I guess I never commented on this before, but I loved both of these for very different reasons. Redacted's story continues to tug at the heart strings in strange ways, and I love that 9to5 is making sense out of VOID's universe in the most bizarrely mundane way possible. So good, both of you!

Candy- I REALLY enjoyed this, fantastic work.
pros
- Great backgrounds!
- I loved the choice to keep the dialogue to a minimum, you let the art tell the story. The quietness of this comic also added to the tension and made me pay extra close attention to characters expressions and gestures...as well as background details.
-The hints of red throughout the comic were really purposeful. I love how it was always attached to danger.
- I loved the ending, it was a very sombre & grounded moment. I enjoyed the lack of melodrama and the fact you left the emotional impact up to the reader's interpretations.

crit wise, just keep working on your human figures and faces, they're not as confident as your anthro work. (As a furry artist I'm sure you're aware of this, but I honestly don't have anything else to crit, so there ya go xD)

Fred-
pro
"I'm told I'm quite a snack" I didn't see that line coming, it legit made me laugh.
-The very flat, dry sense of humour was refreshing
- It was very cool to see such a unique art style. I love how experimental your comics are, I'm always excited to see what you do next.

con
- After reading your comment I looked up absurdism to make sure I understood your intentions. I think its a really interesting approach, but imo it needs to be pushed further to really be achieved. 9t5's behaviour didn't really come to cross as intentionally ridiculous to me.
For me, he comes across more like an incredibly pragmatic person who's probably seen so much crap nothing fazes him anymore- he just gets the job done. Because of this, the stiff emotions don't come across as intentional, but more as a fault of the model.

This might be an unpopular take, but I actually think keeping the camera angles static and face on- and making 9t5's body language less emotive would get the strange, absurdist vibe across more effectively.

TL;DR His calmness did feel absurd enough to read as intentional.

@putrid: I had a few more pages i wanted to do to show Redacted got the amount of meat he needed at the expense of 9t5 losing a coworker friend. Tried elaborating on the "Killing makes things complicated." not just for redacted but also those the deaths effect. I was just so tired and busy from work irl and we had extended this twice that I just ran out of energy.

@cy same reason as above,  but the death meant 9t5 had to work overtime to compensate the missing person,  disrupting the norm and planned day of 9t5. I just was a potato and couldn't pull it off in time lol.

the calmness is attributed to our personal brand which is based in the absurdist roots we are trying to embrace more openly with this character

Candy - There’s a quiet, lowkey kind of horror knowing you’ve just missed getting murdered or attacked, and I liked that you took that angle instead of another up front and bloody scene with Redacted. I also just realised this was completely silent, which was really cool and suited the vibe well! The ending didn’t really feel conclusive though, I feel it could have stopped at seeing the police cars. Is 9 to 5 scared to leave the office now, or is he apathetic and simply doing overtime to replace Janet? I also wonder why Redacted continues to go after humans when he can eat any kind of meat, if he feels guilty about it.

Fred - Heck yeah some colours! They definitely improve the look of the models and environment in my opinion. The green lighting gave a great gloomy feel to the warehouse. The characters look different enough that this isn’t really a problem, but you break the 180 degree rule here during the conversation. Redacted is also weirdly candid and calm about the situation, which I don’t buy, but the calmness at least could be attributed to the model not being able to emote that much.

RHINO-
Holy shit those backgrounds are so damn good!  9 to 5's morning routine felt very practiced to them, I dig it! The little red detail in his cubicle was a very nice and subtle indication as to where he sits. I also like how there's no dialogue, but I gotta admit, seeing how Redacted has not qualms on talking it felt a bit sudden, considering the action-packed comic he was in last time. Not that change in pace is bad at all! But it did throw me off a little bit. While the plot was alright, I feel like the ending was a little lacking- as if there was no consequences of Redacted's actions, or as if no one cared about the woman dying. Unless that was your intention ofc

Fred -
I dig the low-poly cel shaded models a lot! It's a very original way to tackle a comic! I know expressions are very limited when working with simple 3D models, but maybe pushing the body language a bit more could work better? I know it's a "tame" chat, and that characters wouldn't go making a circus act while talking, but it seems a little bit dull. Perhaps playing around with the camera angles would help-
Regardless, I really enjoyed it and the whole Lower-Income Predator Supplement bit was genius!! Void would definitely greatly benefit from it. I'm starting to LOVE this character, he just wants to help out and do his job- it's also very cute how he always carries a coffee cup!

Great comics you two!

ahHHHAhahhad aishfbnias FRED

We already kinda talked in discord earlier but Im loving the idea of Void having a Cannibalism Welfare program considering how many cannibals there out there in the city lmfao. Never would've thought about that. And I like how you modeled Redacted, awesome work

Thanks for the battle!

Extending because my job is kicking my ass working nearly 60 hrs a week because October in Salem iS FUN

I'm intrigued!

While I'm usually too nervous to comment on comics,
this battle has such indescribable chaotic energy and I am here for it.

Redacted gets audited.