Both of these, just incredibly creative concepts of a story. Or maybe two incredibly odd princesses? Both introduced very well in the comics too.
Zest: Toast gun is super adorable! The lines seem a bit pixellated..just a hunch, but did you convert this to black+white only/bitmap/greyscale/.gif version while doing this? Anyhow, compared to everything I've seen from you, it does not look like it was intentional. Took me a double take to suck in exactly what happened. Maybe a few sound effects would have helped.
UmbrellaFrog: Sudden ending, but I don't mind. Great line quality too. Regarding the color-I understand what it indicates, but the color choice might be too strong for the white and black, making the rest of the comic feel a bit bland. Still, good concept for that.
Two fun T-Rex battles!
Zest, I enjoyed the lack of dialogue. I wasn't expecting that, but I could still tell what was happening. Also liked the inventive "catalog" power Qr uses. Another great comic.
Umbrella, I really like how you drew your opponent, and of course I admire your ability to draw dinosaurs :D Keep up the good work!
Zest
I actually thought the pixelated lines were intentional too, even though I didn't like it very much. Your art is so amazingly clean I wish I could see this smooth. Sometimes when I'm resizing stuff, certain percentages will cause the lines to get all messed up, so maybe it was that? I'm not really sure.
I like how you're playing around with page layout, it's super interesting. Like you're actually using the shape of a computer screen for 1 page, it's brilliant. Have you thought about doing something in the gutters? Like stuff coming out of panels or stuff behind them? I think it works great as it is, but there is a lot of negative space there.
The silent storytelling is awesome, you did a great job. Everything is clear and easy to read; emotions, pacing, action. You make it seem effortless.
UmbrellaFrog -
Wow Dude! On just your last fight, you were getting roughed up by the deadline, and now look at you! That was a 4 week comic, and this is one week of hell. I knew you'd get used to it but this is ridiculous!
It's an amazing comic, so funny! Those gurren lagaan shades killed me. Your backgrounds are really nice too, I think you have a good balance between dropping the city in the back there and letting the panel rock without it. The only real criticism I have is that I'd like to see you push more solid blacks into stuff other than QR, just to help her fit into the setting a little more and aid with the balance between the blacks and the whites.
Thanks for the feedback, Bobo!
Aww nooooo I don't know why the pages came out like that, they weren't meant to be pixelated. The original files are something like 8.5 tall and 600 dpi, guess I made them too small? I'm glad you liked it either way, though.
Fun battle, both of you guys! Zest, mad props for the silent comic; you pulled it off well. I'm not sure I like the pixelated look, though. It's not quite pixel-art-like enough to feel like she's in a digital world, so it just feels like you drew it in MS Paint on accident or something. Your style, though, I just love it. The personality in everything, from the characters to the piles of junk in the background, just really makes it feel professional and polished. Well done, and I look forward to much more art from you in the future :)
Froggy: You made a million babies' days probably. Your sense of humor is beautiful, from the classic-looking font to the BSOD. I have nothing negative to say about this comic except that there's not more of it for my eyes to make love to with reading. Bravo, and keep it up!
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