Love the way you use value for shadows, gives the scenes a lot of dimension that compensates for the sketchy style (which I genuinely like regardless).
High quality work as always!!! Obviously, I'd love to see things more polished and complete, but it's hard to be mad when your pencils are so nice to look at and everything is still easy to read and understand! I love your use of reds here, and the way Dairyu was able to figure out the problem because of tremors in the air, which of course she'd be more sensitive to! The brawl between Nagore and Zal was brutal, and had me in suspense the whole time because I want both characters to be okay!!! Overall this was a very fun finale and I hope you get some good rest (but I'm also excited to see what you have planned next hehe)!
What a fun read! I love what you have going on with Deus, and hope we get to see more interesting use of that giant robot! I can't wait for the impending rematch of Dairyu vs Varaki 👀👀👀
Petrichor, this was such a fun read!!! I really love the ways you integrated both Dairyu's and Zal's ongoing stories, including the nod to the fact that Zal's comics have all taken place in Void City instead of the Voidlands XD I LOVE Ramunas coming in to save the day with all of his leftover charcoal--very nice callback! Your expressions are on point as always, and your humor is so fun and endears all of your characters so much! And while this comic overall was more lighthearted, I definitely felt the impending threat of burrowing creatures coming for Misty Oasis. I think of that area as completely impervious due to Dairyu's protection, but you made me worry for just a second :D Really love the way you drew all the characters, and I can't wait to see what's next for all of them!
Posted on Slightly Drunk, Highly Doomedcomic by Petrichor
You continue delivering near flawless linework and great expressions on both humans and monsters from start to finish, it's great to see such solid consistency throughout the tournament that you can put all the issues together and never see a quality dip. You came up with a creative challenge for the kaiju while still managing to keep things lighthearted as has been from Round 1, with a hint of peril with the reveal of Varaki's meddling (sharp-eyed readers would notice something was different visually about these sandgrubs) Thank you for a great fun ride through the tournament
@Snowy
I can sense the fatigue from such a grueling tournament caught up a bit in this round (and you gave yourself an even greater challenger by adding DEUS into the mix), but I won't dwell on the little wrinkles I'm sure you're well aware of by now, and I'll highlight you did a great job incorporating Zal and Nagore's monster forms into your flowy style. There's been some good testing of your tools and stretching your design muscles throughout this tournament, I think it's definitely helped make you stronger overall too
@JellyRaptor
Another tournament closed out and another terrific delivery of a climactic battle, you really shine in these moments, and it really feels like you've manage to take in all you could from past rounds and find moments to apply it here (typography is fitting better, there are fewer cramped panels, etc), even if there are a couple pages with less polish to manage to make this many with this much time is still monumental given the difficulty scale of the content (especially as you are one of the few that managed to keep every kaiju battle in a city, multiplying the time and work needed for your backgrounds, applause for this) You've earned your rest alongside your fellow artists
Honestly the most impressive part of your comics is the writing, which is saying something because the visuals are consistently fantastic. Your ability to handle light heartened and silliness and seriousness and heaviness equally well and know when and where to use each and make it all feel natural and cohesive is a powerful skill, and it makes it hard to predict what direction a comic will go until its finally posted, but you certainly didn't disappoint. Honestly the levity your tourney entries have given them a nice contrast with all the more serious monster fighting comics that have filled the rest of the roster. I love this comic so much
Posted on Slightly Drunk, Highly Doomedcomic by Petrichor
Dairyu wanted Tokage but Nagore said "We have Tokage at home".
I love how everyone looks here and Im definitely interested in where this is all leading up to! Once again, any nitpicks I could make about this ultimately comes down to the short deadline, and this time it was kicking your ass more than mine, so congratulations on making it through to the other side!
Really fun stuff! Your linework and expressions are really charming, no surprise there. The story was also so fun, and I loved the dynamics between all the characters!
Posted on Slightly Drunk, Highly Doomedcomic by Petrichor
These were all absolutely fantastic. Amazing job everyone, it's clear you all put lots of effort on your rounds. Varaki being the constant threat is such a fun spin for these stories. The way you all draw Kaijus is mind blowing, your skills as artists really really shine in these rounds.
PETRICHOR - Gorgeous lines and artwork as always, you deliver every single time with quality and entertainment. Having Nagore and Dairyu be wasted through the battle is so clever and cute! I love the chemistry between the characters and the pacing was super comfortable and nice to read through
SNOWY - Stunning inks and art- air and clouds being your bread and butter makes your work shine every single time. The whole thing with Deus blew me away, it was so big brained I loved it! This round feels like it has the higher stakes and I live for it. I'm on the edge of my seat wondering what's gonna happen next!
