Messaging you was not enough, saying it in the server was not enough. Rose you fucking crushed it. You made such a great fucking comic, I love your style, I love the marker colors, I love the dialog. And I VERY MUCH LOVE THAT YOU READ HER LORE AND SAID "NAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? GIMME THE GRAND ORDER REFERENCES, LEMME SHOW THEM TOO." Like- YOU WENT THE EXTRA MILE AND YOU BLEW MY MIND WITH EACH NEW PAGE. I LOVE how Koe is so clearly using Sojiin or appears to be, but you can see that Sojiin's enraptured to the point where she's stumbling over herself to try and stay close to her. I love it. This was such. A. Good. BATTLE.
I mean it when I keep pushing back on you saying I'm gonna win, we both made bangers, and I truly do think you went the extra mile with additional story - 3 FUCKING DIMENSIONS SHOWED UP IN THIS ENTRY, THAT'S WILD.
Thank you for being my first scar match opponent, thank you for being so supportive and THANK YOU FOR CREATING KOE. SHE'S AMAZING AND I CANNOT WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE!!!
RORA I need my love for your comic to be officially recorded here!!! I love the way you showed love (maybe lust) blooming on a battlefield, and then the sudden twist when Varaki got to Sojiin was so shocking!!! I could feel Calamity's panic, Koe's confusion and then rage, and Sojiin's fear and disorientation as she went into a supernatural fight or flight mode. And then Sojiin's despair after realizing what she did. Just stellar writing, and I personally think it's going to give you the edge in this battle but either way I'm so stoked to tell more stories with you and with these two problematic sapphics!!! thanks for the amazing battle and I wish you luck in the tournament and in everything else you do!
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I like this a lot, pretty much everything about it- the colors, the story, the characters, all of it is just so charming! I definitely want to see more of this character in the future!
This was insanely ambitious and cool, putting a huge warzone in the background with a variety of monsters and characters in almost every panel is honestly so impressive. It was also nice to see a more vulnerable and emotional side of calamity and sojiin after appearing as an untouchable badass in her earlier comics. I am curious to see how you will continue to develop sojiin after this! Tragic ending but especially for koe haha
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Thank you fort he awesome feedback, I was afraid when I started doing his speech bubbles it wouldn't come across as intentional. Sadly it appears I was correct! I will do better on future Calamity showings for it to look intentional, maybe thicken the outlines around his words. I was trying to convey that he's a little outside of the meta within the world, so his words are struggling to be contained by their word balloons. Thanks again for the feedback, I will try something else and see if that gets improved feedback :>
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I was so impressed with how chaotic and gruesome your comic was, but I felt like it was still very easy to follow! I never got lost while following the main action!
To praise it a little more, when I read it the first time, I focused mostly on Sojiin and Koe’s interaction. The second time, I paid more attention to the background fights, and that was really fun to see because there was so much more to discover.
The switch-up was exciting and unexpected! Koe’s scar was kinda pretty ngl! If I can point out anything, sometimes your word bubbles are a bit too tight. Mostly with Calamity’s. The words running into the borders of the bubble made them a little hard to read. Easy fix for next time and i look forward to more comics <3
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AHhhh, I love your style so much! Page 6 just had me howling; I was having SUCH a fun time reading this. Koe’s manipulative tactics are so masterful?? She didn’t need to say a single bad thing to give herself away to the reader; it’s all in the small details. Her expressions, and the way she didn’t miss a beat when it came to using Sojiin to get what she really wanted. A way out, haha.
I love her so much
I would say poor Sojiin but like… who doesn’t want a hot demon girlfriend? Maybe you can fix her?? You guys even got matching fire arms!!
ALSO, I HAD TO DOUBLE-TAKE. I missed it the first time reading it, but I see you did sneak in Cadenza hehe. Thank you so much!!
Love the dynamic you’ve given these two, its super fun! The flaming arm scar is a really cool idea and I like how it parallels Koe’s design, tying them both together visually. The colors in general really pop here, visually it looks superb. I’m really curious what plans Koe has in mind now that she’s arrived in the Void Lands. Great as always (thanks for the cameo!)
Big fan of how you’ve set this comic right in the middle of a massive battle, it really adds to the scale of what’s going on at Jade Town and it’s fun to see everyone else fighting in the background :) There’s so much energy in the first part of the comic, which makes the tone shift have so much more impact. Characterization is great here and the scar is very cool. Great work!
Also thanks for the cameo!
