Deepmare Comics

Deepmare is a webring focused on supporting webcomic authors and artists. While we offer support to a wide range of stories, we proudly focus on fantasy, horror, queer lead storytelling.

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It's that time again! Deepmare applications are open!

Remember to read up on everything via our website and if you have any questions you can send them here on tumblr!

Reminder: Please take the time to thoroughly read through the application before submitting, you will be required to put your email address in multiple times for verification. If you do NOT do so, your application may be passed up.

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Good evening everyone! Thank you for being patient with Deepmare! We haven't been able to keep up with our planned output due to a tighter project schedule but we've made it to our second application period! If you're interested in joining the Deepmare webcomic webring now is your chance!

Remember to read up on everything via our website and if you have any questions you can send them here!

Reminder: Please take the time to thoroughly read through the application before submitting, you will be required to put your email address in multiple times for verification. If you do NOT do so, your application may be passed up.

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Applications will be closing tonight, and responses will be sent out around the 18th! If you would like to apply, you have a few hours left to do so! Thank you again!

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Good evening everyone! Thank you for being patient with Deepmare! We haven't been able to keep up with our planned output due to a tighter project schedule but we've made it to our second application period! If you're interested in joining the Deepmare webcomic webring now is your chance!

Remember to read up on everything via our website and if you have any questions you can send them here!

Reminder: Please take the time to thoroughly read through the application before submitting, you will be required to put your email address in multiple times for verification. If you do NOT do so, your application may be passed up.

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Great news everyone! Deepmare Applications are now officially open until March 30th! If you make webcomics or comics in general feel free to apply!

Visit our site: https://deepmare.neocities.org

Apply here: https://forms.gle/Hxi2JoZCHxALxM1m8

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Great news everyone! Deepmare Applications are now officially open until March 30th! If you make webcomics or comics in general feel free to apply!

Visit our site: https://deepmare.neocities.org

Apply here: https://forms.gle/Hxi2JoZCHxALxM1m8

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A brief update!

Hello friends! This is a quick update for everyone interested in joining the Deepmare Comic Webring; Applications will be available for everyone starting on March 23.

Since I'm in the middle of a state-to-state move, I may be moving a bit slower than normal. I have alarms and reminders, so I'll make sure to post the application on that day. It'll be open for everyone for a week and close the following Sunday!

Don't forget you can read up on requirements and rules here. If you have any questions feel free to send them to your ask box!

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Where should I post my comic?

Hello friends! Today we want to discuss a question we've been seeing pop up a lot more often as of late. The internet is changing, and has been shifting and morphing for a long while, but that poses the question; Where do I post my comic?

The answer to that is pretty simple; Anywhere you want!

While that answer does feel a bit lackluster it's 100% true! There are still lots of places to post your work even if it doesn't feel like there is. We've seen plenty of storytellers share their comics on social media, blogs, and even video formats! It's interesting to think that now we have more places to tell the world our stories than ever before. A great example of a storyteller using all of their platforms to share their story is Zesketches. She utilizes all her social platforms to tell her stories, engaging with audiences by allowing them to help tell the story!

You're probably at the point where you just want to know good places to share your comic in an already established format; Page-to-page, scrolling toon, 4-panel, narrative illustration. There are still tons of places to share your comic with readers, established or independent.

Here are a short list of sites where you can post your comic. We would like to also mention that some of these sites do not give you control over how your comic will look and the content you may be able to post on the platform.

Tumblr***

Comicfury+/***

Webtoons Canvas*

Tapas*

The Duck/Drunkduck+

GlobalComix*

Neocities***

Wordpress***

Comicgenesis+/***

NamiComi*

* : These comic hosts do not give you control over the look of your comics profile or site.

+ : These hosts are similar in that you have access to built in themes for your comic. If you're familiar with a bit of html and css coding, you can really make a great custom site that fits exactly what you need. It does have its limitations and benefits, a quick and easy upload system but a bit limiting to the tags/genres you can select.

*** : These hosts are also website or blog hosts, meaning that you will need to know some level of coding in html/css/bootstrap to get the full spectrum of use out of them.

NOTE: As we did research for this short article, we would like to address something else we've seen across different posts and articles from others. Hiveworks Comics and Spiderforest are NOT webcomic hosts. Hiveworks, est. 2016, is a LGBTQIA+ led agency and publisher. They do not host comics themselves. Read about what they do here. Spiderforest, est. 2004, is a creator-run webcomic collective! They also do not host comics themselves. Read their about page here.

Thank you for reading and create strong!

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Hello! I saw apps for enrollment open soon and I wanted to ask what are the application requirements? I'm intereted in applying but I've never applied to a webcomic webring before so I don't know what I'd have to prepare for march!

Hi There! We have a dedicated page on our website right here that goes over each step you'll need to do before applying! We also have a link right here on our resources page to the template for your banner!

We'll be cross posting this information soon!

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What do we do?

As we stated in the last post, at the moment we're a webring that focuses on connect and uplifting webcomics and their creators! We want to bring together the many artists and authors whose work typically doesn't get the light it deserves. While we may focus on genres such as fantasy, horror, gothic, and so on, we welcome ALL genres to apply and join us. It's important to give space to those who would otherwise be forgotten.

We also want to uplift queer stories and queer creators. As a queer person, Eggs (our manager) feels as though in the current climate it is more important than ever before to give queer people and people of color the spotlight to tell their tales.

"It's difficult as it is to get our voice out there, and it is our job to come hand in hand with one another to make sure we can. Our goal will be to show the world that our stories are bold, and engaging in every way. No skirting around who we are or what we do. We're human, even with everything happening and that is the most important aspect of us. Humans tell stories, and damn good ones too." ~Eggs

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Who is Deepmare Comics?

This is an indpendently run webring for webcomic creators! The state of the internet right now, and specifically social media, is not kind to us as artists. Deepmare is here to uplift and encourage those of us whose work focuses on the fantastical, the macabre, and the unabashidly queer.