hey! i was wonderin if you had any good tips on making a fan comic for first timers ?
The biggest and most important tip I can give you is to start small. Do short form comics to practice the craft of comic-making, itself.
Don't focus on the "fan" part of the fan comic, either. Focus on the "comic" part. If you wanna make a good fan comic, make a good comic. I'm saying the same thing a buncha ways. Here's a book to read. Here is another book to read by the same guy.
Another tip: If you can get away with taking shortcuts, take shortcuts. Your wrist will thank you and you'll be able to finish your story before you're 90.
One more: For a long-form comic, post on a schedule if you can, and tell your readers that schedule. This helps build a readership, because you won't be making them guess when you update, which will severely reduce how many readers drop off your comic completely via forgetting about it.
Wait no I lied this is the last one: Don't listen to any people who yell at you to change stuff, or that you're wrong about whichever or whatever. Especially if the fandom you're doing this project for is especially loud and obnoxious. Don't do it. Just do your thing and don't listen to anyone else. Don't change your story for the sake of others. It's YOUR story, and a lot of the time, these people don't even know what they really want. They have no idea what you're planning or what your goal overall is for the story. Be brave. Stick to your guns.
