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I'd be honored if you'd be willing to review Level 30 Psychiatry for us. :D

Guybrush20X6, TheMightyBox, and I do the writing, coloring, and line art (respectively), so if you could keep that in mind, it'd make things more applicable to each of us. As far as I know, all three of us are just hobbyists (although I do wish to enter the web & graphic design field in a couple of years, but certainly not with this comic).

No need to apologize -- I'm the one who should be apologizing to you. Guess I'm just a little too used to the tomfoolery that goes on around here.

Seriously, though, this is a fun place, and I (and many others, I'm sure) am very excited to see what sort of cool comics you have in store for everyone. :D

My apologies. I thought I was playing along with the joke babau established, but it was probably inappropriate either way.

You. Wow. I love you. You are everything I tried to be at 13-14 but failed to achieve. Witty, mature, well-versed, tasteful (Persona, Silent Hill, & Pokémon make for an incredible adolescence), ridiculously talented, hard working... You are genuinely awesome. I look very forward to seeing you around! ^_^


(I might have to challenge babau for that boyfriend spot, too. >:3c)

...So, are all the articles ready for production? It's been ten whole days since anyone last mentioned this. :(

Hope to see you around other parts of the forum, pal! ^_^

That was an incredible video. Thank you so much for the link!

I was threatened with bodily harm by an ex-friend's big sister and her gang last year, and I reported it to the administration. They kept my tip anonymous, scared her so bad that she wouldn't do so much as look at me, and I was able to complete the school year without incident. Trust me when I say reporting this is in your best interest, and unless you've got a ridiculously incompetent principal, things'll work out for ya. <:)

HOLY CRAP. What if we use the 5-star rating system as a qualitative poll of sorts?! O_O



Each one of the 5 descriptors would be synched up to a rating, and then based on the numbers we receive we can tell how a particular strip is doing!

I disagree. In this situation, the artist became the writer. Kirby defined the character roles (e.g. Sue is the damsel in distress) and laid the framework for a plot (e.g. Doctor Doom kidnaps Sue). Stan Lee takes full credit for the dialogue, sure, but in fleshing out the plot he can only take partial credit, and can take no credit in defining character roles. It's reminiscent of playing a game of Mad Libs -- the framework writer and the brainstormer have both exclusive and overlapping roles.

Just goes to show that you can't shoehorn photons solely into waves or particles, y'know?

Having been an artist who's worked under the same writer for two years, I feel the writer/artist relationship is best represented with a Venn Diagram.

Writer:
-Plot
-Dialogue
-Character Roles

Artist:
-Lines
-Colors
-Shading

Writer AND Artist:
-Setting
-Tone
-Character Design
-Characterization
-Visual Communication
-Layout, Pacing

On his own, my writer determines the plot, general direction, and dialogue of a strip. On my own, I draw pretty little lines which our colorist colors and shades afterwards. The real MEAT is when we work together, however. How the world feels, how the characters actually act and communicate through visual cues, how the script is laid out across the panels... it's most certainly a combined effort. Check our latest strip, for instance:



My writer wrote this script. I originally came up with the idea of using simplified "chibi head bars" to fit in more dialogue (or repetitive dialogue, in this case) many months ago. My writer suggested I use them for this strip to lessen my workload. I chose to exaggerate the characters' expressions in Panels 5 & 6 to better communicate their emotions. My writer then changed the dialogue in Panel 6 at the last moment to create a better punchline.

Point is, my writer could just as easily have specified to exaggerate the characters' expressions, but he didn't -- I did -- although he very well could have. He did, however, specify them to be angry and worried, but if he didn't do that, I could have added that in anyway. Being a visual medium, comics create lots of overlapping responsibilities in the process.

If it's geared towards kids, then the safest option would be a New World Revolution of some sort. Other action-packed time periods (French Revolution, Russian Revolution, 1960's USA) often involve themes and events that aren't appropriate or too complex for children, but the colonial rebellions all tend to be much less risky by comparison. The idea of earning freedom from the motherland also tends to be easy for kids to understand. The American, Venezuelan, and Haitian Wars of Independence should all be great, suitable settings for you.

Alrighty, so the fans ardently wish to stick to a brown site design, so I think we can safely say that'll be a given. Other than that, I don't believe we have anything concrete.



Here's an abbreviation of my proposed re-design. Gardevoir introducing the reader to the site is cute and inviting, and having hand-drawn buttons of the various props as our site navigators is even more adorable. A somewhat duller shade of brown also makes Box's bright backgrounds colors less obtrusive.

I feel it would be awesome if we added on an extra page called "Cameo Index." In it, we'd list each time a particular series is referenced in the comic so that people can more easily search for their favorites. For example:




Thoughts? From this re-design, what should we keep, what should we modify, and what should we ditch?

For me, it's a combination of the desire to improve my illustration skills, keep Guybrush happy, and utilize my appreciation for video games. The first could be accomplished with a different comic and the third by doing convention commissions, though, so it's actually the commitment I've made to Guybrush and the precious friendship I wish to continue with him and our colorist that keeps me on the same job. ;)

These links and images are literally blowing my mind apart. Why have I never stumbled across any of these before?!

I'll be sure to implement this stuff from now on.

Could Level 30 Psychiatry nab a spot on the list? I'm especially interested in any tips pertaining to anatomy, although a general critique would be very much appreciated. Thanks! ^_^

(I'm part of a team of three people. Comic 41 to the present strip are the ones where the critique will be most relevant to me as the line artist, but if you feel generous enough to give the story a look over, too, start at the beginning.)

That's awesome. Just make sure you have one of your display copies turned around so they can read the back cover at a glance.

I'd beg to differ, Robotwin. Putting in more than the main duo gives the impression that they're just as important as Mad Dog and Spot. This isn't the case, however -- Dolly and the others, even if they're recurring, are functionally minor characters. It's kind of like putting the Mertz family on the cover of an I Love Lucy DVD.

Also, Mad Dog has an "M" on his dog tag, and his fingers go in front of Spot's face. I'm sure his audience will get the message.

This is perfect. Eye-catching, exciting, just the right balance between detail and simplicity for a cover... So great! ^_^

Had a big ol' sigh of relief when I saw that. Thanks for the glad tidings, Poco. <:)