I woke up the other day and layed in bed thinking about my comic. I was wondering if the average person who reads comics, likes my comic. What could I do to make it appeal to more people? Feedback is rare. Most of the feedback I do get is positive, from people who are aquaintances and so I can't really know if they're being honest or just nice. Years ago, one close friend told me that her and her Mom are a bit freaked out by Commander Broccoli, particularly his helmet and antennaes. She's often encouraged me to try a comic strip about a family, or do a comic strip featuring my stuffed bear, Derry. I started wondering if a lot of other people had a problem relating to CB as well. What are your thoughts? Leave a comment for me below.
Though I do take her feedback into consideration, I don't think I can ever totally let go of Commander Broccoli and start fresh. He has been in my life for the last 20 years and I have hundreds of comic strips of him. It's like he's a part of who I am.
All this wondering led me to the idea of adding a new character to my comics... a little girl named Trixie. You can see a sketch of her on my facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/241303862565906