Comments on: North World: Review I Agree With http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/09/north-world-review-i-agree-with/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:58:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/09/north-world-review-i-agree-with/comment-page-1/#comment-90320 Johanna Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:48:11 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/09/north-world-review-i-agree-with/#comment-90320 Excellent observations. It's tricky to write for more than one format at once, because sometimes the requirements are opposite. Excellent observations. It’s tricky to write for more than one format at once, because sometimes the requirements are opposite.

]]> By: Paul Sizer http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/09/north-world-review-i-agree-with/comment-page-1/#comment-90249 Paul Sizer Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:48:25 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/09/north-world-review-i-agree-with/#comment-90249 It's really interesting that this problem keeps coming up with many webcomics artists who collect their stuff into book form; it becomes apparent that overall pacing has not been planned for. I think this stems from the format of the webcomic having to be continuous, and the writers/artists tend to stretch things out, or get immersed in a detail and loose track of the overall flow of story. It's cool to have those details, but not at the expense of the story grinding to a halt. I've found this problem popping up with younger American manga artists as well who have been weened on long involved manga serials. They don't tend to know that even though these go on for many many book, that they have probably been edited and steered by an editor every step of the way. With my latest book, I've become VERY appreciative of the editing skills of others for keeping my storyline tight and directed. It’s really interesting that this problem keeps coming up with many webcomics artists who collect their stuff into book form; it becomes apparent that overall pacing has not been planned for.
I think this stems from the format of the webcomic having to be continuous, and the writers/artists tend to stretch things out, or get immersed in a detail and loose track of the overall flow of story. It’s cool to have those details, but not at the expense of the story grinding to a halt. I’ve found this problem popping up with younger American manga artists as well who have been weened on long involved manga serials. They don’t tend to know that even though these go on for many many book, that they have probably been edited and steered by an editor every step of the way.

With my latest book, I’ve become VERY appreciative of the editing skills of others for keeping my storyline tight and directed.

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