Webcomic Talk

Something I would like to start doing about once a week is write up an article on other comics.  This isn't going to be a review on comics, but just a general discussion on some comics that have either inspired me or deserve more attention that what they are currently receiving.  So, without further ado, let's get right into it.

As a just budding webcomic creator, I've been on the search for other webcomic creators from which I can either learn from or grow together with.  Lucky for me, I discovered a group called Webcomic Underdogs.  This site has a growing community of webcomic artists and writers who are all in various stages of creating their own webcomics.  Webcomic Underdogs has been a great place to take apart in, and through it, I have come to discover several webcomics that have turned me into a regular reader.  All of these creators and writers fully deserve all the praise they can get, which brings me to the first webcomic I would like to discuss.

Webcomic Pete, boiled down to it's essentials, is a webcomic about making webcomics.  Written and drawn by Jerry Mcmasters, this is a family friendly strip that is a blast to read.  A lot of webomic creators, both amateur and veterans, are going to see parallels between this comic and their own experiences.  Even readers who don't create webcomics will find entertainment in the humor of the strip and are given what is a fairly accurate peak into the day-to-day life a beginner webcomic creator.

There is a particular hurdle that some people might have a hard time looking past at first.  The art of a comic is something I'm discovering to be less and less important with exposure to more webcomics.  Obviously many webcomic artists want to be able to make a pretty comic, but without strong writing, that effort in making a gorgeous webcomic goes to waste.  A well drawn comic cannot carry weak writing the same way a well written comic can carry weak art.  Webcomic Pete is a great example of how true this is.  No offense to the creator, but the art isn't on the same level as some other webcomics out there, however, you will hardly even notice it as you go through it's archive and read all of it's excellent strips.  If a webcomic like xkcd can be as successful as it is, then I believe that there is an audience out there for Webcomic Pete that can elevate it to that same height of success.

I know this isn't suppose to be a review, but I'm giving Webcomic Pete 10 rabid weasels out of 10 because this is a very funny webcomic that everyone should be reading.

One final note, for any artists out there who are seriously looking to get into webcomics but aren't very good writers, Jerry Mcmasters has a proposal on Webcomic Pete that you might be interested in.  Take a few moments to read it, Mcmasters is a very straight forward person, and see if you might be interested.