What good are collectives?

These places are great for

by MrColinP - 12/31/2006 - 03:23

These places are great for getting people to read your comic! You can also meet people and get feedback from actual peers... what more could you want?

I think it's really interesting actually, in that many more people make comic books then say, fifteen years ago. I bet the number has grown exponentially, because most people would not dedicate themselves to making a comic without an audience, and had no idea how to reach people. And what is the internet if not an instant audience?

That would be interesting. A

by TheDeeMan - 12/16/2006 - 18:51

That would be interesting. A sort of link exchnage thingie between similar comics (genre, style, etc) as opposed to a bunch of comics all sitting on one special website. The whole idea of uprooting yourself and joining yet another collective isn't very appealing. Dee G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures It's like The Goonies meets The Invaders from Mars. Updates on Mondays.

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by Shishio - 12/15/2006 - 11:56

Yeah, I remember. But as you must have surmised by now, I scrapped it, as interest was dismal, and most people didn't even understand what I was doing.

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by Shishio - 12/09/2006 - 22:23

Actually, I was already a reader of Lucid TV, and I invited them to join the collective I'm forming with some other creators.

One-liners - New strips on Fridays.

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It's a Good Social Experience

by Sean C - 12/09/2006 - 18:15

Really, it is. I've made some solid friends through my collective, and the cross-promotion is almost like a happy bonus.

It can also get you to branch out. I've done guest strips for several other members of Bomb Shelter, and am currently working on some Christmas-theme ones, and messing with style and approach is a blast - it's something I wouldn't want to do on my own strip, but when you try to get the general style of someone else's work, it can be brutal/fun.

You can always make connections through your collective members, too. Socialization can be made easier through a collective.

Don't hesitate to procrastinate.

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That's a really good

by larsony - 12/09/2006 - 17:00

That's a really good question.

From my experience there are folks like Eyeskream who pride themselves on having a community with likeminded comic artists helping each other, do guest comics, and develop a community.

They asked me to join but I opted out when it was explained that they are not a link exchange but a full community. So I started Empty Panels for myself and the folk who do Lucid TV (check it). I'm developing my own type of community and getting to know them better. We also do a podcast and I believe some of us are going to get a shared table at upcoming conventions.

In short: It can do quite a bit.

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by oolong - 12/08/2006 - 01:44

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It largely depends on the

by macnut - 12/08/2006 - 00:40

It largely depends on the collective, but many of them offer free hosting, and some, like Keenspot, offer a cut of ad revenues.

But the cross-promotional opportunities are usually the main reason for going to a collective, especially if said collective is made up of already-popular webcomics.

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