Great match, Slag, your comic was amazing. Thanks for all the feedback guys, i'm sorry I couldn't have done better. I suppose my comic making abilities just aren't up to par here, especially with how fast the comics get done and the quality in which they are done. I'll make sure that on my next fight there will be pleanty of drawing time and to use digital text instead of my horrible, horrible handwritingXD. Anyway, thanks for reading, guys. Great match, Slag!

enemy, don't know if it was a time thing, or just how you go about things but the art wasn't polished enough & the layouts vs text didn't seem planned out enough. Next time go back & erase the sketchy lines & smooth things up some. Also plan accordingly. Pace wordy bits out & leave room, planning on where exactly the speech bubbles are going to go. That jumbled mix up we get in the beginning was killing me. Also, use a smaller stroke to do your text & be neat about it. I think overall that's really what pushed this to looking rushed & sloppy. And give us more detail in the backgrounds please

slag, sometimes you don't know what to expect when someone submits a plainish character. I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised by all this. I mean it was real nice. Nice attention to detail. No problems with the text, though maybe slow it down a little. It might be little small for some, but usually that's my preference anyway. As long as it's still legible, it leaves more room for art.
There were a few times were the perspective seemed a little funny, like the wide shot of the bar with all the bottles looking flat. Maybe look into fixing up the scale of it a little. Phil, mentioned an emptiness too them but I think, the angles you're using for the perspective sometimes are making them come off a little more sprawling looking than they should be at times. And sometimes layout wise, I don't know if you're familiar but, there were bits with tangents going backwards against the flow of the eye. Like when your character's about to get jumped & she's walking left. Sometimes that acts like a brick wall to the flow & with the opponent's character jumping, it seemed to slow that down mid action. But other wise, it was looking very good.I look very forward to your next.

seems like they had a harder time reading mine XD. yours seemed perfectly readable to me.

Did anyone have a hard time reading my hand writing? Looks really sloppy to me.

Nameless:  I liked your comic and thought your poses were very dynamic and interesting.  My main problems with it were how cluttered the first few pages were.  Also, too many text bubbles for so little panels.  I also think you'd be better off with no thick outlines on the text bubbles, or some photoshopped bubbles.  Either way, your art was very good and I thought it was a great comic!

Slagglle:  Wow this is definitely one of the best entries of the tourney so far.  I love your style and the way you tell the story.  Your backgrounds are inspiring, and I like the way you developed Linsey's personality.  The pacing/flow of the story was excellent.

Keep it up you both.

Nameless:  I dig your style!  A little cleaned up and it will really shine!  Nameless is an interesting fellow, looking forward do learning more about him (Tho can I say that I instinctively want to think of him as female?  Something about the design...)

Lindsey: Wow, really great!  You nailed the art, consistent and clean.  Real indie feel to it.  I liked the uniqueness of the story, well thought out and scripted, but I really would have appreciated more of Nameless.

Looking forward to more from both of you!

Not bad, but there is a lot that needs to be fixed up.

Nameless: Pretty good, however the text was way too messy looking, take your time with your text, and don't be afraid to use digital text if you need to. The story wasn't half bad for a first battle. You need to clean up your linework a bit more come next battle of yours.

Slagglle: I didn't expect this level of quality honestly, backgrounds are a tad empty, but the monotone shading makes up for it easily. Keep this up and you may make it to the top with a few others here.


Vote went to Slag here. Welcome to void you two.

Both stories were nicely told pacing wise.

@ Nameless: I'm sure with more time, you'd be able to refine your art more with sprucing up the backgrounds and such. Other than that, I like the story and it's unfortunate that Linsey never got the answers she wanted.  Poor girl.

@ Slagglle:  I really REALLY like all the details you put into your pages.  I will aspire to do the same.  It really breathed a lot of life into the story.

Good luck to the both of you.

very nicely done you guys! you both had an interesting story to tell, although it's strange that both focused on Linsey and kinda left Nameless out until a climax was needed to spring out of nowhere. this does sadden me just a bit 'cause I've always liked the interaction between the characters in the comic.
I really did enjoy both of your styles but Slaggle's had a more finished feel to it

nameless: I just have to say it, I hate the look of this comic.  I really dislike it when people draw their comics right in photoshop (or whatever) and they use the soft fuzzy looking lines. The dialog and word bubbles look weird too. And did you need to leave your sketch lines in? Looks so messy. The whole comic looks rushed, to witch I can only say, use your time better.  

Through, I really do like the panel at the bottom of page 4, that  looks great.

Slagglle: this is FANTASTIC! one of the few comics in this tourney I really liked a lot.  I love the full detailed back grounds in this comic.  It was so full of life and looks awesome.  It felt a little wordy at parts, but it wasn't too bad. Welcome to void!

Both nice entries, Nameless' is really a short oddity, which I really do like. The style is interesting, though I think the backgrounds were a bit plain -excusable under the circumstances
Slagglle, I like the simple style, you really nicely fill the page and the story was fitting to it. I just feel that nameless came out as an afterthought, but its still a very nice way to make an intro story.

