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DD Review of Thunderstorm Trouble!
ccs1989 at 8:09PM, Sept. 1, 2006
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And I thought we'd never ever get to review an actual drawn comic again.

http://www.drunkduck.com/Thunderstorm_Trouble/index.php
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ccs1989 at 8:21PM, Sept. 1, 2006
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Wow. The art in this comic is quite excellent. Attractice inking and a very cool style with a good number of details and excellent space-ship designs. If I want to be picky I could say the anatomy is a little off, but that doesn't matter so much here. It's done well enough so that I can believe that it's a style. So yeah, art is very nice.

Writing...hmm, I'm a little annoyed at how robotic everyone talks like. Sure, it's gramatically correct, but "We are a bit tired" could be "Yeah, we're a bit tired." or "When you are done" could be "When you're done." That's the way people talk after all. Is english your first language or not?

Geez, shower scene. That caught me off guard.

...Quite adult, don't you think? That might lessen readership a bit. I guess I'm just a prude.

As far as it goes right now this comic is still in the begining stages. Nice art, but I have no idea where the story is going. And...a skateboarding Cyborg Otter?! ...Okay.

Can't give this a great score without seeing the rest of the comic, but for good art and a coherent story, albiet one I'm not really into, this comic gets a 7.5/10.
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"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."
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deletedbyrequest03 at 10:34PM, Sept. 1, 2006
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Wooooow...

Artwork: AWESOME!!! >_< I was amazed! The backgrounds and people were... top notch :D Also, it was presented well ^_^

Storyline: Pretty interesting. I'm not really into sci-fye, but since the artwork was awesome, I was into it.

Uh... ccs1989 already said this, but you really need to put some sort of 'mature rating' for your comic, because... well... I was reading your comic, and my brother was walking up stairs, and when I got to the part where that lady was naked, my brother almost saw it... and you're hearing this from a 15 year old girl :? Hahaha, fun stuff XD

So, that's about it. Keep working on that comic! It's looking great!!! ^_^

This year, school's full of BS!!!
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JillyFoo at 11:32PM, Sept. 1, 2006
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The art is professional quality (in a I wouldn't be surprised to see this comic printed out in a comic store professional style.)
I love how natural the clothing looks on the characters and the expressions are wonderful for the american style(I've seen many Japanese jokes saying the american comic style lacks facial expressions.) I do also see manga influwaces too.

Story is pretty funny. Love the otter. Still it feels like the typical girl assassin kick butt sci fi story, but it's enjoyable.

I used to read this comic ,but sadly I lost interest in the story because of the lack of updates. I think a good improvment for this comic is to have at least some steady updates(once a week at least). I wouldn't be surprised if Thunderstorm Trouble left drunkduck for anouther site or got a publisher. Maybe that's why there's not much for updates.

Read the rant. Oh it is going to print. haha I knew it.
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Aurora Moon at 9:49AM, Sept. 2, 2006
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I like this art. it's gritty and nice, sorta like the "Tank girl" style, only in black and white.

basically I argee with everyone here... scifi stuff actually looks scifi...
and everything's so detailed that it doesn't even matter if your anomonty is a little off.

wish there could be some plot very soon, and some character devlopment too... but otherwise this is a very, very promising comic.

so I give it a 10/10.
I'm on hitatus while I redo one of my webcomics. Be sure to check it out when I'n done! :)
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ccs1989 at 2:03PM, Sept. 2, 2006
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Well, if you're trying to go pro I would suggest working on the anatomy a bit. But it's only off by a tiny bit and only in some places.

The story's pace and Cyber Otter skateboarding is kind of wierd though.
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"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
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Terroquita at 12:17PM, Sept. 5, 2006
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Thank you everybody for your nice and interesting critique. I have not updated for ages, but that will change pretty soon. I agree with everybody basically. The anatomy is a bit off, I try to improve bit by bit, but I am more concerned with getting the expressions right. I am also trying to have my own style - which is actually very manga inspired. Battle Angel Alita ( GUNNM ), Ranma ½, Appleseed, Blade of the Immortal etc. Although Tank Girl has always been one of my favorites as well as Groo.
A problem with the comic is that the first pages are literally many years older than the last pages so my style has changed over time.
BTW my first language is Swedish. I shall tryeth to maketh the dialogue less robotic. Very good point.
I'll put a mature tag on the comic, also good point.

Summary : Thank you very much all for taking the time to review my comic. I will start updating again although I will probably make one new page and then retouch an old page, then make a new one again.
I will not stop posting here even if I actually get printed as it will be a very limited printrun. I'll tell you if it goes as planned and then I'll offer to sell you some copies ;)
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ccs1989 at 12:27PM, Sept. 5, 2006
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As always, if you're planning on self publishing, I recommend Lulu Press as your cheapest choice. Lots of webcomic people already have accounts on Lulu, so it's easy to market.
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
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Terroquita at 12:32PM, Sept. 5, 2006
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ccs1989 - I will look into that Lulu Press thing. I guess it could be a good alternative if this Bullheaded comics doesn't work. Thank you.
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sifueagle at 12:05PM, Nov. 6, 2008
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Postives:

The artwork! It's always enjoyable to see solid artwork and a web comic and Thunderstorm Trouble pours it beautifully. Often a web comic takes a bit to warm up to me but the initial view grabbed me immediately causing me to see what else the creator has to deliver.

There are backgrounds. Detailed backgrounds. The tones are expertly used as well. I've seen tones used that are there and don't make much difference. Here, it truly adds to the visuals.

Negatives:

The anatomy can be off, however it doesn't take away from the overall experience at all. Seeing as how the last update was in January, I have to believe the title is dead. A real shame.

Overall:

The art grabs you and doesn't let go easily. I wish there was more for me to look forward to.
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