Comments on Lonely Panel: Exploring Comics and Beyond (Formerly Webcomic Finds): Stopover at Catalyst: Nice but Niggly...

Hi Crystal, thanks for dropping in! Thanks for t...

2009-10-11T14:57:33.483Z

Hi Crystal, thanks for dropping in!

Thanks for the points you raised.

I think it's all part and parcel of first comics. We don't realize the important of streamlining the script, but then we wouldn't have realized it until we've experienced or at least witnessed the mistakes.

BTW totally identify with you on the starting a comic as a teen and

I forget to mention that I actually do have a full...

2009-10-10T20:45:16.636Z

I forget to mention that I actually do have a full-length script for Catalyst. However, you are right that the first half lacks focus. I think it's a common problem; webcomic authors tend to be eager to 'get down to it' and we forget to go back, read over, and see about getting our stories in order. For myself, I was so concerned about 'setting up for greater events' that I

Hey, I'm Crystal, the one who draws the comic....

2009-10-10T15:11:49.998Z

Hey, I'm Crystal, the one who draws the comic. :) I've actually read TLS for awhile. Slackened off recently though.

I agree with you on a lot of the points. xD Catalyst's script was written way back when I was fifteen, and it was almost a sort of experiment. I'm sticking with it now because I think that even if it wasn't great, it's still pretty good, and I don&

Theorah/Bex, A think the majority people who READ...

2009-09-30T15:50:16.242Z

Theorah/Bex,

A think the majority people who READ are not that particular about what EXACTLY makes something great and what makes it merely fairly good...

But I do believe on a subconscious level they do notice it even if they do not know what it is called, and I'd like to apply science to art and isolate what is it that makes something unforgettable.

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This is 'theorah' BTW, I have many faces X...

2009-09-29T18:19:41.639Z

This is 'theorah' BTW, I have many faces XD

Interesting, I might check out this comic... I oft...

2009-09-29T18:18:57.503Z

Interesting, I might check out this comic...
I often wonder what makes a good story, but havnt really often thought about how you can TELL a good story, and I guess execution reeally is an important part of a story. I know pacing is something that alot of people seem to get wrong- your comment you made on focus is interesting. Its something I have always found is quite apparent in keeping

@Sophia: That's an interesting analysis. Story...

2009-09-21T14:25:10.491Z

@Sophia: That's an interesting analysis. Storytelling is Indeed, HARD, because there are a lot of very subtle qualities that make the difference between a well-told story and a boring one.

On a second look, I think the problem was that the story lacked focus. A lot of the stuff that was there was superfluous. Sure, there were many "cool" and dramatic scenes, but they

Story telling is tough. It's easy to, say, ex...

2009-09-20T21:02:54.436Z

Story telling is tough. It's easy to, say, explain an issue of proportions or confusing paneling in a comic...It's not so easy when it comes to figuring out why the comic is boring, or why a character isn't interesting. Books on writing fiction are a really important resource when it comes to that. Conflict, pacing, characterization, foreshadowing, managing the flow of information

It took me ages to change my attitude, but I went ...

2009-09-20T03:10:47.415Z

It took me ages to change my attitude, but I went from enjoying the pressure of deadlines to running an average ten week buffer on all the comics I work on (Lil Nyet, Scratchin Post, and one coming out later this year).

The reason: It gives me time to step back, and cherry-pick the best material while discarding the worst. OK, I still make mistakes, but overall, this seems to be the