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Hello, I'm the author and artist of Katabasis!
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Tailless whip scorpions are one of the only animals that creep me out. I know they aren't dangerous, I don't wanna kill them or anything, but they look so freaky I also really don't like gallinippers (big mosquitos)
If your nsfw art is watchers-only and behind a mature content filter, then I don't think you have to worry too much about random people (and kids) seeing it. Someone would have to be 1) interested in your art enough to follow you and 2) 18+ in order to change their settings to allow adult content. …
I use Homestyler for my interiors! It takes a little getting used to, but it's browser-based. I have my characters' entire house modeled.
A twist like you describe can be successful (and even generate some publicity) but it depends on how you pull it off. If you spend 20 chapters doing X and then suddenly switch to Y with no warning, readers might be confused & feel like they just "lost" the story they got invested in. I think it wo…
@rodzeye That's cool, do you think you & your friends have more fun with the story this way? I've never had a character based off me (to my knowledge) but I think it'd be interesting. @DokiDokiTsuna Yeah, sometimes I wanna write a whole wiki for my story, but it'd be way better to spend that energ…
More of a discussion, not something I need advice on BTW. For your comic, novel, etc. in what ways do you feel like you understand your characters? For example when I think of a friend or family member, I have this sense of them but it's not something that I can easily put into words. The same goe…
Great question 
I don't have the whole series outlined, but I'm planning on 9 chapters give or take (excluding extra stories). My chapters vary in length; right now my shortest is ~30 pages and 8k words, and I can imagine longer chapters going for 70+ pages and 20k+ words.
I've been serializing …
I agree with ordinaryaverageguy and treehugger, the best way would be to describe the conversation happening without actually including any dialogue. Or have character A call character B over to talk, then cut to what some of your other characters are doing, and then cut back to A and/or B post-conv…
Having a buffer is good- you never know what might come up. You might get sick, go out of town, or just get stuck on a tough page. It helps to have a backup so that you can rest and take time off if you need. I try to have a buffer of around 2-4 weeks (right now I'm steadily at 3) but there have b…
Right now I'm trying to stay ~6 updates (3 weeks) ahead. I can't wait to get to the latest batch of pages I've been working on haha. This isn't from one of them--I didn't want to show anything too spoilery--but it is for an upcoming page. I really like how I did the water here, and the peaceful atmo…
I know this advice gets thrown around a lot, but really, reading can be a big help. Take books you like and examine how those authors handle word choice, dialogue, description, scene transitions, character arcs, etc. Not just what words they use, but how they use them (when do they use simple words?…
Here's mine! https://twitter.com/apexaltra
I don't update it very often, but here's mine! I recently switched my theme back to Redux for that old tumblr feel ;;
CK is my editor and my best friend!! She's always happy to hear about my work and I can bounce ideas off of her. She's genuinely invested and that makes me really happy. Her editing work is also top notch. Even though she's my friend, she's not afraid to tell me if I made a mistake or if something s…
I'm 90 away 
Definitely not expecting to get to 100 by 2021 but every look helps
Thanks for the thread!
Trying to find the name of the original fairy tale might be a good place to start, and then searching for that on Tapas. The comic may have "Based on [fairy tale]" in its description or something. I hope you can find it!
I had a backlog that was 2.5-3 weeks worth of updates... But between graduate school and research, it got eaten up pretty swiftly lol Now I'm on a semi-hiatus / slower update schedule until the end of the chapter.
Today is a schoolwork day but if I have the time/energy, I'd like to work more on the illustrations for my cast page!
So excited for Halloween!! 
Katabasis is an action-fantasy illustrated novel and is largely based around horror elements. It's not scary or horror in itself, but it has a healthy amount of monsters, mystery, and blood/gore. (And those things will only increase as the story progresses 
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It can be…
Oh yeah, I definitely plan on having a cast page too (I actually already have one on the site, it's just not ready to be filled out yet). One of my favorite parts of webcomics is looking at the cast pages lol.
I'm thinking about adding a glossary page to the Katabasis website which lists some of the terms used in the story. They aren't super complex, but they're all real-world words that I've repurposed. "Fledgling" is an example. If I do make a glossary I'll probably port it over to the Tapas version as …
Mine is an illustrated novel/story rather than a comic, hope that's ok 
The characters aren't exactly anthro either but I'm a furry and the characters all have animal traits. I figure it counts.
Excited to check out the comics in this thread!
Me lol, I'm so sleepy I didn't sleep well last night & then I had to get up early to do some work
Think about how big/long you want your story to be and scrap the ideas that don't fit that. Scrap the ideas that would make the story too bloated or convoluted, or the ideas that would require 5 additional plot points to properly explain them. Think about the core themes of your story, what you want…
IMO, go with the one that you like more and think that you'd have more fun working on. Don't worry much about which idea is more fruitful. I think if you pick the story that you're more invested in, then that passion will come through in your work and create a better overall product. If you like b…
I'm actually the opposite- My story was originally going to be a comic/webcomic (I even have a few pages for it!) and I decided to turn it into an illustrated novel instead because I realized that I didn't have the energy for a comic. I think it was a great choice. I wanted to have a webcomic for y…
I like this one quite a bit- it's also my pfp
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Nooooo I'm so sorry to hear that! Getting hacked is one of my biggest neo-fears
Do I think it will ever happen? Absolutely not But do I think it's a cool idea? Hell yeah Given all of the fake AMVs that I imagine with my OCs when I listen to music, I think a part of me would love to see my work animated lol Although if it did happen it'd be super nerve-wracking though. Hav…
Oh gosh, I LOVE virtual pet sites. I've played so many haha (I'm still on Neopets)
I've read what you have so far and subscribed, this is such a cool idea for a comic 