This is a recent review I received from a fellow web cartoonist , Looey Q. creator of the Mad Dog and Spike web comic, that also gives critiques for Comic Fury. I have to share this with you! So...posted here with permission from Looey Q is the review.You can visit Looey Q at www.ollieville.com
"Hey JW!
Ok so I just read through your comic... and I NEED to review it!! because it's awesome.
Ok. So here I go!
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OK, So I will critique you (and everyone) on three levels, with a rating of 5 out of 5 dingle berries (the more the better in this case)These factors are depending on how well it works for YOUR particular comic. Along with an intro to the Critique called "First Impressions".
- Art
- Story/Humor/Angle
- General Experience
So here we go
First Impressions
The first impression was the banner as usual, it looks cool enough, some cool colored, half covered shadow faces of furry characters. First page, pulls me right in. A bunny wearing punk clothes shopping at a Mega mart?! I'm interested!!
- Art
The art is just great! It's simple, but complex at the same time. Lots of detail, but straight up black and white. But it works. It works really really well! It's also very tooney, but with a grudgey-gritty feel to it... Almost like looney tunes was dipped into a punk-grudgeish flavored sauce, and out came your style! Though it's different enough to be original, I can definitely see an original style going on, with just influences and not rip-offs. The shading gives it depth and like I said before it's fun to look at! Also, the way you play with the panels, and have characters and word bubbles escape from the panel boundaries is great. Breaking out of panels can be dangerous! But you're wearing your helmet, and it's fastened tightly. I hope you enjoyed my stupid metaphor. On with the review... let's see anything else... I'm wondering if it would look cool colored... but then I think.. No! Staying black and white gives it this... Gritty-Indy-comic feel that I really enjoy. I'll get more into that in the general experience. I think the only thing is sometimes the line thickness is a little too thick, for something’s that are in the back round, and they kind of blend with the fore ground. But it's not a horrible thing. Other than that, it's gold.
5 out 5
- Story
Story time. Like I said the beginning really grabbed me with the Bunny shopping in Mega mart. Though now I know his name is Ego! So those first few scenes with Ego trying to self check I absolutely loved, and could relate too! Personally my self-check machine at my winn-dixie never seems to recognize I "placed the items in the bag" Then I take it out and put it back in and "The number of items bagged are not correct, please wait while an attendant is called" It's IN THE @%$#@ING BAG!!! Anyways! That was a fun scene. You really have created your own world for Ego, and spider-monkey, doc, and the whole gang. So right away I get this sense that "anything could happen" which makes for great moments to really throw plot twists and neat turn of events that would never be expected. Now i"ll talk about Ego. Ego is a cool character, a no nonsense bad ass with some mental issues. Every "bad-ass" needs a self pity quality about him to round him off and Ego's got it which makes him relatable. I don't know too much about the other characters right now, aside from some of the villains and such, but that doesn’t bother me. It didn't distract me from the story while I read the comic so it doesn't count. It's a cool story to go along with some cool art.
5 out of 5
- General Experience
Everything in this comic works so well together, the art fits the sense of the story so well. A looney story with some serious-ness. When I was reading your comic I felt like I was reading a cult-classic comic from the past. Not too long, but from one of my favorite moments in comic history. the late 80's early 90's. The Dark age of comics. Where comics like the gritty ninja turtle, the maxx, and Spawn reigned supreme! I've read a lot of the original ninja turtles, and I had a very similar experience reading your comic like I did the turtles. This gritty, almost punk but not the annoying kind of punk, funny, serious, cartoony, dark, story! Sweet dreams are made of worms seem to fit perfectly in a classic basement style comic book shop in the big city! And I love that! I noticed you said this was going to print. When it does send me a message. I want a copy and I want it...no... need it signed... please. The Experience reading your comic was just awesome! I can't wait to see where it goes, and to go along for the ride!
5 out 5 dingle berries.
Hey! You're my first 15 out of 15 dingle berries!
Well whaddya know about that!"
Ok so I just read through your comic... and I NEED to review it!! because it's awesome.
Ok. So here I go!
---------------------------------------------------------------------
OK, So I will critique you (and everyone) on three levels, with a rating of 5 out of 5 dingle berries (the more the better in this case)These factors are depending on how well it works for YOUR particular comic. Along with an intro to the Critique called "First Impressions".
- Art
- Story/Humor/Angle
- General Experience
So here we go
First Impressions
The first impression was the banner as usual, it looks cool enough, some cool colored, half covered shadow faces of furry characters. First page, pulls me right in. A bunny wearing punk clothes shopping at a Mega mart?! I'm interested!!
- Art
The art is just great! It's simple, but complex at the same time. Lots of detail, but straight up black and white. But it works. It works really really well! It's also very tooney, but with a grudgey-gritty feel to it... Almost like looney tunes was dipped into a punk-grudgeish flavored sauce, and out came your style! Though it's different enough to be original, I can definitely see an original style going on, with just influences and not rip-offs. The shading gives it depth and like I said before it's fun to look at! Also, the way you play with the panels, and have characters and word bubbles escape from the panel boundaries is great. Breaking out of panels can be dangerous! But you're wearing your helmet, and it's fastened tightly. I hope you enjoyed my stupid metaphor. On with the review... let's see anything else... I'm wondering if it would look cool colored... but then I think.. No! Staying black and white gives it this... Gritty-Indy-comic feel that I really enjoy. I'll get more into that in the general experience. I think the only thing is sometimes the line thickness is a little too thick, for something’s that are in the back round, and they kind of blend with the fore ground. But it's not a horrible thing. Other than that, it's gold.
5 out 5
- Story
Story time. Like I said the beginning really grabbed me with the Bunny shopping in Mega mart. Though now I know his name is Ego! So those first few scenes with Ego trying to self check I absolutely loved, and could relate too! Personally my self-check machine at my winn-dixie never seems to recognize I "placed the items in the bag" Then I take it out and put it back in and "The number of items bagged are not correct, please wait while an attendant is called" It's IN THE @%$#@ING BAG!!! Anyways! That was a fun scene. You really have created your own world for Ego, and spider-monkey, doc, and the whole gang. So right away I get this sense that "anything could happen" which makes for great moments to really throw plot twists and neat turn of events that would never be expected. Now i"ll talk about Ego. Ego is a cool character, a no nonsense bad ass with some mental issues. Every "bad-ass" needs a self pity quality about him to round him off and Ego's got it which makes him relatable. I don't know too much about the other characters right now, aside from some of the villains and such, but that doesn’t bother me. It didn't distract me from the story while I read the comic so it doesn't count. It's a cool story to go along with some cool art.
5 out of 5
- General Experience
Everything in this comic works so well together, the art fits the sense of the story so well. A looney story with some serious-ness. When I was reading your comic I felt like I was reading a cult-classic comic from the past. Not too long, but from one of my favorite moments in comic history. the late 80's early 90's. The Dark age of comics. Where comics like the gritty ninja turtle, the maxx, and Spawn reigned supreme! I've read a lot of the original ninja turtles, and I had a very similar experience reading your comic like I did the turtles. This gritty, almost punk but not the annoying kind of punk, funny, serious, cartoony, dark, story! Sweet dreams are made of worms seem to fit perfectly in a classic basement style comic book shop in the big city! And I love that! I noticed you said this was going to print. When it does send me a message. I want a copy and I want it...no... need it signed... please. The Experience reading your comic was just awesome! I can't wait to see where it goes, and to go along for the ride!
5 out 5 dingle berries.
Hey! You're my first 15 out of 15 dingle berries!
Well whaddya know about that!"
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