I love both of these. I think this is the battle I am most saddened by because it means only one of you will be able to progress in the tourney.

You both told some interesting stories in your own ways and both of your visual styles are immediately interesting. Namelessenemy, even though your line-work is sketchy, i still found myself enjoying your visuals equally as much because of the variance in things like facial expressions and dynamic shots. Excellent work.

Another thing is that both of you managed to produce comics that contain dialogue that I can really 'hear' in my head. I could hear the voices of these characters talking, and that doesn't happen too often when i read comics; the dialogue just has to strike the right chords and the both of you played a tune.

I really don't know what else to say. My scores for both of you were very close. Best wishes to you both!

Nameless, if this was your first comic, then you made one hell of good first impression. I have nothing bad to say about this. You nailed my character, your dialogue flowed smoothly, your style was fantastic and quite frankly, you made my night. Excellent job.

name: nice job for your first attempt at a comic! Your lines could use a bit of cleanup, and their width could vary a bit more. More planning (thicker in foreground + major lines / thinner for details and background). and you'll be golden. Nice poses!

Slagglle: Yeah, you know what you're doing. Art + story were lovely.

This is awesome guys, really enjoyed reading both entries.

Nameless-- I like your drawings and your compositions a lot. The story was simple, which is great-- and you seemed to hit Slagglle's character spot on :^D Niceee

Slagglle-- You are crazy, for doing that much work. But holy crap, was it worth it. I loved reading your entry, very entertaining and I can see you have a fine eye for drawing backgrounds. Nice mood, narrative-- seriously not much to critique on at all. Keep up the great stuff.

Wow. Excellent fight. I can't honestly say which I liked more.

Nameless: This was excellent. The sketchy style perfectly suited the mood of the story, and the punchline was a nice touch. Great pacing and easy-to-read backgrounds only added to the character expressions and attitudes. I'm not sure what I could give you for critiques! Keep it up!

Slagglle: Amazing storytelling! The trick of slipping Nameless into another, supposedly 'inconsequential' storyline really helped make Nameless seem like a mysterious entity. The punchline was excellent, and the character expressions throughout really helped us relate to Linsey as a character. Excellent backgrounds and colors. Same with nameless, I'm not sure if I have anything to crit! Keep it up as well!

I want to fight both of you! Good luck in the votes! May the best detective or monster win!

Wow! what a comic, Slag! Your style does Nameless so much justice, i love it! I'm surprised you got the vibe I was going for with him with the little bit of information you were given. The pacing was just right, kind of a neat mentioned horror story feel, and still enough to focus heavily on what sort of character Linsey is. You've done a great job and you dished out a huge amount of pages for the small amount of time given without it degrading the quality of your work. I tip my hat to you, sir. I'm sure your future here in Void is going to be bright.

Also,everyone else, thanks for the kind words. This was my first comic.. like ever XD. So thanks for going easy on me.

Oh my god, I really love The Nameless, what a delightfully creepy character. I was also kind of getting some mad Hellsing vibes from your entry too, for some odd reason there haha. I dug it, its too bad it just wasn't a bit more polished

Also Slaggle, holy crap nice work! I'd comment more but I'm kind of on a reading spree.

Both of you did awesome, siiiiick stuff.

Nameless: I adored the sketchy style! Your expressions are really well done. I liked that! The story was simple and I thought the ending was really nice.  Your character is really out there and cool

I guess the only thing I wish was there'd be more interaction.

Slaggle: WOW. You got all that done in a week? The coloring is simple and effective and very stylish. The amount of detail in each page was stunning. I enjoyed the mini story going on here too, especially the ending regarding the cheating wife. That was really something.

Love the angles used, albeit some poses felt stiff.

Regardless though, both of you did a seriously wicked job. Congrats and good luck!

To you as well.

uploaded! good luck slagglle! can't wait to see your work!:D

on the last page, shading it now. i'm off to dinner now and then i'll wrap it up. if it's late it's because i'm dead. SMOOCHES!

Uploaded.
Not quite sure how I feel about the final product.

Your character is surprisingly fun to draw.

Err, i found out about your character by Ctrl+F-ing on the character page trying to see if i qualified. honest mistake , broseph. no harm meant. Though I have to say I am definitely a fan. awesome art,

holy shit! good thing i checked void, i didn't even know i was in a fight! *starts drawing*

This is, well, for lack of a better term...interesting.

Either I got a new fan or there are sharks in the water.

Hey!
Hey, Nameless!
Remember when I said I'd cheer for you?
WELL HERE I AM, SO DON'T FUCK UP!
Gogogogogo! =D

Wow, this might be surreal.
Do good you two.

Welcome to void you two, just remember to do your best, the minimum is a mere 3 pages too! And yes I am going to say this to everybody.

Good luck both of you!