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I’m pretty much agreeing with everyone. I think you should do your comic the way you want to. Don’t restrict yourself creatively. Go where your muses point you 😀 .
Nirvanacat13 wrote:Melody wrote:Nirvanacat13 wrote:So now that you’re running out of stuff to paint because of the gypsum issues, have you given any more thought to finishing your comic? I would love to read about the adventures of all the Poad™™™s running about!
AHHHHHH! I want to! I am putting in ten or twelve hours painting special Windstone stuff so we have SOME income form ebay and the store.
I work on Reptangle™™ every spare moment, but I am a total amateur at this, so I don’t know what I am doing.
Anyway, bitching and moaning aside, we were working on a website thing for it, but can’t put it online till our computer web guy gets done with all the other more important things he is working on, like the Windstone website and store.
Poad™™s are only minor characters. Maybe I should re-write the whole thing. It also has the problem of being an “adult ” comic- not “dirty” ( that is easy to take out), but about adult subjects. I don’t know what to do.
What do you all think? Is having an childish but grown-up comic connected with Windstone a problem? I was trying to straddle the almost empty area in graphic novel story themes: one that isn’t a dark creepy evil story, but also is for grownups. Grown ups who are still kids. You know the type.
The small story bit I am working on right now is the part that is about the Poad™™. It is ok for children, I think, though maybe a bit of nudity (nothing worse than the “Sea Jewel”) I could even take that out if you don’t like nudes with your Poad™™s. How strict are you folks with what you let your kids look at? I need some guidance here.http://www.elfquest.com/ About all I’m gonna say on that one….You don’t HAVE to make it for kids…I’ve read a LOT of comic books and graphic novels in my time and there are just as many “adult” ones dealing with adult situations, Elf Quest just happens to be one of the more prominent series. You could also count SinCity, the Watchmen, quite a few of the Batman and Superman graphic novels as well. Even if you look in comic strips, while some are geared towards kids, the majority of them are grown up material; i.e. Dunesbury, Dilbert, Rex Morgan M.D., and even Zits to a degree, as it deals with teenagers from the parents point of view, deal with “grown up” issues and may not always be understood by kids. Sooooo I think it’s what you make it to be and you know you’ll always have a fan base with us! I’ll make all my geeky friends read them! =P
Also on a side note, I was browsing random profiles on ElfWood, and came across a guy in Portugal that did a “grown-up” graphic novel….I’ll see if I can find him again, that place is a mess if you don’t bookmark a page or know who you’re looking for 🙄 .
Oh, and then there was the Illustrated Graphic novel of Robert Asprin’s MythAdventures illustrated by Phil and Kaja Foglio (were VERY prominent artists for Magic: The Gathering which is how I found it originaly) and we all know Robert Asprin wasn’t the easiest read for a 10 year old….
Hope that all helps a little bit! Anyone feel free to chime in with some other examples! I haven’t read Elfquest.. Is it for grown ups? I thought it was a “all audiences” comic.
I will have to look into the others you mention. ” Magic the Gathering” I know as the card thing, but I didn’t know it was a comic.
I really appreciate the suggestions of things to look at!Maplecarver wrote:It sounds cool. And having a clean-ish comic for grownups that’s beautiful to look at and not ridiculously grim or angsty sounds very, very refreshing.
Exactly! I wanted to write a comic I wanted to read. That is about non-gory things.I don’t have kids, but hypothetically, assuming they were reasonably sensible, balanced kids, I wouldn’t mind them reading something that contains Sea Jewel type anatomy.
Some kids don’t like that stuff at all, but I loved Troll dolls because they had no clothes , and I loved the fairies in “Fantasia” because they were so happy without clothes.Edit: Heh, typed another essay. 😈I love essays!
pegasi1978 wrote:Arg! Lost my post when hitting the wrong button.
Cartoons, Comics, Anime and Manga (Japanese “Cartoons” and “Comics” respectively) are frequently for mature/adult audiences. It’s just so many people assume if it’s animated/drawn, it must be sutible for kids.
A few titles I can think of:
Æon Flux
Witchblade (comic, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade_(anime)]anime[/url], manga)
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(film)]Heavy Metal[/url]/Heavy Metal 2000
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(TV_series)]Spawn[/url]
Superman: Doomsday (PG-13)
Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme (PG-13)
Justice League: The New Frontier (PG-13)
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(film)]Wonder Woman (PG-13)[/url]
Batman: Gotham Knight (PG-13)
Green Lantern: First Flight (PG-13)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (PG-13)A lot of these comics have burgeoning bosoms, insufficient armor, and tight fitting clothing, but do they deal with real adult issues? Do they have nudity?
