What inspired you to write and create your comic/story?

[Kaydreamer]

For me, it was a huge love for fantasy and sci-fi stories since childhood, be it books, film, TV or animation... I loved escaping into different worlds. (I also wanted to be an astronaut for many years as a child, so my love of the unknown goes back a LONG way.) Over time, my own fantasy universe began to coalesce, with its own lore, species, magic system, characters and so-on. I always knew I had to tell share that world and its stories somehow, at some point in my life.

I thought it would take the form of illustrated novellas because I didn't think I had the artistic chops for a graphic novel. Buuuut, now here I am with a webcomic!

As for more direct inspiration for Blue Star in particular (since it's technically a side-story for Dragonfeathers, which is its MUCH, much larger parent project) shows like Cowboy Bebop, Firefly and Star Trek Next Gen all played a part in inspiring me.

Blue Star Rebellion | Tapas

[xtzlru]

The comic I have been making is actually inspired by a musician named Tori Kudo, and his approach to making music and art. Errors do not need to be eliminated, they can be a part of art, like they are a part of life. One doesn't make art so that others think "this is a good artist," yet sometimes we let that thought seize us and even prevent us from making the things we want to. "What will others think about what I'm making?" Even the best artists are still learning and improving while they work.

I thought it would be funny if there was a goofy looking cat character who embodies this humbleness and optimism, and just makes the stuff he wants even though he's not suited to it. Paws aren't great for making pottery and music. Then I started thinking of other characters I'd like to pair him with. The series is very character driven. Of course, it's also rather poorly drawn at times.

[mrtoontastic]

Cartoons, and lots of them. That's the basis to not only my comics/novels, but my brand of work in general. I love stories with funny-looking characters. Ones that appear cute on the outside, but are a little strange... a little weird... and maybe a bit insane. I also love gripping tales of action. The kind that show a hero's rise from humble civilian to a great warrior. Or even ones where an outsider finds their destiny, and learns to better themselves through arduous trials and tribulations. Superman, Batman, Donald Duck, Earthworm Jim, Ed Edd n Eddy, Dr. Seuss, Astrix and Obelix, Buzz Lightyear. Those are just a few of the characters I've looked up to over the years. And much of their style has bled into the work I've made since the 8th grade.

[Puck]

My main inspiration for all art is communication and the instinct to create

[azzy-m]

My characters were originally ripoff Hetalia OCs, the gist being "what if i made personifications of planets?" but i got too lazy to do research. Now they fight against an oppressive, tyrannical regime and are being used to vent my frustrations in our year of our lord 2021.

[dsptss78]

Strangely enough, my webcomic plot was based off a dream I had years ago. Yeah I know it sounds weird, but the dream I had that day was crazy so I thought I could turn it into a comic. I also was a fan of the one punch man webcomic. Reading one punch man inspired me to create my own webcomic despite my lack of experience. I wanted to know if im capable of creating an interesting story that didn't follow the traditional route of storytelling. If anyone is interested here is the link below.

Dan | Tapas

[dsptss78]

Glad to know I'm not the only one that based a story on a dream. I definitely agree with you that dreams can create some highly interesting story plots.

[Stargazer31]

I was on a trip to iceland, and the tour guide was telling us about the old stories, and how some people still believe in them. We had stopped at a farm, and I remember thinking "what if the old norse legends were still out there?" I had a daydream about Thor and Sif living in a secluded farmhouse in iceland, on the lava fields, and it kind of bloomed from there.

[iHateFridays]

For me, it was the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. XD I love that series to death (and Greek Myths in general), and coming up with my own plotline. As well as that was my desire to create an original story and not a fanfic for once lol.

[surenlicious]

I myself also have a preference for horror where we don't know exactly what is coming, and that the creepy stuff is just unknown mostly. When I began writing (and making the mini-comics) for my novel Jade Kingdoms, I took much inspiration of the experience from my own life.

Using that hurt and combining it with the horror I favor, I was able to also look my anxiety in the eye and use my fears as a pre for this story. I hope that my experience may be able to help someone else out there too, without downplaying the fear and pain.

