When do you think your comic gets good?

[MissionFailure]

Good/Quality IMHO are subjective to the audience or story you're trying to tell. You can have terrible art, but an amazing story and the comic is still good. You can also have terrible writing and amazing art and many readers will still think it's good.

Now, if you're talking about current skill level versus the skill level you want to have, that's where getting editors/artist feedback, or finding tutorials to teach yourself is a good idea. If you don't think your comic is great, maybe make a list of areas you think you can improve in, ask for feedback, or finding an editor can help change your view. Just don't forget that your comic is a work in progress, your readers will be excited to watch you improve and grow rather than giving up.

[orchidesyl]

I can only tell you what I think based in experience, and quite frankly, I believe it depends on one's standards and perception of good.

Short history about me and my comic (Atlas' Odyssey) I spent 3 years working on it, yet I'm still stuck in the first chapter because I redid it roughly four or five times because I thought it was bad. Not the story, not the art, and not the characters, but it was how I told the story of my characters with the art.
I forced myself with a simpler style, with a conventional approach of storytelling, and used the webcomic format. I did some minor retweeks to try and fix the issue, but overall the older versions weren't up to my standards, and I realized, I didn't enjoy making it the way it was and I knew i myself wouldn't read it how it was,

Time after time doing some comic commissions and took some time to focus on the technical aspects of art, I started to redo AO for the last time. Although at this point of time I'm only on page 10, I am satisfied and see myself being satisfied with it in the long run.

In short, people's perception of good changes overtime. It depends on what one prioritizes and if the comic is able to achieve that successfully. Hope this helps!

[orchidesyl]

Also, you should visit blambot.com for good resources and comic making tips!
I also highly recommend Scott McCloud's book Understanding Comics. Wonderful read.

[akemikae]

I'm still pretty fresh in the scene of drawing webcomics, but I think I have a little bit to help you out. In very simple terms; Your comic's quality goes up once you get comfortable with the characters/comic.

This is actually something I've noticed with actual published comics as well as webcomics. I like to study these and look for the point where you can tell the artist was finally used to drawing the characters all the time. (Typically after the first chapter or two. Just try to focus on the consistency with character design) It sounds silly, but really, do yourself a favor, and grab your favorite comic and pay attention to the point that you as a reader finally went "Aha! This is a comic I love!" I feel like it will probably be at a similar moment.

[silverraven0]

I'm still trying to reach the 'decent' mark.

I have problems with perspective and sometimes the humans just looks weird...

[A-weird-girler]

Hmm, at around chapter 47.

[spadesart]

in terms of plot?? when the antagonist is introduced in chapter 9 in like 7 years lol. in terms of quality i have to say when i switched to clip studio paint at the beginning of chapter 3.

[LordSeriphus]

Pfft! My novel is good on page one!!
I'm kidding, I hate my writing, and feel like it sucks. I need to get better. xD

[punkarsenic]

i dunno, its not really good enough for my own standards. however, people agree that this is where - art wise - things started getting good.

writing wise, i dont things have got good yet. im working on it.

[Wumbl]

As far as quality goes I make improvements in each chapter. It's really clear that my art is getting better. The script is very consistent because I already had 70% of it written before I started drawing and I'm constantly rewriting any parts that I don't think are on point. I tend to go over it constantly and get my co-writer to proof-read to make sure there is consistently high quality throughout, even if the illustrations undergo changes each chapter to suit the mood.

As far as the story getting really interesting I'll be honest it's full of action from the start. However the most interesting reveals are in chapter 3 and my personal favourite scenes are in chapter 4.

I'd say that my writing got better between comics, not during my comic. This is the first one I've been happy with, and actually gone through with illustrating.

[feardeer]

Skill-wise: I just aim for consistent improvement. What I consider good quality now, will probably seem amateur to me by next year (or sooner! I already look at the first half of the comic and cringe sometimes). But so far I'm pleased with my progress!

Plot-wise: Chapter 2 is when the action starts, but Chapter 4 is a big one where more important characters are established and dynamic things are happening. Aaah I am really looking forward to Chapter 4 oh gosh.

