I need a drink.

Not really.

http://www.drunkduck.com/Mixed_Bag_Comics/

Oh goody. I get to review TWO COMICS today. Joy.

And...OH MY GOD IT'S A SPRITE COMIC! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?!

On another note I kept hearing about this comic called "Bob and George" which started sprite comics as we know them. So yesterday I went and read Bob and George. I thought is sucked. Bad. So y'know, now you know where I stand on sprite comics.

Anyway, on to the review.

OH MY GOD THERE'S 4th WALL BREACHING! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?!

Heh...megaman called the author a wanker...I mean THAT'S NOT FUNNY. Shame on you for putting yourself in the comic.

Okay, so after that little -insert author into own comic- part this actually gets fairly okay for a sprite comic on DD. The problem is whenever I read a sprite comic on DD it's always covered by a veil of suck, so your comic gets an 'okay' covered by a veil of suck. Hey, it's the best you're gonna get out of me unless you do something super amazingly original with sprites.

I can't see a damn thing in this comic. The characters are impossible to pick out from the backgrounds... that's something you need to work on.

The humor is horrifically bad. Monsterously so. I't'just another sprite comic. I wish I were as brilliantly witty with my review as CCS, but I just stayed up 'till four in the morning making my comic.

So there.


One out of five spoons.

Um... yeah. It was okay. I'm never sure how to rate this sort of thing. It was good, as sprite comics go. Not badly typed or anything. A little Cliche. At some places, a lot cliche. So, um, yeah. That's all I've got to say.

Woo! Bad reviews from people who do hand-drawns!!! Exactly what I expected!!! -_-

hey dont get snappy with us, if I saw something original sure I'd rewiew it in a good manor, but the fact is most sprites are very much the same and I just cant read these comics and rewiew them becouse theyre ALL the same.

do better get original THINK use your brain to get original. Using sprites from another game than other people doesnt give you originality.

Erm... yah. If yeh were expecting to be reviewed by people who draw their comics, and this isn't what yeh wanted... then why did you sign up in the first place? Especially since the thread indicates that those who sign up should expect to get some harsh critiques at times ^_^;

I'm wondering if it might help the situation with these sprite comics if perhaps a separate review section was created for 'em... where fellow sprite comic creators can review each other's work, based on the criteria they consider important? Just a thought :-D

T_K
hey dont get snappy with us, if I saw something original sure I'd rewiew it in a good manor, but the fact is most sprites are very much the same and I just cant read these comics and rewiew them becouse theyre ALL the same.

do better get original THINK use your brain to get original. Using sprites from another game than other people doesnt give you originality.

I wasn't trying to get this kind of rise out of ya'll, and I wasn't (trying >>;; ) to be snappy. I was being sarcastic, so don't yell at me for it. Thanks :D

Gibbo
Erm... yah. If yeh were expecting to be reviewed by people who draw their comics, and this isn't what yeh wanted... then why did you sign up in the first place? Especially since the thread indicates that those who sign up should expect to get some harsh critiques at times ^_^;

I'm wondering if it might help the situation with these sprite comics if perhaps a separate review section was created for 'em... where fellow sprite comic creators can review each other's work, based on the criteria they consider important? Just a thought :-D

1st paragraph: Yeah, I know....I just keep hearing that hand-drawn comic artists hate us sprite comic-ers, but I've never really seen it happen to my own, so I wanted to see it first-hand for myself...so....call it a psychological experiment or something o.o;;

2nd Paragraph: I've been thinking that same thing >>;;

I don't think you're being very fair, LowResAtari.
The reviewers here are being as frank and honest with you as possible.

The problem with sprite comics is that if the writing is flat... well, there's nothing else to fall back on, such as art. That's why it's hard to do a review of a sprite comic to begin with. You can only critique the writing. And although that may be partially personal preference, most of it is:

• - Is this original, or have I seen it before?
  - Is it funny? Does it actually make me laugh?
  Incedentally, this is why it would be hard to stand out in the sprite comic world. :wink:
  
  .: SpANG! :.

Look, the fact that your comic isn't hand drawn won't change how I review it, and it shouldn't change anyone else's (although I know it does, simply because slapping some sprites on a page takes about a 10th of the creativity and effort of actually drawing something yourself).

That being said, your comic really isn't good. The jokes aren't funny and the way you use the sprites is not aestheically pleasing. So it doesn't look good, and it doesn't read good.

Sorry man, try harder next time.

PS: CCS1989, your review is dangerously close to the "bashing" line, so tone it down a little, kay? Kay.

Whatever... -.-

I ain't trying to please you guys....and I was trying to show that I didn't care that I got bad reviews, I just said that I wanted to see what would happen.

Yeeergh O_o

Don't yeh think that's kinda a harsh response? I mean, these guys ARE trying to help yah... for one thing, they've taken the time to read through your comic... and they're mentioning areas of weakness that you could take to heart and strive to improve on.

I reckon rather than taking such a defense stance on these comments... you should rather try and take 'em with a pinch of salt, and see for yerself what areas of your comic you could work on ^^

Gibbo
Yeeergh O_o

Don't yeh think that's kinda a harsh response? I mean, these guys ARE trying to help yah... for one thing, they've taken the time to read through your comic... and they're mentioning areas of weakness that you could take to heart and strive to improve on.

