Right away or short comic first?

[Caro]

I can only speak to what’s worked for me over the past few years and doing it on a full time basis (albiet with wildly varying degrees if financial comfiness).

I’m a big believer in small stuff first! There’s sooo much you learn about the drawing, writing, and the language of comics when you’ve started and finished several projects. You also get a ton of practice FINISHING things which, yes, does require practice a lot of the time.

I also really focused on the speed of my output so that now if I wanted to make my 1000-page epic it wouldn’t take me ten years but instead probably closer to two or three. But I also learned that a lot of my ideas starting out just... weren’t very interesting or good and if I wanted to do this full time with my magnum opus I don’t think it would’ve been possible for me if I started with it

The past decade also really taught me where i’m actually most comfortable in the process of creating comics and I don’t think I’d know myself as a creator as well if I had only done the one comic I remember thinking was my magnum opus when I was 18.

I have too many ideas and things I want to do and I’m going to die one day and not be able to get all of it out before that happens so I am just completely focused on working in a way that will allow me to efficiently get as much of it out of my brain and onto the paper as possible.

[Bokyongyo]

Think for me I was burdened by long form ideas at first.

So, though I can only speak on my point of view, I do find it much easier to draw and write for something that isn’t nearly as long and at least has a definite beginning middle and end. Very motivating to want to finish walking out a tunnel that can at least see the light at the end of.

For long running comics many web comic creators drop out early on because of other things come up whatever that is, losing motivation, tired of the idea etc; while this may not be the case for you it’s still a possibility many new creators face. So if this is your first comic I kind of do recommend just going the short comic route so you don’t commit to anything long term that you may not even want to do in even a year from now.

The short comic can even take place in the world of your long running idea, many possibilities to still have fun with it without burdening yourself at the start

[surenlicious]

I only make short comics, and I love how I can determine my own pacing and am highlighting bits and pieces from my novel and get that baby the readers it deserves. XD I USED to want to have my own big comic though but...my art style back then was...eh.

[Missapogee]

I created my long story first, then thought "I know how to draw! I should make this a webcomic!" Then, six months and hundreds of panels in, I saw the advice of "start with something short" ¯_(ツ)_/¯ But my passion was with my main comic anyway, so whatever

I personally think I've enjoyed drawing something long-form, I'm not sure if I'm the type of writer/artists that thrives in short or simple projects

No regrets! There's more then one way to skin a cat!

[jimena]

Yes!!!!!! Everybody tells me I should work on a short comic and even a one shot... next,,, even tho I have an ongoing 4+ years comic right now and is only half of the story....
it's kind of offensive to this point XDD

So yeah do whatever your heart desires!! Don't listen to people!!