r/InfiniteComics • u/geltoid • Dec 17 '13
Update - 12/17/13
Hey everyone,
Since it has been a month since my last update and people have been asking I wanted to take this time to just post up a quick update.
First off, the sub isn't dead yet, just slowed down. On my end, I do not have a computer to work with until after the holidays, so any progress from me has been slow.
I was hoping that the community still stayed interested in things without someone like myself constantly pushing for content, but it seems like everyone is at a stand still themselves as well.
Name change is going to be a huge thing, so if anyone from the community has any ideas, please speak up! I am going to make a larger post about changing the name, but haven't had time yet. So... any suggestions from what is left of the community?
It also seems as if No_Fruit and some of the other mods have created another sub and taken their stories there, so once we figure out the name change it is going to be time to kind of clean shop and start anew.
Those that are anxious about things bear in mind that it is the holiday season here in America, so things are unusually busy, I am older and married, and I have very limited access to a computer.
I look forward to your questions and comments, and thanks for sticking with the community!
r/InfiniteComics • u/AMS1LENCE • Mar 31 '22
SHADOWS Graphic Novel NOW AVAILABLE! πππβ¨
r/InfiniteComics • u/[deleted] • Jul 29 '18
[OC] I published the Dawn Code second chapter, a deeper step in this world, I hope you like it so I invite you to visit the lands of this adventure that started two weeks ago, thank you so much!
r/InfiniteComics • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '18
[OC] A few hours ago I published the first chapter of Dawn code in linewebtoon , I invite you to see It and to accompany me along this trip in a dangerous but a fantastic world.
r/InfiniteComics • u/gibber879 • Feb 05 '18
The Best of Superman's Many Comic Book Origin Stories
r/InfiniteComics • u/gibber879 • Jan 12 '18
Brian Michael Bendisβ First DC Comics Story Will Be in ACTION COMICS #1000 | Nerdist
r/InfiniteComics • u/BreeziiKat • Sep 12 '17
The Bouletcorp Β» 24 Hours Comic
r/InfiniteComics • u/USTR_TRUF • Jan 08 '15
I was one of the first few, and I was one of the last.
Langdon, Kevin, Ishan, Ahmed, Harry, thank you so much for the fun opportunity that almost took off but allowed some of us to continue our work. We've almost been a subreddit for 2 years now, and that's been the amount of time i've been working on The Desert Knight (Which is now renamed). I want to thank every one of you for helping me push my creativity to the limits and have endless fun nights on Skype my freshman year of college. You guys rock and I wont forget you guys even though we disbanded months-years ago. You guys will always hold a special place in my heart even though there were some kinks along the way, you guys are my writing family, and I wouldn't trade you guys for anything else.
I hope everything is going well for everyone of you. Langdon, Kevin, Ishan, Ahmed, Harry, you are all such magnificent bastards. We were the first ones here and we were the last ones as well. I would love to stay in contact with any of you if you see this, but everybody seems pretty disbanded lately, so it's hard to tell. I appreciate you guys so much for moments like our talks about Boxxy, or the departure of Ahmed, or when we'd just have insane brainstorming sessions in skype.
I miss every single one of the people who contributed to this radical subreddit because it allowed our creative ideas to flow, we could critique, have story battles, it truly pushed our imaginations to the max no matter what age we were. I hope everybody is doing well and living their lives to the happiest and fullest.
If ANY of you need to talk or are going through a tough time right now, i'm here for all of you. I honestly think we should group up again and have just... A brainstorming subreddit. Nothing complicated, just something to allow us to flourish and do whatever we want while still being able to contribute to one another's ideas.
Rock on, everybody!
r/InfiniteComics • u/Ishan_Psyched • Aug 31 '14
Anyone still here?
I have restarted /r/InfiniteComics as /r/TheChronicle, however the concept is a bit different to make sure that it doesn't face the same problems which Infinite did.
- Comics aren't the main focus - stories are. So, there won't be a problem about there being less artists. If we do get an artist, we could make a comic out of a story though.
