something to say

well, i havent posted in a while, because i usually dont talk for the sake of talking, rather i only talk when i feel like i have something to say. So here I am. I have something to say. Today i talked about this blog with a friend at school who was kinda interested and i realized that I haven't written in a while but i kept talking about how much these ideas and art mean to me, and so i decided to say that i love the Mythos that i have created these past eight years, and that i am committed to carrying it through the best that i can. My question today is, should i create my "graphic fiction" as a webcomic first to generate buzz and look forward to publishing later, or just go for it as a volume of graphic literature and find a publisher? I am totally open to your ideas here- in fact, i want them.

Mythical Beasties

This week i've been thinking a lot about mythological animals and the ways they're represented in movies, comics, books, and games. What got me on this topic was playing World of Warcraft, noticing how they use a lot of traditional mythic beasts, but with some at least, they put an original spin on them. This got me thinking about how one of my favorite pasttimes growing up was drawing dinosaurs, monsters, dragons, and other creatures that i made up. For a long time i developed personal versions of "Cliche" or "traditional" beasts, (ie dragon, gryphon, pegasus, elf...) But the ones i really enjoyed were the ones i personally created. I'm not opposed to people using established creatures- on the contrary, there is a reason why such beasts have been in folklore for centuries and the can often be a terrific springboard for one's development with art or writing. It just seems that for my part, i want to be inspired by these imaginary and also real world creatures to form my own, alien fauna, that is, establish original creatures as unique fixtures in my mythos. There are downsides to this, such as the implied description. When you say "a gryphon attacks", you dont HAVE to explain "which is a large, lion-like animal with the face and wings of an eagle". Most people have a rough idea what that means by the mere word. If i say "a Geyrm attacks," the reader has no clue what im talking about. It could be a beast more terrifying and cool-looking than a gryphon but who knows? Luckily, graphic Novel allows for me to show things rather than explain them, but still.... its a little risky. What do you all think? Should i stay true to my original beasties or go with the classics?