Anna LandinHi #webcomicchat! I make https://t.co/1NinCu1Bq3! You can support it (and me!) on https://t.co/SASFT7KlQg https://t.co/eoVBeBiLTL
MonicaNGāHi #WebcomicChat I'm Monica and I make the high fantasy comic MoonSlayer! Let's talk about flashbacks! https://t.co/1lVBVQCEoJ
Kari McElroyHi #Webcomicchat ! I make Regarding Dandelions, a romantic drama series @ https://t.co/9nUKnVvthd, Comic Fury, Tapa⦠https://t.co/bz8YXxes4l
ć¹ćæć¼~ā@webcomicchat Hi! I make @MagiSoldat, NSFW https://t.co/ywlxXr0Qmo, and some other coming-soon things. Slow and ste⦠https://t.co/bgkp46eg5g
Eliana FalcónHeya #webcomicchat! I make https://t.co/r7rwOd2KzQ ( https://t.co/bjjFn58x2e) a comic about existentialism and consequence w/ monster kids
MonicaNGāSomehow my entire comic is a flashback! XD #WebcomicChat
Cooper BurghHey #webcomicchat ! I make Fragile, a high fantasy comic about snow and friendship https://t.co/38Kn6JWhov
Jonathan D WilsonI'm Jonathan Wilson creator of Patient ADAM now on Taptastic. https://t.co/pbD0AC5Vgl #webcomicchat
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Christina R.@webcomicchat Heyooo, #WebComicChat! I'm Christina R. and while it's on hiatus right now, I make Petra! https://t.co/fIZs4Y5cSd
Viktor EngholmHi #webcomicchat I make https://t.co/nQ8ehMbKZ6, a roleplaying comic! https://t.co/tZwNv0njje
WebComicChatQ1: When should a flashback be used? #WebComicChat
Viktor EngholmRT @webcomicchat: Q1: When should a flashback be used? #WebComicChat
Anna LandinRT @Viktormon: Hi #webcomicchat I make https://t.co/nQ8ehMbKZ6, a roleplaying comic! https://t.co/tZwNv0njje
Vanessa Stefaniuk šHi #webcomicchat! I'm Vanessa, I create Radio Silence, a coming-of-age tale of a British rock band's rise to fame!⦠https://t.co/1Z1b33GZV8
DracoPlato@webcomicchat Q1. When it enhances the story. #webcomicchat
Anna LandinWhen the story needs one! #webcomicchat https://t.co/SToJpxsobV
Viktor EngholmQ1 When it's the only way to really give a character more context, and give insight to their actions #webcomicchat
ć¹ćæć¼~āIf the related story element is long, involves elements from way far back, or involves elements that are brand new.⦠https://t.co/Jj3IwyTSgq
Eliana FalcónQ1: If it's necessary for the narrative AND the particular scene to compliment the present and overall story I suppose! #webcomicchat
Anna LandinIf something can be quickly be explained without it, I prefer that stories skip it; they can bog things down. #webcomicchat
chlāļøešŖš«šŖHi #WebComicChat! I make https://t.co/zCLAsrnNpl, about teens and ghosts and vampires and angry birds and other sum⦠https://t.co/E398vy03Om
Nessie FynnHi #webcomicchat! I make https://t.co/TaRFyVLWM9, a comic about monster people catching rats!
Vanessa Stefaniuk šWhen a character is speaking of the past or the story draws upon a time not shown previously. It should make sense⦠https://t.co/Tjz87MPHjw
keii4iiQ1 For the SAME reason to use any other storytelling device: when the story calls for it. #webcomicchat
Anna LandinHowever, it there's something complex+significant to be revealed, I like a well-done flashback. It's nice! #webcomicchat
DojoHi #webcomicchat , tis I, the creator of Paisley Brickstone and Perilous Journey https://t.co/i5JSlQ66og https://t.co/ZtKgMPS17T
MonicaNGāQ1: oh! Oh! I know this one! Wherever it's necessary. With moderation and in the right place. It could affect the pacing. #WebcomicChat
Eliana FalcónRT @DojoTheGreat: Hi #webcomicchat , tis I, the creator of Paisley Brickstone and Perilous Journey https://t.co/i5JSlQ66og https://t.co/ZtKā¦
WakaXOHey #webcomicchat I'm Jordyn & I make the Neon Rabbit webcomic https://t.co/tl3vYocyOt
š Zoe Maxine šHi #WebComicChat! I'm Zoe, slowly coming back to the alien space story Queen Candidate: https://t.co/NyUsNsAECt https://t.co/WwUsvoIdUT
Anna LandinGrassblades is going to need some serious flashbacks down the road, and I will probably handle them as separate chapters. #webcomicchat
Vanessa Stefaniuk šThere's no real point to repeating existing material. Trust your readers' memories. Otherwise it feels like filler/handholding #webcomicchat
DojoQ1 When it's necessary and probably in moderation depending on what you're doing. see a lot of people get carried away with em #webcomicchat
Kari McElroyFlashbacks should be used to build characters and plot. Just like any story element, they must have a purpose/direction. #webcomicchat
š Zoe Maxine šQ1: I think if you use flashbacks and when should depend on the story and what flows right! #WebcomicChat
