Comedies or Comics?

[Toa Cykron]

So yeah, I finally found the garsh darned password for my old account, and I wanted to get creative again. Topic title says it. What do you guys like to read more?

[McNugget]

I prefer Comics personally.

[Rahkshi Lalonde]

i'd be up for a comedy if the writing and concept was fun, i do adore comics though the added visual element adds another layer that needs to meet everyone's tastes, (plus comics take 100 years more time than just writing does. :u)

[Taria Pakari]

Comics, though I don't read them as much as I used to.

 

I honestly prefer making them than reading them though. :v

[Toa Cykron]

i'd be up for a comedy if the writing and concept was fun, i do adore comics though the added visual element adds another layer that needs to meet everyone's tastes, (plus comics take 100 years more time than just writing does. :u)

That's true, and I want to make sure I'm in for the long haul when I decide to start. What's the point of making the effort to begin something if I can't keep it up for long?

[Ballom Nom Nom]

Given that on BZP almost all comics are half-decade-old sprite rehashes, and almost all comedies are bad script-style affairs, I'm not a big fan of either. I'd welcome a good hand-drawn comic or prose comedy though.

 

~B~

[The 1st Shadow]

I'm perfectly fine with both. As evidenced by my sig, I write comedies and comics. 

Edited July 25, 2015 by T1Shadow: The Artisan

[ToaKapura1234]

Well I can't speak for Comics because I was hardly ever there, but the Comedy Forum is deader than roadkill.

[fishers64]

I prefer Comedies. I tend to find some of them make more sense than Comics and are actually funny, whereas Comics doesn't really do either for me. 

[Sumiki]

I think it's easier to do a comedy well because there's not that visual element. Not to mention that the sprites give a sameness to most comic series, and that's hard to overcome without long-term commitment to storytelling (like Gavla's Comics).

 

Of course, I assist in Comics so I'm always looking for more activity there.

Edited July 25, 2015 by Sumiki

[The 1st Shadow]

Not to mention that the sprites give a sameness to most comic series, and that's hard to overcome without long-term commitment to storytelling (like Gavla's Comics).

 

That's why I brought back Photo-comics. Bypasses the monotony of sprites.

[Ta-metru_defender]

Dude, I haven't lurked in either forum for years. But way back when I first started out on BZP I really got into Comedies and that's where I cut my teeth on creative stuff. Later I moved on to comics, though I was more a fan of animations (and that's what I made).

 

I guess I'm up for either: whichever's more well written is where I'm at (GaliGee's comedies come to mind, for example).

[Toa Smoke Monster]

I prefer Comedies over Comics, personally. Not that I don't enjoy looking into a Comic Topic every once in a while. But I liked reading the Comedy topics more. 

[Irrie]

I've attempted to make a comic series thrice now and they've all suffered from the inescapable plague of boredom, so it's no question that I prefer to write comedies more than I do making comics. 

As for reading, I'd have to say that I prefer comics, particularly sprite ones. The reason being is that I have a certain nostalgia for these things. Around the year 2009 or so, I discovered the BZPower comic forum, and so I used to spend entire afternoons reading and laughing at the sprite comics that I found. (However it was only about a year ago that I actually got around to making an account here  ). 

In short, I like to write comedies and read comics. 

Edited July 26, 2015 by The Irrational Rock

[believe victims]

Whichever you choose, in order to make something worthwhile you will need to completely break the mold of what has been standard for over a decade in each forum. Do you have the sheer creative willpower to break those molds? Or will your works fall in line with the mass-produced content that currently reigns supreme?

[You just lost the game]

Well, if you're doing a hand-drawn comic I'd be interested in reading it.

[Petewa]

Either one, so long as it's well written.

 

 

Look at anything I've ever done for a good example of what not to do.

[Trijhak]

I prefer comedies, and that's an eight-year old bias speaking. Still do. Used to write a bunch of (bad) comedies and wrote a short one a few months ago.

[-Windrider-]

Somehow, my tenure in Comics hasn't driven me crazy (probably because I was added there after the great downtime). I can't speak for the Comedies staff on that front, but I think the forum that was once Artwork III now has a special place in my heart. I haven't spent nearly as much time in (or on) the Comedies forum.

 

I do enjoy reading comics, and I only regret that I haven't put in the effort to learn how to make them. I suppose I could draw some by hand...

[Onuki]

Having tried both, I prefer reading and writing comedies.  Like Lalonde and Sumiki said, it's just easier to make something coherent and funny when you're not worrying about putting together a visual presentation, too.  And sometimes, the comic turns out less funny than you thought it would after you've already put in all the work.   Bionicle gives us a huge cast of characters whose general appearances we already know, so a well thought-out comedy can pretty easily tap into a visual understanding while conveying its humor through words.

[25K Now!]

Comedies.

 

Of course, I'm biased due to my position as the worst head the CCC has ever had, but sometimes it's easier reading through bland and unfunny writing than sprite comics.