JELLY RAPTOR- Your art style is so unique and appealing, it's always a treat to see. My one and only nitpick would be to watch out with the characters standing in a detailed background. Sometimes they meld a little bit and it's hard to distinguish them against the backdrop. You definitely had the right idea on page 6 onward with the backgrounds being slightly less opaque compared to the characters! If a background is far enough you can go by with little to no details on the buildings, since they are not the focus on the scene; that and differences in line weight will heighten your art even more (I struggle with that too haha).
The fight scenes were super dynamic and fun to watch- the sense of urgency is very present and powerful in a very good way. The splash of red emphasizes things super nicely. Poor Zal, I want to know what happens to her after! She is a very compelling character to watch
All in all, this was an incredible round all around. Thank you for your hard work and this feast for the eyes
This really was a fun read, god i just love the style and paneling you do, the story for this one is really fun too. Very nice job! The action was great, characters great, etc.
Absolutely fire showing, Jelly. Superb panel planning, and I enjoyed how you were able to capture Nagore's personality with a twist so she was able to behave differently with good reason. This was a fun read, congrats on such a good conclusion to this overall storyline!
This is a very good looking entry and I greatly enjoyed that the enemy was someone that Dairyu already had history with. I'm always impressed with how good the backgrounds are and the cute features of your humans. Nagore in your style still feels like Nagore and so does Zalice! Good work c:
What an awesome showing for Nagore and the girls in this one! Also, I LOVE that you have incorporated a piece of Tinn's voidland beyond battle lore! So pumped to see how this all develops!
Posted on Slightly Drunk, Highly Doomedcomic by Petrichor
Ooohh, what's gonna be the deal with Deus here hmm? Very clean. Sorry that you had so many troubles thrown at you. I reiterate this often in everyone's comments if they mention it or I suspect it but I feel this pain very acutely.
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Love the way you use value for shadows, gives the scenes a lot of dimension that compensates for the sketchy style (which I genuinely like regardless).
I love these so much!!! I had a lot of fun reading them!
High quality work as always!!! Obviously, I'd love to see things more polished and complete, but it's hard to be mad when your pencils are so nice to look at and everything is still easy to read and understand! I love your use of reds here, and the way Dairyu was able to figure out the problem because of tremors in the air, which of course she'd be more sensitive to! The brawl between Nagore and Zal was brutal, and had me in suspense the whole time because I want both characters to be okay!!! Overall this was a very fun finale and I hope you get some good rest (but I'm also excited to see what you have planned next hehe)!
What a fun read! I love what you have going on with Deus, and hope we get to see more interesting use of that giant robot! I can't wait for the impending rematch of Dairyu vs Varaki 👀👀👀
Petrichor, this was such a fun read!!! I really love the ways you integrated both Dairyu's and Zal's ongoing stories, including the nod to the fact that Zal's comics have all taken place in Void City instead of the Voidlands XD I LOVE Ramunas coming in to save the day with all of his leftover charcoal--very nice callback! Your expressions are on point as always, and your humor is so fun and endears all of your characters so much! And while this comic overall was more lighthearted, I definitely felt the impending threat of burrowing creatures coming for Misty Oasis. I think of that area as completely impervious due to Dairyu's protection, but you made me worry for just a second :D Really love the way you drew all the characters, and I can't wait to see what's next for all of them!
You all did amazing! This was seriously hard to vote on because you all killed it. Congrats to all on an incredible tournament!!
Varaki returning here was a fun treat. Love how well your action flows, and the three main characters play off each other very well.
Congratulations all finalists!
@Petrichor
You continue delivering near flawless linework and great expressions on both humans and monsters from start to finish, it's great to see such solid consistency throughout the tournament that you can put all the issues together and never see a quality dip. You came up with a creative challenge for the kaiju while still managing to keep things lighthearted as has been from Round 1, with a hint of peril with the reveal of Varaki's meddling (sharp-eyed readers would notice something was different visually about these sandgrubs) Thank you for a great fun ride through the tournament
@Snowy
I can sense the fatigue from such a grueling tournament caught up a bit in this round (and you gave yourself an even greater challenger by adding DEUS into the mix), but I won't dwell on the little wrinkles I'm sure you're well aware of by now, and I'll highlight you did a great job incorporating Zal and Nagore's monster forms into your flowy style. There's been some good testing of your tools and stretching your design muscles throughout this tournament, I think it's definitely helped make you stronger overall too
@JellyRaptor
Another tournament closed out and another terrific delivery of a climactic battle, you really shine in these moments, and it really feels like you've manage to take in all you could from past rounds and find moments to apply it here (typography is fitting better, there are fewer cramped panels, etc), even if there are a couple pages with less polish to manage to make this many with this much time is still monumental given the difficulty scale of the content (especially as you are one of the few that managed to keep every kaiju battle in a city, multiplying the time and work needed for your backgrounds, applause for this) You've earned your rest alongside your fellow artists
I'm blasted away by the detail and amount of pages you can do in so short time, awesome action, angles and fights Jelly! Big fan.