Cooper BurghQ1: The same reason you'd include anything in a story; it needs to be there #webcomicchat
Bob GlasscockHi, I'm Bob. My comic is Casey at the Bat. It's a gay look at life, love, sports and other stuff.⦠https://t.co/8LGDw9YQkR
Games People PlayQ1 When the audience needs the exposition and the piece of data warrants something better than a footnote. #webcomicchat
Nessie FynnQ1. ! Whenever you need to delve into backstory/past events with detail #webcomicchat
Anna LandinRather than do a long-winded talking heads monologue for pages on end, I'd rather just show the events instead. #webcomicchat
FreyaHi #webcomicchat! I create the time travel epic @RetroBladeComic https://t.co/qUOl2hXZ8A (Tapastic:⦠https://t.co/Har6WM2Np5
š Zoe Maxine šQ1(cont) One common way is to have it after an event triggers the memory of it, when something in the present recalls the past #webcomicchat
Bob GlasscockQ1: I've used flashbacks to show history of a former relationship a couple of times. #WebComicChat https://t.co/T9WvXJZa8E
Eliana FalcónI'm currently wrapping up a flashback chapter but even so, my reasoning is that the story's narrative order isn't right #webcomicchat
MonicaNGāQ1(2) In fact I had to change the order of my flashbacks twice. Now the whole thing is a flashback (an in-media-res start) #WebcomicChat
WakaXOQ1 #webcomicchat When the story calls for it. Like any other writing tool, if used effectively>>
rudolph?!@webcomicchat Hi #webcomicchat I make Iron Empress -> https://t.co/Jj668YRmGP
Jonathan D WilsonA1: Either sparingly in each chapter/issue or to advance the story/develop characters. #webcomicchat
Eliana FalcónCuz u know, the main chars are an anomaly messing up the order of things but the biggest reason why is at the end of chapter 5 #webcomicchat
FreyaQ1 Flashbacks are a useful plot device for quick recaps, dealing with trauma, or showing character thought processes/motives #WebComicChat
Hey, It's Emily!RT @zoemaxinetn: Hi #WebComicChat! I'm Zoe, slowly coming back to the alien space story Queen Candidate: https://t.co/NyUsNsAECt https://t.ā¦
Anna Landin#ComicBookHour and #webcomicchat folks! I'm doing a holiday oneshot in December! One page a day Dec 1st-24th!⦠https://t.co/Gm9D1fUZXY
Viktor EngholmRT @AnnaLandin: #ComicBookHour and #webcomicchat folks! I'm doing a holiday oneshot in December! One page a day Dec 1st-24th! https://t.co/ā¦
Christina R.@webcomicchat Q1: A flashback is for understanding why a person/place/thing acts the way they do. #WebComicChat
Anna LandinIt is, in fact, NOT a Stranger Things-fancomic. That's just a really unfortunate coincidence in naming. >.< #ComicBookHour #webcomicchat
Freya(Although technically, Axel's flashbacks would be, erm, flashforwards...) #WebComicChat
DebRT @Viktormon: Hi #webcomicchat I make https://t.co/nQ8ehMbKZ6, a roleplaying comic! https://t.co/tZwNv0njje
š Zoe Maxine šQ1 for QC, I decided not to include flashbacks at all except during interludes between chapters, a conscious choice #webcomicchat
Dojo@AnnaLandin I was actually just about to ask about that, HAHA. Still gunna check it out B) #webcomicchat
Viktor Engholm*looks at thousands of mid-battle flashbacks in shonen manga* yeah... #webcomicchat https://t.co/nsdysBSdS3
Games People PlayQ4 1) No transition cues 2) Overly long (breaks flow) 3) Vague or too short (insufficient exposition) #webcomicchat
āKristinaāI think there were a lot of world building details that were interesting, but ultimately should've been left out. #webcomicchat
Christina R.@webcomicchat Q4:When they occur during times that you REALLY shouldn't be having one! (ex: fighting, being tortured, etc) #WebComicChat
Cooper BurghQ2: As long as they need to be...you're gonna be seeing a theme in my answers, i think #webcomicchat
FreyaRT @varethane: #webcomicchat Usually I use different framing or pacing to distinguish flashbacks; here's one example where I used colour anā¦
TaitQ4: Using a flashback to communicate information that wasn't necessary or that was already covered would be a mistake. #webcomicchat
Anna Landin.@Viktormon *swings fist* *3-chapter flashback about tragic childhood* *punch finally lands 3 months later* #webcomicchat
Cooper BurghQ3: I haven't done any full-scene flashbacks yet, but currently, I draw my flashback scenes sketchier and with no dialogue #webcomicchat
Viktor Engholm.@AnnaLandin there's literally been comics where I've forgotten they were in the middle of a battle when the fb started #webcomicchat
Cranberry Curtisš½š#webcomicchat Though I think this is a personal feeling here. Retcon gets me. Bugs me.
