Not too late at all! I've actually read a smidge of yours when I had the time and was interested, so it's honestly a treat, anyway. 
You're second in line. 
Thanks, I'll work on that!
Its a work in progress so sorry about the roughness of it. And thank you for the suggestion about the laughter. I'll definitely incorporate that into my writing.
No need to apologize, it was my pleasure! You have a lot of good stuff going for you in your writing, and a good premise. I look forward to seeing you progress!
I'm down, it's really hard to find other BL creators. I'm new to the genre myself and I was pretty surprised with the amount of heat a lot of it gets. I've dealt with a solid amount of bigotry on other social media platforms and it really made me feel isolated writing this kind of content.
I'm a fan of mature and sort of gritty themes usually, and I enjoy clever humor. My intention is to write something with a very 'action/supernatural' sort of feel, with fighting and thrills, that has complicated relationships who so happen to be gay (though not all are).
I also am down for reading and connecting with other creators here. Just having that mutual support would be nice.
Anyhow I'm rambling, here's my piece, called Silence. I can always appreciate critique, it makes the world turn:
Oh, thank you :3 I'm happy to know I did good choices. I was worried my pacing was not the best, but I'm relieved hahaha
Oh, yeah, I had people tell me about the bubbles and the font before, but I feel like I'm too long into the comic to change at least the bubbles, without losing consistancy you know? and it's not a easy job to go back and change all of the pages xD The font I can always go back and change easily, and I'm thinking about it, it can be done, I may look for new fonts in the near future. 
And about typos, yeaaah............. I work on ipad, so auto corrector always fuck things up changing things and I sometimes miss it, thanks for letting me know, I'll go back and take a look at it. And yeah, english is not my 1st language hahaha so sometimes it's hard to translate some things. A beta reader would help me a lot indeed, I'll think about looking for one in the collab tabs.
Thanks again 
It was helpful and great to know what I did good and not-so-good.
And about chating, you can always send me a dm, I talk a lot xD but I'm shy enough to not send dm to people cuz I feel like i'm bothering 
But if you want to talk about creating stuff or anything at all, you're more than welcome!
Okay, I have read all (but @Spectorium_1 because he edited out his part), and I have to say this for all of you
-Please, describe the place where your characters are! The time! The era! The clothes, hair, looks, etc!.
-@ivanskilling and @AKG you both started with conversations and a situation happening. @ivanskilling has more points though, because the happening at the beginning was not real, it was a video that the character was watching and that gave the vibe of what everything else was going to be without having to describe it, -but for some people it may take too long. By I.2 I had some problems, as I had no idea of the characteristic of the character, where he is (in the world, city), what clothes does he uses. He seemed a bit flustered to have landed in this job, even when it was his dream, what I found awkward. Definetely it has a lot of points to add drawings to accompany the story, but a final warning. Don't decide things for the readers as 'the CEO and CTO are both very handsome' -that statement depends on the viewer. I for example, found that the CEO had sleepy face, and thought that he has the ideas, not the motivation to do anything. The CTO looked like a con man. He put the ideas in motion, and may steal all the money at the end of the book. And none of them prepared for the picture to be taken. I never thought of them as 'handsomes', and that kind of statement that reveals the inner thoughts of the principal character should be addresed as such, not as a certainty.
-For @AKG, besides the lack of placement of characters, you try to put too much in too litle. In just one chapter, I read something about heros, a gym, a university, a whole family who seems to be in a two floor edifice, and one of them is invencible? Besides that, dad tries an insight on the action of the brothers. Thats too much happenings on the first chapter, where we expect to learn things, but not in such a load. There is a need of breathing. In chapter 2 you take more time to describe your character and his situation, and it feels way better the pacing. If people read after chapter 1, they stay. And about chapter 2! The chemistry about Gabe and August was palpable. THAT's why people stay reading. There was right in there a wall that they both should work on and the motivation for the next chapters. You took your time, you choose the right words, and delivered. It was a bit late, because people should be this compromised on chapter 1, but still delivered =D
-@ccmatta Loved your work, really. I subscribed~
What I can say to you, is that you need to do proper backgrounds, ha! But you must know that. Besides that, change from time to time the close up panels, study a bit of gesture drawing so you can add more action in your drawings. About the pace, its a bit quick for me, as first this character made himself some cuts, and later the other had a panic crisis. It was a thing after another and none of them are solved, but I understand why is that, because all of their problems will be treated during the comic, but I felt that if you start with that emotion so soon, you will always have your audience and your characters in danger mode. It may also had been because I read all in one go (not all, a lot though). In overall is very good at any rate. That's why I subscribed =D
If all or any of you think that I made an underserving critique, plz, don't take it seriously. I am just guy. Follow your instincts, read, learn your craft, and grow. We are all here to have fun at the end of day, so have fun!
