Man I hate that I can't change the titles of topics. Man.

This is pretty good comic guys. It's very well drawn at the least.

http://www.drunkduck.com/Alexandros/index.php

Arkwork: Wow, man. anomatically correct in almost every way.... and the black and white thing is great here. great usage of screentones in some pages at least I think it's screentones. I know a lot of people are prejudiced against the use of screentones, thinking it amtuemurish... but I happen to think that if used correctly, it could work, even in a proffesional look. certainly better than a plain, flat black and white page!
and you draw animals well too! another plus.

Story: certainly keeps me reading on, for sure. I love the greek setting here, and the fact it has male love going on here makes it even better. Yummy. I like how it's being read though the eyes of an "slave", if you can call him that..... and how it's about an historical figure. ^_^ certainly very realstic characters and a very compelling story!!

Characters: not much to say, conidsering they're historical figures.

if I was to rate this, I'd give this comic an 10/10.

I checked this comic out a long time ago and i see it hasn't updated since back then in May, which is a pitty.

STORY:
I'll be honest, the story doesn't interest me. Even though it's about this epic love affair it doesn't give me anything. It's pretty dull. Perhaps the setting of the comic has become washed out by all the Hollywood movies such as Troja, Alexander etc. Might even be so that this kind of historic comic isn't my thing.

ART:
The artwork is truly fantastic and has a very classic look. Makes me curious on how the artist would draw new stuff as the current style seems perfect for the comic.
Even though i didnt enjoy the story as such, the artwok is good enough for me to flip thru the pages just to look at the art.
I gotta say there are probably TOO many pinups of halfnaked femenine men in strange poses in the archive, but i'm guessing im not the target reader so never mind that.

OVERALL:
The art alone makes this comic worth a look. Altough its kinda dull storyline, with some strong male homosexuall themes might prove that this comic isn't for everyone.

Considering I just finished studying the Greek and Romans, I should really read this comic.

Alright, now I know that it was common for Male-to-Male relationships to occur in ancient Rome. Actually it happened more in Greece, because the women were so separated from the men at all times. But I can believe that it happened in Rome too.
A bit on historical accuracy here. Darius I of Persia was dead by the time Alexander rose to power. I hope you're talking about Darius III.

These early pages feel a lot like an illustrated book rather than a comic. Lots of exposition. The art is good though, if a bit plain.

Now this isn't exactly the kind of stuff I like the read. Sure, I can tell if something like this is "well done" or not, but it's nothing that I would read willingly. Keep that in mind, since I might seem a bit biased.

There sure is a lot of text, though...
Hm...and now they're sleeping together. That didn't take long.

Alright, so you're a very skilled artist, I can see that. But the subject matter really doesn't appeal to me. It's very realistic art though, and I imagine you get a lot of female readers.

Anyway, in conclusion very good art, pretty good writing, and it probably will deliver to the target audience. But that's not me.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Wonderful art, a classic historical themed love story. Not usually my kind of thing, but you carry it off well.

The art really appeals to me- especially the chapter covers with their lovely colouring. I like how readily you find your main character's "voice". He's very well defined.

Some of the "ancient-sounding" speech seems a little strained, but attempts at such often are.

Art: 9/10
Story: 7/10

Good stuff!

Just thought I would thank you all for your well thought out reviews!! Just a few notes about it:

1. I didn't use screentones anywhere; I did it all by hand and
2. The first issue is more fluffy than it I want it to be, I realize that. *laughs* I wanted to get the romance part out of the way so the rest that I concentrate on could be politics. However, issue two does have some boy/boy love... but it's to kind of show Bagoas as a jealous little twat and he ends up causing tons of inner court intrigue because of it. Essentially. I needed a way to combine Bagoas into the politics.

But otherwise; I completely agree with everything else; the first pages are VERY plain!! Those are about a year old, so I have no excuse on that. I'm really thinking of re-doing it all to make publish worthy. So PLEASE BE HARSH, I need to know what to do. I have been working on this for a year at least, have about 42 or some pages inked (not all are scanned), and about 50 done total. So it's a really hard choice to leave it lie or to start it again. I just don't know what to do about that.

...How come I get the feeling the authors aren't allowed to post on their own reviews??? XD Is that a silly notion that has come into my head? XD

Anyway, opinions, please. More, don't be afraid to be harsh. Thanks everyone, so very very much!!

