Heh, that was just the strip that made me have those same thought, YH. But then, someone who is making a strip like that might also be prone to, say, getting drunk and forgetting to put up a strip until 12:15.
Meanwhile, I don't see anything particularly wrong with the contest except that it really should be called a gamble, because I think some of these guys are only going to be taken out due to bad luck.
Daily Grind Money-Wasting PR Move.
$20 dollars for a piece of advertising isn't that much. Think about it from that perspective and its probably quite good business sense to enter the contest, each of those comics will have a bunch of followers, if even just a small number of those take a peek and start reading gregs comic he has increased the number of unique ips that visit his site. Which would increase his effective money making potential from advertising and merchendise, and maybe make it that he could go full time if he wanted to....
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[quote="Blaze";p="460925"] ... it may encourage people who aren't normally productive to find their muse and their spirit and get things done. If even ONE more person begins putting out a truly good daily web comic because of this, it's a benefit for everyone.[/quote]
Dear god, I hope you're being sarcastic.
Dear god, I hope you're being sarcastic.
No, but I've read White Ninja. Same effect.
On the other hand, I've also read Domnic Deegan, which is a charming if bit off-kilter daily comic which always updates without the need for outside influence of cash or a money-grubbing support group. EXCEPT. When life said otherwise. Needed to move. Going to cons. Ect. Ect.
Life. Huh. Funny concept.
The fact is, however, EVERYONE NEEDS A BREAK. Life gets in the way. Hell, we only get SEASONS of television shows. And those are made in advance. So its obvious that the 'time limit' concept isn't all thats required for a muse-spawned artistic binge.
Come on. There must be SOME better reason you have beyond 'blessed insperation of the intellectuae'.
On the other hand, I've also read Domnic Deegan, which is a charming if bit off-kilter daily comic which always updates without the need for outside influence of cash or a money-grubbing support group. EXCEPT. When life said otherwise. Needed to move. Going to cons. Ect. Ect.
Life. Huh. Funny concept.
The fact is, however, EVERYONE NEEDS A BREAK. Life gets in the way. Hell, we only get SEASONS of television shows. And those are made in advance. So its obvious that the 'time limit' concept isn't all thats required for a muse-spawned artistic binge.
Come on. There must be SOME better reason you have beyond 'blessed insperation of the intellectuae'.
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Syndicated cartoonists take breaks, too. Most comic strip authors don't create send tomorrow's strip today and FedEx it to the papers right before it goes to print. In the same way that episodes of a TV show are recorded prior to being aired, they create the content and, once they've got a good enough lead on it, they start feeding it into the papers.
That's one thing that I think is missing from many web comics: professionalism. Granted, there's a certain charm associated with some random dude posting something every once in a while that you think is funny, but most daily web comics, such as PvP, post comics late every single day because that day's strip hasn't been finished yet--when it should've already been done at least the previous day, if not a week or two prior.
That's one thing that I think is missing from many web comics: professionalism. Granted, there's a certain charm associated with some random dude posting something every once in a while that you think is funny, but most daily web comics, such as PvP, post comics late every single day because that day's strip hasn't been finished yet--when it should've already been done at least the previous day, if not a week or two prior.
The follies which a man regrets the most in his life are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity. - Helen Rowland, A Guide to Men, 1922
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