Hi hi! Okay, let's get going!
First of all: I know you said the drawings get better, but a lot of the compliments I wanted to give you were about your art! You do a good job implying a lot of movement in the posing/positions of your characters. They're all quite distinct, and I haven't noticed any whacky proportions. I also really love your pastel cover art. Your plot is solid and I like the set up for the conflict with the bullies. Out of curiosity I did look at some of the more recent art and it's stunning!
Things to look out for: Some of the text in the early chapters has some verb tense/conjugation trouble. Not the end of the world, but a good read through by a beta could give it some extra polish. I had a bit of trouble following it sometimes. I also think some of the dialogue is a little long between characters per panel (nothing bonkers, but if I want to be nit picky).
Solid start and with a little beta-ing you have a really strong piece here.
Thank you very much for your feedback! I appreciate you taking the time to read and provide your thoughts. I may re-tool chapter one in the future, maybe by adding a prologue. Hope my review was helpful too!
I love your art style, I have to say. Just started reading your stuff and I'm really into it. Especially the bright cover and little details in the the environment that make it feel lived in. I'm definitely lazy when it comes to anything background, lol.
Thank you very much!
As you may have guessed, english is not my first tongue, so here and there will be problems. I can't avoid it u_u
I am still learning about a lot of things, so your insights helps me to understand where I should put my eye! I don't think that I would do a beta testing, though, because I am doing this for fun and to learn about drawing and comic in general, but believe me that I will address as much as I can in every new chapter I make =D
Thanks!
Totally understandable! I can tell you've but a lot of love and work into your art and story, and have built a strong fan base. Congrats on all you've accomplished so far!
Yayay let's go:
The positives: Very easy to read! Flows well, from scene to scene, and the characters act like actual people instead of walking stereotypes (woo!). You premise is super unique and well-described. I quite like the sweet/grumpy dynamic of our two male leads, and can tell that Kyler is going to be a nice supporting character. I also love the little art-pieces/slides tucked in to each chapter. Brings it to life for the reader!
Where edits may be helpful: there are a few places where you tell rather than show. This isn't necessarily the end of the world, and I'm definitely guilty, but as an easy rule I like to avoid saying how a character is feeling. For instance, "Warmth bloomed in his heart at the sweet gesture of appreciation." I'd maybe go for something like, "Junming's cheeks colored scarlet. Had two of the company's highest ranking executives really done something that sweet for his first day?" That may just be a personal preference, but it can take me out of the narrative a bit.
Congrats on breaking 50 chapters! Excited to watch you keep growing!
Hihihihi! Sorry it took me a couple hours!
Positives: Wow! What an opener! Your art creates a really authentic tension in that first chapter. It's very polished and despite you saying you don't do backgrounds, your first panel has a beautiful one! Both characters already have a bit of chemistry from the outset, so that's a real accomplishment. And the set up is very interesting and draws the reader in with just enough mystery to keep you reqading.
Things to work on: There were a few little moments that I had trouble suspending disbelief for (though they may be explained later or accurate for the culture of the story since it seems like law enforcement/etc is very different there). For example, I was asking myself why Katai didn't run when he saw Benji -- after all he was just being chased, and dude's intimidating! Also, is it normal in this universe for police to shoot so readily? If so, definitely interested in reading more/exploring, but if not, may require further explanation.
Love it so far, awesome job!
@ccmatta, @Spectorium_1, @Aleksei, @ivanskilling and @candiedcotton -- thank you so much for trusting me with your hard work! I hope no one felt sad, I really see so much potential in all of these, and you all have some real strengths! I look forward to seeing you all around the genre, please always feel free to ping me. And @Aleksei thank you so much for the feedback and critique, I'm already making a few changes!
All good, I was reading yours and some others here as well. It's nice being able to pick up more things to read.
Thanks for taking the time to look it over, and I appreciate the feedback quite a lot. It's kind of a world where the power is split between government and the 'church', two mega structures with very little overhead control. There's a lot of corruption that gets shown over time but I don't want to offer too much.
