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Call for new Q&A questions (Patreon)

Published:
2022-06-11 14:07:56
Edited:
2022-06-11 14:27:28
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2026-06
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ITEM! It's been a few months since I've done a Q&A, so if you have a question on creative matters, Scary Go Round history, or anything else (within reason), stick it in the comments below and I will think on it and do my best to answer. Previous Q&As are under the Q&A tag.

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plm1106

John, I've always heard the term 'art as a storytelling', and I understand that exists, but if I have to explain what it is, or give others a great example, I can't think of something. I can know one when I see one, but don't know what it REALLY means. Could you tell me what 'art as a storytelling' is, and how it is influencing your work?

Wally

What was the motivation behind a of the changes between the initial online release of a comic and a later, printed one? I always loved the "Linton and Blossom spot Sonny" scene at the wedding and I really enjoy both versions of the scene but was just a bit curious about they why of it. I'm sure there have been other tweaks folks would love to hear about but that first came to mind.

Brad

What's your favorite among your discontinued works, and why is it "Robert Cop vs Mordawwa"?

Mariel Tam-Ray

Hazel, age 10, wants to know: "When can I read the book made by the absolute genius Charlotte Grote, Energy Crow?"

Sean Kinlin

Most of your comics have of course been set in Yorkshire, or other places in the North of England. When you have chosen other settings, such as Cornwall, or North Dakota, what has led you to those specific places? Did you think of a story and then there was a natural place in which to set it, or did the setting come first?

Thomas MacColl

Could the Brian x McGraw handymen crossover mooted in this week's comments ever really see the light of day? (Slightly) more seriously... you seem to go into some depth in your research/learning for the context of quite small details in your comics. Is this something you do out of personal passion, or a sense of duty, or do you find out interesting facts and then decide you should incorporate them into your comics? For example, both the recent 'kaffeost' and very recent toilet design details were things that turned out to be true facts where you could have just made something up or included less arcane information.

Ross Webster

How do you maintain the balance between your dialog and what's going on in the panels so that neither overtakes the other? I ask because of all the webcomics I read yours are some of the most verbose yet it never feel Iike any of your dialog takes away from the action (as opposed to say, Meredith Gran's Octopus Pie which in long stretches there's often no dialog and the art does most of the talking [Not meant to be a criticism; both Gran's art and storytelling are excellent]). Often times I have problems with webcomics that empasize dialog over action but I've never had this problem with anything in the Bobbinsverse.

Chris J. Zähller

Followup to this: as a lifelong Okie, I'm curious about Gibbous Moon, the Puerto Rican Okie from Scary Go Round.

John Lee

This is a question more concerning the business end of things, so not sure if it's completely relevant, but I'm curious - what are some of the biggest differences in producing webcomics in current day vs when you first started in terms of advertising, networking, community, etc? And do you have any tips for people interested in going into such endeavors in present day? I'm sure that things must have changed quite a lot given how much the internet has evolved since the early days.

Pete Birkinshaw

(Curious reader) They have Giant Days in their reservation system

Jacob

Oh no! Now I'll never know when to use Krav Maga!

Elizabeth Weber

I've been wondering about this for a while, but it dovetails with your response from a couple days ago about your "whimsy" and "post-whimsy" eras: can you talk a little bit more about that shift? I know you said in your comment that you were moving away from it before your friend's comment anyway... would you be willing to talk about why? Do you ever miss the the more whimsical side of your earlier work?