Webcomics
Over the years I've tried out a bunch of different creative outlets. One of the ones that I gave my hand to are webcomics. They are fairly easy to get started but many (offhand I'd say about 90%) die off fairly quickly as the author loses interest.
I've run three webcomics. Two fell pretty flat, one actually had readers and got fan mail! I was pretty stoked about that. Here they are, in order of creation:
Nebulous - this was my first attempt at a "serious" webcomic. By serious, I mean I put it up online so that others could looks at it (and open myself to critiscism). It was pretty much only read by people who found it accidentally as I used it more as a proof of concept than a "proper" webcomic. Read Nebulous here
TwaiP (This weeks' adventure in Perth) was my only "proper" webcomic. This one I advertised, got feedback from other webcomic authors and even had a (small) readership. I set myself up to fail with the premise that each week there would be a poll so that the readers could help decide what would happen next. It ran for several months and I had a good time. Read TwaiP here
Ictoanfc (I couldn't think of a name for this comic) was my last attempt at a webcomic. I dropped colour and made the style simpler so that it would be easier to update daily. I had a nice buffer but eventually ran out of steam. Read ictoanftc here
After the end of Ictoanftc I sort of went out of vogue with the idea of webcomics. I still read a fair few of them, but not as much as I used to. However, I did like the longform story telling way but recognised that my drawing skills (especially on the computer) were not up to scratch. It was from here that I made the step sideways into writing.
And that hasn't exactly been going so great either, though I keep trying...
Also, I am hosting Eric Nault's excellent webcomic - Hellbound! It is a great comic that I saved from disappearing. If anyone knows if Eric is creating anything new, can they drop me a line?