u/TabithaMorning

Feedback wanted here. Specifically; am I holding myself back?

I started this comic about a year ago with no plan. As a response to my overthinking, over analysing and procrastination, TRASH started with a single "stick figure" bean and the goal has been to just keep moving forward. I write into corners and then I get myself out of them.

But now, as you can see, it's become quite complex and this issue in particular has taken a lot out of me, for basically zero reward. I'm tired. The main feedback I get is that

- it's confusing, which it's often supposed to be. I don't really obey comic conventions and it's written assuming you're reading it on your phone, so often each page is designed to be a surprising juxtaposition. You may have to slow down and zoom in.

- the character designs are "meme" stick figures, which obviously yes they are. But I'm getting the sense this is a total turn off for a lot of readers. I can't really change it since it's issue 12 and it is what it is.

Basically it looks good but it's too esoteric and hard to follow and the characters look shitty. So I'm a bit burned out, because I'm putting a lot into it and I genuinely am trying to say something with it. But very few people are receiving it.

Do I need to take a break? Move to something else for a bit? Is it a lost cause if the goal of the project, at its core, is to be inscrutable?

From my comic TRASH 🗑️

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This is the latest issue of my comic TRASH 🗑️

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