Thread "Who is your Audience" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 12:05PM, May. 22, 2016

I wish I could say, but I don't really have one, other than a few friends xD

Posted at 3:05PM, May. 25, 2016

they tend to be the "seeker" types. Either into religion or spirituality or political conspiracies…

Posted at 12:05PM, May. 26, 2016

kyupol wrote:
they tend to be the "seeker" types. Either into religion or spirituality or political conspiracies…

so, for example, this seems like a really unique audience. Do you have any presence on religious websites or political websites?

I've tried to poke around for Detective related sites, pulp fiction, old detective comics. I haven't really found a "scene" per say, But I think it is worth looking at who your comic may appeal to aside from "webcomic readers"

Posted at 9:05PM, May. 26, 2016

Often our comics don't really have a super specialised audience that we think they should…
There are quite a few different comics here on DD that tackle similar subjects to Kyupol's Mag-isa but they often have a general audience because of something cool about them that has overall appeal, even though the subject might be a little weird.

Mag-isa for example had great depictions of fiercely strong emotions and amazing power and speed in the fight scenes! The spiritual stuff and action was a mix between a lot of what we're used to from '90s anime and Filipino action films- so easy to relate to by a lot of people.

Bruno Harm has easy comedy and a friendly tone as well as themes of getting older, old VS new etc- all very universal relatable factors. The nior references draw from media most people have seen or at least we've all seen the things that similarly reference nior in some way so it doesn't alienate anyone with those.

Posted at 10:05AM, May. 27, 2016

You are absolutely right Ozone. And I do try to appeal to a broad audience. I certainly don't want to discount avid webcomic readers! I just think it's always good to reach out to people that might not know this type of media is here, or where to find it. I'm looking to grow not only my audience, but the community as a whole, and while yelling "Free Comics!" into the internet does garner some results, I thought appealing to interests that intersect different worlds would be helpful.

Posted at 12:05PM, May. 27, 2016

I feel like my audience in terms of age is a bit fuzzy with everything I do. I tend to favour bright colours and silly/absurd themes. I like space aliens, talking animals/objects, immature characters, and so on. But I'm not writing for kids. So I dunno, the best answer might be: myself, and also other people who like the things that I like.

Posted at 4:05PM, May. 28, 2016

Bruno Harm wrote:
kyupol wrote:
they tend to be the "seeker" types. Either into religion or spirituality or political conspiracies…

so, for example, this seems like a really unique audience. Do you have any presence on religious websites or political websites?

I've tried to poke around for Detective related sites, pulp fiction, old detective comics. I haven't really found a "scene" per say, But I think it is worth looking at who your comic may appeal to aside from "webcomic readers"

Political… used to be on infowars and david icke website… and various libertarian websites like free state project. Before I was a libertarian, my 1st political leaning was leftist. I was like that when I first cared about politics.

But I outgrew them. Yes they have valid points and some truth to em. But they don't talk as much about where true freedom lies… (Gal 5:1)

Yes. True freedom lies in Jesus Christ who is God in flesh! I am not ashamed to state that! Without Jesus Christ, I should be one of three things…
1) Dead and burning in ETERNAL Hell
2) In prison for violent crimes
3) In a mental institution

Because sure… you can overthrow all the illuminati but given the current state and sin nature of humanity, they will just be replaced inevitably. How many revolutions happened in the history of the earth? Did they achieve a state that completely abides in RIGHTEOUSNESS?!? No. All of this planet's governments are full of corruption and wickedness… but with some semblance of righteousness because God's law is written on each and every human heart by default. Its just that Satan and his minions are like the 1337 h4x0rs who twist the code of righteousness that is in every human's heart.

At the end of the day, government is the reflection of the overall heart condition of the people that hold it up. If we have a majority Muslim, we have an Islamic state. If we have majority leftist liberals, we're gonna have a leftist government… or even communism in its most extreme form. And so on and so on…

Any government system can be good. Depends on who is running it. At the current heart condition of humanity, a constitutional republic is best. Because of checks and balances that limit the desire of anyone with a despotic heart to project power. But if all of humanity had the heart of God and set on righteousness, ANY system is good. We can have paradise on earth.

Sorry for topic derailment… unexpected rant…

Anyway…

Here's a couple of blogs by me and my wife…

http://seek-christ.blogspot.com/
http://repent-or-perish.blogspot.com/

Youtube channel of our church:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ONErighteousNESS

God bless.

Posted at 9:05PM, May. 28, 2016

Most readers are "seekers" of one sort or another. A work gains and builds an audience by providing the reader with what he/she is seeking; whether spiritual enlightenment or boob jokes.

Posted at 10:05PM, May. 28, 2016

bravo1102 wrote:
Most readers are "seekers" of one sort or another. A work gains and builds an audience by providing the reader with what he/she is seeking; boob jokes.

So true!
Preach brother.

Posted at 5:05AM, May. 29, 2016

bravo1102 wrote:
Most readers are "seekers" of one sort or another. A work gains and builds an audience by providing the reader with what he/she is seeking; whether spiritual enlightenment or boob jokes.

LOL!