You only need two things to make a webcomic: a comic to publish, and a site to publish it on.

From the word “webcomic” alone you will agree that it’s basic meaning is that it is a comic page or strip that is published on the web. So if it’s not published on the web, it’s just a “comic”, right? Of course, it will take much more to make the actual comics and the actual site that it will be published on but the main thing to learn here is that if you’re not comfortable making traditional comics then there’s no reason for you to make webcomics.

I believe that the the discipline of making comics and the discipline of making webcomics is just the same. It’s just the medium that is different. The web just gives creators a lot more freedom in presenting their comics and the potential to reach a world wide audience. I won’t dive into discussing the differences between traditional comics and webcomics, you can go to Wikipedia for that. All I want to point out is that webcomics are, in the simplest sense, just comics on the web. (more…)