I loved this! Awesome action and lines Snowy!
Pretty good and easy to follow story, and the art was clean and pleasant to the eye! Awesome stuff Petri.
Honestly the most impressive part of your comics is the writing, which is saying something because the visuals are consistently fantastic. Your ability to handle light heartened and silliness and seriousness and heaviness equally well and know when and where to use each and make it all feel natural and cohesive is a powerful skill, and it makes it hard to predict what direction a comic will go until its finally posted, but you certainly didn't disappoint. Honestly the levity your tourney entries have given them a nice contrast with all the more serious monster fighting comics that have filled the rest of the roster. I love this comic so much
Dairyu wanted Tokage but Nagore said "We have Tokage at home".
I love how everyone looks here and Im definitely interested in where this is all leading up to! Once again, any nitpicks I could make about this ultimately comes down to the short deadline, and this time it was kicking your ass more than mine, so congratulations on making it through to the other side!
Really fun stuff! Your linework and expressions are really charming, no surprise there. The story was also so fun, and I loved the dynamics between all the characters!
These were all absolutely fantastic. Amazing job everyone, it's clear you all put lots of effort on your rounds. Varaki being the constant threat is such a fun spin for these stories. The way you all draw Kaijus is mind blowing, your skills as artists really really shine in these rounds.
PETRICHOR - Gorgeous lines and artwork as always, you deliver every single time with quality and entertainment. Having Nagore and Dairyu be wasted through the battle is so clever and cute! I love the chemistry between the characters and the pacing was super comfortable and nice to read through
SNOWY - Stunning inks and art- air and clouds being your bread and butter makes your work shine every single time. The whole thing with Deus blew me away, it was so big brained I loved it! This round feels like it has the higher stakes and I live for it. I'm on the edge of my seat wondering what's gonna happen next!
JELLY RAPTOR- Your art style is so unique and appealing, it's always a treat to see. My one and only nitpick would be to watch out with the characters standing in a detailed background. Sometimes they meld a little bit and it's hard to distinguish them against the backdrop. You definitely had the right idea on page 6 onward with the backgrounds being slightly less opaque compared to the characters! If a background is far enough you can go by with little to no details on the buildings, since they are not the focus on the scene; that and differences in line weight will heighten your art even more (I struggle with that too haha).
The fight scenes were super dynamic and fun to watch- the sense of urgency is very present and powerful in a very good way. The splash of red emphasizes things super nicely. Poor Zal, I want to know what happens to her after! She is a very compelling character to watch
All in all, this was an incredible round all around. Thank you for your hard work and this feast for the eyes
This really was a fun read, god i just love the style and paneling you do, the story for this one is really fun too. Very nice job! The action was great, characters great, etc.
This was entertaining, zal and nagore really are neat together fighting. Good job
This was really fun, I do enjoy seeing nagore's dad making his fun appearances in these comics, very cool comic!
Absolutely fire showing, Jelly. Superb panel planning, and I enjoyed how you were able to capture Nagore's personality with a twist so she was able to behave differently with good reason. This was a fun read, congrats on such a good conclusion to this overall storyline!
This is a very good looking entry and I greatly enjoyed that the enemy was someone that Dairyu already had history with. I'm always impressed with how good the backgrounds are and the cute features of your humans. Nagore in your style still feels like Nagore and so does Zalice! Good work c:
What an awesome showing for Nagore and the girls in this one! Also, I LOVE that you have incorporated a piece of Tinn's voidland beyond battle lore! So pumped to see how this all develops!
Looks like you've set up enough questions to subsequently be answered. I'm hooked!
Ooohh, what's gonna be the deal with Deus here hmm? Very clean. Sorry that you had so many troubles thrown at you. I reiterate this often in everyone's comments if they mention it or I suspect it but I feel this pain very acutely.
All your comics this tournament feel like your strongest comics work yet. Like wow. I love it.
The girls are fightiiiiiing