Okay, I'm not Homophobic or anything, (well, I kinda am, but that isn't the point,) but I couldn't get into this comic. It was the extremely homosexual overtones what-dunnit. Yaoi, Gay love, Brokeback Mountain, etc, all creep the hell out of me, and don't appeal to me in any way.


PLOT: THe plot was a bit dull, and horribly fluffy... in a gay way, which is even worse. I'm sorry, I don't man to flame, but the story isn't one of the comic's strong points. Except for the historical Roman/Greek setting, which is kinda cool. The main character also has a pretty distinctive voice and the narrating is very good, but again suffers from huge doses of homosexuality.

5/10

ART: Absolutely phenomenal, and extremely detailed. I'd love it if it weren't for all the half-naked men pictures throughout the comic. Again, the whole Homo thing kills the art for me.

8/10

OVERALL: This comic will appeal to people interested in this time period, and to girls who like Yaoi, and gay guys. All entirely strait male individuals may want to stray away from this one.

6/10


I hope that the author of this comic doesn't find any of my comments too offensive. I don't mean to flame.

...So in other words, you're giving the comic a low rating just because the romance element doesn't appeal to you personally as a straight male. The point of a review is to review the good and bad points of the comic while trying to remain balanced and impartial. You said yourself that the narration is good, the artwork is amazing, etc, then gave it a low score just because you don't like the fact that it's about a gay relationship? That's a very small-minded way to review something. Just because you have no personal interest in the subject matter, it doesn't mean the comic is of a lower quality and deserving of a lower score. The fact that it would appeal to it's target audience should be taken into account, and you should grade the comic you're reviewing accordingly, taking into account that you may not be in the target audience.

jiminycricketX
Okay, I'm not Homophobic or anything, (well, I kinda am, but that isn't the point,) but I couldn't get into this comic. It was the extremely homosexual overtones what-dunnit. Yaoi, Gay love, Brokeback Mountain, etc, all creep the hell out of me, and don't appeal to me in any way.


PLOT: THe plot was a bit dull, and horribly fluffy... in a gay way, which is even worse. I'm sorry, I don't man to flame, but the story isn't one of the comic's strong points. Except for the historical Roman/Greek setting, which is kinda cool. The main character also has a pretty distinctive voice and the narrating is very good, but again suffers from huge doses of homosexuality.

5/10

ART: Absolutely phenomenal, and extremely detailed. I'd love it if it weren't for all the half-naked men pictures throughout the comic. Again, the whole Homo thing kills the art for me.

8/10

OVERALL: This comic will appeal to people interested in this time period, and to girls who like Yaoi, and gay guys. All entirely strait male individuals may want to stray away from this one.

6/10


I hope that the author of this comic doesn't find any of my comments too offensive. I don't mean to flame.

I am a little sick of getting reviewed by people who don't like the subject. If the subject matter is adverse to you and you know that is why you don't like the story, then leave it alone. I don't review anime and manga because the art would ruin it for me; because if the story were phenomenal, that would be hardly fair.

So, yeah, thanks, but leave it alone if you are damn homophobe. Sorry, that was not a very good review and it was rather offensive.

NOT ONLY THAT, Not all gay men are as small minded. Most of my friends can appreciate the story for what it is and actually give me useful reviews even though they aren't to partial on the story. Try that next time.

EDIT: Sorry, meant straight men.

This is why, generally, the comic author shouldn't post in the topic.
It usually ends in a ugly flame war whenever a bad review is made.

Anyway, reviews only please.

VegaX
This is why, generally, the comic author shouldn't post in the topic.
It usually ends in a ugly flame war whenever a bad review is made.

Anyway, reviews only please.

Sorry! I didn't know there were rules. I just had to step in and say if you are homophobic, don't review the story. o_o It's a little frustrating only hearing, "The subject matter isn't quite my cup of tea, but..."

Thanks!

Look, I gave it a low rating for the plot only, which I personally didn't like. I found the art extremely good, but I wasn't going to give the art a 10 because it wasn't in color, excluding the cover pages. I don't think it's bad to have a B&W comic, mine was at first, but I'm still not going to give full credits for black and white art.

But I am really sorry for offending you. I hoped I wouldn't come across like a flamer, which apparently I did, so I'm sorry.

Yeah, I looked over my review and realised it did come out a lot flameyer than I had meant it too. Yeah, sorry for a third time. It wouldn't make any sense to change it now though, since people have it quoted and whatnot.

No hope a fourth 'sorry' would help would it...?

Yeah, I thought not.

sorry...