What kind of fan base do you want?

[ryoko]

I'm happy that people are enjoying what I'm posting and I'm happy drawing and telling my story. The fanbase I have is awesome. They all have great comments that either help me improve or they contribute fun thoughts on what's happening on a page and I make a point to reply to each of them. So, I guess I already have the fanbase that I want? ^_^

[SpavVy]

All I want is a fanbase that isn't full of toxic people that bully others so bad that it drives them to attempt suicide.
(I'm looking at you Steven Universe fanbase)

Other than that I don't really care what kind of fanbase I have as long as people are kind to one another.

[ahhvecadoes]

I'd like a fanbase that's invested in the characters as well as the lore built into the story! I don't have a huge mystery being solved, but I do think that the hints I'm going to drop about the demons' world will be fun for people to speculate on how things are run, who's in charge, different origin stories, etc. If the fanbase asks, I'll make certain tidbits public or make one shots about certain characters' pasts, but I'd like to see that involvement in headcanons.

[Mocha]

I'm not sure what kind of Fandom I would want, but I do know what I don't want to happen.... I'm really hoping that in the future when I actually get around to posting my comics that I don't get a following that's obsessed w shipping all the characters together since romantic relationships are not the focus of any of my stories. Though I have a bad feeling that this is probably going to happen anyways since my main story has a few important male/male and male/female (platonic only) friendships going on between the main characters.

[Herofeeder]

one that is constantly offended but still come watch my comics...to spice it up a little

[JoichiChan]

@Zetsubonii Cool, I love the way Alex Hirsch writes the mysteries in the series, using visual tricks and easter eggs. How do you plan in showing mysteries in your comics? A good idea I thought is colored comics benefit from this and camera angles?

For me as creator of Lavender Tea`, I'd love readers to say they enjoy/get inspired by my stories. It takes place in our world, so it reflects life not fantasy. The atmosphere is similar to something like: Petgirl of Sakurasou or Little Busters (crazy cast + underlying depth) while I want to keep ships open-ended for now. I like fans to have freedom, OTP fanart and so on.

I had some lovely fanart from wonderful friends. such as JD Benefield (thank you):
I'd like to see my book in print and meet new fans at cons. To get fans, I believe, you gotta work hard for that!

[MissMagicGirl]

@miesmud I really agree with you I am always happy when people ship my characters since I am pretty good at shipping characters from other comics myself

[MissMagicGirl]

When it comes to Magic Advisor I appreciate all kinds of readers. Shippers, theorists... ALL KINDS! As long as people read my stuff and enjoy it I am happy

[gosunkgugi]

I want a bunch of people who complain about every aspect of my comic, but for some reason keep coming back and reading every new page. That's loyalty.

[JoichiChan]

oh man... same here, buddy. That evil side of tumblr... shivers

I think comic fanbase takes a long time to grow, you have to go through self-promote, even weeks of empty days before appreciation.

[Michelle]

My fanbase has been pretty swell so far :> They're a respectful bunch and I appreciate it.

I like when my readers are willing to come along for the weird, twisted ride and not try to pick everything apart right off the bat. It's a mystery comic, so I encourage theorizing! But if you're the type who wants solid explanations right away, you'll probably be frustrated.

[niinasalmelin]

Theory folk! There's few of them already so I'm quite happy about that I really like to interact with them so it's great when readers feel like commenting and giving their input.

[blinkingkills]

people that want to draw the weird porn of my characters would be fun. because it feels weird to draw weird porn of my own characters.

[insomniumeye]

Sci-fi readers, fans of lovecraft.

[Zetsubonii]

That's exactly the kind of engagement I want as well xD Also,

I'm eagerly waiting for cosplayers

That's the dream xD

[Zetsubonii]

I never thought of the head canon aspect, that is very interesting xD

[Zetsubonii]

I'm pretty certain there's plot holes and I fear the day they come to light

Do what the Rick and Morty creators do and have them point it out for you so you can fix them xD Also, I'm interest to see more from you and your fans (Who knows, I might become one as well :3)

[Zetsubonii]

Ooo, actually xD I mean, it's fun to ship your own characters, but once others start shipping, it gets more fun xD

[Zetsubonii]

For me the best fans are the ones who truly enjoy my comic and look forward to each update.

I agree with you xD Writing a supposed mystery comic, I also want readers who dig into the clues I left in the pages I make I mean, there are a few clues in my fisrt chapter that already kind of answer the big mystery of my own comic, but I guess there's not enough clues nor people to build to it yet ^^"

The ones who will kindly offer crtitique if something looks wrong or is confusing.

I also like this idea as I would love some honest critiques and opinions too qwq I bet your story doesn't suck tho xD

[Zetsubonii]

I hope they're not haters or the ones who want the story to go to a different direction.

Is it common? I mean, I never really thought about this concept and it's actually kind of intimidating and scary ^^"