George the Dragon

George the Dragon is a weekly gag strip about a dragon versus the world. He goes up against knights and peasants, pillaging and family life. The cast ranges from frightened humans to swashbuckling lobsters, and even the Loch Ness Monster. George's adventures span throughout time (ages medieval and modern) as he travels the world in search of comedy.

George the dragon.

Being a comic strip rather than an ongoing story lives and dies by it's comedy.
The comedy is always present, it may not always be hilarious but it never fails completely, a point I shall expand on later.

The Art is a mixed bag as the medium changes, sometimes hand drawn sometimes a mix others completely digital. The later (I assume later anyway as they seem all over the place) digital images are excellent, like the picture in the box. The art style is simple and clean, it never fails to get the gag message across and it usually looks appealing, a few of them are a bit rough around the edges but I assume they are older sketches. example below.

http://www.drunkduck.com/George_the_Dragon/index.php?p=289439/

The writing.

As I mentioned earlier it never completely fails, fails what you ask? well to be humorous of course. Even when the jokes fail the charm of the imagery and the character give it life. In the same way a good and charismatic comedian can get away with a lot because of how he tells them this strip succeeds on it's charm.

The humor is clean and mostly innocent so not really enough to get me going as I have a filthy sense of humour, but I can always appreciate that the gags for what they are.



I did like this one a lot.

http://www.drunkduck.com/George_the_Dragon/index.php?p=326243

There are times it really does hit the mark like this.

http://www.drunkduck.com/George_the_Dragon/index.php?p=424170


Overall
A good looking comic strip with oodles of charm.

8/10

George the Dragon

When I was first introduced to Drunk Duck (by Allen of Due East) George the Dragon was the first comic I started following and the first comic for which I used the "Fav" feature. That fact alone stands as a recommendation as I'm not an easy person to please.

George the Dragon is the basically what it says on the tin -- the story of a dragon named George. Not "Scorch", not "Spyro", not "Smaug", not "Trogdor", not "Mythalgeon the Almighty"... it's just "George".

And it's that whimsical kind of humour that makes it really fun to read. There's a sort of continuity in the comic now and then... but most of the time they're one-shot gag comics with a setting that might carry over a scene or two. It's also the kind of light, fun humour that's more rare in web comics.

Artistically it's on par with (and in some cases better than) syndicated comics; the line work is simple but crisp, the colours are bright and just enough detail in the backgrounds to establish the scene without detracting from the characters. If you compare it to the comic page my town gets... it's better than 80% of the syndicated page.

Writing wise, I agree with Genejoke -- the comic doesn't always produce a laugh, but it makes me smile because the characters are just that charming.

And when it comes to originality, it's the story of a nacho-obsessed dragon, his wife, and their kids -- who are not just fire-breathing versions of Jim Henson's "Dinosaurs", neither are they 'dragons substituting for humans in a slice of life comic'. They don't focus on video games, the Internet, and they parody generic fantasy. It's a different comic no matter how you look at it.

Style-wise -- it's light, positive, and fun. Thank goodness. I'm pretty sick of wangst and lolz.

So in closing: If it was good enough for my first 'fav', it should be good enough for you. ;)

wow i really liked this comic ! i am not a big fan of humor strips but this kept me reading . i liked the fact that george has a life dating, marrage, and children ,instead of being stagnant like most characters. the art was good too . i think this would be better in the paper than half of that stuff in there now !
it was humorous for the most part ,and a couple times i laughed out loud , but it was more of a feel good type humor . i do however see one thing that was a little under par in an otherwise excellent comic . that was the nacho thing- a little too garfield and his lasagnia for me . i will definately keep reading george and let others know about it too !

“George the Dragon” is a humor cartoon with a small cast of recurring characters. Its main protagonist is, naturally, a large green dragon named George. The strip begins with a series of dragon-related gag strips, but before too long a few short storylines appear as well. These stories got longer and more elaborate as additional characters and running gags were added as the series progressed.

There is some momentum in the continuity between strips. George eventually falls in love with the Loch Ness Monster (Gladys), gets married, and then has kids. Still, the main focus of the series is on the gags. The reader’s enjoyment of this series hinges entirely on whether or not they like the gags.

And, to be perfectly honest, the gags don’t really work out for me. I won‘t say that none of the jokes connected at all. There was one early strip where George is unable to blow out the candles on a birthday cake. And, there’s also a recent one where George pretends to be the stuffed trophy of a braggart knight for thirty bucks an hour. I liked those, and a few others.

The good stuff, unfortunately, is padded out by lots and lots of mediocre material though. The pacing of most of the pages was off by enough to ruin the set-ups for jokes. There are a lot of one-panel cartoons that really could’ve used more structure. Also, on the other hand, there are a couple of gags that worked well as a one-off but were then driven into the ground. For every page I chuckled at there were about twenty that landed with a loud thud.

There has been some improvement though. I noticed that the consistency of the gag writing grew considerably at around the one-hundred page mark. There’s still a modicum of pap, but the decent pages are beginning to rise against the weight of the junkers.

Of course, there‘s also the artwork, which I find it to be a bit disappointing. I do really like the character designs for George, his wife Gladys, and their children. However, there’s almost no storytelling ability in this comic. There’s never any movement when one goes from panel to panel. This makes the characters appear stiff and lifeless. There’s also either no background at all or a crude semblance of one.

