Space Mexicans and Eisners and junk
Hello new guests. I am fully aware of how much my site's navigation sucks. Hopefully I can remedy this soon.
Anyway, a few things off my chest.
Oddly, when I was writing Speak No Evil: Melancholy of A Space Mexican I was approaching it as a comedy. I actually thought that it was a tragic comedy. Now that I have some distance from the creation process, the subtitle doesn't seem as appropriate anymore. Some friends had a theory that I viewed it as a comedy to deal with how depressing it was. I have a theory that comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin and when you feel like you're making something of quality, naming it a comedy or tragedy doesn't really matter.
Oh well, it seemed like a good idea to name it "Space Mexican" at the time and I respect the unemployed artist I knew from a year ago.
I just hope that the comic doesn't come off as patronizing. So far, one mexican has said it wasn't.
Other friends have asked, "I though Devil and the Monk would be nominated for an Eisner." As much as Devil and the Monk has been a staple of Stumbleupon hits to my site, I felt there were a lot of things wrong with it, technically. I would've submitted God(tm), but as of today, I still don't think it makes sense (I just need one more page, then it'll sort of make sense.)
I've noticed in the webcomics community, people are saying "I've never heard of these comics." Well, let me explain what's going on. The publisher, in this case digital comic creator, submits their comic to the Eisner people (or to be more precise, Jackie Estrada). The rules for Digital Comics favor long form comics. And the long form comic isn't as popular as the daily strip webcomic.
I think that there should be at least two, if not five categories for webcomics. One for daily strips. Although, traditionally, daily strips are the realm of the National Cartoonists Society. Comic books are the realm of the Comic Book industry. And there has been debate if a Comic Strip and a Comic book should even be considered as the same thing.
I personally don't think so. Its like having a five line poem and a 305 page novel up for a Pulitzer.
Anyway, the long-form format on the web isn't as developed or as popular as the daily strip. Mainly because people who do comic books could, 20 years ago, self-publish. And the people who did daily strips, 20 years ago, could only published through syndication or local newspapers, no independence. So, of course, the daily strip jumped on the net with much more fervor.
Anyway, I'm up against some really good talent. I think my only strengths are my story, the oddness and originality of it, and its depressing. Often times, people confuse depressing stories with good stories.
Though I'd never say my comic isn't good.
Anyway, a few things off my chest.
Oddly, when I was writing Speak No Evil: Melancholy of A Space Mexican I was approaching it as a comedy. I actually thought that it was a tragic comedy. Now that I have some distance from the creation process, the subtitle doesn't seem as appropriate anymore. Some friends had a theory that I viewed it as a comedy to deal with how depressing it was. I have a theory that comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin and when you feel like you're making something of quality, naming it a comedy or tragedy doesn't really matter.
Oh well, it seemed like a good idea to name it "Space Mexican" at the time and I respect the unemployed artist I knew from a year ago.
I just hope that the comic doesn't come off as patronizing. So far, one mexican has said it wasn't.
Other friends have asked, "I though Devil and the Monk would be nominated for an Eisner." As much as Devil and the Monk has been a staple of Stumbleupon hits to my site, I felt there were a lot of things wrong with it, technically. I would've submitted God(tm), but as of today, I still don't think it makes sense (I just need one more page, then it'll sort of make sense.)
I've noticed in the webcomics community, people are saying "I've never heard of these comics." Well, let me explain what's going on. The publisher, in this case digital comic creator, submits their comic to the Eisner people (or to be more precise, Jackie Estrada). The rules for Digital Comics favor long form comics. And the long form comic isn't as popular as the daily strip webcomic.
I think that there should be at least two, if not five categories for webcomics. One for daily strips. Although, traditionally, daily strips are the realm of the National Cartoonists Society. Comic books are the realm of the Comic Book industry. And there has been debate if a Comic Strip and a Comic book should even be considered as the same thing.
I personally don't think so. Its like having a five line poem and a 305 page novel up for a Pulitzer.
Anyway, the long-form format on the web isn't as developed or as popular as the daily strip. Mainly because people who do comic books could, 20 years ago, self-publish. And the people who did daily strips, 20 years ago, could only published through syndication or local newspapers, no independence. So, of course, the daily strip jumped on the net with much more fervor.
Anyway, I'm up against some really good talent. I think my only strengths are my story, the oddness and originality of it, and its depressing. Often times, people confuse depressing stories with good stories.
Though I'd never say my comic isn't good.
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