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Will they be nonsensical?
Comic Review
DD Review of Nonsensical Ravings!
ccs1989
at 7:06AM, Aug. 29, 2006
http://ccs1989.deviantart.com
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:37AM
ccs1989
at 7:16AM, Aug. 29, 2006
These ARE nonsensical.
Okay, a spaceman, a talking bananna, a talking target, and someother stuff. Story is basically all over the place. However it's unifying quality is that it's not funny.
The art is so so. Nothing great, but it works I suppose.
Speech bubbles vary. I like the hand-drawn, hand lettered speech bubbles. The computer ones didn't look so good.
Overall these characters a flat, the storylines are unexciting, and for the last time, a random explosion does not count as a punch line.
Okay, a spaceman, a talking bananna, a talking target, and someother stuff. Story is basically all over the place. However it's unifying quality is that it's not funny.
The art is so so. Nothing great, but it works I suppose.
Speech bubbles vary. I like the hand-drawn, hand lettered speech bubbles. The computer ones didn't look so good.
Overall these characters a flat, the storylines are unexciting, and for the last time, a random explosion does not count as a punch line.
http://ccs1989.deviantart.com
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:37AM
Aurora Moon
at 9:10AM, Aug. 29, 2006
I agree. the artwork and such isn't that bad at all.. in fact it's pretty decent for an comic strip type kinda deal.
but.. the humor didn't really grab me.
but.. the humor didn't really grab me.
I'm on hitatus while I redo one of my webcomics. Be sure to check it out when I'n done! :)
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:09AM
Loki
at 10:12AM, Aug. 29, 2006
I didn't like the art at all. It's very rough. More time should be spent on preportions and cleaning up the page. The writing is also very amaturistic, but not without a degree of charm. Lines like "I'm a pourly rendered Sparticus" made me chuckle. Basicly, I see the auther producing good comics someday. He just needs to keep practicing, improving his art and his writting.
Don't give up!
Don't give up!
last edited on July 14, 2011 1:38PM
deletedbyrequest03
at 4:53PM, Aug. 29, 2006
Artwork: It's okay. It could use some work, but it's okay. You need to really work on drawing people, though. The anatomy is off. Especially on this page:http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=51383
In the second panel, his hand is so small, it doesn't look like it fits at all. (zomg rhyme) If you measure your hand out on your own face and look in the mirror, it covers your entire face, almost.
Also, you should clear some stuff up in pages like this one: http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=27929
As you can see, everything in the picture is surrounded by these grey lines. This distracts from the reading, and your page isn't very presentable to the eyes.
Also, this comic here:http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=78894
It is an obvious copy-paste for the first two panels. Try not to copy-paste too much or it will look as if you are getting lazy.
But I really like your handwriting. It's clear, and there are no pen/pencil smudges.
Storyline: Well... the storyline is... interesting. It's about a banana, a spaceman, a ninja, and a target, just hanging out with unneeded violence. Like other comics, some pages are randomly inserted into the comic, like this one:http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=73595
and it didn't seem to be so funny to me.
I guess you vary in comedy, though. Sometimes it's slapstick, sometimes is cute humor, sometimes it's violent humor. I like that. But none of it made me smile or chuckle. Try to work on your humor so you have everyone laughing.
It's actually a pretty good comic, but it can use work.
In the second panel, his hand is so small, it doesn't look like it fits at all. (zomg rhyme) If you measure your hand out on your own face and look in the mirror, it covers your entire face, almost.
Also, you should clear some stuff up in pages like this one: http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=27929
As you can see, everything in the picture is surrounded by these grey lines. This distracts from the reading, and your page isn't very presentable to the eyes.
Also, this comic here:http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=78894
It is an obvious copy-paste for the first two panels. Try not to copy-paste too much or it will look as if you are getting lazy.
But I really like your handwriting. It's clear, and there are no pen/pencil smudges.
Storyline: Well... the storyline is... interesting. It's about a banana, a spaceman, a ninja, and a target, just hanging out with unneeded violence. Like other comics, some pages are randomly inserted into the comic, like this one:http://www.drunkduck.com/Nonsensical_Ravings/index.php?p=73595
and it didn't seem to be so funny to me.
I guess you vary in comedy, though. Sometimes it's slapstick, sometimes is cute humor, sometimes it's violent humor. I like that. But none of it made me smile or chuckle. Try to work on your humor so you have everyone laughing.
It's actually a pretty good comic, but it can use work.
last edited on July 14, 2011 12:04PM
Eirikr
at 2:39PM, Sept. 1, 2006
Ok, first off, I'd like to thank you all for being honest in your reviews. Isn't often I hear someone say useful(or any at all) criticism, and that takes integrity.
Moving on to the root of why I'm writing this, your reviews. I agree the first story arc jumped around alot, but I like to refer to that arc as "what happens when you don't know what the h*** you're doing."(referring to me, of course). I wrote myself into a hole a couple times there. I would have more character development, I think I just haven't made enough comics for the characters personalities to come out. I'm working on one or two ideas now to flesh out the characters.
The humor, well, I think we all know its mostly bad.
Regarding my art, I actually consider myself a pretty good artist, it's just that I limit myself on this comic, which means I could make this comic look way better than it does now. The roughness of the comic's lines I agree 100% percent with. Its a problem I've been dealing with since day 1.
I think I can fix up the rest, but could one of you give me pointers for clearing up the linework?
Moving on to the root of why I'm writing this, your reviews. I agree the first story arc jumped around alot, but I like to refer to that arc as "what happens when you don't know what the h*** you're doing."(referring to me, of course). I wrote myself into a hole a couple times there. I would have more character development, I think I just haven't made enough comics for the characters personalities to come out. I'm working on one or two ideas now to flesh out the characters.
The humor, well, I think we all know its mostly bad.
Regarding my art, I actually consider myself a pretty good artist, it's just that I limit myself on this comic, which means I could make this comic look way better than it does now. The roughness of the comic's lines I agree 100% percent with. Its a problem I've been dealing with since day 1.
I think I can fix up the rest, but could one of you give me pointers for clearing up the linework?
last edited on July 14, 2011 12:19PM
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