Archive for August, 2007
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Friday, August 31st, 2007“…and the mayor of a little village up the coast.”
Reading Looking for Group is like riding one of those suspended roller coasters when they go into a dive and then the track curves away leaving you in the car with the perception that the track has just up and disappeared… right up until the still-extant [...]
HERO Review… delayed by paint.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007One of these weeks, I will get a review out on time… Personally, I blame the whole “pick up your life and move it to another residence” fad, myself…
But anyway…
HERO did not leave me with a very positive first impression. I floundered for quite a while past the initial pages, as well, trying to make [...]
Next Review: Looking for Group
Monday, August 27th, 2007Just in case people missed it, I put up a new category for if anyone feels like reviewing a comic on their own time. For the time being it’s called “I Do My Own Stunts,” as a reference to basically taking the reviewing plunge on your own. My only requirement would be that if you do [...]
A review of HERO.
Sunday, August 26th, 2007At first, Hero’s visuals are interesting, and so is the accompanying text, even if it is presented in an unusual fashion. However, my favorable first impression didn’t last.
The art for Hero was quite charming to me, at first. However, there are several things that came to bother me. One was the fact that as we [...]
Review: Hero By Night
Sunday, August 26th, 2007I have to give Hero By Night a bit of credit. For one, it takes something I usually loathe and turns it into something pretty decent. It also rather nicely reflects a sort of golden age of superhero comics, which is rather enjoyable. Still, I have some problems with the latter parts of the comic, [...]
HERO Review
Sunday, August 26th, 2007I find HERO to be a nice change of pace from the typical webcomic. However, I also find the comic difficult to judge as it seems to blur some of the lines of traditional comics. Is HERO just a webcomic utilizing new technology to create a unique experience, or is more like a novel with [...]
HERO review
Saturday, August 25th, 2007Well kiddoes, we’ve got a different one this week, that’s for sure. Usually, I find change to be good or at least something I can get into. Unfortunately, that’s not quite my feeling on HERO, this week’s overly avant garde webcomic.
While not done badly per se, I simply couldn’t get into HERO. I’m not particularly [...]
IDMOS: Kimono’s Townhouse
Friday, August 24th, 2007Sometimes I really wonder if I should be the one who is in control of what comic we read next. Today is one of those times. Usually this comes up when I’m looking for the next week’s selection. I stumble across new webcomics in the oddest places, and sometimes my link clicking habit (although not [...]
Review: Hero By Night
Saturday, August 18th, 2007I had never seen a “journal-style” comic before the first part of Hero by Night and, frankly, I think I prefer it to the modern day sections of the comic.
It really does read like two different comics, which struck me in different ways.
I really like the Golden Age era done with modern art and writing, [...]
Fifth Review: HERO
Thursday, August 16th, 2007So, this is probably an unexpected update. I think our next comic will take some extra time to review, due to it’s layout, so we might as well start now.
HERO
This comic is set up a little differently. In order to read the text, you need to mouse over the comic panels. Sometimes there is more [...]