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- Starting Out with A Webcomic
- Questions About The Creative Process
- All About The Internet
- Reza Farazmand Making A Living
- About The Reza
- Questions About The Future
When did you start the comic, and why?
I started PDL during my freshman year of college. I wanted to make fun of everything, write weird jokes, and occasionally rile people up.
The comic is called Poorly Drawn Lines. How did you come up with the title?
It’s a reference to a Luis Buñuel film.
Tell us how the first 5 months of Poorly Drawn Lines went for you.
The comic was rough at first. I had only started drawing about a year earlier, so I wasn’t very good. Every comic was a small struggle and took me forever to finish. Not to mention my handwriting was almost totally illegible. But they made people laugh, and that was all I needed to keep drawing them.
What is the engine behind your creative process? Where do you go, what do you listen to, what do you do?
I like to drink coffee and listen to music. I have a few playlists on Spotify that readers can follow to check out what I’m playing while I make the comics.
How do you develop a new character?
I don’t have a specific process, and often a character will come to me in the course of writing a joke. For instance, Small Cat was just a one-off comic at first, but then I decided the character had potential to make a few more appearances.
Have you ever abandoned a character, and if so, why?
I never fully abandon an idea. Even if I stop working on something, I’ll keep it on the back-burner in case I ever have a stroke of inspiration and decide to come back for another try.
You have extremely dependable commenters on Disqus. They love puns. How did this come about?
It just started happening one day. I was surprised at first because there actually aren’t many puns in the comic. But puns have come back in a big way with internet humor, and you can see that a lot within the webcomic community in general.
How do you think comic artists should engage their readership?
It goes without saying, but being active on social media is a great way to engage with your readers. Most comic artist just do it by default now. I mainly use Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram.
So much traffic must have crashed your site before. Can you tell us about the evolution of your hosting providers and plans?
I had frequent crashes for the first few years, but when the site started making money I was able to buy a professional hosting plan. It’s been pretty stable since then.
Are you able to make a living with your comics? How? Or if not, how do you make your living?
The comic has been my full time job for three years. At first I just sold merchandise, ran advertising on the site, and sometimes did commissions. Then as the comic grew I found more opportunities, like book deals.
Some artists are reluctant to put ads on their site. What do you use, and do you have any advice for artists reading this?
Ads can definitely compromise good art, especially when they’re in-your-face. But having a revenue stream from ads gave me the ability to quit my job and go full time with the comic. Find a good middle ground and use low-key ads that don’t make people want to leave your site.
Have you been approached by advertisers or media companies?
Yes, but most of them go in my spam folder. There are hundreds of media companies trying to bring small publishers into their networks, so it’s important to vet them and pick a few that you can trust.
Who or what is your inspiration?
I take a lot of inspiration from daily life. Just hanging out with friends or going to the coffee shop can turn up a bunch of ideas. Then there’s an entire list of artists and writers I could name as inspiration, like Matt Groening, Kurt Vonnegut, Tina Fey, and way too many others to put here.
Can you tell us a little bit about the Reza before Poorly Drawn Lines?
I never met the guy.
What’s life like for you today as a recognized comic artist?
I would describe it as similar to the music video for “Easy Rider” by Action Bronson.
You have a book out. Can we expect another anytime soon?
I’m working on other projects right now, but I definitely plan to work on another book in the future.
Where do you see PDL in the future?
I hope to see it grow into a corrupt mega-corporation. Thanks to Reza Farazmand for taking the time to do this interview. Don’t miss all these quick links to his stuff.
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Poorly Drawn Linesis a webcomic created by Reza Farzamand, which he first published as a college freshman in his school newspaper. Since 2013, he has published the comic online on a full-time basis, with new comics being posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The comic features a large and diverse cast of humans and animals who freely ...
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