Still, it has gotten better since strip one. The artist ended up acquiring a tablet and began doing the comic in a digital format. I consider this to be a vast improvement on the earliest strips. I’m also happy to see a semblance of actual shading on the characters. I hope this is something that is expanded upon further in future strips.

I went into this comic really wanting to like it. The characters are cute and a couple of the gags are very well executed. I just don’t have it in me to excuse the shortcomings that I perceive in this strip though. I do believe that it has the potential to grow into a hilarious comic strip, but it still has a long way to go before it gets there.

I've been reading George for a LONG time, and it has changed drastically since it began. I actually started reading it for two reasons that both are no longer true. Originally, it was a collection of carttons drawn on a dry erase board. I loved the unique medium and the story behind it. It was fun to see, and presented a certain "office humor" atmosphere. The original premise appealed to me too. The strips were single panel with a gag usually involving a tables turned view of dragons and medieval lore. I have always been a fan of single panel comics, so it became a favorite. The gags were clever too.

However, lately has turned to less "my kind" of comic. While the digital art is very well done, and I must applaud Loud_G for expanding his horizons, I much preferred the whimsy of the dry erase board. (By the other reviews, maybe I'm alone in that opinion, but I stand by it.) That's just my minor complaint because I do appreciate that someone would like a more professional looking comic. My bigger complaint is developing characters and cast and having "story lines." It's just my personal preference, but I don't care for gag strips with story lines, and I loved that Geogr the Dragon didn't have a cast of characters to begin with. Even "George" renamed unnamed and was just a quirky dragon with medieval gags. It also seems to have lost the medieval nature in some strips -- and quite a few were multipanel.

Again, all these things are not necessarily "bad" for a webcomic, but they are not how George the Dragon started out. They also seem to pull the strip down to the level of a million other webcomics, which is really a shame. I'm sad that it has lost its uniqueness. I prefered the rough quirky art with the silly single gag humor. Nevertheless, I come back for the occassional gem that shows Loud_G's sense of humor. It also has very nice art these days, but art isn't that significant to me compared to other factors and I would choose unique over pretty art any day.

I'd recommend giving George the Dragon a look. It has nice art, clean humor, and a unique premise. It's still unique enough to stand out among gag comics. Loud_G has a good sense of humor too, but it doesn't always come across.

One word review for "George the Dragon": charming.

Seriously, this is one of those goofy, cute comics that just brings a smile to my face every time I read it. But more about that later.

First up, the art. As has been mentioned in other reviews, this is a comic that has its art change over time. Many of the beginning strips look to be done on dry-erase board, which is pretty impressive to me. The art in these strips, although fairly simple, looks wonderful. Lots of color and detail for dry-erase board art. Plus, because of the medium, it means the pics were done without pencil, which makes it all the more impressive to me. (I don't think I could do nearly as well without pencils.) Later, the art shifts to a digital format (I believe Loud_G draws on a tablet), and the strip takes on a more professional, cartoony look. The digital strips look wonderful too--bright, cartoony colors and warm character designs make the strips fun to look at. Certain strips have slightly different art (e.g., just pencils), but likewise look nice. All around, the art is bright, cute, and fun to look at.

Which leaves us with the actual content of the comic. The writing is a perfect compliment for the whimsical art. The gags are usually more cute and smile-inducing than they are slap-your-knee funny, and it's because of this that there is a warmth and life in the characters that makes me look forward to updates. Most of the comics are single panel gags that run the gamut of medieval knights and dragons jokes to parodies of famous pieces of art to just little character-driven jokes. Although there is not a central, on-going story, the characters themselves develop their own personalities throughout the strips, so a sense of continuity is developed character-wise. The jokes aren't for everyone, mind you. There are puns and parodies in abundance, and although the comic doesn't always make me laugh, it usually at least generates a smile. But if you groan at puns and don't like cute, clean humor, you probably won't find much to enjoy.

In short, if you enjoy a calm, light-hearted strip with cute characters and art, you'd certainly do well to check out George the Dragon.

George the Dragon would fit very nicely into a newspaper or magazine as it possesses simple clean art and simple clean humor that does not go over anybodies head.

The artwork is straightforword with little detailing, just enough to depict the image to make the point. The coloring is somewhat pastel in many of the strips and therefore it could be given more attention to make it look less 'coloring book' in its portrayal.

It shows the world of Knights and Chivalry from the Dragons P.O.V. and how silly human behavior and bias can be. Because truly when you make size and power comparisons one wonders if ANY Knight could possibly slay a Dragon. It also depicts George in other modern or historical settings with him reacting in his droll manner.

All in all a simple uncomplicated humor strip for everybody. Not Hilarious, but mildly and consistantly amusing. ;)

A simple in looks, but otherwise great to read, this comic has a lot of potential. The humor is understandable and enough for at least a chuckle. There are few comics with the main characters as a dragon, but, boy! - this comic makes you want to wish for more dragons!

The art is simple, nothing flashy, but well done and straight to the point.
The writing is really good and humorous, although some people might have problems understanding it.

+ Humorous and funny
+ Interesting strip plots, if there is such a term
- Modest style.

Overall: 8.5/10