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Considering starting a Slender Man related webcomic...

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:14 am

Ouroborus · Unfictologist Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 1352

A happy mix of EVERYTHING. Much like the mythos itself.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:45 am

SadlyChamo

I would like to see a somewhat serious one but with a little comedy.You should go with the more newer Slendy like in Marble Hornets and EveryManHYBIRD.You should also make a symbol and hide it though the pages as well as Slendy,put them like in small things like posters and graffiti.
Edit:Kinda of like Waldo or how Disney puts Mickey in random spots

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:57 am

Neoplayer2 · Decorated Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 277

You could do unrelated story arcs, with different characters and plots, all connected by the presence of Slenderman.

That way you could try all sorts of different things: Joke arcs, serious Marble Hornets style stuff, different adaptations of Slenderman (Like a violent Slenderman like in The Hiking Fiend, or a Slenderman that is always watching, not doing much like in Marble Hornets, or with or without the Rake like in Everyman HYBRID), different characters, different ways of telling the story.

Also, doing it that way will make it so you don't get fatigued with one story or one plot, everything is always interesting, you can see what does work and what doesn't, and even do continuation story-arcs or prequel/sequel type of arcs.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:04 pm

Chukwa · Decorated Joined: 09 Oct 2010 Posts: 170

If you decide to do separate story arcs, that may call for separate art styles. Just sayin'.
But yeah, some different Slendermen in different situations. Just for the Mind Screw factor.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:11 pm

Neoplayer2 · Decorated Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 277

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:38 pm

SolDL · Unfettered Joined: 21 Oct 2010 Posts: 545

As soon as you mentioned CAD, I immediately thought of Slenderman rushing into a hospital, tentacles flailing, to find The Rake curled up and crying in a bed.

I request that this is the first issue of your comic.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:13 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:00 am

Sebastrios · Veteran Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 93

1. Include the 3 major vlogs (MarbleHornets, EverymanHYBRID, and TribeTwelve) as well as some of the prominent blogs. (Maybe others like jonclubs or WHY DOES ME MAKE MOVE NOW girl)
2. MAKE IT FUNNY AS FUCK
3. Spend $20
4. ??????
5. PROFIT!!!

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:35 am

Ryuujin Dracos

A Slender Man web comic huh....I'd definitely be interested in seeing that as for the content have you considered trying dark comedy?

**Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:19 am

Xeronex

Thatd cover the $20 you owe Slendy! Just no Wifin' in the comic. He hates that.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:59 pm

Compulsory Basket · Unfettered Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 362

Seconding Neoplayer2's suggestion about doing a bunch of different stories connected through Slenderman's involvement. For pretty much the same reasons, plus the fact that I think he lends himself well to shorter stories, since people do have that pesky habit of not surviving long around him. You could even have other elements which survive from story to story, such as a particular character or organisation, and do callbacks and cameos to earlier stories if it seems like a good idea.

I'm going BLUH at the idea of including MH/TT/EMH/etc stuff in the comic, though. It seems like a really bad idea to me, since it would take the focus off your own ideas at best and be a gamejack at worst. You'd also be tied down to the rules of whichever universe you used - and if you used more than one of them, you'd have to deal with the fact that each of them has a Slenderman (and other villains) with different goals, different symbols, different abilities, different MOs.

Besides, existing stories are familiar. If we can look at the Slenderman and say "okay, you can teleport and you lurk in the background and you steal people's memories", he's more understandable and therefore less frightening. If we look at him and go "well shit, I know he's bad news but this is a new story and he could be capable of anything", then you have way more scope to make him creepy and unpredictable.

That's not to say that MH and EMH can't be scary, because they demonstrably can, but if their patterns are repeated too often then those patterns will become stale and unfrightening. Think back to the first time a man in a mask fell onto all fours and charged towards J down a dark corridor. Now consider that there are pictures on deviantart of that masked man nomming cheesecake and looking adorable. Cheesecake nomming is not the kind of jumping-off point you want for your dark horror series.

I SEE MY TL;DR SKILLS ARE STILL STRONG

**Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:32 pm