You absolutely should question Benji immediately shooting the guy, so that's a good thing. He's supposed to come off to the reader as someone who's a little sociopathic, with a weird focus on Katai that gets sort of broken down over time as well. It's definitely a weird thing to work with but I really wanted to build on complex psychology that's been impacted by a lot of trauma.
Katai has PTSD and he has unusual reaction to extreme situations. One of the hallmarks of PTSD is having either overreaction or underreaction to stress-inducing events. Instead of 'flight or fight' kicking in he either tries to rationalize what cannot be rationalized, or goes into a sort of shutdown, "let it happen" mode.
Of course, these are all things the reader ought to pick up without anyone telling them, so if that doesn't start to show I would need to work on elements to make it show itself better. But that's the importance of feedback and why these discussions are so incredibly helpful, so I really appreciate it (and you can be blunt with me, I'm very used to and open to critique, haha).
In the end, I wanted characters with real problems, who's personalities are shaped by their life experiences and who are able to heal and grow meaningfully. People who are damaged, imperfect, and who make mistakes. I initially had some really negative feedback (someone told me Benji came off as a rapist, and that really struck a chord) so I'm hoping as the story progresses it's showing they aren't superficial.
Anyway, thank you for your time, and everyone else here. I'm reading through all the things being posted but I tend to really take my time absorbing material and I'm not so good at giving critique to people, lol.
Ahh, all very cool, and I'm sure this gets explored. Honestly, a reader should have questions, so as long as those themes are talked about, it's okay to need to learn. As I said, you make it clear this is a very different world and dynamic, so I had an inkling maybe that was what was going on with Benji.
Super cool premise and it's awesome how much you've thought about/explored the characters.
@Aleksei Thank you so much for your review! Episode I.2 is actually a continuation of the very first chapter, so he's wearing a normal shirt and tie. I purposely didn't mention which part of the world this takes place in because the story is supposed to give off an international vibe and focus on relationships without the distraction of settings, cultural norms, and biases. I do understand though that this may confuse some readers. 
And thank you for bringing up the good point about the descriptions of the CEO and CTO! I forgot to mention that this is from Junming's viewpoint and not an actual "fact" per se. I'll edit the episode later tonight to mention that. (I had a really good laugh about your impressions of the CEO and CTO though since they couldn't be more wrong! We'll see later that the CTO is a very kind man at heart who believes in what they're doing and is loyal to a fault. And the CEO is actually a really motivated man who puts a lot of his ideas into action.)
@AKG Thank you very much for the review! The two male leads have a very disastrous first impression of each other on Junming's first day at work, so it'll be fun to see how they evolve together. 
Ah yes, the classic show-don't-tell! Thank you for catching that! Due to the abnormal amount of times that Junming blushes (for comical reasons), I do try to avoid mentioning his cheeks all the time and jazz it up with different variations. But I do like that second sentence of yours! If you don't mind, I'll edit the episode to include that.
And thank you! I'm excited for the 51st chapter as well since I'm launching more merchandise! 
Ahh congrats on the merch store, that's big! Of course I don't mind. So happy to see success for other authors!
Thank you! I've been slowly releasing merchandise for my other novels over the past few months but this will be the second release of merchandise for this latest novel! 
Hi! Thank you very much for the review!
I loved your comic! I laughed with the name of the city. No superheroes -because its not Gotham-, but we are clear that there is a lot of crime around the city just with one gag. Very well done! I had almost the same problem than @AKG about the killing cop, but not because the happy trigger or the reaction of Katai, but because it was in broad daylight, a central street, and there was abolutely no witness around. I don't know if the guy that he had detained before also will be important or not in the story, or a case that he was working, but my sugestion for that kind of thing is, if you don't gonna use it, you don't show it. If it was to show that Benji is a wild beast, it's pretty clear as how he treated Katai in the first pages. My biggest concern with the scene, though is that if he was in another case, it was just pure luck that he meet with Katai, but later he made it sound like he was searching for him because he feared that someone might harm him, so why loose time with another dude, and how did he knew that Katai was running in that street when he didn't knew the city and got off the train in a random stop to escape the hitman. Because the magic of comics? If you solved this already, don't hear me. If it bring to you attention a detail that you have not thought about, take it into the consideration for futures scenes~