Show Me Your Comic Descriptions!

[TimCaloweh]

My sci-fi, action, comedy...

The Rainy Days | Tapas

[fleohr]

It's a crime, mystery and dramedy

Who are you? | Tapas

[MST3KFan]

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.

POW! Right in the Nostalgia | Tapas

[Knight_Wolf]

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

Cocas´s Parabellum Thrillers | Tapas

[sushy00]

I really suck at writing descriptions lol

[monotone_ink]

Project SHaDe | Tapas

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.

[AnniFlamma]

Silver Tears | Tapas

The 320 year-old vampire Aled Winter finds a severely injured and frightened werewolf child in the middle of the forest. Despite the hateful relations between the vampires and werewolves, Aled chose to save the child's life.

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.

[aqua03]

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)!

Edible Green Tea | Tapas

[ChanYE]

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

Did You Water The Flowers? | Tapas

[Rosso]

Bloodrain Valravn | Tapas

"A wolf was born out of blood rain and a notorious crime syndicate are secretly looking into it..."

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 : )

[nekhcore]

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.

[Rixou]

I used to think less is more, but I've since expanded slightly to tease a little on the plot highlights where possible. Somewhat like how physical novels may have an excerpt printed on the dust cover or on the very first inside page- just to give readers a taste of what's inside.

Here's mine:

Pandora's Scar-
In Sentinel City, Pandora's Box, Titans, Gorgons and other creatures from ancient myths are not just stories, but pieces in a still-ongoing hidden war between Immortal races.
New arrival Philly is pursued by fantastic beasts when she is rescued by her mysterious schoolmate, Rayne Fletcher. Unknown to her, Rayne's true identity is Eros, son of the Goddess of love, and their budding friendship could have far reaching consequences on both worlds...

Pandora's Scar | Tapas

[YangKoete]

Alrighty, here ya go! ^w^

Kitsune Corner | Tapas

The Fox's Art Studies | Tapas

[TheRabbit]

Here's mine.

Vulperra is a world filled with blue foxes and various beasts. The series will mostly follow the adventures of the legendary hero Flash Gauntlet, but there will also be tales of other characters from around the world.

Vulperra | Tapas

[dawgofdawgness]

Here's the desc. for Leftovers

"A jazz musician with a dream to make it big finds out that she's not that great."

I tried to keep it short and sweet so the desc. could be interpreted different ways :^)

[punkarsenic]

"The Fomor and the humans have been at war so long, nobody can quite remember why. However, when Balor - a Fomor soldier - and Cethlenn - a human witch - cross paths, things may change forever.

A lesbian tragicomic."

im never really satisfied with my descriptions, and ill prolly get around to changing this one eventually. good advice ive received on descriptions is to think about what your storys about, and how you want to sell it. is your priority a certain character, or group, or relationship? is it a part of the story? do you want people to come for romance, action, humour?

[Neyshka]

This webcomic is read right to left.
RAIJU - humanoid vampiric beings that appear to feast upon the life force of humans; or as scientifically and perhaps philosophically coined; Apeiron. European based international agency, SYNAPSE is charged with eliminating raiju.However terminations as they claim are rather quite low and little information is gained.
After Nitsuke Hamasaki and Nazumi Akimitsu- two Japanese junior high students- have a fateful encounter with raiju one day in which they narrowly survive, they are left to make a decision; continue life as normal or, delve 'deeper' into the dark universe they truly live in and take up arms against a force to be reckoned with that they know little to nothing about...

「相乗効果のカスケード」-Synergy Cascade | Tapas

[Neyshka]

As someone said earlier I think you should start by giving the setting.It can even give a slight hint to the atmosphere of the story as well -great for thrillers and such. Next u give a little insight to the characters (I suggest u give more than one character depending on what u think the overall premise is).In mine described two I could've done more ofc that are also main characters but I just left it at two which makes a little more sense when I get to the last part. YES I DID SORT OF SPOIL PERHAPS THE FIRST PART OF THE STORY. But while I described the antagonists' functions the readers probably don't know what they look like. Introducing the conflicting forces like SYNAPSE and such gives the reader a feel of possible depth which makes introducing just just two characters pretty ok since with the description overall it implies that perhaps the story is bigger than just the two chars there could be many more that build up the story's dark secrets. Lastly asking a question of sorts which gives insight to the plot while also AGAIN hinting at the atmosphere (in my case the dark premise my characters will delve into to find truth) is a great way for all kinds of stories to make intriguing impressions upon the reader *ASSUMING THAT THEY READ IT ANYWAY: as clearly we have seen in prior posts to this one that SOME PPL JUST DONT READ THEM. Sometimes they like surprises so they can full immerse in the world they're getting into and some just let the artstyle and colors whether prismatic VIVID or dark do the talkin'.
Ok ik it was long but I really hopes this helped ya out a lot

[KrispyKremeBits]

This is the one I use: "A fantasy adventure web comic about an alien named K whose thirst for adventure and discovering the unknown get her in all kinds of situations, K and her chaperon Phil explore far off planets in search of dungeons and abnormality's, in hopes of fortune and knowledge."

But for a short summary I usually use: "A ragtag group of aliens come together to kill God"

[Progg]

Nora and Ester figure they’ll never go any place more interesting than the nearest mid-sized town, but they’re not going to do anything about it besides complaining. When things take a turn and they’re accidentally mixed up in the affairs of an interplanetary drug cartel, they’re determined to come through with as little effort as possible.
Updates Fridays.

Originally, mine went something like "A sci-fi adventure story in a science fictions setting about characters in a difficult situation and their ways of dealing with this." But it was pointed out to me that I needed to be a bit more specific, since it basically said "stuff happens to characters and they do things". I think the tone of the description should resemble the tone of the comic, in regards to both dialogue and narration.

Carla's Adventures | Tapas