Show Me Your Comic Descriptions!

I'm not sure I have much of a description of the story yet, beyond "A group of friends go through university together and grow as people".

I did write up a brief blurb for the about box when I do actually get enough material together to start publishing things, which I thought I'd include here.

They say your years at university are the best times of your life, but how can you really enjoy it when you have just been thrust into a scary new world you don’t understand yet and have so many questions? Who am I, really? What do I want out of life? Is this degree I’m studying for really what I want to do professionally until I retire? Will I ever find acceptance? What is my place in the world? And is it just me or are those squirrels up to something?

More of a darker suspense thriller. It has lots of techie sci-fi but in a releastic and modern style. Hoping to create a fresh perspective on hacker themes and anthropomorphic genre.

I go for short and sweet myself, but I'm liking these descriptions a lot. It's hard finding that happy middle between too sparse and too flowery.

Who even reads the description?

If you see an episode scheduled for 2038, don't worry, that's just the end of time and a regular episode will come out within the next week.

A comedy comic with mediocre art that is sometimes mildly amusing based around a guy that can defy the laws of physics, a normal person, someone summoned through time and space, and a cat.

Updates on Sunday or whenever I remember to after Sunday.

In the process of remaking some of my older comics, but still regularly updating.

My inktober series:
An Inktober special about being different.

Default to Zero follows Squad One and there leader Red a veteran of the War for the Rocks. Sent to The Giants Maw they will uncover a plot to start a war between the three great powers of North America.

I'll post two of mine, of the three stories I have, and explain the different approach I took with each. Not saying is any good, but I'll go and explain my intentions at least

Nicollas is Brazilian boy that, when involved in a bombastic accident at a toy shop, receives great powers!
Now, he defends justice and goodness in his two cities as MAXIBOY!

These are his bold adventures!

From Maxiboy!
Since this was a straightforward superhero story, I structured it as a little superhero origin description, like the ones you find out at the beginning of each comic. So yeah, pretty broad, straightforward stuff.

Orlando is one of the most powerful mages on the planet.

But only in this universe.

In another corner of the Multiverse, Orlando is a young man in trouble.
Isolated inside his little world, he starts to listen to music that shouldn't exist. There's something on the rise.

Now Orlando has to save Orlando,
but things may not be what they seem.

What is at stake? Who is the other Orlando? What is the Ghost Empire? Who watches the endless angles? Who are you?
What's behind Ghost Music?

From Mantra - Ghost Music
This one is like, super long and indulgent. In a way, the verbose style has to do with the mood of the story itself.
It also tells the basic synopsis of the story, but also complicates things a little. I wanted to act like a ''teaser'', and to act as part of the story itself, in a way.

But yeah, as people said, at least to me a good description is a quick synopsis. It goes a little about tone, about the basics of the story and stuff. I honestly don't need to know your whole story or your many characters or things like this, just the bare bones, the premise and the basics about your MC.
Good luck!

OH MY GHOST!2
ROM COM SERIES:

Loi is tight on budget so he was force to live on a very cheap "HAUNTED" apartment where he will meet "Maya" the Ghost

Here is mine. When you decide the desciption you can show us!

My sci-fi, action, comedy...

It's a crime, mystery and dramedy

Mine's a bit long...I think at some point I should shrink it down...

Anyway...

POW! Right in the Nostalgia

Do you remember that obscure cartoon show from the late 80s/early 90s that was really fun to watch as a kid?

How about that video game on the original Nintendo Entertainment System that caused you so much frustration as you died so many times on it but you still kept playing it out of the simple desire to beat it?

Maybe a toy line that you loved and really wanted so hard to be able to get all the stuff that was put out for it, but your parents wouldn't buy for you?

Perhaps the comic series you once found yourself collecting every issue of, anticipating what would happen to your favorite superhero with each new issue?
Maybe even a favorite food or drink that no longer is in existence you find yourself longing for all these years later?

This is a webcomic about a group of late twentysomethings living together and focusing on these very things, reminiscing on the stuff of their childhood, as well as dealing with things presented to them in adulthood.

most likely how not to do it

This series will tell multiple stories about Spy's and Detectives.
hope you enjoy the ride and please subscribe

I really suck at writing descriptions lol

Before a certain point in his life, Kafka can remember absolutely nothing.
In a world where humans are plagued by a curse that morphs them into beasts, beast hunter Kafka must uncover his elusive past, and receive a revelation that will either bring him to despair or legend.

I wish I could describe the story a little better, but this is the best I can do.

One thing you must always think about is to be clear what your story is about. Think about a Pitch, be so basic as much as possible but have a "cliffhanger" at the end. So the readers want to know what happens next.

Here's mine!

Join the epic adventures of Yvonne, a young wannabe artist as he, his Jamaican dog, his other dog, his friends, and his family embark on a life-changing journey to find out just what the heck the author means by "absurdist satire."

Updates Tuesdays (and Pup Culture/Bonus Material every second and fourth Thursdays)!

I actually had trouble with the desc because i did not know what to take away and keep but i got it under control and stuck with this:

Yuyette wants to be a space hostess, but is she up for the tasks of becoming one?
with the war going on and the ever growing rebellion against the United scholar military school, enemies arise

as someone who looked through A LOT of webcomics, i came to notice that a good and short (3 sentences long?) description can be a major deciding factor on whether i'd give a comic a read or not, especially if the art is not its strongest aspects. There is SO MUCH i wanna say about my comic, but i opted to just describe something "dark & mysterious" that happens at the start of the comic. something that hopefully sets the tone and theme without having to waste time on the readers. i want potential new readers to spend time reading my comic, not the description XD;;

Surprisingly, i came across a lot of webcomics where the descriptions are literally over a paragraph long, some even describing the whole history of said comic universe. I find these kind of information are better left to be shown in the comic itself, but that's just me...?

But anyway, just my 2cents : )

If you want tips, I can try to rephrase some advice I gave regarding novel descriptions. Here's a crude example from a comic I'm not working on yet:

World War III has come and passed, and many things have changed. In a world where music has replaced firearms, seventeen year old Antaya is on the run. She's been labeled a deviant for using non-standard technology, and now the nobles are on her tail, intent on erasing her individuality. When another deviant saves her, she has no choice but to accept his help.

There's a pattern here that's very helpful and you should do your best to incorporate it. You introduce details in the most logical order. First, introduce the setting (post-WW3 world, music is the main weapon). Then you introduce the main character (Antaya, female, 17). Then, at the end, you introduce the plot or the main character's goal (deviant on the run, teams up with someone else).

In my opinion this is the most logical order in which to introduce the main details because if you set the scene first, the reader will have a background to base their perception of everything else on. You have to introduce your character second because without a host, just being told someone's conflict means nothing to you. Once they know who the MC is, you tell them the conflict, and there are no major questions left to ask. Where? Who? Why? in that order.

Let's say I mix it up and write something like: (Why? Where? Who? Why?)

Once a deviant musician accents another's help, she can't go back. It is after WW3. 17 year old Antaya lives in a world where music has become the leading weapon, and sh's being targeted for using nonstandard technology. Will she escape?

First sentence has no context, so the reader is confused. Then the reader has to wait too long to get the proper context, and even then the context isn't very clear. And the why question is answered twice, albeit incompletely. So do your best to answer each question as fully as you can in the right order, so there are no repeats, and no confusion.