Having Succubus living in HQ is definitely going to have an impact on the finely-tuned fighting force that is Team Kick. On the one hand, Blush is having a hard time adjusting. On the other, if Kickman and Succubus keep going at it like teenagers, she may become a powerful new team member.
Today’s Kickman is being uploaded from a return Chihuahua sit in Richmond, California. Carrot the Chihuahua says to say “hi” to all the Java Jaguar fans. But she doesn’t care much for Kickman. But what does she know? She’s a dog.
All three of my comics are also available on a new platform, GlobalComix.com. I’ve actually been making a few bucks there, 99% of which is from Real Supereheroines of Hive Valley.
However, they do have a feature on Global Comix that looks really cool. They have something called “interactive frames.” What that means, is that when you load a page, you designate the actual frames and as they are viewed by viewers, they are seen one frame at a time. Which I assume is actually an easier way to view for people that are using their smart phone to read comics. A full page on screen is probably compressed too small to read.
I am in the process right now of setting up the interactive frames for Kickman on Globalcomix. If anyone has time, could you check out the first 8 or 10 chapters of Kickman on Globalcomix and let me know how the reading experience is for you compared to my regular format. I’d appreciate any feedback.
So far the first nine releases have been set up for reading via interactive frame feature, and also those are all free to read. As an added incentive, release number 9 has three pages of Patreon-only content. So, if you’ve never spent the $1 to become a patron or spent the 30 Kick Points to access those pages, now is your chance to check them out for free. Those three pages are the catfight between Blush and Sticky Buns by the way in case you needed a really, really good reason to check out those pages.
Def. run them through an upscaler first. (Mediafire link for the first ~2 chapters): https://app.mediafire.com/icycjg2zvmpqq
Personally; the frame-by-frame format doesn’t let people do the “magic of comics” stuff, where you put a character slightly out of frame to make them bigger or any of the really majestic stuff that puts comics above normal art in terms of beauty, impact, or style. Brain’s waning so here’s some of DC’s best run (objectively).
Nah, I appreciate the advice. I didn’t know that upscalers were a thing. It doesn’t help that when I first started publishing Kickman online, there was a “how to” web comic book by some guys that recommended an image resolution of 72 dpi. Because at the time the book was published, computer speeds were probably still using dial up modems.
I don’t know if I’ll try going to print anytime soon with a Kickman book. Not sure if there is real demand, since all the strips are available online, except for the few that are hidden behind the Patreon pay wall. But it is something I’d like to see. Prefereably ithout having to re-draw all the early strips like I ended up doing with Java Jaguar.
Def. run them through an upscaler first. (Mediafire link for the first ~2 chapters): https://app.mediafire.com/icycjg2zvmpqq
Personally; the frame-by-frame format doesn’t let people do the “magic of comics” stuff, where you put a character slightly out of frame to make them bigger or any of the really majestic stuff that puts comics above normal art in terms of beauty, impact, or style. Brain’s waning so here’s some of DC’s best run (objectively).
https://insidepulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Hal-Jordan-and-the-Green-Lantern-Corps-40-DC-Comics-spoilers-3.jpg
https://comic-watch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hal3706-1400×1076.jpg
(I’ll update the mediafire folder when my tokens recharge)
Upscaler didn’t transfer text very well (at all!), will dig a bit into alternatives
Wow that was a haughty tone. Sorry about that
Nah, I appreciate the advice. I didn’t know that upscalers were a thing. It doesn’t help that when I first started publishing Kickman online, there was a “how to” web comic book by some guys that recommended an image resolution of 72 dpi. Because at the time the book was published, computer speeds were probably still using dial up modems.
I don’t know if I’ll try going to print anytime soon with a Kickman book. Not sure if there is real demand, since all the strips are available online, except for the few that are hidden behind the Patreon pay wall. But it is something I’d like to see. Prefereably ithout having to re-draw all the early strips like I ended up doing with Java Jaguar.