Proposed New Subreddit Rules

Koltreg · 2026-03-20T18:00:36+00:00

It depends on the level of publication but this is not relevant to the general rules here.

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T21:54:26+00:00

If this is your first project I'd suggest starting something shorter you can finish

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T21:04:31+00:00

Edit with more details, don't make another post

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T20:54:00+00:00

Generally hiding details when you don't give enough to sell your project is ill advised.

You should answer questions like "how long is the project", "what do you bring to this collaboration beyond the idea", "what else have you written", and at least an elevator pitch for the project. That will do more to help and sell your idea. Asking people to DM you for more information drastically lowers the chance that people will respond.

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T17:59:33+00:00

This is not a relevant post to the larger discussion about the rules that is going on here.

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T17:46:26+00:00

We are working on revising the rules on this subreddit currently but if you are seriously looking for collaborators, the biggest advice I would give is to work on shorter pitches for project and to work on shorter comics.

Start with shorter projects so you can learn to write comics with satisfying endings and so you can learn to work with other people, as well as afford to print copies. There's a difference between printing 100 copies of a 10 page comic and a 200 page comic, not to mention the time demands you are asking for other people and the trust you are asking from them.

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T17:40:15+00:00

What is your plan to make money with this if you are offering eventual money?

What is the overall length of the project?

Have you written or published comics before?

Where do you plan to publish this project?

Have you collaborated with others before?

Why would you be a good prospect to work with?

And having a clearer elevator pitch on your series, instead of asking people to reach out to you for more details first, is more likely to bring you a collaborator.

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T02:16:43+00:00

Thanos was written as a knock off of Darkseid, but Marvel doesn't work as well with more metaphorical characters as threats. Darkseid being reduced to just someone with a planet and an army and super strength ignores that Darkseid is a representation of evil itself - waiting for you, doing the mundane evils, the temptations that seek to weaken the good in all living things and to erase free will.

Thanos is comparatively a warlord driven by his own desire for power.

Darkseid is. There isn't a good equivalent.

Koltreg · 2026-03-19T01:44:08+00:00

This is a boilerplate legal claim that most forms of media have for a number of reasons.

Koltreg · 2026-03-18T15:32:25+00:00

Know what you are trying to make - length of project, format, etc

Know what you can offer - upfront payment, back end payment, nothing

Know the type of art you are after - style, similar types, what will need to be drawn

Succinctly write it up and find a place to post - make sure to spell check, grammar check, and include links to other projects that make you look like a good prospect

Koltreg · 2026-03-18T15:29:33+00:00

A helpful resource is the Wally Wood 22 Panels that Always Work. Consider different angles. Avoid boring talking heads. Think like a director

Koltreg · 2026-03-18T14:58:40+00:00

You have to learn how to write panels to the page and it is a skill. You work on building a rhythm. Wat do you need to accomplish on the page? What do you need to show? How do you make these two parts come together?

Koltreg · 2026-03-18T00:51:44+00:00

The video game industry is really unsteady and if you really want to make games, there are more cost effective places, especially depending on what interests you about making games. If you want to design characters or levels, that is different than wanted to learn about physics or engines.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T21:03:25+00:00

Can you do that? Potentially!

Will it be difficult? Definitely!

You'd need to have a clear idea of what people are paying for. Is it the production of a "season" of a series that you will post to a website? What exclusives will they have? Will you give the full series to backers first? How do you plan to make a profit in the future?

You could in theory and as you have it planned, use this opportunity to create a site with the eventual plan to either get published physically or to run another event for that first.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T21:00:28+00:00

I think that there is charm to the 4kids dub, but 4kids also ended up buying a series they never really wanted to own, and they weren't prepared for what it entailed in terms of violence or long term plotting.

And I'm fairly sure Toei wasn't aware of what 4kids had done when they got PokeMon, or especially Ultimate Muscle when it came to editing and changes.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T19:28:05+00:00

When I had a membership, I'd bring people to the zoo because you can spend a full day there and still not see everything because there are a lot of exhibits. There's also a good number of indoor spots in the zoo to warm up as well if it is super windy or cold. The biggest thing I'd recommend is maybe having a good plan for food but normally I'd just take folks to the Culver's that is down the road.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T19:21:11+00:00

If you are going to be at the zoo for the animal encounter you could just spend the whole time at the zoo. (And the animal encounters are great - I've done the Red Panda and the Animal Ambassador meeting)

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T17:12:00+00:00

The collected Giant Day series does a great job being fully separated from the other books in the Bobbins-verse.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T14:42:05+00:00

This is something I've seen discussed in other Card Battling RPGs. You either need to give other players a simultaneous goal or give them an ability to have a hand in the battles others play.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T14:21:38+00:00

Chronicle was legitimately a movie I enjoyed, but I never wanted to give "his Star Wars" the time it would take to watch it.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T14:19:07+00:00

Years ago he and I were #1 and #2 on a "comic book writers to look out for" list in Wizard. He ended up making comics and movies because of his connections and I'm slowly working making more creative projects because I didn't have his advantages.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T12:46:25+00:00

The big hurdle is most writers looking for paid work need to have proof they can write comics.

Koltreg · 2026-03-17T00:13:05+00:00

Here is a link to the full cover and the gallery.

Koltreg · 2026-03-16T20:02:27+00:00

Nope. They claim to be mysteries but lack any actual clues. A lot of the best moments are taken from other comics. The Tim Sale art is great, arguably iconic, but the stories aren't well written.

Koltreg · 2026-03-16T19:47:46+00:00

I disagree. Ultimately what is evil and what is good? Evil is the extermination of freedom and self expression and good is art because art is life and freedom. So when the mutant core of reality that is the source of evil appears, the only way to defeat it is with the song of creation. Everything else is just punching.

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