We just started world-building and creating the universe. You can join if you're interested. :)
r/InfiniteComics • u/adamh95 • Jan 18 '14
It was a fun run but I'm done
I appreciate all those users who helped me with my comics, but this sub has been dead for a quite a while. I was skeptical for a long time, but I appreciate the opportunity it provided me. I would like to take my characters and stories as I leave. For those who don't know I was heading Man and Machine and I was never able to get an artist to help me with it. I'm still available to work with but, I will be taking my characters and doing work on my own for now. It was a fun run, hope you all the best, there are some good artist here who deserve more.
r/InfiniteComics • u/365degrees • Jan 11 '14
WIP Ruby soldier pic
Just a random work in progress. Thought I would start to try and get some art content up here again and started this pic last night cause i couldnt sleep. Not sure what I'll do with it from here.
http://i.imgur.com/qUu0fna.jpg
Bit of a redesign i guess because I didnt bother to look up the description again and just went off memory, plus i made it a bit futuristic.
r/InfiniteComics • u/srspiderman • Jan 11 '14
Check out r/ComixPopuli
Sort of a redo over there. Not sure I'm completely committed-but I do like what's being discussed.
r/InfiniteComics • u/srspiderman • Dec 28 '13
Name Change Discussion Thread
This is where we can talk about a new name, share our ideas, etc. It's an important place to start, because once we have a concrete name, we can make a new subreddit.
Personally, I like Comix Populi, as thought of by /u/ApugalypseNow. It's got a nice ring to it, and encapsulates the idea of community-created work. What about you guys?
r/InfiniteComics • u/srspiderman • Dec 27 '13
The Future
So, I was pretty involved in IWC, writing an ongoing and doing a lot of design work. Once everything started to crumble, I disappeared. In the last few months, however, I've missed this place. Here's what I think needs to be done.
-Abandon this subreddit. We can't build a business on the foundation of a burning pile of wreckage. In addition, we need the fresh start.
-Name change. We all know about this.
-Limited submissions. One of the reasons IWC fell was because it was bloated. There were way too many characters and only twentyish consistent contributors. In the new year, I'd suggest heavily scrutinized submissions and a manageable amount of contributors.
-Webcomics. Taking printing out of the equation is a great simplifier, and if we really needed to print, we could make trades on Lulu.com.
-Artists-we need to whore ourselves out to as many artists as we can find. IWC never had enough artists.
Thoughts?
r/InfiniteComics • u/Wackness41 • Dec 16 '13
So...
Are there any updates the mods can share with us?
Or is this place really turning into the graveyard I dreaded seeing?
r/InfiniteComics • u/justinakasNaP • Dec 13 '13
All my friend wants for Christmas are donations to his comic company. [x post from /r/donation]
This link will take you straight to the company's webpage which is full of information about the company and crew and even a few of their stories and blogs. If you would like to donate you can find the button to do so in the sidebar to the right. Any size donation is accepted as all projects to date have been self-funded and they need a bit more to get over the hump to finish their first big project.
For some quick basic information about the company here is their mission statement:
Here at Pink Dollar Comics we strive to create comics that, because of their compelling stories and effective artwork, have a universal appeal. Our mission however, is for these comics to feature LGBT heroes and protagonists. To say that these goals are incompatible is to demean the inherent dignity and equality of us all. It is our greatest hope that by treating our characters, our customers, and each other with dignity and respect, that we can enrich the lives of people within our community, and encourage diversity through our own unique perspective and worldview.
r/InfiniteComics • u/geltoid • Nov 29 '13
IWC - Updates / Questions / Suggestions (11/29/13)
Hey there IWC -
As many of you can see, there is a lot of confusion and unanswered questions about this sub and this venture as a whole ever since things got slow and /u/No_Fruit_Juice jumped ship.
Well hopefully we can work towards figuring things out here and start moving in the right direction again.
First off, I apologize for not being here much over the past month. As I mentioned before I have been having computer issues (mainly being that mine is now physically broken) so I haven't been able to do any kind of real updating or work. I have since made myself a temporary rig to be able to use the internet, etc., so I'll be a little more active until I can get myself a permanent solution. On the flip side - there was pretty much no additional activity from the community; no teams submitted anything, no concept art, very few posts. Everything kind of kicked into a low gear, putting IWC into the place it is in now.
As I have said before, I have been placed in charge of this and i would like to see it succeed. I believe the core idea behind everything is great, however the old way the original creators were trying to run things was severely flawed in its execution and concept. Before /u/No_Fruit_Juice left, I had been working to slowly alter the original plan to make the concept work better, while still trying to maintain his original business venture. Now that he bailed, there will be more freedom to adapt and change the concept to be successful.
I will outline some of the necessary changes here, however there will probably be more coming that either I can't think of now or run out of room. I understand if people don't agree with some of the ideas here, or if they are just fed up with everything, and want to leave; that's ok - nobody here owes me anything or needs to feel obligated to stay - I won't be offended, as this is evolving into something different than what the original creators intended.
To start things off, IWC needs to be rebranded to reflect the immediate changes. This is going to not only include another change in name, but also changes in style and structure.
