Obviously, I'm not gonna self-promo but I do empathize those who are genuinely bored.
This high fantasy reincarnation novel is awesome. I know this is a completed one but I can't seem to find the site of its complete version. But whatever. I hope you enjoyed reading this!
I am the Monarch by Cheol Jonggeum
THIRTEENTH UPDATE! (Replies 131-144)
The Mule @Ninjaniskel
=Excellent descriptive writing; the language is just a little awkward here and there. Some light editing and some style study could easily take it from ‘good’ to ‘pro-level’.
Things like switching out ‘the highest bosses’ for ‘the higher-ups’, y’know? You seem to be good at building immersion, but you keep breaking it with these unnatural turns of phrase.
Woe to the Jester @Sol_N
-Very strong, engaging intro~
=It’s kind of interesting, I guess. I don’t really enjoy reading stories with that much pathos, but it looks like a solid, professional piece of writing that people will like a lot. ^^ Best of luck~
The Ghoul @FafasMcMelt
-The faces are just a liiiiiitle uncanny. I suggest you do some expression studies, ‘cause they look pretty good…right up until they start showing emotion. ^^;
-In general, the art is so good; it could just a little work. There are so many amazing skills on display in this comic, but each and every one of them are kinda just 80% there; not all the way. It’s possible that you’ll just grow into them as the comic progresses…I certainly hope so.
=I think this is a great comic in the making. The art holds up, and the story so far is kind of interesting (I wonder, how did they identify the body if its face is gone? Unless someone came along later and took it…?)
Even the violence/action is pretty well done, although I have two notes on that: one, clarity. You may want to outline the figures of the characters with some blank space, so they don’t get lost in the chaos of the background (it’s a difficult technique in b/w comics, but there’s plenty of manga out there that can teach it to you).
Two, speed…I guess, emotive speed. I think, if you’re getting stabbed in the throat, you don’t spend a lot of time crying about it…definitely not 4 panels’ worth. ^^; The flesh there is thin, so with a sword that big you’d rip through the trachea almost immediately…and usually when people stop breathing, they either go into full panic mode or straight into shock. Just my two cents…the way you did it carries a lot of pathos, though, so even if it’s not totally physiologically accurate, I don’t blame you. ^^
Just Peachy @Disneybug314
-There’s something about Ep 1 that feels…artificial, insincere. Maybe it’s just lacking in detail, or character investment, or both. Just in general, it doesn’t feel like someone actually talking about their experiences, it reads more like a character doing a ‘last time on [ins. Series]’ recap before the new episode…
-Use quotation marks, please. Or at least some well-placed colons ( : ) to make dialogue clear…yes, even inner dialogue.
=Yeah, this doesn’t feel real. It’s not a bad story; I’m sure it’ll entertain people, but it just feels…totally devoid of style. Nothing about the phrasing or word choice makes you feel like you’re reading through the actual thoughts of someone who walked out of a time machine and into the apocalypse; there’s not enough genuine emotion.
Like in Ep 2, where MC says they’re basically having an anxiety attack…they describe physical things, like rocking back and forth and pulling out their hair, but they do it SO fast and impersonally, as if it’s not at all new to them that they’re having these feelings.
And then, not even 5 lines later, they go “the first thing to do in a zombie apocalypse is…” as if they’re in situations like this all the time. =/ Like, you keep saying over and over that what’s happening is unheard of, and shocking, and horrifying, but your character isn’t acting that way at all. It’s like this is all a game to them; it’s hard to take them seriously…in short, it’s a classic case of telling instead of showing.
Are you searching a contemporary mystery drama series which would make you sit at the back of your peaceful sofa seat, with a kitten on your lap, a hot cup of coffee on one hand and reading a novel on your phone in another hand, enjoying one of the best mystery webnovel out there? Well, you've hit the right spot! I, the writer of 'Wake Up Dead', tries to dive you in the world of Kartik Khandelwal where a group of murderers named 'The Suiciders' are creating a chaos in the heart of India, Delhi, with repetitive attempts to murder famous politicians and other important figures and take over the whole administration. Will Kartik, with his 'The Suiciders Defense Group', be able to save the city?
Here's the first chapter: