I’ve attempted to write a FAQ a few times but they’ve always ended up not helpful or helpful but depressing. But due to a recent spike in questions I’ve decided to just go for it.
Besides this post, the FAQ also got it’s own permanent page.
Is Guy and Wayne a couple?
- No they’re just friends, if that’s a word you can use to describe their relationship. Frenemies?
Do Frank, Guy and Wayne live together, like are they roommates?
- This is unclear even to me, If a joke requires them to be roommates, then that’s what they are.
What’s Guy’s real name?
- I’m not sure, I haven’t asked.
Hello, I’m a writer and I need someone to draw a comic, I can’t pay right now, (maybe later if the comic sells) but It’ll be good practice and great exposure for you! are you interested?
- No, I got my own stories I would like to tell if I ever got the time. Also those reasons aren’t real.
Do you have any tips on how to start a webcomic?
- Just start it.
No, Really.
I don’t know how to make a website for my comic, can you help?
- Neither did I but then I Googled “comicpress” you should too.
How do you become a professional artist?
- By having people pay you to do art. You can be a professional artist at any skill level, as long as you make a living out of your craft, you’re by definition a “professional artist”.
Of course, the more skilled you are, the bigger the chance of someone paying you. but you need to market yourself, very few artist just gets “found”.
How long have you been drawing?
- I started for real around 2003, then around 2006 I decided it’s what I’d like to do with my life.
Do you exhibit at any conventions?
- I’d like to, I attended San Diego Comic Con in 2011, but I’ve yet to exhibit at any convention. Living in Sweden makes the logistics and expenses very overwhelming.
Some day!
How did you come up with Twogag?
- It kinda just evolved from a vacuum. I only knew what I didn’t want in the comic. I didn’t want Twogag to rely on pop culture references, I didn’t want any self insertion characters and I didn’t want it to be about videogames.
How do I become an artist?
- Draw.
How do I become a writer?
- Write.
I’d like to become better at drawing, got any tips?
- Everybody says this, but it’s the only way, man. Just draw, draw, draw, draw. Sacrifice your gaming, friend and movie time and draw some more.
But something every aspiring artist should ask themselves is; “do I actually like to draw, or do I just like the idea of drawing?”
I want to become a professional webcartoonist, got any tips?
- Love drawing, hate money.
If you meet the above criteria and do create a webcomic, market it. Don’t just post your pages or strips and expect readers to find it.
Do you write your comics beforehand or just free-ball it?
- I generally start out with a vague idea or concept and develop it either in my head or as I write it.
It’s a good idea to remove yourself from distractions such as the internet while doing this. I used to browse sites a lot with the excuse “I’m looking for inspiration.” but that has yet to work.
What software do you use?
- Adobe Photoshop.
What version of Photoshop do you use?
- It doesn’t matter.
What’s the best question you’ve been asked?
- This one.
Will you ever make a FAQ?
- I have a feeling the frequency of this question will subside, but yes.
and one of these days people will figure out that michael bay doesn’t actually know movies and someday fox will stop screwing over joss whedon. in other words never gonna happen ;-)
The movie business has been down since the digital age, but summer blockbusters still make a lot of money. Bay makes summer blockbusters. In fact, his movies have grossed almost $2 billion. That is all the producers – the money people who decide what gets made and by whom – need to know.
I’m not a fan of his, but it is the entertainment INDUSTRY. Not art projects.
I am a fan of Whedon. The Avengers movie did very well and was everybody liked it, so I have hope for him. Money = influence.
I think Avengers sucked. Almost as exciting as setting a knitting circle on fire.
A knitting circle… on fire? Wow, that’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever heard about!
The Avengers – 92% @ Rotten Tomatoes, $1.5+ billion worldwide box office.
That gross profit speaks louder than a few objections. The only individual opinions that count are the decision makers/money people. There are always going to be some people who don’t like anything. Businesses are out to make money, not art or to satisfy every last person.
With a profit like that, Joss Whedon gets more freedom on his next projects.
I think that movies are not dead. The Hobbit Part 1 didn’t suck. They did add in a charater though. Some of the scenes did happen the way I had the image in my head. I don’t think they need to make 3 movies though they could get it done in 2.
speaking of I do know someone who liked the latest Transformers only for the Camaro in it.
Avengers? Bah.
Whedon’s greatest work has always been Firefly, which is exactly where we get back to Fox screwing him over.
Credendo vides.
mink.
And for some reason, all I can think is, “Prisoner Zero has escaped.”…
PRISONER ZERO HAS ESCAPED. THE HUMAN RESIDENCE WILL BE INCINERATED.
Welcome back! :D
Time to pull another Wayne out of the old clone farm.
And for some reason this made me think of The Colour out of Space.
And now I feel like reading through the SCP archives again.
The SCP archives are the best.
This is actually one of my favourite strips.
Even Frank is surprised at how stupid a Wayne can be.
Hmm…. I would loove to see Frank run a Call of Cthulhu Game. His visual aids would require SAN checks in real life
Wow… this summed up my Friday night perfectly!
The Tulpa Effect…
It’s tough to tell, but I think Frank is more surprised in the last panel that just intellectually curious. Though I am certain that there is an element of psychology research going on in that question.
This reminds me of that horror movie, the one with the ghost that only exists if you believe in it.
Man wayne should not blindly believe in what people say.
And should really keep his that thing locked in a room.
Nightmare on Elm Street is similar, Freddy only can exist if people believe in him and he gains power if people fear him.
Noooooo just read from the beginning to this point.
Love this comic.
By the way what is the schedule for this
M-W-F
Thanks
If you haven’t read the Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman, I recommend it. The entire planet has this issue. If people believe a vampire lives in an area, it will form and live there.
Do the monsters affect everybody, or just those who believe in it? Are they stronger in proportion to the amount of people who believe in them?
Is this restricted to monsters only, or might the Swedish Bikini Team parachute down on those who drink bad beer?
is wayne looking at a fetal stage of a clone of himself?
Thanks for being back!
Seems like the basic concept of religion to me.
Frank’s right. Why would you do that to yourself?
Hah hah. That’s an awesome Star Control II reference.
one lesson about dealing with frank: don’t trust frank.
i guess memory doesn’t transcend clones, ’cause after so many times, you’d think wayne would have gotten that by now.
In my head I always give Frank Newton’s voice from Sym Bionic Titan. Am I the only one?