Lessons learned from the few comics we have rolled

We have rolled a few comics, although they aren't published yet, some are finalized and marked as "ready" after a few spins. Here are some of the things we have learned:

• Too much text in the comic is not working, for that it takes too long to read and often forces us to squeeze them and put them in smaller fonts so they can fit. Adequate positioning, aligning and padding of the text is important.
• Simple and to-the-point drawings are very lightweight and appealing to the eye. The challenge is often to come up with the simplest thing that will not fall into ambiguity.
• Homogeneity and consistency of the style is crucial. No matter how good you draw, if the style is not consistent in the comic it won't look good.

Some more (subjective) points:

• Personally I don't like to talk/write about something if the targeted audience cannot be assumed to have what it takes to digest the material. The content will be a fail if I do not think of the readers, so I try my best to not present it in a cryptic format while not sacrificing too much of the fun/joke factor.