums, my first readers were other artist and to this day they are still very supportive.

I learned the hard way that my intro sucked because it was a sheet of unattractive text, which made the readers leave without giving the comic a chance. I redrew all the intro. The first pages are VERY important.

In your comic, you have a lot of information, but to be honest it is not very engaging. I'm sure it is very important to know this backstory but as a reader, I would rather see it explained with less text and more images or jump into the part of the classroom and then get the "historical" information.
The art is very beautiful and the premise is interesting, it takes time to get more views, I am sure you can grow a fan base over time.

Rosso 2019-08-10 05:56:36 UTC #17

i skimmed through the first episode and oh dear... i personally don't mind a history lesson but this one just drags on forever : ( like someone said, nothing cool and flashy going on. And the text size and flow is all over the place. Some places it's just small white text on black backgrounds which is harsh on the eyes.

I think a mere time-and-place is more than enough to start a comic with. Then introduce the world naturally after some interesting interaction or something. Or even someone lamenting their history that led them to this point?
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Besides the lack of backgrounds, Please be mindful that turning on the Mature filter for your comic will make it not show up for app users on iOS devices at all. This is a recent change

I personally would only reserve the Mature filter for sexual content and graphic violence and gore. Both which aren't present in your work. It's only mild fantasy violence with some blood here and there.
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The title + thumbnail is your first impression, and the thumbnail for WT is very unattractive! He's way zoomed out and his arm is way bigger than his head. If you would just change it to a zoom of his face instead. It will help attract more attention.
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Fantasy + Action are very competitive genres to be in. Many stories share the same tropes and it's hard to standout among the crowd. idk if you think your work can fit in other non-competitive genres, but having a hard time getting noticed has a lot to do with the genres you're in as well.
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Lastly, you're just getting started! Have patience, and maybe cross-promote with other creators that have similar audience as you do.

Best of luck to you

[ EDIT ] I just noticed the summary and it's another wall of text : ( With typos too... one of which is the hero's name, of all things : ((( Keep it to like one or two sentences MAX! Walls of text are very off putting, especially to young readers.

punkarsenic 2019-08-10 07:38:09 UTC #18

6 subscribers in 8 days is pretty average. building up an audience is a slow grind, you must be satisfied shouting into a void for the first year or so. build up a platform on twitter, instagram, promote here (the forums are honestly rly great for building an audience), and just be patient

nostalgicroxas 2019-08-10 09:09:13 UTC #19

Two things jump out to me:

#1 is your tag phrasing is too long of a summary. It's not bad, it just can't be read in 5 seconds.

Also, is "Set" the person's name, cause if so... you should adjust your sentence to introduce him to the reader. Cause regular brain goes : "Set in 1955 is a common human..." or some other "set-up", not "Set is a noun."

#2 second note is the picture itself - the character looks bored, and kind of... not interesting? He's looking at the reader, so that's not bad. It just maybe needs something behind him to add a pop - like a logo, glyph, symbol, flower, clouds, just... something. It looks unfinished and doesn't really catch my interest to read. That said, the art itself of the character looks very good.

ble 2019-08-10 20:48:22 UTC #20

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