Thank you so much for the links!Thank you so much for all the links an info.
The main reason for my concern is that I talked at length with a comic producer who specializes in comics made to go with a product. I ran this adult content thing past him and he said simply; DON’T.
Along with some horror stories about litigation…
but his comics are for products that are for kids! You have a point , Windstones are not kids products! I am writing for you, not kids.Ever since I saw Reptangle mentioned in connection to Poads, I’ve been interested as well in the book coming out. If you write it, we will buy it! Motivation enough? 😀
Melody wrote:I haven’t read Elfquest.. Is it for grown ups? I thought it was a “all audiences” comic.
I will have to look into the others you mention. ” Magic the Gathering” I know as the card thing, but I didn’t know it was a comic.
I really appreciate the suggestions of things to look at!Well MTG was just the card game, but Phil and Kaja Foglio, who drew a lot for MTG, did a bunch of graphic novel work on the side, the Robert Asprin Mythadventures being one of them…I’ll see if I can at least find a link to it, I know it’s not published anymore. BUT apparently you can still get it….well worth the read! I’d reccomend sending a letter to the Foglio’s too if you want, they’re really cool people, and I remember sending several of my Magic cards to them to be signed and they signed them and sent them back with a really nice letter (which got thrown out 😥 ) But anyway….There ya go, a direct link to the Foglio’s page, they even have a link for their Xenophile series which is DEFINITELY not for kids LoL
Found another good site with Foglio comic references….http://www.thugdome.com/slagblah_gallimaufry_1.html
Ghaaa I hate evilBay keeps me up WAY past my bed time just browsing…..got you a little present tho =P
Jasmine wrote:Don’t forget Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series…
YES. There is also Maus. An interesting way to tell about one of history’s darkest moments, but due to the way things are drawn, it’s not brutally graphic (ie. very graphic bosoms, sex, etc.). I find it a bit more geared towards adults, but at the same time, older kids would be fine with it as well (since it is history and all).
Nirvanacat13 wrote:Melody wrote:I haven’t read Elfquest.. Is it for grown ups? I thought it was a “all audiences” comic.
I will have to look into the others you mention. ” Magic the Gathering” I know as the card thing, but I didn’t know it was a comic.
I really appreciate the suggestions of things to look at!Well MTG was just the card game, but Phil and Kaja Foglio, who drew a lot for MTG, did a bunch of graphic novel work on the side, the Robert Asprin Mythadventures being one of them…I’ll see if I can at least find a link to it, I know it’s not published anymore. BUT apparently you can still get it….well worth the read! I’d reccomend sending a letter to the Foglio’s too if you want, they’re really cool people, and I remember sending several of my Magic cards to them to be signed and they signed them and sent them back with a really nice letter (which got thrown out 😥 ) But anyway….There ya go, a direct link to the Foglio’s page, they even have a link for their Xenophile series which is DEFINITELY not for kids LoL
Found another good site with Foglio comic references….http://www.thugdome.com/slagblah_gallimaufry_1.html
Ghaaa I hate evilBay keeps me up WAY past my bed time just browsing…..got you a little present tho =P
🙂I just love talking about graphic novels.
Here is a plug for my favorite graphic novel, which just started a forum thing. check it out http://www.lightspeedpress.com/
I comment on there all the time. I love the discussions about the minute details of that world, it is sorta like being a Trekkie.I believe you are the artist/author and you should write what your heart and imagination dictates.
We are adults here,freedom to choose and parents teach their young as they see fit….write on… 😀Every act matters.No matter how small💞
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Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.bodine6127 wrote:I believe you are the artist/author and you should write what your heart and imagination dictates.
We are adults here,freedom to choose and parents teach they young as they see fit….write on… 😀Yes, write on, sister, write on! 😀
LadyFirebird wrote:bodine6127 wrote:I believe you are the artist/author and you should write what your heart and imagination dictates.
We are adults here,freedom to choose and parents teach they young as they see fit….write on… 😀Yes, write on, sister, write on! 😀 Ho-kay… you give me courage!
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