What is your main reason or passion for drawing your comic

[NickRowler]

Depressed, bored, the usual....

I have insomnia, so as a kid, I would think up stories while lying in bed. Every time I came across a movie/video game/ show, which I liked, I would try to come up with personal "fanfics" and such. When I was a teen, I discovered manga, like DBZ and Naruto, as well as classic comics, like Little Lulu, which inspired me to try to make and draw my own stuff. But for a lot of the stuff, I rarely shared with people. Thus I had this complex mythos which was just sitting there.

I guess currently, I got fed up with how my life is (no social life, single AF, poor) and decided to try and put my stuff out there. I don't expect to be super famous or anything. I just want to express a part of myself that most people don't even know about me.

[Quinineer]

It's fun. I like something to work on with an end goal.
The setting/plot is already vaguely thought out, so I like to add bits and pieces, experiment with lighting, animation, etc. I treat it like a plant. Feed it occasionally, and it'll give you fruits for your labor.
Also, it's nice to have feedback, posting it online. Tapastic is also a great, friendly community.

[thomassayle]

to get it out of my head, it stays and nags me untill i get it down.
Cause If i dont I will forget the great ideas, so my brain is like filling my head making sure i dont forget at least untill i get it down and then its like "cool dude, now whats the next idea"?

[Saicachii]

I've written the story for Dreamers for many many years now and I'm finally at the point were I want to share it! I've loved drawing since I could hold a pen so making a comic seemed like an obvious choice ^-^

-Saicachii

[scythe]

I don't really think I have much of a choice in it. It's what I want to do, it's what I think about when I have nothing else on. If I couldn't do it anymore I think I'd probably fall into some kind of depression.

[Izanyan]

Actually I have kept masked victim for years . You can say that this my first time posting my comic online. I like drawing , that's what keep me going . I want everyone to enjoy my comic.

[Isky]

It's just a hobby to me. My job and social life gets in the way a lot, but I think it's a fun way to pass the time when I'm not busy. I also thought it'd be nice to tell a story I would want to read.

[kencoon7]

I am 76.
It is more of an either joke about it or let it get you down.
I think joking is more fun.

[Aspie_Gamer]

To stay alive. When you get older you need to keep your brain busy or you die.

Coon, congratulations! You...just won this thread! Hahaha.

@hushicho Same with my comic Life of an Aspie. I didn't see Asperger's Syndrome being brought up much in the media if at all especially in anime/manga. Plus, of the manga I've read, I also didn't see any that both respect, but also rightfully critique Japan and its societal aspects when appropriate. In other words, a non EVERYTHING IS AWESOME IN JAPAN weeabo approach. From my understanding of Japanese society and how it relates to autism, they know it exists, but they aren't on the same level of support and awareness that America is last I checked. Having always wanted to make a shoujo manga (yes, I'm a guy in case anybody was wondering), giving the main protagonist a condition I have in real life was one of those things that just made sense the more I wrote potential conversations between Susan and the other cast members.

@joannekwan Ahh...that's how it starts doesn't it? Think of the fun conversations then put them into proper context. Next thing you know, you've got a story that you can't keep trapped within the confines of your brain.

@Michelle Agreed. You use it or you lose it. I'm glad I chose to get all my thoughts about Life of an Aspie out of my head and onto digital paper.

Anyway, to answer OP's question, I'm mainly doing LoaA so I can say that I made something you know? Plus, all the nice feedback I've gotten and all the value I've created in the form of laughs, happy comments from people who can relate to Susan's character in some way, or just breaking a new view count record like I did last month when I busted the 1,000 view ceiling for the first time, that is the stuff I wouldn't trade for anything

[hushicho]

My father moved my family around all the time and I was forced to make new friends everywhere -- plus it was before the modern age of the internet, so it was much harder to keep in touch with friends at other places. I basically had no friends other than our cats I grew up with, so I grew very close to them. I found out later in life that I had developed social anxiety to a high level, although it was present in my younger days, I just never recognized what it was and, of course, my parents never thought there was anything wrong with me. Forcing me into social situations I didn't want to be in probably didn't help the matter!

In any case, I understand that need to fill a space. I usually just preferred to stay in my room and make up stories with my toys, read, or dream up stories of something else.

[sauropasquini]

As I remember, I always liked to draw things!
When I was in school I started to draw little stories, to laugh about things were happening to me and my friends.
In high school I started to invent stories involving me and my friends. Really funny.
Then I married and starting to loose interest in it.
When 6 years ago my sons started to play baseball (not so common in Italy), I started to so love the game that when I met Fabio, a softball coach with a passion for comic, the idea started to grow and we begun to draw Casabase (in italian means "home plate") involving an italian U12 baseball team, with all their problems, loss and wins!
I felt the passion for drawing growing back nad now I'm here!

[R.n.P]

@amberavara awesome, that's literally leaving your dreams
@Kamikaze that's a really touching story I hope you can continue making your story

[ziplequick]

I have a lot of stories I want to tell, and I haven't told them yet. And drawing is a better use of my time than just about anything else.

[R.n.P]

I get that feeling a lot, I've already planned the next series I'll do after I'm done with TLS so once I'm done I can begin it immediately

[briadawson2014]

My main reason for drawingFederation Fighters is to just get myself out there in the world and share a message. I'm really big on action and fighter series but I'm also big on showing different sexualities and genders within the genre. It's basically telling important messages through a visual medium that's comfortable to me.

[ChipGod]

holy fuck this is spicy

[ChipGod]

I just want to create a fanbase of sorts

[Starfestival]

I like making up stories, and I can make a comic faster then a 24 episode animation.

[miesmud]

One of the biggest reasons for me to create Icebreaker was that I wanted a story about figure skaters. I wanted to combine my all my favorite things and genres to create a story that I would love to read. It's basically a story that I wanted to read, but didn't exist.

[Puppisama]

I started VCvsDvsCFAD as a joke, I never had any spectation for it, but on summer vacations I was sooooooooo bored, so I decided to make something out of it. The idea initially came from Corgis, 'What if there existed a Corgi-berus?, instead of being a mighty guard, is just a derpy giant pet dog" "...whoever has to control that beast must be really evil.." So it all started as something basic to complaint about life, and out of boredom it became something more serious. Also, I love drawing and such, and always wanted to make a manga, but it takes a loooooooooot of dedication, that's why I choose to draw in a more cartoonish style instead of manga, to make the process more faster but also to make some kind of parody of what manga is, after all, the design of the pages comes completely from manga style, but the drawing and stuff is cartoonish. I know is not thaaaaat original, but I find it quite fun.
I really want to make my comic more than a hobby, but I'm very bad orginizing and making publicity for it, also :University: