I Made A Comic In My Conlang! (Djogawa Djororx, Chapter 1)

After two years of planning, sketching, and learning how to do digital art, the first episode of my first comic in years is finally here!
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[@Zuorai]

Even if you don't consider yourself a "professional" artist, you have a really cool art style that gives each panel a more distinct personality to both the characters and their environments and perspectives.

[@TeleviseGuy]

You're a good artist and creative guy. You pushed yourself towards a goal - creating your own world, language and story and turning it into a comicbook - and now you're realizing your dreams. What an inspiration!

[@ulkeean9685]

Wow. Honestly at first I had no interest for this language or the story but dang... that was interesting. I wish more people like this existed, and while I'm wishing, I wish that there was no more poverty or hunger and that this dude would get more attention

[@SheikahMapping]

That's awesome!!!! I'm really looking forward to it! 💜💜💜

[@pato01123]

The comic is so cool, man. I feel it so energetic and expressive, great work. I'm gonna watch the conlang's videos and try to have a better understanding of the culture of the big-earded fellas.

[@EchoLog]

I'm so excited to start reading! I've been purposefully putting off learning arojun so I could do it when the comic drops! Big hype

[@MikeTheMerc]

We making it out of the Proto-Sern-Cahilan urheimat with this one. ✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@volvagianintendo6465]

Me encanta que esté la opción de intercambiar el lenguaje de esta historieta desde el inglés al Arodjun y viceversa. Además, leí solamente unas pocas páginas de la versión en inglés (que eran las primeras 7 páginas, si mal no recuerdo) y decidí releerlas en Arodjun, y úna vez que las releí en Arodjun, continué leyendo hasta el fin de la historieta en Arodjun a pesar de no entender nada. Verdaderamente, me encanta pronunciar los lenguajes correctamente, y hasta pude leer toda la historieta en Arodjun con al menos una pronunciación casi perfecta.

[@volvagianintendo6465]

Hasta ahora, releí toda la versión en inglés 2 veces.

[@dragoness777]

So I just read the English version of the comic (I'm an avid comic/manga reader, plus tried and failed to make my own webcomic before), I think that it has enough appeal that you could potentially publish a hard copy of the comic in both English and Arodjun because this is a genius way to generate interest for your conlang (especially since you published that grammar book). I quite like what I see so far. Your art style is very distinctive and expressive (I love the way you emote and draw faces), the story you presented so far is strong, and your comic is formatted in such a way to work for your website. I would suggest thinking of ways to make your pages stand out a bit more (like trying to connect frames in a specific or unconventional way, or using action to guide the eye across the page in a specific way), especially since you're trying for a more relaxed style of frame and in print the pages might seem very busy (even if they're planned for bigger pages). With the color palette you have, having layouts that are eye-catching is going to be more important, because something I noticed is that brighter colors are used quite sparingly (smartly used for specific things and characters), and this will attract your reader's eye first. You draw action quite well so I think that having some panels transition via the action can be a way to combat "blocky comic syndrome" as I like to think of it. I noticed that some of the pages you have up already have quite similar layouts, hence my suggestion. Your panels have a very appealing look and aren't strictly boxy, but that doesn't mean that your story might feel "boxed in" if you stay too strictly in those panels. I can't wait to see where you take the story next and I'll be sure to visit your website more often. I hope you enjoy drawing the rest of your comic! I know from trying in my teens, it's hard, but on top of the planning and drawing you edited the whole thing in two languages! Inspirational

[@rowan1016]

4:55 I recently finished translating an entire story into my conlang, and I agree that it is a really fun experience. Pretty soon my Kosthasu is going to be better than my Spanish💀 Good to see that you finally got this finished. Your world seems very interesting and well developed.

[@Somebodyherefornow]

yooo

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

nice job again Agma Schwa and Ætérnal i wish there are physical version of the comics

[@volvagianintendo6465]

Qué lindo 😊, tus dibujos me resultan tiernos.

[@tante8074]

Looking good (: also where did the sound change applier go?

[@VincentEdelstein]

AAAA this is exciting!!!

[@deusexmaximum8930]

New dogisaga dropped

[@Denneth_D.]

Fwonnel abugida showcase when

[@bbblllaaarrrgggg2878]

Epic. Art looks real nice!

[@ethanboy3006]

looking forward to this

[@Denneth_D.]

Ah yes, the Vasquez dogmen

[@LunakSocioAnthroLinguist]

WOOOOO

[@plexusGD]

I agree with your statement ngl

[@nerdycatgamer]

Do you have any good resources for someone wanting to make their first language? I've tried 2-3 times over the years (first started getting into linguistics in middle school), but I've never got much further than a phonology and the first few words. The main issue I'm running into (and have been for the last couple attempts) is, I want to make a clong for my worldbuilding project, and as such I want to base it off of arabic and maybe hebrew, but I think an issue may be that some of these guides are somewhat eurocentric? Maybe not, but, as I want my language to be similar to a semitic language, I would like to use nonconcatenative morphology, as I think that is the most distinctive feature; however, most of these guides start with just making some basic root words and then using prefix-suffixes to conjugate them. Maybe this feature is too complex for me, considering I've never realyl finished any of my attempts, and I may just not be smart enough, so I don't wanna blame any of the resources I've used up until now, but I figured I'd ask you as I have been really enjoying your videos since I first started seeing them. Thanks :>

[@Elisadoesstuff]

Hype!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@k.umquat8604]

Nice first issue with an unique artsyle 👍

[@Sloth_1109]

love your vids

[@8-bitfox716]

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