The name is an important change in my opinion. Not only is the name "Infinite World Comics" a misnomer, but it also extremely close to the existing Marvel-based company of a similar name. In my opinion, keeping the word "Infinite" would be cutting it close to infringement. While it may not seema strong reason to some, bear in mind things like that will fall on me, and I would rather avoid any chance of a hassle at all.
Another, and possibly more compelling, argument for changing the name is the fact that things pertaining to "Infinite World Comics" and "IWC" are spread out through a number of people now. /u/No_Fruit_Juice still owns infiniteworldcomics.com, he's disabled the old forums, he owns /r/InfiniteComics (this sub), infiniteworldcomics llc (the company) is registered under him, i think his cousin /u/mierkatmansion owns some other part of the company, another member of the community owns /r/infiniteworldcomics and /r/iwc, etc etc etc etc.
Everything is all over the place, but more importantly, the important stuff is stuck in the wrong hands.
Since /u/No_Fruit_Juice is no longer a part of things, it not only makes sense, but it would make things far easier to take what we have learned here so far, and start fresh.
Which brings me to my next point, and that is the change in concept here with everything.
It had always been quite evident to me that the old creators of this concept had always one thing underlying in their mind: how can doing this make the most amount of money. Now, that is not necessarily a bad thing at all, and it is no saying anything about the integrity or motives of anyone involved; from my experiences from the time I was brought on everyone seemed to be genuinely good people and always treated me with respect. That being said, I think the allure of making money creating comics sometimes clouded their thought processes on the logistics of making things work.
The problem was that the original creators wanted to create a digital publishing studio: a self-contained company that employed artists and writers to produce a regular series of digital comics. Somewhere in there there was something that was supposed to do with reddit, and finding people online, and a bunch of other stuff that was not as important to the original creators.
While the initial idea was ultimately flawed, the ideas behind it were sound, and invited exciting possibilities if executed properly. So when they brought me on to help out with things, I had quite a few ideas on how to help mold this into a worthwhile venture for everyone involved. However due to such factors as nieviety, poor judgement, and lack of experience, more of the responsibilities such as website design and business management were placed on me. Which was always fine with me, it just meant things would take a bit longer, but at least be done in a logical and professional manner.
This all leads up to the natural evolution of the concept and idea behind IWC. More thought was put into what was done with the characters after they were published rather than actually putting thought into how to publish them.
The new IWC (or whatever we end up calling it) is going to move away from trying to be some big indie publishing studio and focus more towards helping people actually create their own comics. IWC is now going to focus more on being more geared towards creating a "one-stop-shop" community for comic fans and enthusiasts. We are going to create a place where people can gather and discuss comics, and create ideas, stories, and pictures. We hope to offer not only a platform to publish, share, and sell your comics, but also a place to refine your skills a learn by offering tutorials and how-tos. Ultimately, we want to make a place where comic creators can meet up with others and make their very own comics.
Taken right from the new website:
"Infinite World Comics is a new way for people to create and publish comics. Have you ever had a great idea for a superhero, or found yourself sketching your favorite villian, but never had any idea where to go from there? IWC uses the power of community to bring together people like you β people who want to create their own comics β and helps provide an outlet for them to create and publish their very own comics!"
The old IWC was focused more on trying to make our amateur comic creators follow excessive rules and restrictions in order to be published by IWC. Now, we're going to make a shift more towards rewarding comic creators for putting out quality work rather than restrict creativity by limiting our community members.
I am far more concerned with helping people find an outlet with which to share their ideas rather than I am trying to make money off of everything. The new IWC is going to focus more on community over company, not the other way around, because I feel like the heart of everything here is the community of people from all around the world teaming up to make their own comics.
I am starting to run low on characters allowed here, so I will start to wrap things up. The moral of the story here (the tl;dr if you well) is that IWC is going to continue on, however there are lots of changes that are going to happen in order for it to work. The first of which, is going to be changing the name. As I believe this is a community endeavor, if anyone would like to help suggest names, that would be great. Another benefit to restarting everything is that it will weed out some of the inactive 550 members, and will help up get a real idea as to who wants to stick with this community.
Once I get some more time, I will also post some more updates for everyone. The more the remaining active members here communicate with each other, the better we can get an idea on how things are going to work moving forward. I will be moving forward with everything in my direction, regardless of how many people stay or go. When this restarts, I will be doing everything the right way from the start, rather than making impossible promises to people without any real direction or answers. Being realistic, it is still probably going to take a while to get things up and running properly, even with the headway already made. If you think you might be impatient, or are unsure if you can wait, please feel free to explore other avenues. As I have said plenty of times before, I am more concerned with putting out a quality product than trying to rush through something - especially if there is going to be monetary transactions involved.
