12-10-2004, 03:25 PM
I\'m interested in getting as many opinions as possible concerning web comics and what people like and, more importantly, are willing to pay for. The reason I bring up such a topic is because I have this idea a friend of mine and I have been developing for a web comic. It\'s an interactive story, mixing part traditional comic with Flash animation....not either or, but a hybrid. It is horror related, and we believe it would be well received based on those we\'ve shared it with so far.
Anyway, it is taking a lot of hard work and long hours (that we both do not have readily available) to complete our first story. In an ideal world, we would like to offer it completely for free as other sites do. However, with expenses such as web hosting fees and just overall time spent, it\'s hard to completely justify putting out something ona regular basis for free, having been (hopefully) well received, but getting no returns. We\'re not trying to get rich here, we just want to be able to fund the project without killing ourselves in the process. It\'s a fate many web comic artists fall into, and we\'re trying to pre-empt that in any way we can because we think this project has legs and could become a hit.
In terms of payment, such things as [url=\"http://www.bitpass.com/\"]BitPass[/url] are making it easier for people to spend as little a a penny for something online. It works just like PayPal. Having said that, are people (such as yourselves) willing to pay a penny or even a quarter for a story? What if you had the first two parts of a story for free and then a quarter to see the rest?
I\'m just trying to gauge people\'s opinions here, that\'s all. There are web comic fans and horror fans...we\'re just trying to bridge the gap. Obviously, I understand it depends on how good the content is. We\'re pretty sure we have that taken care of. But I guess I just wanted others\' thoughts on the topic.
So, for those who cared enough to read my loooog post, I\'d appreciate any thoughts, opinions, ideas, or rants. Thanks!
Anyway, it is taking a lot of hard work and long hours (that we both do not have readily available) to complete our first story. In an ideal world, we would like to offer it completely for free as other sites do. However, with expenses such as web hosting fees and just overall time spent, it\'s hard to completely justify putting out something ona regular basis for free, having been (hopefully) well received, but getting no returns. We\'re not trying to get rich here, we just want to be able to fund the project without killing ourselves in the process. It\'s a fate many web comic artists fall into, and we\'re trying to pre-empt that in any way we can because we think this project has legs and could become a hit.
In terms of payment, such things as [url=\"http://www.bitpass.com/\"]BitPass[/url] are making it easier for people to spend as little a a penny for something online. It works just like PayPal. Having said that, are people (such as yourselves) willing to pay a penny or even a quarter for a story? What if you had the first two parts of a story for free and then a quarter to see the rest?
I\'m just trying to gauge people\'s opinions here, that\'s all. There are web comic fans and horror fans...we\'re just trying to bridge the gap. Obviously, I understand it depends on how good the content is. We\'re pretty sure we have that taken care of. But I guess I just wanted others\' thoughts on the topic.
So, for those who cared enough to read my loooog post, I\'d appreciate any thoughts, opinions, ideas, or rants. Thanks!