[TheFalseVyper]

As of right now, I feel that the most compelling part of my comic, where I think I mostly draw in potential followers, doesn't even happen until the end of chapter one. This means that it took me about 60 some-odd pages to capture people's attention.

That's honestly really poor writing on my end. A good writer would have hooked people within the prologue, but there's not much I can do about the poor writing at this point.

To be honest with myself though, I personally think the point where my comic "get's good" won't even happen until some time around the end of chapter 3. Maybe?

I just hope my readers are willing to wait that long for the plot to start picking up steam!

[fleohr]

I think when I'm comfortable and satisfied with the results, which is pretty rare, because I'm too perfeccionist and have to fix every single mistake on the art that people would never see xD

[BobbyjoeX]

with me when it comes to stories in general, it doesnt really pick up til after chapter 1, i believe my story is the same

[DokiDokiTsuna]

When the blood starts to spill~. That's usually the high point in most of my stories.

[shazzbaa]

I would say Chapter 4 -- that's the point when I felt the best about my writing, like I'd really brought the whole chapter together and kept everything moving cohesively instead of just managing to string together scenes that worked.

Art-wise I feel like every new chapter is the best chapter I've done yet. If I look at it as "when does it get good" instead of "what's the point where you hit your best work," ..... I think it would still be ever-changing. Like, right now I"d say Chapter 4 again, since the choices there feel a lot more intentional and adventurous than previous chapters, but I'm sure as I get better I'm going eventually look back at Chapter 4 like "dang I had no idea what I was doing back then."

[hjfsdh2222]

I think you are talking more about the quality of the writing so I will change your question.

When do I think the quality of my ‘story making’ got good.

I have been making stories since I was 9. But I only started writing at 15.
But I think my storymaking didn’t get good until I was 14. And I’ll tell you why.
I had a wonderful story that I had thought over and thought over every for 5 years. It was my first story. It was big and beautiful and original! But guess what. IT WAS SHIT!! Ya wanna know why? It didn’t make any goddamn sense! The characters were aaawwwweeesssooommmee but the plot of the story didn’t make any sense! I’m not even sure if there was a plot by the end of it:/ Also there was this weird power system that was barely involved in the actual story. AND IT WAS JUST A HUGE MESS!! But luckily! I realized that my story would never be able to come out of my head, onto paper, and then be translated by another human mind, into the story again. It was just an impossible mess.

So I had to do one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I had to erase it from my mind. I had to abandon that story that I had loved and worked on for 5 years. It took awhile but I did it.
And so when I was 14, after I had freed myself from the first story. I was able to understand what made a good story. And also I started learning a lot about how to tell a story. I had learned a lot of creative skills from that mess of a first story. So once I had learned to tame my passions, I feel I finally became a good story marker.

Everyone is different, but this is my story. But honestly. I feel it’s mostly just talent when it comes to writing bruh:/ Either you got it or you don’t. There are ways to refine it; but you gotta start with the meat and potatoes.

Edit: As far as my writing my current comic. https://tapas.io/series/CrimeandCars I think the end of chapter 1(not yet released) is where things start getting more to where I want the comic to be.

[ilustrariane]

i....have no idea....

[SeraphicMayin]

There are a number of ways to define quality, but since you're focusing on the writing aspect of it, that's what I'll talk about.

My writing quality started going up after I started reading Story by Robert McKee, https://www.amazon.com/Story-Structure-Substance-Principles-Screenwriting-ebook/dp/B0042FZVOY , he's also got a couple of youtube videos of his seminar from what I can see if you want to check it out.

My firm belief is that your quality goes up when you start to learn and understand how Story works from its very foundation. Knowing academically what principles work in all good stories help you adapt it to yours and helps you mature as a writer.

I'm still learning this and in an attempt to share what I've learnt I've made two forum posts so far on the subject: What makes a Story and Tips on Fundamental Structure.

I wish you all the best with your comic ^^

[MK_Wizard]

By chapter 2 because that's when things get exciting and my other main character appears.