DojoOh yeah they're also kinda bad when it's for a character that isn't even really that relevant #webcomicchat
Cooper BurghQ4: Putting in flashbacks arbitrarily. Like, it might be fun for you to draw a character as a kid, but why's it relevant? #webcomicchat
WakaXOQ4.2 #webcomicchat Also make what you're showing relevant to the story, even if it is interesting>>
TaitQ4: Placing the flashback at an appropriate point in the story is also important. #webcomicchat
DojoAnd is just a cheap way to kinda flesh out characters that the writers were too lazy to do anything with in main story #webcomicchat
ILLY/Seraphim ComicsQ4 The worst offense is a flashback to something that has already happened in the narrative without any new information. :( #webcomicchat
Dojokinda a "oh, people like this character? Okay here's a flashback for them" #webcomicchat
FreyaQ4 Not enough clarity. When the flashback looks or feels like the rest of the story, so it's hard to tell it's a flashback #webcomicchat
The Thane of Vare@Waka_xo Yeah-- relevance to the main timeline scenes is key. It doesn't have to appear back-to-back but it needs a purpose #webcomicchat
Games People Play@Viktormon That's how you can tell an author is in love with the sound of their own voice. It's masturbatory narrative #webcomicchat
MonicaNGāQ3(4) Menkar's flashbacks are done using a Roman frieze style in some panels, for example. :3 #WebcomicChat
The Thane of Vare@Waka_xo Though if it builds suspense and its larger meaning is clarified later, that is also okay, so long as it's not dull #webcomicchat
Freya@seraphimcomics YES. Flashbacks like those should literally be one panel or something, just a quick reminder! #webcomicchat
Christina MajorYou can also put dialog from the past with current-day visuals. Juxtapose them to show how past ties in to present!⦠https://t.co/4FKzFxhmxt
fatcrowI think I do have the energy for #webcomicchat Hi yall I'm crow and my work launches Jan 2017!! The cadets are plea⦠https://t.co/fOL3Jfvd3h
WebComicChatQ5: Any additional thoughts on flashbacks? #WebComicChat
Eliana FalcónFor mine, the story focuses on trying to find Ramus. So yea, a chapter was dedicated to show who he is in the eyes of the main #webcomicchat
fatcrowQ1 Flashbacks are important when there's a need to visually explain the past, you'll note FB's happen more in visua⦠https://t.co/rYzjOI4749
Anna LandinThey can be powerful storytelling tools, but they can also very easily turn heavy-handed. Use sparingly and with co⦠https://t.co/yHy4rJkY5E
Eliana FalcónSo Q5: I think focusing on WHY you're making a flashback/to whom it's for is the first step to decide whether to do it or nah #webcomicchat
ć¹ćæć¼~ā[insert joke about looking at Barry Allen from behind] #webcomicchat https://t.co/k5iOOOpzmc
DojoQ5 They're easy to abuse, but also easy to overthink on how necessary they are. Don't be afraid of doing 'em at all #webcomicchat
Jonathan D WilsonQ4: Don't have expositions within the main but instead rely on flashbacks to dump everything in one sitting. #webcomicchat
fatcrowWritten media (prose) has less use for "flashback" as it can be explained in long form, to the point of a prequel #webcomicchat
Viktor EngholmQ5 Again, we already know where the characters end up, we don't need to know EVERYTHING. Less is more! #webcomicchat
āKristinaāQ5- Make it relevant to the plot. If it's just for extra info we don't need, maybe make it a separate mini comic instead. #webcomicchat
Eliana FalcónYou can always have fun making extra comics to expand on ideas if you'd like to, so don't feel limited on cramming it ALL #webcomicchat
Justin Phillips/MNR@webcomicchat greetings it is i, justin/murasaki, and my comic is here: https://t.co/WX4AZ2o2Uz #webcomicchat
fatcrowQ2 The key point of a flashback is the FLASH part. If it's too long, just make a prequel, even if it's housed in th⦠https://t.co/AatSTYAO5f
TaitQ5: Use flashbacks sparingly in most cases. If you're using them frequently you might want to rethink your story structure. #webcomicchat
ILLY/Seraphim ComicsQ5 I don't know, let me think... (flashback to three years ago, I'm eating soup)... Wait, what were we talking about? #webcomicchat
Jonathan D WilsonQ4P2: Or flashback to plotpoints that the audies already know about. #webcomicchat
Viktor Engholm.@AnnaLandin OP gots to have one of the best punch-flashbacks ever, though. #webcomicchat https://t.co/6QmugQlONy
Cooper BurghQ5: My next comic is gonna have some full-scene flashbacks, and this #webcomicchat was pretty helpful to my development of it
fatcrowQ3 In my story the flashbacks are pretty apparent as the characters much younger. There's also the whole 20 YRS AGO⦠https://t.co/TbGiZPkZa8
Eliana Falcón@pacificacomic Although it can be a broken-structure story like a psychological drama and such, it can be interesting too #webcomicchat
Justin Phillips/MNR@webcomicchat q1 flashbacks should be used any time a creator wants to explain part of a plot in a short amnt of time. #webcomicchat
Games People Play@AnnaLandin @Viktormon *punch turns target into a red mist because it has been building momentum for months* #webcomicchat
Kristen KiomallEvansLooks like I just missed #WebComicChat Anywho I'm Kristen Kiomall-Evans & I make https://t.co/2d0gOhGaBW. A comic⦠https://t.co/0vIw2Hael6
Dojo@gppwebcomic @AnnaLandin @Viktormon someone please do a comic like this #webcomicchat
WebComicChatParting words before we end the 11/27/2016 #WebComicChat? If not, we'll return Sat at 8:30p ET & 8:30p Sun CET.
