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PMush Perfect posted:I felt similarly about Draken, but that actually panned out. Who is Draken?
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Darken, that was the name. The fantasy comic about drow by Kate Ashwin. She's behind the currently running and absolutely excellent Widdershins.
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That thing about 'he wears more than one shirt, he must have a complex internal life' is just... my god. Also 'dance, puppets, dance' is precisely the kind of grandstanding wannabe-supervillain-but-also-extremely-convinced-of-own-moral-superiority joke that nerds (used to?) make. And that Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog satirized. When you're less self-aware than Joss Whedon you have some serious brainworms.
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Thank you for the reminder of what exactly happened in that arc, I think that was more or less when I stopped caring about DD and wasn't yet on SA for the mocking of it. I see now that it is indeed a loving waste of time to remember what happens in any of these comics because it's always dumber than you remember.
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PMush Perfect posted:Darken, that was the name. The fantasy comic about drow by Kate Ashwin. She's behind the currently running and absolutely excellent Widdershins. Joe Slowboat posted:That thing about 'he wears more than one shirt, he must have a complex internal life' is just... my god. Hostile V posted:Thank you for the reminder of what exactly happened in that arc, I think that was more or less when I stopped caring about DD and wasn't yet on SA for the mocking of it. I see now that it is indeed a loving waste of time to remember what happens in any of these comics because it's always dumber than you remember. You're welcome. Well, if I can shoulder that burden for you, I'm more than happy to do it.
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At its core Dominic Deegan is a good idea. A series that focuses on outwitting and strategizing around your physically superior foes is always fun, but Mookie isn't a clever writer at all. After a while Dominic's go-to strategy was "Snitch to the closest, strongest person and have them Kamehameha my problems away". Sometimes it got to the point where Dominic could just Kamehameha problems himself.
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PMush Perfect posted:Darken, that was the name. The fantasy comic about drow by Kate Ashwin. She's behind the currently running and absolutely excellent Widdershins. She's posted in this thread. ![]()
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I don't have a problem with her reading someone appreciating and recommending her creation.
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TheHan posted:At its core Dominic Deegan is a good idea. A series that focuses on outwitting and strategizing around your physically superior foes is always fun, but Mookie isn't a clever writer at all. After a while Dominic's go-to strategy was "Snitch to the closest, strongest person and have them Kamehameha my problems away". Sometimes it got to the point where Dominic could just Kamehameha problems himself. In addition to that, it helps if your character that's "outsmarting" the superior foes isn't an unlikable dick. And since Widdershins was mentioned. Yeah, Widdershins is fantastic. Drunk Theory fucked around with this message at 10:10 on Mar 1, 2020 |
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ninjewtsu posted:What were the best parts of dominic deegan?
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![]() Finally in Konoha, good god. I won’t even get into the logistics behind that sign.
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One of those Elephant Catapults lives at the bottom of the cliff, clearly.
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this is what happens when someone attempts to draw Kowloon Walled City without ever seeing a picture of Kowloon Walled City, I think. Those are supposed to be ramshackle buildings literally built on top of each other, but they just look like skyscrapers
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I think the inspiration is probably cliff cities like this: ![]() But without color it's not nearly as visually striking (especially the indistinct blobs which could be trees or rocks).
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oriongates posted:But without color it's not nearly as visually striking (especially the indistinct blobs which could be trees or rocks). Most of them look like literal asses.
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PoptartsNinja posted:
they are called "tossers"
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it looks like the ringed city out of DS3 but with more boring architecture
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TheHan posted:Most of them look like literal asses. The little "Y" shaped branches are an...unfortunate choice there. oriongates fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Mar 2, 2020 |
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TheHan posted:
Man, that looks like poo poo.
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Maybe I'm being too generous about these because it's at least something besides flat plains, but I appreciate that he's at least trying for sweeping geographic panels. It points to, in some small way, an attempt at artistic growth on Mookie's part.
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Do you guys think the next two weeks will be Snout and Inkwich "comically" trying to climb down the cliff or will we just hardcut to them standing in a city street because Mookie got bored?
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can't wait for mookie to get bored of drawing this city real fast and just show them in a white void againPMush Perfect posted:Maybe I'm being too generous about these because it's at least something besides flat plains, but I appreciate that he's at least trying for sweeping geographic panels. It points to, in some small way, an attempt at artistic growth on Mookie's part. I'd give Mookie more credit like that except he's clearly just winging it with no previous practice or technique. This was probably the first time he ever attempted to draw anything like this, ever. That's not bravery - it's laziness. I'll give him credit when he actually learns how to make it look good consistently. Rotten Red Rod fucked around with this message at 07:09 on Mar 2, 2020 |
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Crowetron posted:Do you guys think the next two weeks will be Snout and Inkwich "comically" trying to climb down the cliff or will we just hardcut to them standing in a city street because Mookie got bored? One week of climbing then suddenly in Why are there power lines? Does Mongreltown have electricity? He traced a picture of a snack tower his wife got him for a treat:
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I mean, it’s location...that’s a thing. I guess.
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It is, at least, something different.
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Finally. Something happened. Not much, but something.
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This is fine, as long as the detail is not just confined on this single page but persists as we see more of Mongreltown closer up afterwards. A single establishing shot isn't enough to make up for everything else being white voids.
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the yeti posted:Mongreltown will be down there ![]() VVVV HMPH ![]() the yeti fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Mar 2, 2020 |
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You don't get credit for pointing out the obvious
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Invisible Clergy posted:Why are there power lines? Does Mongreltown have electricity? gonna discover texting and accidentally send a dickpic to that orc
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What important character do you think loves up on the isolated hut up the cliff to the left?
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Nighthand posted:What important character do you think loves up on the isolated hut up the cliff to the left? Eventually, Snout and the Witch will love in the hut.
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TheHan posted:
He wishes he was in Konoha ![]() Wouldn't look out of place in the Boruto era though, I guess. At least in the modern bits. ![]()
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actually nah
Rotten Red Rod fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Mar 3, 2020 |
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![]() This page is actually fine, look at all the actions conveyed in one page! The story’s moved 5x faster than it has the last two months.
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Snout's tail is now a cancerous growth coming out of his kidney. Is that a Kilroy Was Here reference? That's almost funny.
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TheHan posted:
The coloring is REALLY loving with me on this. At least, that's all I can figure out here. All of the big, light colored rocks look closer to us than the buildings. It's only supposed to be true for some of them, but... Ugh, it's a weird eye maze.
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Midnight Voyager posted:The coloring is REALLY loving with me on this. At least, that's all I can figure out here. All of the big, light colored rocks look closer to us than the buildings. It's only supposed to be true for some of them, but... Ugh, it's a weird eye maze. Again, it's because Mookie hasn't studied or practiced how to draw any of this. He's never tried perspective, depth, texture, anything. He just drew some boxes that seemed like houses to him and some lines that seemed like rocks and made no attempt to mesh them together. This is worthy of praise if it's a little kid drawing it for the very first time. For an adult man who has been making comics for decades, it's embarrassing.
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Midnight Voyager posted:The coloring is REALLY loving with me on this. At least, that's all I can figure out here. All of the big, light colored rocks look closer to us than the buildings. It's only supposed to be true for some of them, but... Ugh, it's a weird eye maze. I'm pretty sure those are trees. The fact it's not clear is another indictment of his inability to draw.
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TheHan posted:
He's actually putting in effort! First panel's funny though, why are they reach for each other's hand? Snout should be propping the witch up from her legs, he's helping her get down.
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