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I love that you used this to double as an intro story for Koe!! Hell yes (pun intended hehe). Also, LOVE the scar! Flame arm is such a cool idea. And speaking of flames, I love the way you colored the flames! Makes em look kinda magical :3
With this being effectively an intro for Koe, I think you did a great job at conveying her personality! Outwardly to Sojiin she seems like she's helping, but there are just little moments that make it seem like she's not quite on the up and up lol. Like when she hesitates just a moment before helping Sojiin, as if she's calculating whether or not it's worth it to help. And then at the end when she goes through the portal, I was halfway expecting it to close before Sojiin made it through--which, I get the feeling Koe was halfway expecting that too. something tells me this demon doesn't have the best intentions :3
also Roasted Calamity and kissy lips Gohm fuckin killed me lmao
Oooooh, this was a really fun comic! Love all the chaos that's happening in the background, it really conveys the whole "massive battle" vibe. And very impressive that you managed to get so many cameos!!! Thanks for including Zhanic hehe <3
Man, though, what a heartbreak :( awesome scar, but, damnnnn the circumstances leading to it. I'll echo Techno that it was very fun to have Calamity switch up like that, it gives him a lot more depth beyond the "rude and crude sidekick" bit!
Posted on CATACLYSM: SOMETHING WICKEDcomic by roradraws
This is such a cool entry - I've always been fond of the idea of scars coming from a friendly/non-malicious place for scar matches, and it's done super well here. I also really loved the expressiveness and colors all throughout!
Overall, great work! (And ty for the little Mayumi cameo, tee hee :3c)
Incredible entry! I love the dynamic between the two, and having them flirt while utter chaos is happening in the background is an excellent bit lmao.
The sudden shift in tone is super juicy, too. Obviously there's the drama and irony in it that I enjoy, but a part of it that I found very interesting is how Calamity changes in it too. He's snarky and chaotic throughout most of the comic, but the moment that he realizes that Sojin is about to do something that she'll regret, he tries his best to stop her without hurting her.
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These were both such lovely comics, well done you too!
thanksies for the Serious Cameo, it's nice. i have had auditory hallucinations before I like how you depicted them in this.
I love the colors in this they're so good. this was a fun intro to Koe and the flaming arm scar is cool.
Alright now it's my turn.
Messaging you was not enough, saying it in the server was not enough. Rose you fucking crushed it. You made such a great fucking comic, I love your style, I love the marker colors, I love the dialog. And I VERY MUCH LOVE THAT YOU READ HER LORE AND SAID "NAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? GIMME THE GRAND ORDER REFERENCES, LEMME SHOW THEM TOO." Like- YOU WENT THE EXTRA MILE AND YOU BLEW MY MIND WITH EACH NEW PAGE. I LOVE how Koe is so clearly using Sojiin or appears to be, but you can see that Sojiin's enraptured to the point where she's stumbling over herself to try and stay close to her. I love it. This was such. A. Good. BATTLE.
I mean it when I keep pushing back on you saying I'm gonna win, we both made bangers, and I truly do think you went the extra mile with additional story - 3 FUCKING DIMENSIONS SHOWED UP IN THIS ENTRY, THAT'S WILD.
Thank you for being my first scar match opponent, thank you for being so supportive and THANK YOU FOR CREATING KOE. SHE'S AMAZING AND I CANNOT WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE!!!
RORA I need my love for your comic to be officially recorded here!!! I love the way you showed love (maybe lust) blooming on a battlefield, and then the sudden twist when Varaki got to Sojiin was so shocking!!! I could feel Calamity's panic, Koe's confusion and then rage, and Sojiin's fear and disorientation as she went into a supernatural fight or flight mode. And then Sojiin's despair after realizing what she did. Just stellar writing, and I personally think it's going to give you the edge in this battle but either way I'm so stoked to tell more stories with you and with these two problematic sapphics!!! thanks for the amazing battle and I wish you luck in the tournament and in everything else you do!
So either a wicked flame arm or a sick ass tattoo? Seems like a win win to me!
I like this a lot, pretty much everything about it- the colors, the story, the characters, all of it is just so charming! I definitely want to see more of this character in the future!
This was insanely ambitious and cool, putting a huge warzone in the background with a variety of monsters and characters in almost every panel is honestly so impressive. It was also nice to see a more vulnerable and emotional side of calamity and sojiin after appearing as an untouchable badass in her earlier comics. I am curious to see how you will continue to develop sojiin after this! Tragic ending but especially for koe haha
Thanks everyone for the kind words!!!
