Praising Your Comics: Vol III

[teasidesketches]

Hey guys!
It's been a long time since I did one of these, but I've been feeling really discouraged and the world is such a mess right now that I figured it might be nice for both me and other people to hand out some likes, comments, and positive reviews.

Before you post, though:

1. I'm not doing so well right now, so I would prefer to read through stories without strong mature content. As long as mature content isn't the focus of the story and is relatively mild, I will read blood, violence, etc, but I will not read stories with prominent sexual themes or content.
2. These reviews might be a bit more casual than last time. I am by no means a professional--I just want to give some encouragement and, if it's within my expertise, some tips.
3. If your comic is long, I will do my best to at least read your first 10 episodes/first chapter and your last 10-15 episodes/most recent chapter with a greater focus on the newer content.
4. I will not necessarily be reading comics in their posted order, but I will try.
5. Please note that I will prioritize comics I haven't read before, but if you've updated a lot since last time, I'll still give it a look!

Here's what I need from you:

1. Please give me a link to your comic!
2. Tell me about your comic in, at most, one short paragraph to give me an idea what it's about and what I should expect.
3. Tell me if you'd only like praise, or if you would also like a critical review. I will only do a critical review if you explicitly ask for it. If you have anything specific you want me to look at, let me know!
   Note that critical reviews will take me longer to complete because I'll want to offer you as much insight as I'm able.

Completed Reviews:
Djinns by rumpenstiltzkin
Space Pirate by thecrystalrook
Mirror Monster by rosiegh0st
That Beautiful Melody by diestreve319
Open Flame by CrystallikeICE
Bardsong by rajillustration
Litanies to Stars and Other Stories by Ramonkey

[gh0stcr33p]

first off I'm sorry to hear about how you're doing right now, I can fully understand.
I'd love for you to read through my webcomic Mirror Monster. it's a fantasy/adventure webcomic that I guess would also fall under the isekai category. basically just a story about a girl who uses a magical mirror to transport herself into a dimension inhabited by demons, along with altercations involving the mirror's former owner and her henchmen. the rating is pg 13
https://tapas.io/series/mirror-monster

I'm good with praise and some critique on the latest 2 chapters, if you want!

[TAMAnnoying]

@teasidesketches no link today! Just wanted to say it’s good to see you around again! Hope you start feeling better tho <3 I know everything is on fire but eventually things will be fine again, take care of yourself ~

[thecrystalrook]

Sorry to hear you're going through a rough time, I hope things get better for you soon! With that, my comic has a mature content warning but that's only because I dropped an f-bomb in the first chapter.

My comic is a manga taking place in the far off future. A super-natural mutation of humans were created and became widespread across the galaxy. They became known as space pirates. A galactic regime called Blue Sun which holds dominance over the political spectrum hunts them down in an attempt to rid the galaxy of them to strengthen its tyrannical hold. This story focuses on a particular young space pirate who ironically had something stolen from him. He sets out to find the bounty hunter that did the deed, not realizing the mess of galactic proportions he's getting himself involved in. I wouldn't mind a critique, always looking to improve! If you have anything you'd like me to read in exchange, link me up!

Space Pirate | Tapas

[spadedigsbutts]

I second this sentiment and happy to see you back!!

[teasidesketches]

@rosiegh0st
I remember reading through yours before in a previous thread! I certainly don't mind looking through the new pages. I'll just have to check back on my old comments to make sure I don't repeat myself on anything (and, based on my comments from last time, I can find more things to praise you for since I'm sure you've been working hard and have only improved!).

@TAMAnnoying @spadedigsbutts
Thanks for the well wishes and kind words! I'll do my best to take care of myself so that I can go back to being a little more active in the community (and actually making my own stuff).

@thecrystalrook
I looked through your episodes so far and left you some likes and comments! After I have a bit of time to compile my thoughts, I'll put a review together for you here.
Don't feel obligated to read my comic in return! I'm really just doing this to broaden my horizons more, see what new things people have been making since I've been gone, and give people some encouragement at the same time.

[Chita]

Just sliding in to say that you're awesome and thank you for all you're doing. I'm sorry to hear you're feeling down, lots of hugs and love from here

[rumpenstiltzkin]

Hey and what a great thread. Me and my comic is new here, so would love to hear what anyone think of it, altho it might not be so much up yet

Also I hope youre feeling better soon and we cant forget to take a break sometimes from social media and all the input from the internet to recharge and take care of our selves!

