Comments on: The Long Goodbye http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/ A webcomic comedy of culture shock in love, life, and family, by Chris Watkins Thu, 17 May 2012 14:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Chris http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-530 Chris Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:59:36 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-530 Thanks, Whitey. For me, personally, archive issues aside, even though I enjoyed the storyline, it felt a little long, and I think that comes down solely to the fact that I post thrice weekly, not five times a week. Not that I'm ready to ramp up to 5x, mind you :) Thanks, Whitey. For me, personally, archive issues aside, even though I enjoyed the storyline, it felt a little long, and I think that comes down solely to the fact that I post thrice weekly, not five times a week. Not that I’m ready to ramp up to 5x, mind you :)

]]> By: Whitey http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-529 Whitey Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:19:46 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-529 Hmmm, you're right. It's pretty easy to dive into the archives if you want to know more. As long as the strip doesn't leave the new reader so confused he doesn't even want to know more. I think you did pretty good at avoiding that, though. Hmmm, you’re right. It’s pretty easy to dive into the archives if you want to know more. As long as the strip doesn’t leave the new reader so confused he doesn’t even want to know more. I think you did pretty good at avoiding that, though.

]]> By: Chris http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-528 Chris Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:11:46 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-528 That's great feedback. Thank you, both. And thanks for coming to visit, qka! Whitey, good thoughts. Raises a question: In newspapers, when a cartoonist does a story arc, they usually have to recap the story in the first panel, in one form or another, for the benefit of new readers. One of the advantages of comics on a Web site (to my mind) is that the archive is always readily available, so you can free yourself from the recap requirement. I've seen Web-toonists handle this both ways. Any thoughts? That’s great feedback. Thank you, both.
And thanks for coming to visit, qka!
Whitey, good thoughts. Raises a question:
In newspapers, when a cartoonist does a story arc, they usually have to recap the story in the first panel, in one form or another, for the benefit of new readers. One of the advantages of comics on a Web site (to my mind) is that the archive is always readily available, so you can free yourself from the recap requirement. I’ve seen Web-toonists handle this both ways.
Any thoughts?

]]> By: Whitey http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-526 Whitey Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:18:04 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-526 I liked it, but I think maybe it was a little long. Maybe. Keep in mind this is coming from a guy doing a serialized/long-form webcomic, though, so I could be contradicting myself. ButI wonder if new readers might have been confused, not knowing they were jumping into the middle of a storyline... and a flash-back at that. Overall, though, I liked it. The big mega-strip was a nice wrap-up too, bringing it back to the present. I liked it, but I think maybe it was a little long. Maybe. Keep in mind this is coming from a guy doing a serialized/long-form webcomic, though, so I could be contradicting myself. ButI wonder if new readers might have been confused, not knowing they were jumping into the middle of a storyline… and a flash-back at that. Overall, though, I liked it. The big mega-strip was a nice wrap-up too, bringing it back to the present.

]]> By: qka http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-525 qka Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:46:28 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-525 The long storyline works for me. For me, the thing in a comic is the story and the humor. While the art is important, good story will carry bad art- but not the opposite. I have you in my RSS list. I've been coming for a few weeks, and will continue to come back. The long storyline works for me. For me, the thing in a comic is the story and the humor. While the art is important, good story will carry bad art- but not the opposite.

I have you in my RSS list. I’ve been coming for a few weeks, and will continue to come back.

]]> By: Chris http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-517 Chris Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:15 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-517 Thanks, George! I'm really glad it didn't seem tedious to you. I'm looking forward to doing more longer storylines down the road. Thanks, George! I’m really glad it didn’t seem tedious to you. I’m looking forward to doing more longer storylines down the road.

]]> By: George http://www.odoripark.com/2009/09/29/the-long-goodbye/#comment-516 George Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=555#comment-516 I liked the long storyline. You told the tale in a manner where it didn't seem to drag on at all. Any and all of your characters can carry the torch, so I don't feel that anything was being neglected. I liked the long storyline. You told the tale in a manner where it didn’t seem to drag on at all. Any and all of your characters can carry the torch, so I don’t feel that anything was being neglected.

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