[Lady_T_Musings]

I really just wanted to show a plus-size black gal getting some positive representation in a comic. That and the urge to draw creature people be strong, so here I am haha. I can understand the drive to want to add your spin to a genre you love that has let you down though.

[simonitropunk]

I always like to create comics inspired by Manga/Anime/old Disney comics (See "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck")/Asterix.

I used to create 2 comics back then but I have fallen off many years ago but then after a dream around last year of September, I saw my main lead, Lyza, and sketched her out and loved how she looked. She is fierce and determined and started to craft a story around her. My stories are always about good vs. evil with plenty of fights, violence and many cool things.

[Bree_Mana]

This might sound a bit cliche but my biggest inspirations for my comic, TLC were Homestuck and Invader Zim

They were the primary media I watched/ read as a teenager and I started my comic when I was 16. For homestuck I liked the pixely style and thus I use a square brush to ink and shade, and use cell shading with flat colors. That comic is also what got me interested in creating a long term project

As far as Invader zim I likely picked up my thick lines style from them, and it was actually the cataliyst for the creation of my main character Yinyang! She was originally a black&white themed irken OC, then I decided to make her human disguise. I ended up liking that design better but she didn't quite look like a regular human so I decided to give her some powers to match her appearance. After that I wondered what other characters would fit alongside her and then I created a world to interact in. so if it wasn't for Invader zim my main character wouldn't exist!

I really owe it a lot to these two stories to have inspired me to be where I am today. not inly for the reasons listed above but because both inspired me to make fan art and thus helped me rapidly improve my art too so that I was ready to start tacking my comic when I did. I'm now 3 1/2 years in and i can't wait to see what comes!

If you're curious about my comic, check it out here!:

TLC | Tapas

[IndigoShirtProd]

I read comics as a kid, specifically issue spider-man comics. I've always and enjoying drawing, but my comic in particular, The Black Belt Society, was inspired by tv shows I watched as a kid and an art friend I had in high school who really got me into comic making.

[KGBrightwell]

I wrote an INCREDIBLY ownvoices book about living with anxiety and being low-key stalked as a teenager. (Bonus points for also discovering I was bi at the same time.)

One of the side characters in that book was a fan favorite. Hands down. 100% of readers thought he needed a book of his own.

After talking to a writer friend of mine, my WIP was born. MC personality based on an IRL friend of mine, but the story is completely detached from anything remotely resembling his life!

[BreakingChalk]

Mostly 5 Elementos by Jesulink, FLCL, Naruto and Yu-Gi-Oh

[steffiemusings]

For Nebula Beings, I wanted to have a story about trying to achieve your dreams no matter now hard it can be.

I'm also inspired by cartoons in my childhood (Batman: the Animated Series, movies by Don Bluth). I wanted to tell a story that can be enjoyed by all ages without being dumbed down.

[N1ghtm4r3]

i have a few notable inspirations that made my comic series into what it is , one was some webcomics i came across and found i enjoyed them ,like jack by DripRat,, another was the many many action cartoons and various other shows from the 90s, another was some of the chaos of our reality, combine all those and other smaller influences i got my comic series Knights Chronicles

[oliveoly]

Basically, I had to go to a very harsh school, where I had 32+hours of classes a week and often finished classes at 7 pm. So I had to leave all my other projects aside in order to keep up with my studies, including my ask blog ocs. I am also someone who is pretty biased against love stories, and I started missing my characters really badly...

So I gave myself a challenge: writing a love story I like, and why the hell not use these characters I had been missing so much?

As for the plot, it was based on a few dreams I've had XD

[ericsalinas149]

I was going through a depression phase in my life in 2017 when I created my side project. I am non-religious but I was imagining spiritual conversations with myself, so I created a comic with an atheist main character and a sufi/buhddist side character that helps the main OC.
https://tapas.io/series/Paige-and-her-Psyche
To answer your question, what inspired me were a bunch of Rumi and Alan Watt's quotes I saw on Instagram.