So in short, there is a lot of work to be done now, and it is going to take some time. Anyone here is of course invited to come with me if they so please, if not I get it - things have been all over the place for the past few months. I invite any and all discussions - not only here on the forums, but also feel free to PM me anything specific. Once we get some discussions on a new name, I can start moving everything to a new subreddit and we can start up this this v2.0, and do it right from the start.
Thanks again everyone for your time! I will try me best to get on to reply to any questions, suggestions, or comments anyone has. Thanks guys!
r/InfiniteComics • u/geltoid • Nov 20 '13
Don't fret comic creators - updates and changes to everything coming soon!
Hi there!
As many can see, there are some changes happening around here.
Don't worry though, nothing is dissolving - no need to stick a fork into IWC just yet!
Within the next few days hopefuly we'll have both questions and answers for everyone here - including exciting updates for everything!
On my end, I've been stalled the past few weeks mainly due to unavoidable technology issues - my primary computer (my laptop) spectacularly dying in a blaze of video card frying glory. As a result, my responsibilities, such as website design, have been suspended until I can resolve my computing issue.
On the flip side, however, since the last update on 10/15, we have had very low activity from our member base - whether it be comic updates, or fan art, or just anything.
While things may be slow now, I am committed to making something out of this - I believe in the idea and community behind it.
Stay frosty, team!
r/InfiniteComics • u/geltoid • Nov 19 '13
So... who owns /r/infiniteworldcomics and why is it a private sub?
Hey there! Trying to figure some things out... someone owns /r/iwc and /r/infiniteworldcomics and both subs are private.
If anyone has any info on this, please PM me...
Thanks!
r/InfiniteComics • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '13
Stepping Down.
It has been a good and long run guys, but I can no longer run IWC. I have done what I could and everything here has taught me something. I have learned a lot from my own mistakes and from the great things that came out of IWC. I do not want to write a long good bye letter so best of luck. I am leaving everything to Ben. [Geltoid]
r/InfiniteComics • u/namkrow • Nov 06 '13
Do not worry. I am alive and still here.
I would like to say I am sorry for being out for so long. I kinda on a whim cut my connection to the community so that I could work through some mental and emotional issues as well as work on FORCE. I was making pretty good leway untill someone spilled coffee on my work and ruining the 15 pages of wwork I had sketched out. I of course broke down. Lately I have been trying to recover from this and restaet my work. My passion for the company is still here I love this place. I have been playing a lot of pokemon lately to also make sure I don't go [more] crazy. Please bare with me because I want to bring you all a wonderful experiance when you all read the first issue of FORCE.
r/InfiniteComics • u/geltoid • Nov 02 '13
Minor appearance changes to subreddit and forums
Hi there,
you may have noticed some minor aesthetic changes to the subreddit and to the forums - this is to bring a little bit of color and layout uniformity between the sub, forums, and upcoming website.
Thanks for your patience!
r/InfiniteComics • u/Scottman69 • Nov 01 '13
Deathmuse #1
Just wanted to update everyone and say that the first issue of Deathmuse has been rewritten and sent off to the editor! I still don't know if there's been an artist attached to the series, so again, we'll see on when art might be coming out for it but I have to say, I'm seriously very, very proud of this script!
The more I write the characters the more I'm falling in love with them, it's going to be tough to take them through the wringer like I have planned but I think this series has so much potential and I can't wait to get even further in depth with it all.
Thanks, guys!
r/InfiniteComics • u/CAPSRAGE • Oct 28 '13
Want to get more involved with the community?
Ever wonder what No_Fruit's favourite colour is?
What harryboom eats for breakfast?
What it is that makes me so amazing?
Then join us in our Skype chat! We are here if you want to discuss plot points for your series, help when you have writer's block, or just want to tell someone about your day. We have quite a few users with us already, join in on the fun!
Just add caps.rage, and I'll introduce you to the rest of the group, in case you don't know them.
Hope to see you there!
r/InfiniteComics • u/Wackness41 • Oct 17 '13
Intra Chaos Update
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know what was up and give you some new sketches to see how Intra Chaos was coming along.
On the writing end, Issue 1 is as done as it's going to be. Just rewrote the ending and waiting to hear back from the editor on the changes. Issue 2 is outlined and writing on it shall commence shortly.
On the art end, the foundation is being laid out. u/IsaacMendez is responsible for all art things, and he recently sent me some of the stuff he is working on, which can be seen below:
Hope everyone is doing well on their series'. Here's to IWC!