The Dreadful -- Chapter 2

MSperoni · 08-16-2011, 09:17 AM

Thinking of The Dreadful in terms of "issues" doesn't work very well for it. It's like thinking of 8bit in terms of issues. The Dreadful has chapters, sorta, but they don't consist of absolute page counts. I prefer writing it this way because it gives me more freedom. It might seem to drag at times, but I think that's more to do with how it's uploaded. If you read it straight through it goes pretty fast (except for the earlier parts w/ all the dialog, but I've learned my lesson with those).

So it's more accurate to say we're fifty pages in, and not two issues in.

Which is something to be considered if The Dreadful is ever up for being printed. I think it would be better for The Dreadful to be printed into a big collection rather than as individual month-by-month comics. Sorta like a manga.

I'm thinking of dividing The Dreadful into sections based on the "star" character. Sorta like Osamu Tezuka's Buddha did. Like this one is "Kit and Liz" and the next one might be "Charsi" and then "Kit" and then "Jeanne" etc. The only reason I may not do that is because it could get confusing as to who the main character is. Maybe that's a good thing though because then everyone can argue about it

08-16-2011, 09:17 AM	#11
MSperoni Artist and Writer of Comics Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,666	Thinking of The Dreadful in terms of "issues" doesn't work very well for it. It's like thinking of 8bit in terms of issues. The Dreadful has chapters, sorta, but they don't consist of absolute page counts. I prefer writing it this way because it gives me more freedom. It might seem to drag at times, but I think that's more to do with how it's uploaded. If you read it straight through it goes pretty fast (except for the earlier parts w/ all the dialog, but I've learned my lesson with those). So it's more accurate to say we're fifty pages in, and not two issues in. Which is something to be considered if The Dreadful is ever up for being printed. I think it would be better for The Dreadful to be printed into a big collection rather than as individual month-by-month comics. Sorta like a manga. I'm thinking of dividing The Dreadful into sections based on the "star" character. Sorta like Osamu Tezuka's Buddha did. Like this one is "Kit and Liz" and the next one might be "Charsi" and then "Kit" and then "Jeanne" etc. The only reason I may not do that is because it could get confusing as to who the main character is. Maybe that's a good thing though because then everyone can argue about it __________________ I do commissions! So Email me if you'd like anything and we'll work out the details! matts_1104@yahoo.com Follow me on Twitter for Dreadful news and random info! (though mostly it's just me babbling about nerd-stuff) http://twitter.com/#!/mSperoni Check out my Deviant Art page if you'd like to see other pictures I've made! http://exmile.deviantart.com/ Follow The Dreadful on Facebook!