Toon pilot research
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Giveaway Details
As a way to give back to the community, we will be giving away four free review reports every month to a number of lucky winners! By entering your email, you will enter the current month's pool of candidates, where winners of the giveaway are chosen at random on the first of the next month.No purchase is necessary to enter and there are no ways to increase your chances of winning. further we restrict entries of the give away to only one per candidate (so if a team worked on a web-comic only one email from the team may be entered). Furthermore, there are no restrictions for previous entrants, so please feel free to re-enter if you did not win last month's giveaway!(Note: TPR reserves the right to ban any entrants who attempt to cheat, by either collaborating with other entrants or entering multiple email addresses to increase their odds. Please do not do this and keep things fair)Terms & Conditions
- Eligibility: One entry per individual or team per month. Only one email per project.
- Winner Selection: Randomly selected on the first of each month.
- Winner Contact: Emailed and must respond within 3 days to claim their spot. Failure to respond results in a new winner.
- Repeat Wins: Not eligible for the following month but can re-enter later.
- Fair Use: Unfair advantage (multiple entries, coordinated submissions) may result in disqualification or ban.
- Changes & Rights: TPR reserves the right to change, suspend, or cancel the giveaway.
- Data Usage: By entering, you consent to receive emails from TPR about the giveaway, reports, and updates. You can unsubscribe anytime. Data collected may be used anonymously and in aggregate for research, without sharing any personally identifiable information.
past reviews
Click any of the webcomics below to see their corresponding reports.
Play - love means nothing
The last incision
fate doesn't listen
Fragments of the wounds
boredom breakers
About Us
Hey Folks! I am Greg, and I am the founder of Toon Pilot Research.
We’re an independent reader panel focused on
Testing how well webcomics hook and retain readers
and
Developmental Editing
About Reviews
We test webcomic pilots with real hobbyist readers and in return provide structured ratings and honest feedback. Just like a movie screening but for webcomics!Toon Pilot Research boasts a decently sized community of readers. For each review, readers from this community will read a webcomic that matches their preferences. This eliminates reviewer bias.
A webcomic pilot review usually takes about ten days to complete. After completion, an insights report is created. This report includes important stats like reader retention and ratings for art, hook, emotional engagement, clarity and flow..
This report includes important stats like reader retention and ratings for art, hook, emotional engagement, clarity and flow.
If this sounds like it would be of interest to you, sign up for a review today!
Alternatively, if you can't afford a review right now, you can enter into our monthly review giveaway, where we do free reviews to 4 lucky winners each month!" (and the button for the "Givaway" like on the homepage is there too).
Become a reviewer today!
We're always looking for new members to join our friendly group! The only requirement is enthusiasm about stories!If this sounds like your cup of tea, fill in the form below, and we'll be in contact soon. We work from a collective server, with new pilots to review multiple times a week, and as much participation as you want.There are no quota's to reach, reviewing is completely optional!
"Reviewing is a lot of fun! We get to read cool new stories and chat with a cool community about the stories we read. It's really rewarding"
~theravenking
"I already read too many comics and this was a great opportunity to help people while doing so, plus meet other comic fans and creators as well"
~Cartabus
"I'm loving the experience of helping creators through constructive critiques and getting to know so many amazing worlds and stories in the process! As someone who has been reviewed and is now a reviewer, I feel like we grow alongside the authors with every review."
~E.C.Mars
"I really enjoy being able to help someone’s story grow into a masterpiece by just offering feedback and it’s cool to bounce ideas off of one another with others in this lovely community!
~Neila
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a pilot?
A pilot is a short chapter or story arc released to test a new concept’s art style tone and character appeal before committing to a full series. For manga, it’s the first chapter while for webtoons, we follow the “3 episode rule” and read the first three episodes.Do reviewers get paid?
TPR currently accepts two types of work: If a reviewer takes on a paid review, their pay will be as announced for each paid piece of work.Do I have to review?
There’s no minimum quote a reviewer must hit. Reviews are completely optional. However, if you sign up for a paid review you must submit one. Failing to do so after signing up could result in a warning.Is reviewing the same as editing?
A reviewer shouldn’t feel like they need to be an editor for their response. They should simply express their thoughts as a consumer would: “I liked this because…” or “This wasn’t for me because…”
Get a review
We aim to reduce uncertainty in early-stage webcomics by applying structured reader validation methods in initial chapters. This helps creators identify clarity gaps, pacing issues, and early drop-off risks before publication, increasing the likelihood of strong first impressions and reader retention.We review Webtoons, Manga, and Scripts!Reviews are paid professional services. Pricing depends on the length of your project.
Contact
Contact us today with any queuries that you may have, and we will get back to you as soon as possible!