Here is my comic, a fantasy adventure about trying to discover what happened to the world.

Djinns | Tapas

[diestreve319]

Sorry to hear you're going through a rough time. I wish and hope you'll feel better soon.
It's very kind of you to do this thread of giving positive and encouraging comments.
I would love if you can read through and comment about my short webcomic: That Beautiful Melody.
It's composed of three episodes, and it's already completed.
It's Spring, a time where love blooms. Tomoyo didn't know her life in Spring is about to change when a guy named, Ken, finds out about her secret. But what she doesn't know Ryu, a guy she likes, has a secret talent of playing the piano. Will her heart be ready if two beautiful melodies came into her life suddenly and change her heart forever?

That Beautiful Melody (H)

[teasidesketches]

OK, I'm going to start this thread off proper with Djinns by @rumpenstiltzkin !
Here we go:

• First off, I think your colors are beautiful and the way you illustrate magic is so vibrant. I absolutely love it!
• Your character design is very strong, and all the characters are very easily distinguishable from each other thus far. They all have visually interesting designs without feeling excessive, either, and I really like that.
• Your characters are all quite expressive, so keep up the great work there!
• I think your pacing is good so far, especially considering you mentioned that you plan to redo these pages in the future. I'm sure it can only get better, so it'll be great to see not only how these pages might improve, but also how good your future pages will be with that experience under your belt.

Stay encouraged and keep up the great work! I'm sure your future pages will continue to be wonderful as you work hard and continue to learn from your past work.

[DualDragons]

I'm sorry to hear that. World's a mess now indeed and I really understand that this is causing you grief. Stay safe and try not to overexert yourself.

(Not posting my link because I haven't been feeling confident lately.)

[rumpenstiltzkin]

Thank you so much for taking your time to read it and the kind words! (and your comments on the pages)
It means alot to hear some of the things im struggling with (colors) is actually looking better than I thought

Thank you again

[thecrystalrook]

Thank you so much for all your comments! I really appreciate it! Looking forward to your review!

[rajillustration]

aw, I hope you feel better soon. It's like the whole world is being drained of color. It's really nice that you're doing this.

So, if you still feel like it, I did a short comic recently in vertical format--never done that before, I've been pretty strictly page format up until now (in fact the first episode is a different line weight because it was...originally page format, too)--and it'd be nice if you could...give it a quick review of what's working and what's not as far as that pacing goes since it's all new to me.

It's a character study about a bard who has an emotional spiral when he gains and loses 2 followers in one day. There'll only be 5 episodes, so it's short (and as of right now it only has 4).

Bardsong (H)

[KiabIce]

Hi Teassidesketches!

I remember along time ago you gave me a review on my comic VS.

Now I stopped drawing that and I have a new comic out called Open Flame. Link:

https://tapas.io/series/Open-Flame

The story is about a late bloomer 30 year old named Marcus who will have to quit his studies of mastering magic to retrieve a relic. That's pretty much it. The first 5 pages I have so far don't depict that part of the story yet However! It does depict his college life.

That's pretty much it. You can praise or constructive feedback, whatever you choose!

Hope you feel better too! Yeah a lot of stuff going on in the world that isn't good.
Stay safe!

[teasidesketches]

OK, time for another review!

Space Pirate by @thecrystalrook:

• I really appreciate the effort you're putting into all your action scenes; you can really tell how much work is going into it, so keep working hard on that!!
  If you want to elevate your action scenes a bit more, I'd suggest to play around with perspective and dynamic camera angles a bit more as you continue making more pages; I'm sure it'll give those scenes some extra flair!
• On the more critical side, I found that some of the panel flow was a bit difficult to follow, especially during action scenes where the panels were arranged as 4 similarly-sized squares together in one larger square.
  Perhaps playing with some gutters and spacing between the panels will help, along with some more variety in the panel shapes themselves?
• The humor works really well and doesn't detract at all from what's happening, so kudos to you for that! At least for me, I think most of the little japes got a chuckle out of me. They were a nice touch.

[murkrow729]

Tamashi is lost and alone in the mysterious, Ancient Land. Attempting to get home, she faces many trials, and defeats many foes. Throughout her adventures she encounters people with abnormal skills and abilities that need guidance and help to survive in this prejudice land.

https://tapas.io/series/Tamashi

[Ramonkey]

I hope things will get better for you from now on.

I will leave here my comic. