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[Dave's Drunk Logic]

Your comics are usually pretty fun, and have a charming artstyle. I like Dave's explanation for his drunken dizziness. However, it feels like this blonde-haired girl character (I don't know her name, I haven't read very much of your stuff) just came out of nowhere. You could have at least put her in the background of the beginning panels.

ChazDude responds:

She's been in quite a few comics already, actually.

Also Dave's drunken rambling came outta nowhere too so it's all good!

[This Town]

Great colors and it really gets the feeling across. I like how you can see traces of red on the tree and the ground and in the air. I think the framing is pretty great too. It seems like a lot of things are leading to one part of the picture. This is a real nice picture overall.

[Hellboy and Abe]

There isn't that much detail, but it does capture their character nicely. I like the rosary Hellboy has, as well as his signature gun. The pants make Hellboy look weird though. Like some sort of interpretive dancer. The Right Hand of Doom could also be a bit bulkier.

FuShark responds:

Considering the scale these would be seen in more detail would make them less readable. The idea was to design them for a game. I was leaning more on the film adaptation so I went with the tight leather pants. Making them solid black was a stylistic choice but perhaps some gray lighting would help with what you're talking about? The original sketch for Hellboy had a much larger hand of doom but I didn't like how it affected the overall silhouette so opted out of it.

Thanks for your review and suggestions.

[Onwards to the New Year!]

It looks nice, and it does a pretty good job of showing what the characters are like. It's all one color which makes it hard to tell which body parts belong to whom, and even what is what in the lower left part of the picture. Also, this Phrex guy looks like he was just edited into a picture where he doesn't belong. There's this uncomfortable gap between him and the other characters and he's angled weirdly and staring off into the distance, whereas the other characters are looking directly at the viewer. I could see how he's supposed to be posing for a camera or something like that, but the angling just disconnects him from the rest of the picture. Another thing that disconnects him is the fact that his side of the picture is kind of empty, and he's not really interacting with the others. No one's looking at him either. Maybe I'm nitpicking and this is actually perfect, but I had to give my opinion.

Adjule responds:

Thanks for the critique, I’ll admit... Phrex was a last minute addition since I started this piece so late into New Year’s Eve, just hours before the next year.

Thanks for this, it’s been really insightful-!

[Kaiju 24]

The lack of an interesting background is strange, considering that most of your Kaijune pieces have pretty cool and appropriate settings. It seems like you just slapped on a car or a bus and called it a day. The monster itself is cool, but a lot of the enjoyment comes from watching the peaceful setting getting utterly annihilated I gotta talk about the creature design as well though. The colors are cool, and I like that the tail is a mouth. The bigger, main mouth looks awesome. It's interesting how it seems to be an animal-plant hybrid. I feel like you oculd have chosen a better name, because the only thing about it that's hyper is the color scheme. The rest seems like a pretty standard monster (I don't mean it's unoriginal, but it's not hyper)

[Kaijune day 20]

That is one buff wasp. I like the idea of the gigantic wasp and I like how it has a bunch of stingers. That sets it apart from most "giant wasp" creatures you see in art and things. The roughness and angular look of the patterns makes it even more menacing. I like the way it's looming over the bus and it looks like it's the moment before all the people in the bus died. The sparkle in its eyes is a nice touch and it's cool how the wings are going so fast they're just a blur. Another great.piece overall.

[Kaiju day 19]

Simple but effective. It really has that cosmic feel because of the radiation in the background. It's like this thing lives in some far-away dimension, drifting through space, devouring planets. These pieces are always really effective at carrying the point and atmosphere across and letting the viewer imagine the backstory and expand on the setting, even though the pieces are so different. Maybe I'm just babbling nonsense, but what's certain is you really can present different atmospheres well. The creature design itself is really cool.

[Young mortal one]

Pretty cool concept. I really love the design of the monster. I also like how fog just seems to be swirling around like it follows the monster around. The composition also looks great, and I like the angling. I also really like the lighting and the level of detail on the monster. The water actually has some red in it because the monster's standing there. One thing I don't understand, however, is, how are the people separated from the monster. There seems to be some sort of short barrier between them and it. The water also seems to be evaporating, which I don't really like that much, because the atmosphere all around the monster seems pretty cold.
Nevertheless, a really cool horror piece.

[Tundra goddess]

Great colors and an awesome concept. The lighting is nice as well. I really like all the icy things poking out of the ground. I also appreciate the snow on the character's cape. The design of the Tundra Goddess is really cool. It's not the most original, but damn if it's not cool. I like the shiny orbs around its head, as well as the fact it seems to be dispersing, which is appropriate for a vision. I'm not sure if those are the bones sticking out of the back, but if they are, I don't think it's a good thing. It would ruin the majestic feel if it turned into a skeleton. I feel like this is more of a thing where a magic creature appears and disperses without a trace. Even if they're not bones, I feel like htey kinda ruin the feel of the creature, because the rest feels very clean.

[Studying alien wildlife.]

A pretty cool concept and I like the creatures themselves. I'm a fan of the, uh...Saturn in the background. The color palette is very nice and soothing. The planet's design looks pretty consistent as well. There's a lot of one type of rock, and the land sponges look like they belong. Also, the ''space dad #1'' mug is really cute.

Daker777NG responds:

Hey thanks for taking time to write a review man. Thanks a lot!