fatcrowQ4.1 A lot of issues with flashbacks are issues with exposition and timing. Flashbacks shouldn't be used to -⦠https://t.co/KbZDe27HHm
Justin Phillips/MNR@webcomicchat q2. Flashbacks can be one panel long, but super long flashbacks make narrative confusing. A turnoff. #webcomicchat
Christina R.@webcomicchat Q5: Flashbacks should answer SOME questions and raise MORE questions. Always leave them wanting more.⦠https://t.co/gsxAFTfoBs
fatcrowQ4.2 infodump or give more than 1 key event/point. If it's too long, it needs to be treated as its own story #webcomicchat
Justin Phillips/MNR@webcomicchat q3. Thats the problem: a lot of creators dont make it super clear when a flashback is occuring in the story. #webcomicchat
ć¹ćæć¼~āI'm gonna be lame with my PW again. More support means faster comics and you get art stuff for dang cheap!⦠https://t.co/2lNxeCsZlQ
Anna LandinIt DOES! Punches in OP always land with a LOT of emotional weight behind em! (I am v. partial and forgive OP a lo⦠https://t.co/9JXjINXsDS
Eliana FalcónPW: Always leave people wanting more, let people fill in the gaps, flashback responsibly ;Db #webcomicchat
FreyaQ5 Flashbacks are like spice! use them to add flavour to your story, but not too much to overwhelm the main dish :D #webcomicchat
fatcrowQ4.3 Not every story has to be told chronologically either, long prequel info can be interspersed, depends on your style #webcomicchat
Christina MajorCharacter flashbacks are fun, but dealing with world-buildy flashbacks is harder. I use cheap tricks like surveilla⦠https://t.co/6C55S3ogyi
FreyaI think I'm hungry... #webcomicchat
Christina R.@webcomicchat Comics bless us with a way to understand someone/thing on another level. Make it worth the time and effort. #webcomicchat
fatcrowQ5.1 If a flashback exists, be sure that the unseen story matches with what the current story is. If you dont--⦠https://t.co/ZWRwBERjSR
Justin Phillips/MNR@webcomicchat q3.2 a creator can be explicit or very subtle stylistically to denote a flashback. Be careful with subtle tho. #webcomicchat
Kristen KiomallEvans@webcomicchat #WebComicChat parting words: direct flashbacks are all well and good but sometimes its better to insinuate than show
DojoPW: just make your flashbacks clear and do what you think is best and try not to overthink too hard #webcomicchat
Tait@FreyaHorn Flashback to you skipping a meal? #webcomicchat
fatcrowQ5.2 have the full story in mind, you WILL get plot holes. As the writer, it's ur job to know what information to give or NOT #webcomicchat
DojoPW: also I am definitely doing a flashback someday of someone just getting a loaf of bread from the store, now. #webcomicchat
Cranberry Curtisš½š#webcomicchat Q5: Before using a fb, ask yourself Does it reveal smthing new/important that the reader will remember for the story's future?
The Thane of Vare@Waka_xo Yeah--with an indirect approach like that you need to make it memorable, or maybe have a cue like a repeating object #webcomicchat
fatcrowPW: IF your flashbacks are going to be anything other than copy pastes of earlier parts of the same story, then WRITE IT OUT #webcomicchat
Eliana Falcón@DojoTheGreat The twist is that that loaf of bread is the real hero at the end of the story #webcomicchat
Games People PlayQ5: Flashbacks should be like resumes: Clear and Concise. #webcomicchat
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