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Posted 07 January 2006 - 02:39 PM

Right. So here are two examples of my new comic, which mainly features robots, time-travelling and my half-assed attempts on being funny. I dare you to criticise as much as you want, for I really need some feedback. Constructive ones preferred, of course. The whole project is still in its developing stadium, so really anything that comes to your mind is much acknowledged.
One more thing: I may not like to admit it, but I'm just a moron Kraut.
Meaning English is not my mothertongue and I'm still far away from keeping up with native speakers. So please feel free to correct any obvious mistakes and especially things, that might sound awkward to you - although the comics intention is not necessarily to be sophisticated. wacko.gif

Ah yes, before I get started: Heavy Metal C.R.A.P.² is a workingtitle. It was the first thing that came to my mind, but since it's obviously a rather cheap bootleg of Heavy Metal FAKK2... well, I'm currently thinking about something else.




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Posted 07 January 2006 - 07:19 PM

Well I got the title joke, athough s.C.R.A.P.2 does give you better logo options.

It's only the localisation that gives away your native tougne (Inu Yasha??, might I suggest Uwe Boll's back catalogue?), otherwise it's pretty nicely done. I'm guessing it's put together in Photoshop, so you're certainly 2 steps ahead of the MSpaint crowd.

.....and thank god for that, because if I see one more 'The author can't draw X' joke in a MSP webcomic, I'm going to go looking for it's writer armed with a blowtorch and a pair of plyers. angry.gif
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 04:38 AM

I quite liked the second one. Though Vincent looks quite like Flamingo Man's brother from YTOTW.
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 05:21 AM

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Well I got the title joke, although s.C.R.A.P.2 does give you better logo options.

I agree with that, it's just hard to decide, with the S.C.R.A.P.-character that I already had in mind... or maybe I could just rename him... hmm...

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Inu Yasha??, might I suggest Uwe Boll's back catalogue?

Never heard of Uwe Boll, to be honest. unsure.gif
It's just that this stupid Inu Yasha series' been bugging me for quite a long time nnow... maybe I can find a better compromise.

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I'm guessing it's put together in Photoshop...

...and you're guessing right. I'm trying to use a kind of style that combines simplicity with some nice photoshop effects. Now all I need is a good name for that technique, so I can brag about it a little more...

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Though Vincent looks quite like Flamingo Man's brother from YTOTW.

Errmm... *runs off to have a look at YTOTW again*... maybe. Wasn't my intention, though.

Thanks for the feedback so far.

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Posted 08 January 2006 - 04:04 PM

QUOTE (Gobbler @ Jan 8 2006, 10:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Never heard of Uwe Boll, to be honest. unsure.gif

The new Ed wood. Y'know all those terrible movies based on games that get produced? That's him.
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...and you're guessing right. I'm trying to use a kind of style that combines simplicity with some nice photoshop effects. Now all I need is a good name for that technique, so I can brag about it a little more...

It does remind me some what of the Deluxe paint style of homebrew graphics, back in the amiga days. One thing that might help is switching over to Paintshop, it's not as powerful when it comes to filtering, but is far superior for cut and paste stuff, and is better suited to the more personalised MSpaint style of image editing.
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 04:41 PM

I use Paintshop! And I like it as a start, though I don't catch some of the references concerning what it's based off of.

And the humans could have been worse... Making the Destroyer of Worlds watch Naruto or something.

Laughlyn: Bah. MS Paint comics can be a refreshing breath of air in a filter-laden world. Oh, how I miss the quality writing that was the core of the Low-Res Renaissance.

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Posted 08 January 2006 - 10:02 PM

MSpaint comics WERE a breath of fresh air. Now they've devolved into some hidieous unfunny mass-produced mess that any half arsed monkey with 2 jokes can string together. Same as sprite comics; the mass of crap outweighs the individual talent.

Sorry kids, but megaman blasting Mario went out of fashion in the late 90's
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Posted 27 January 2006 - 03:35 PM

Alrighty, the comic's started. I'll try to improve my drawing skills and make it a little bit more dynamic over time, so please bear with me, while I try to provide at least some really flat jokes for the first three hundred episodes.

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Posted 28 January 2006 - 12:11 AM

Out of interest, why is the comic in English if the rest of the sites in German? And on that matter, why is the sites title in English then?
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Posted 28 January 2006 - 05:23 AM

QUOTE (SimeSublime @ Jan 28 2006, 06:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Out of interest, why is the comic in English if the rest of the sites in German? And on that matter, why is the sites title in English then?

Oh, that's simple. English, as you might know, is the number one spoken language. So in order to reach a wider audience, I chose to not use German this time.
Still, I'm not sure whether my English skills are good enough to write a whole website in it. I thought about translating it all into English once, but I'm some kind of perfectionist when it comes to those things - and I wouldn't want to publish something that would only make people laugh just because it doesn't make any sense at all.

However, the site's title as well as the other English phrases I use are very easy to understand, even for Germans. Plus, it just sounds cooler. Plus plus, I'd puke if I had to replace the 'About'-section with an 'Über'-section.

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Posted 05 February 2006 - 08:41 AM

You seem to update fairly regularly, would be nice if you had an archives button so I don't have to click back through multiple comics if it's been awhile since visits.
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Posted 05 February 2006 - 09:44 AM

Yes, I'm going to implement that and maybe some other features in the near future. Just wanted to get the comic running, before I lose the interest in it.

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Posted 11 April 2006 - 02:59 AM

So are we to take it you lost interest in it? I was quite enjoying it.
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Posted 11 April 2006 - 03:06 AM

I'm currently very busy with my final exams and distracted myself with that little art project of mine, but I'll be sure to take it up again once things settle down, don't worry.

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Posted 11 April 2006 - 06:06 AM

Cool. I'd look for info on it on the site, but lets face it, the comic is the only thing there that I can read.
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