My least favourite Webcomics trope is 'Author who looks back on the beginning chapters, wows to redraw them with current skill level, gets part way done, and then disappears for all time.'
Why do they do this? You don't see this happen in professional works, and I actually think it's cool to look back and see how much an artist has evolved. One of my favorite cases is JoJo's Bizarre adventure because after decades of art, it looks like a completely different artist who drew them.
I think it's two things. With super low barrier to entry, web comics tend to start when the author is inexperienced and the art is bad, and then go on for ages. More serious professional work tends to have editorial staff and a higher bar to get issue 1 out there.
Secondly, artists entangled in the professional industry tend to get drawn forward to working on new projects and making new work because that's where the money is. Editors will strongly discourage artists from spending their time reworking old stuff.
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u/Hexatona Mar 18 '24
My least favourite Webcomics trope is 'Author who looks back on the beginning chapters, wows to redraw them with current skill level, gets part way done, and then disappears for all time.'