• ✨Abigail Watson✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I highly disagree. You can’t expect every comic to be top shelf, especially if you’re getting it for free. OP has been improving with every post - because they’re gaining experience with practice. Hiring a writer (with what money?) would undermine their own growth. You’re welcome to read more polished comics (like The Weekly Roll), but remember that people dont magically spring up with skill in art and writing right out of the gate. Not to mention that once someone starts making “professional level” work it’s either paywalled or lower priority than paying work.

    Constructive criticism also isn’t “just stop doing that”. You need to give actionable advice. For example, I always recommend new comic creators pick up the Understanding Comics/Making Comics/Reinventing Comics trilogy by Scott McCloud. They’re textbooks that cover all sorts of writing and illustration techniques.

    I like this story, and it’s certainly better than something I could write or draw. The frequency of updates has been amazing. I’m excited to see where things go.