Arachnid Goddess
ifelldownthestairs on Sept. 3, 2009
Ah, it's good to be back. Many thanks to my partner Hark for taking the reins while my computer was being a bitch. And to Chernoble as well for volunteering Arachnid Goddess. Agree with us, disagree? Go check out the comic! Remember, anyone who wants a review of their comic need only pq either Hark or myself (though there's a bit of a waiting list, as you might imagine).
Next week we'll be reviewing Pancakes. Thanks for reading, and we'll see you fags next Friday ;)
GrimReap at 10:12PM, Dec. 5, 2010
I've got to respectfully disagree with you. While the text was daunting after the first 4 pages my efforts were rewarded with a really unique and intriguing story that persisted all the way through till where I'm at currently(page 207) Arachnid Goddess will be a comic I keep my eyes on till its end. ~The Archiever
Strain42 at 4:03PM, Sept. 10, 2010
God, I need the rain to come down and wash that pun from my mind >_>
Genejoke at 3:38PM, July 11, 2010
Love the pun.
harkovast at 10:29AM, Sept. 30, 2009
Ag, oh yeah! Thats right! I MEANT to keep double posting! Glad someone noticed! Some silly people might have assumed I am just an incompetant who keeps clicking send too many times. It is nice that someone appreciates my cunnin genius!
Aghammer at 9:11AM, Sept. 30, 2009
Parker, you nailed it dude.. HAHA. I'm not a big fan of the text driven comics because of my short attention span but I do dig the fact that it's AG... hell yeah. Vast, I like how you boost your comment count by adding multiple of the same... genius my friend!
ParkerFarker at 3:55AM, Sept. 5, 2009
a bit hypocritical seeing how this comic is COMPLETELY TEXT DRIVEN! nah i'm joshin', it needs to be. good review
Bocaj at 10:02PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Also ew, I hate Pancakes, that comic sucks.
Bocaj at 10:02PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Nice review, seems like it is a very original comic, that has potential!
RushtonCygnus at 7:14PM, Sept. 4, 2009
[quote]Perhaps we could have talked more about the art, but most of this comic isn't art, its text. The art is a relatively small part of it.[/quote] Yeah, but from your review I got the impression that the whole comic was going to be a wall of text or something. Though there was more text than the average comic there was more than a little artistic content to critique that I think you guys just brushed off.
DOUK at 3:25PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Stealth pun :D I agree Cherry should maybe stretch the words a bit, beat panels (panels with characters stopping to think or soak in a situation) would perfect this comic.
usedbooks at 1:57PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Ack! The puns!
BlkKnight at 10:30AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Might be one of the few people who actually liked those initial text walls. Good review.
Gillespie at 10:13AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Good review! Very nicely done.
Kristen Gudsnuk at 9:53AM, Sept. 4, 2009
very thoughtful critique, guys!! duct tape and thong... I think that's mostly what I came away with.
ifelldownthestairs at 8:14AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Yeah, like Hark said - it's the main points we'll go on about, and the text was a huge issue, along with the comic's very heavy, at times overly so, nature. Compared to that, the art didn't stand out as anything needing more than a suggestion really. Also, Chernobog - I'm very glad the Aeon Flux comment got a laugh out of you, I was slightly worried it would come across as picking on you ;)
SlideStudios at 4:48AM, Sept. 4, 2009
I like the aeon flux reference.
dueeast at 4:27AM, Sept. 4, 2009
I appreciated this review. AG is interesting...even the art is interesting, but I would have thought "FLEE!" when I saw all that text. So it is a big deal. That said, I may still give AG a read. :)
harkovast at 2:58AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Oops! double posted! But its my comic so I can if I like! Serious answer to Rushton- Perhaps we could have talked more about the art, but most of this comic isn't art, its text. The art is a relatively small part of it. Also, with only limited space, we are only going to be able to talk about the key points of any given comic. We sadly cant address every bit of it. Also our reviews are perfect, we are never wrong, never make mistakes and dont you forget it!
harkovast at 2:56AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Rushton, everyones a critic!
harkovast at 2:56AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Rushton, everyones a critic!
RushtonCygnus at 2:49AM, Sept. 4, 2009
I think you guys put way too much emphasis on the writing in this review. For one, you didn't critique the art enough I think, all you did was talk about some character's outfit then right back to the writing.
oldguy85 at 12:44AM, Sept. 4, 2009
Wow long comment. I almost didn't read it. I'll check out your comic though.
Chernobog at 10:52PM, Sept. 3, 2009
Hmm... a pretty reasonable review, I think. I certainly wasn't expecting stars and sunshine as a response, but the criticism is pretty on the mark. Agreed with a good amount of it and it touched on many things I was aware of. Better a flawed man than a perfect one! The most critical person is oft the self. I won't make excuses for the work but perhaps some explanations might help. Wordy: God, yes. I was aware of this before the first stroke of ink. Such is a long time tendency of mine. Maybe because I'm quiet; even bordering on ghostly silent in real life so perhaps I communicate more through overcompensating type? In general, I only see myself as a guy who likes to write, design, and create. My element really is more the written page, but I don't know of anywhere on the net I can do something like, have anyone even read it (leik Sp1d3r$, omg gross), and not be sitting next to the latest Luffy/Sephiroth fanfics. Page 6: Hmm... 6 and 7 were to establish a sense of the emotionally adopted relationship between Ahab & Marcus. I will admit Ahab's comments at the end of 6 come off as heavy handed. Might've been too quick to show Ahab's blunt philosophy, but it played into why Marcus worries endlessly about the girl. She's too fatalistic. The endless darkness: That's pretty intentional, actually. The story is about a girl living on the fringe and how she's gradually losing all sense of her humanity by identifying with a world mindset that's too alien for us as civilized logical humans. I suppose the approach can be construed as smothering. 'Duct tape' and thong: It's just a marking there, not actual tape. My original designs of had her without the teat veve but I thought it made her upper half look too featureless compared to the rest of her striped body. Never was crazy about it myself. As for the thong? She's a closet perv as well as a modern primitive. *shrug* Ahab is specifically designed not to be attractive let alone model-like by most standards. She's basically cyclopean, has ghostly skin, is missing two fingers, and has a badly burned scalp resembling corn rows. Ahab is quite physically imperfect, which is an analogy of anyone else with bad skin, poor hair, or any other amount of cosmetic problems that still wants to hold her head up to themselves. Ahab still wants to pretend she's attractive, which is why she appears like that intrinsically when entering the warrens. It's her expressed place of make believe, after all. The Aeon Flux comment made me chuckle, admittedly. Maybe Hark would like her more if she was in full plate? Heh. Art: Noted. Already trying to work in more color pages since people have mentioned liking those. Anyway, thanks for the time taken for the review and sucking down another pile of verbosity from yours truly.
plymayer at 10:51PM, Sept. 3, 2009
Well, ya got me with the duck tape, I'll have to check it out.