I reckon rather than taking such a defense stance on these comments... you should rather try and take 'em with a pinch of salt, and see for yerself what areas of your comic you could work on ^^

I hear ya'...but I just only signed up to get reviewed as a means to find out one specific thing. And I ain't trying to be defensive of my comic, because I know it ain't as good as it COULD be. I realize that they're trying to help, but I have yet to find any of the comments usable because my mind seems to not want to process them they way they want it to x.x

The whole point behind what I've been trying to say is that they're mentioning stuff that I already know is wrong with my comic, but I ain't the best speaker in the world, so it's all been coming off as a bunch of remarks that could be taken as smart-offs orsome o' those"go to hell" type of comments....which I wish Iknew how to word differently because I don't like the way people take things that I say...and now I've just confused myself @_@

I have to say that I am not a sprite comic person in the sense that I would make one myself but I find qualities in sprite comics as well as in other web comics.

This comic I will try to review based on a sprite comic view.

First I think that the pictures are a bit too small, I would like to have a closer view of the actual sprites.
The selection of sprites is good and the artist is using what expressions the characters have to good effect, but again I would like to have a closeup once in a while.

The transformation sequence in the end was a bit of a laugh and in general I find that sprite comics benefit from a kind of dry humor found in Monty Python and other english bizarre shows.

Since the characters are presented mainly by dialogue I would put some more weight on giving each character a destinct "voice", maybe by some favourite expressions or slang.

One thing which is both funny and distracting is of course seing your friendly game characters ( i.e. Link ) doing things they never did in the game...

Terroquita
I have to say that I am not a sprite comic person in the sense that I would make one myself but I find qualities in sprite comics as well as in other web comics.

This comic I will try to review based on a sprite comic view.

First I think that the pictures are a bit too small, I would like to have a closer view of the actual sprites.
The selection of sprites is good and the artist is using what expressions the characters have to good effect, but again I would like to have a closeup once in a while.

The transformation sequence in the end was a bit of a laugh and in general I find that sprite comics benefit from a kind of dry humor found in Monty Python and other english bizarre shows.

Since the characters are presented mainly by dialogue I would put some more weight on giving each character a destinct "voice", maybe by some favourite expressions or slang.

One thing which is both funny and distracting is of course seing your friendly game characters ( i.e. Link ) doing things they never did in the game...

Whoa...I actually understand what yer saying....thanks, man O_O

Eggbert
PS: CCS1989, your review is dangerously close to the "bashing" line, so tone it down a little, kay? Kay.

Sorry, it's just that after reviewing so many comics in 1 day (okay, so it was only 3, but still) and getting faced with a sprite comic I felt like doing something bitter.

I'll tone it down.

To the max.

But seriously, sorry LowResAtari if I came off sounding like an arrogant bastard. I didn't mean it.

ccs1989

Eggbert
PS: CCS1989, your review is dangerously close to the "bashing" line, so tone it down a little, kay? Kay.

Sorry, it's just that after reviewing so many comics in 1 day (okay, so it was only 3, but still) and getting faced with a sprite comic I felt like doing something bitter.

I'll tone it down.

To the max.

But seriously, sorry LowResAtari if I came off sounding like an arrogant bastard. I didn't mean it.

Nah, don't worry about it. We all get into our own bad moods at certain times.

I'm trying my hardest to improve my comic ^_^;;

Tater Salad
I couldn't read any of it and none of the sprites were visible against the backgrounds.

Also: mashing as many sprites from different games as possible together does not equal good.

And this is consistently on the most read comics list. Huh.

Well, then again, so is Megaman the Comic, so I guess it shows that.

1st thing ya said: I think I know why some people are unable to see stuff in my comic. A lot of new computers have a much higher screen resolution than my own computer, so it turns out looking smaller on other computers.

2nd thing you said: It's not really as many games as I can possibly put together. I at least TRY to make it make sense.

3rd and 4th thing ya' said: I don't see how I stay that high on the list o_O

Anyway, thank you for your review. You brought up some good points ^_^

Tater Salad
Maybe. It is hella small though.

And I didn't see anything there that could possibly make sense. Megaman talking to Sonic by going through a warp pipe? Eh, I'll suspend my disbelief.

But Samus sans Chozo suit talking to Numberman? Dubble-yoo-tee-eff.

*EDIT* I know what you mean about the whole "there needs to be an actual link between this stuff" like the example of Sonic talkin' to Megaman through a warp pipe comment.

The comic kinda goes by planets... each of the two storyline groups (Samus's group and Raizen's group) are travelling the galaxy because Earth was destroyed by one of my characters >>

So that's kinda why Samus is talking to Numberman, because they landed on a planet of all Numbermen. I don't even know what made me think of that. I don't even know what made me think to do the planet to planet mixture stuff...

Which brings me to a question I've wondered for a while:

Does anyone think I'm trying too hard to not make my comic stereotypical? o_o

After reading through this again, I just realized how much I used to sound like a jerk >_<

Sorry, ya'll! (I mean it...)