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Damatris
Dec '15
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nickysoh

I agree! Adding female characters doesn't automatically make a better story and sometimes it's not necessary. But it still grates me easily (not always and I do love multiple stories with this kind of balance) if there's 5 men in a main party and 1 woman.

But the thing is, male character is often the "default" people go to as it's what is best presented in media. Which is why I think it's good to think critically about the gender too instead of just "letting the story unfold". Sometimes it results in the realization that the initial idea was the best one indeed. But as a creators we do have the full control of the story and characters even if it can feel like they write themselves, so I think it's good to ask "why not" instead of "why should I".

Oh, and by balanced I do not mean completely 50/50 cast but something that's like 60/40 or close to it (both ways). Unless there's an actual reason for the lack of other genders. Like setting the story in a school only for boys/girls. : P

Hahha, yeah, I have couple one shots (only one on the webs so far tho) as well as a journal comic I update when the fancy strikes. x)

Aetherwing
Dec '15

@nickysoh Thank you very much for the kind words and I'm glad you like what I have so far! And yeah updating 2x a week is a bear. I had to take a break from it for a little while in order to get a good buffer going. I'm also really impatient and just want to get out as much as I can haha!

justifiableconcepts
Dec '15
nickysoh

@nickysoh Thank You for the kind words. Just saw the subscription too, I really do appreciate it! As for the male characters and adults, all I will say is...keep an eye out, haha. [You may or may not even see in the comic Aliens...elfs/other mythical creatures...unicorns --okay maybe not the unicorn but I just had to build the intrigue.]

demthorshie
Dec '15
nickysoh

Hahaha thanks for the compliment on Cosmos Song! It was going to be a silent comic at first but then I felt that some scenes could only be conveyed with dialogue! So I guess you can say it's a dialogue-light comic at the end of the day.

There are definitely challenges to writing comics that contain a protagonist of your opposite gender! I definitely felt like I needed to think harder when writing dialogue for my male protagonist, I went through those moments where I was thinking "would a guy really say that?" or "is this something guys do?" xD

mariusthered
Dec '15
nickysoh

Thanks I am just working on the published pages to try and tone it down just a notch so it's more except-able so I hope more people will come a read it and sub. One thing I will guarantee is nobody writes like I do, I have never liked to go with the flow.

BraveHeartTatsumaki
Dec '15
nickysoh

Thank you for your opinion of my comic, and yes, she'll go to the "hero path" but it will take pretty long before that, trainning and learning smiley

blastryoku
Dec '15

My comic Curse Lineage3 has a female protagonist because i like to draw girls.
Really, there's no profound or deep reason for that, the story would have worked out fine either way if she was a boy or a girl.

nickysoh
Dec '15

@justifiableconcepts Aliens and elfs??? Finish that comic!

@demthorshie Don't worry I ask the same exact question a lot. I keep trying to remember what it must have felt like when I was a kid while writing my comic.

@elixiadragmire Never too late I guess. That banner is gorgeous. Your webcomic really has a children book kind of feel to it. Especially like how you treat your panel borders. SUbscribed!

@blastryoku Already 9 chapters? Wow that's a lot of content. You can technically already publish a book.

juniorguilherme340
Dec '15
nickysoh

Im not sure, i guess its my way of making things a bit differently than others, since i noticed most manga feature males as main heroes, and since i like playing as females on videogames all the time, i have just added then in

SketchbookKid
Dec '15

@nickysoh I completly agree. Just having a female character doesn't equal a better story/character. Feeling real is definitly important regardless of gender( or species etc). I strive for it when i write my characters.

aspiderjonny
Dec '15

My second superhero series The Valve Web Series1 has a female lead.

Seattle resident Valentina Mobela is granted, by accident, the powers of the Chaotic Light from the Valve of Order and Chaos. Though she also releases a powerful evil, which is probably bad.

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I guess the original reason why I made her female was just because I already had a male protagonist in the Jonny Web Series, and wanted to do something different with this one. Hope that doesn't sound bad or anything.

I tried to add other differences, like their powers. She's more of a defensive fighter than my other hero, The J. She has light beams and shields. She is also more hesitant then him to go find/fight the villains, but she also is more aware of her surroundings and thinks things through more.

eagle1
Dec '15

Let's see here. I have 4 comics, and three of them qualify:

The Law of the Jungle only has one protagonist, and she's a strong one. That's also our second most popular book, so that shows that there are people who like it, so I will keep writing it. Spelledeg does the art on that one.

Then there's Pride, which has 1 male and 2 female protags. It's an odd book, sorta like a police proceedural mixed with a romantic drama. I do the writing on that book, and John Bratus does the art.

And finally, I have Warmage, which has a male and female protaganist, though both of them would disagree about who the real main character is. It's a High Fantasy/Modern Romcom with some world-wide conspiracy tossed in. I do the writing and the art on that one.

I enjoy writing strong women, and have a number of them scattered around my comics.

Eagle
(Now I just wish I could meet a few more)

joannekwan(ง ˙o˙)ว here to help~
Dec '15

My lead for Demon House is female.

I don't think I have a particular reason why I made her female but I do have reasons for her being how she is. I didn't want your usual thin, pretty, popular girl that would fall in love with one of the demons (clichééééé). Instead I wanted a more heavy-set lass with some great body-confidence (but insecurities in other areas) that can act as an adversary to the demons and tell 'em what's what.

Caelestie
Dec '15

I do write a female protagonist in Diexemor

and I have a mostly female cast though that seems to bother some people and also their gender is not easily discernable! So I am pretty atypical when it comes to my female characters. I would be nice to see more diversity when it comes to female characters!

Waterdrain
Dec '15

Hi! Welcome to tapastic!
I have a female protagonist in my comic Hobo story1 and I have two protagonist in my other comic Out of the Ordinaryand one of them is female also. I don't know exactly why I put girls as the main characters in most of my comics because when I think back on the comics that I've done in the past they always had a girl protagonist. I do like seeing strong female roles like Rey from the new star wars movie and some of the characters from Steven universe. Maybe that's why? : /

Mharz
Dec '15

I could but it's way too tedious for me to do a comic with an estimated pages of 1000+. Plus there are a lot of things to consider like lighting, moods, etc and I'm not really good at choosing the best colors for the scenes... and It'll probably save me a lot on the printing cost.

Love your comic btw, interesting story. smile

legendriders96
Dec '15

Our series consists of two, Legend Riders: Legacy of Leneira (here) and Legend Riders: Rise of Cassandra (will be posted soon), and both have female protagonists. One of us is a guy, the other is a girl, but we have same reasons.

One of the reasons is that we like breaking clichés of emotional, weak female charas. It's rare to see a strong girl even when she's the main, there will always be a "Yeah, but" in their designs and they can never do the job without freaking out, crying, being rescued by Prince Charming or obsessing over a dude. Their backstories always depend on a male, usually the main one they'll end up with at the end of the series.

Secondly, women tend to be underappreciated in cartoons, comic, and manga. They're always a part of the supporting cast that runs after the main dude and have no role other than reminding us what's his name (since she repeats it 50 times per episode). Sad part being, she's usually the strongest, most skilled, talented, smartest, or generally the only one in the group that actually does something, without getting anything from the rest of the charas or even the creator themself. And of course, there are those that are nothing more than fanservice objects without any depth or reason.

Of course, these aren't necessary rules, just something seen a lot. Our thing focuses directly on the female mains and the males largely depend on them, which isn't something seen enough in our humble opinion. We like being weird.