@Linclair
Thank you fort he awesome feedback, I was afraid when I started doing his speech bubbles it wouldn't come across as intentional. Sadly it appears I was correct! I will do better on future Calamity showings for it to look intentional, maybe thicken the outlines around his words. I was trying to convey that he's a little outside of the meta within the world, so his words are struggling to be contained by their word balloons. Thanks again for the feedback, I will try something else and see if that gets improved feedback :>
I was so impressed with how chaotic and gruesome your comic was, but I felt like it was still very easy to follow! I never got lost while following the main action!
To praise it a little more, when I read it the first time, I focused mostly on Sojiin and Koe’s interaction. The second time, I paid more attention to the background fights, and that was really fun to see because there was so much more to discover.
The switch-up was exciting and unexpected! Koe’s scar was kinda pretty ngl! If I can point out anything, sometimes your word bubbles are a bit too tight. Mostly with Calamity’s. The words running into the borders of the bubble made them a little hard to read. Easy fix for next time and i look forward to more comics <3
AHhhh, I love your style so much! Page 6 just had me howling; I was having SUCH a fun time reading this. Koe’s manipulative tactics are so masterful?? She didn’t need to say a single bad thing to give herself away to the reader; it’s all in the small details. Her expressions, and the way she didn’t miss a beat when it came to using Sojiin to get what she really wanted. A way out, haha.
I love her so much
I would say poor Sojiin but like… who doesn’t want a hot demon girlfriend? Maybe you can fix her?? You guys even got matching fire arms!!
ALSO, I HAD TO DOUBLE-TAKE. I missed it the first time reading it, but I see you did sneak in Cadenza hehe. Thank you so much!!
Love the dynamic you’ve given these two, its super fun! The flaming arm scar is a really cool idea and I like how it parallels Koe’s design, tying them both together visually. The colors in general really pop here, visually it looks superb. I’m really curious what plans Koe has in mind now that she’s arrived in the Void Lands. Great as always (thanks for the cameo!)
Big fan of how you’ve set this comic right in the middle of a massive battle, it really adds to the scale of what’s going on at Jade Town and it’s fun to see everyone else fighting in the background :) There’s so much energy in the first part of the comic, which makes the tone shift have so much more impact. Characterization is great here and the scar is very cool. Great work!
Also thanks for the cameo!
I love that you used this to double as an intro story for Koe!! Hell yes (pun intended hehe). Also, LOVE the scar! Flame arm is such a cool idea. And speaking of flames, I love the way you colored the flames! Makes em look kinda magical :3
With this being effectively an intro for Koe, I think you did a great job at conveying her personality! Outwardly to Sojiin she seems like she's helping, but there are just little moments that make it seem like she's not quite on the up and up lol. Like when she hesitates just a moment before helping Sojiin, as if she's calculating whether or not it's worth it to help. And then at the end when she goes through the portal, I was halfway expecting it to close before Sojiin made it through--which, I get the feeling Koe was halfway expecting that too. something tells me this demon doesn't have the best intentions :3
also Roasted Calamity and kissy lips Gohm fuckin killed me lmao
ALSO ALSO thank u for the lil Zhanic cameo! <3
Oooooh, this was a really fun comic! Love all the chaos that's happening in the background, it really conveys the whole "massive battle" vibe. And very impressive that you managed to get so many cameos!!! Thanks for including Zhanic hehe <3
Man, though, what a heartbreak :( awesome scar, but, damnnnn the circumstances leading to it. I'll echo Techno that it was very fun to have Calamity switch up like that, it gives him a lot more depth beyond the "rude and crude sidekick" bit!
YURI x2!!!
This is such a cool entry - I've always been fond of the idea of scars coming from a friendly/non-malicious place for scar matches, and it's done super well here. I also really loved the expressiveness and colors all throughout!
Overall, great work! (And ty for the little Mayumi cameo, tee hee :3c)
YURI!!
Incredible entry! I love the dynamic between the two, and having them flirt while utter chaos is happening in the background is an excellent bit lmao.
The sudden shift in tone is super juicy, too. Obviously there's the drama and irony in it that I enjoy, but a part of it that I found very interesting is how Calamity changes in it too. He's snarky and chaotic throughout most of the comic, but the moment that he realizes that Sojin is about to do something that she'll regret, he tries his best to stop her without hurting her.
These really are just likely two competing glurge lesbians vs disaster lesbians narratives haha. Also thank you both for the cameos.
Time to mash our baddies and see who walks out on top!
may the baddest bitch win 😤