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[rynling]

Superstar Webcomic Artist: I love the script you sent me, and I can't wait to get started! I wonder if you've heard about the Zelda/Ganondorf ship? It seems like there are some elements of that in this comic, and I wanted to ask if would be okay to lean into it a bit.

Me: *takes off my glasses*

Me: *cries for ten minutes straight*

Me: *puts glasses back on*

Me: What a fascinating idea! Thank you for suggesting it. Yes, let's do that.

Comments

[runicmagitek]

A+ kind of feeling :D now I can't wait to see this comic!

[rynling]

Thank you! It's only one page with five panels; but, judging from the thumbnails, it's going to be fantastic. I think it's going to be like the comic I wrote about Tetra and Ganondorf (link) in that it probably won't get as many notes on Tumblr as it deserves, but sometimes you just have to create art for art's sake.

And the artist gets paid, and I get experience as I develop something like a portfolio, which is also important.

But, then again, I also want more exposure, and I need to start thinking about comic projects that will get more attention. Maybe Pokémon is the way to go...?

[runicmagitek]

Fandom is so weird because depending on when you create content for it, the exposure changes. Like if it's in that small time frame shortly after it's first released, people gobble anything and everything up. A year or two after the fact? Not so much, unless you're lucky. I also feel like so many of the "big" fandoms are just not my thing, either. Like with video games, Dragon Age and Mass Effect are huge and while I enjoy both games, I've never had massive urges to write stories for them. It's usually in the smaller fandoms and/or with not as popular ships. So I'm not sure what would be the best method for exposure :\ I love Pokemon, but I'm also not familiar enough with the fandom to know if a comic would take off. I remember people making a few when Pokemon Go was first released and those were popular, but again, back to the idea that people consume everything when it's new and shiny. Not easy to figure out, that's for sure.

Best of luck regardless! I'm excited to see more of your writing in comics :D