Wondering about my "new" comic...
 

I did a sprite comic at first, and I just started working on a hand drawn comic and I'm trying to decide on which one to continue working on. I only have 2 hand drawn comic (comics called OMG WTF) but I have 16 working sprite comics (called Magic Mario & Sans). I would just like to know which one looks to be better.

http://www.omegagamer.com/comics/comic1.html
Thats the begining of my Sprite comic which gets longer at 11 and really kicks off at 15 (I just finalized the format I was going to use).

http://www.omegagamer.com/comics/omgcomic1.html
This is one OMG WTF and thats the first one. I know the first one looks like poop but I worked a lot harder on the 2nd one. I even inked and colored the 2nd one (colored on the comp).

Anyway, I would just like to know which one looks better or which one looks to be better after I get more of and Artcive. Thanks.

Hand Drawn. Forget the sprites, they wont get you anywhere.

Your style looks pretty good for the level you seem to be on right now. Keep it up and it'll improve no doubt.

My main problem is backgrounds. As you can see in the 2nd OMG WTF comic they are in a park but thats about all there is is ground, sky and a bench. The people I have down its just the backgrounds that piss me off. :mad:

I don't really like to do backgrounds too, but there are ways around them. Here's suggestions for getting those done easily:
1. Lazy backgrounds; pretty much two tone with the occasional prop.
2. Put a lot of work into a background, then draw you characters without it, on another sheet of paper. With the magic of computers, put the characters on the background in each panel. Problems arise if your characters move around too much.
3. Google image search.

This all depends again on how fast I want to get the comics out. If I could get 3-5 comics out a week and make the backgrounds less-than-perfect, compared to making maybe two a week with great backgrounds. Most people would just like to laugh than having septacular backgrounds, and senery right?

No. Focus on doing better art right now. Then you will get better at it, and subsequently, faster. You can worry about more frequent updates later.

Stick with the hand drawn.
It all has to work together- art, characters, and storyline.
One can not work without the other.
Also try different fonts for your lettering.
Even better (and I know it's time consuming) write the
words by hand. It will give your comic more personality.
I would take a rough comic with a great story line
over polished art with no story line everytime.
Make us believe in it!

OH thanks for reminding me. I need to know a good font to use. Comic Sans just doesn't work, so what does like Nuklear Power or Penny Arcade use for there font. I would like something that looks good but doesn't take a lot of space up. Anyone?

I tried Comic Sans too and you're right- it just doesn't work.
I finally ended up using Matisse ITC which seems to suit the
gritty style of my comic.
Also for the action shots I do the words by hand because
fonts don't fit the noises & action of the graphics.

http://www.drunkduck.com/tweebus/

Backgrounds are very important and when done right are supposed
to draw the reader into the comic.
When done wrong they simply cause a distraction.
Perpspective (or warping a perspective) gives depth and creates
a sense of you being a part of the event taking place.
Backgrounds should be lighter than the main characters. The
greater the distance- the lighter the object should be.
A great way to obtain backgrounds is to take pictures with a
digital camera- print the image in black & white onto paper-
put the image on a sheet of glass with a light bulb underneath-
and then trace the image you want on another piece of paper.
This also can be used in many ways to change the facial expressions
of your characters.