What are your biggest fears as a comic creator?

[AlkseeyaKC]

I worry about people not liking my comic any more. like I write something that people just don't like or it gets boring to them.
With my comic I feel like I'm walking out into a forest alone and not sure if I will be fine or something bad is going to happen.

I also fear the what if of like. I got into a car accident and broke my arm(s) then I couldn't do my comic or art any more. what would I do with the rest of my life from there if this is all I'm good at?

[fanyart]

My biggest fear is misunderstanding. I'm a very quiet person and it is hard for me to communicate, so I rarely respond to comments and messages (that don't explicitly ask a question) though I always read them happily. I worry that people may see it as if I don't care.

[bluefairy]

The worst of my fears is that if I am not useful to a lot of people, if my comic is not well liked,, I may start to loose desire to draw it. I don't want to draw just for my joy only! And at the same time I can't imagine not drawing... I feel as if a sparkle will be lost from my life if I have to stop. A sparkle that keeps me alive.

[MylCreates]

Mine may be building up a readership but lasting for so long (say I continue to make comics for the next 20 years' and my I hope to) that people become bored of me and think they've already seen enough of me and my work. And that no matter how much I try I won't be able to compete with the newest and greatest stories out there. And in that matter, loose that readership.

That and becoming great friends with people in the comic community and then one day loosing them either because of life or they just lost interest in comics. I guess internet friends tend to be fleeting but it's still saddening to think of it so.

How many people plan to stick around for the next 10+ years? ;w; I'll be your friend!

[bluefairy]

Oh, I've had that problem too!
I am afraid that if I write a replay, it will be misunderstood and sometimes I spend a lot of time choosing my words... The funny thing is that sometimes fears just come true. I had a few misunderstandings and had to explain myself

The best of comments I had were when I didn't care much, I just had to say how I felt about a favourite comic I was reading, and after that I received likes of my own comments from different people for months! I guess it was because I were true to my self and have stopped worrying. But I can relate to your fear. When I write something, I feel like blushing as if I am talking to a group of people and everyone will estimate me.

[jessiepolfliet]

That my work is totally neglected. Which it is not luckily.
But it was on Deviantart, I remember that after two weeks only 2 people had even looked at it, and I know a artist should not make his/her work for others, but a little recognition is nice.
I think I fear all my work is in vain. That it doesn't have a purpose.. That was too depressing.. sorry. Here is a smiley.

[SpavVy]

Yeah fandoms can be a bit of a turn off. I like anime but I never really get along with most anime "fans." And I know how you feel with popularity a bit I almost have a thousand subscribers on youtube and I'm already getting annoying people and a few creeps lusting over my characters EWWW...

[cyanste]

I have a fear that I'll lose my job and not be able to afford to work on my comic anymore... I have free time now, but thankfully I'm able to balance everything with a great job. It's kind of scary to think about what could happen if that's lost.

[Aspie_Gamer]

Not making it as a comic creator (i.e not being able to make money doing what I love even if it's not that much)

[IgnightedHell]

My fear would be to never get one of my comics done. I keep on getting more and more ideas-- they just never stop to let me finish one. Iv never had a writer's block, but too many ideas have become walls. I have simmered some down to what I'd like to say would be decent stories. It is sometimes not enough for me to continue work on a single series long enough to start drawing panels before I find an idea worth archiving for latter.

Many anime fans have turned me off of many anime. Most of the time just talking and talking about it in tell I can't even bring myself to watch some. I was the game master of my anime club in high school (an unofficial official leader and representative of the club) so depending on attending members I would become completely annoyed, because I had to scratch off something from my "to watch" list that I have not even seen yet. I personally like to find comics/ manga and anime without someone ruining it. Sometimes its just bits and peaces that pile up till I become completely disinterested. Fandums have the power to completely destroy an audience.

[MoiAri]

The fear of "im wasting my time doing this. Who even reads or WOULD read my crap? Am i being something im not? I fear that i TRY, not DO. I fear i will sit here and lurk forums until im 'good enough' but never see my thoughts come to fruition. That i'll never DO, i will 'perfect' myself and stlyes until im 6 feet under thus Giving up before i start because I'll know I will fail."

[IgnightedHell]

After reading some other posts Iv realized another fear. If (personally when) I get a comic out would it fit my own standards or would the overly judgmental part of me over my own work take over and deem it unworthy of existence? I don't know and I don't have an answer for it. Its irrational, but I feel this is worse then perhaps not finishing one.

[xxcelestialangelxx]

I think my biggest fear is that either someone will copy my comic or it was a waste of time i could have spent doing summit else.

http://tapastic.com/series/Nommie-Zombies

[DavidDaneman]

I am afraid of Michael Son.

[artsylee]

I fear a lot when it comes to comics.

The one I keep coming back to most, though, is my characters. I fear that my character development isn't done right. That people won't make a connection to them.

Because that's my biggest thing when it comes to watching or reading stories. If I don't feel a connection to the characters, I don't care about the story.

[carloswebcomic]

My biggest fears are that nobody really cares about my work, and that it isn't good enough...

I hear ya! It's my daily battle to stop myself from thinking like that!
I also fear that I just don't have what it takes to make a good comic and that I've been wasting my time over the last decade or so.

[Spinester]

My biggest fear as a comic creator is the act of making comics starting to feel like a chore. I enjoy making them so much I just want to roll around in that feeling like a pig in mud as long as I can.

[Zanreo]

I guess not having time for them anymore? It's still gonna be some years until that day, but when (that's WHEN, not IF) I become a game designer, I'm unlikely to have much time left for comics, especially when the comics are just something I do as a hobby for fun. I wanna do both, dammit!

Also, as a creator (in general) I'd be really worried about getting published by a company and them "owning" my series, characters ect, unless it's specifically supposed to be a one-shot with no possibilities of sequels - if I ever leave them/find another publisher, they'll still own my series and I can't use it anymore. Not to mention executive meddling messing up my ideas and vision for the series... I'm way too attached to my own ideas and characters for that, which is why I won't do that and my only option for my own ideas is to go indie (or making sure I still have full ownership over the series) haha.

[Drazard]

Lost of interest is my biggest fear so far, I want to continue this hobby even doe I don't even have a lot of subscribers, I just want to work and improve myself.

[Doubtcent]

I fear that I would break or lose the ability to use my right hand. Take the left one! Please anything but the right one!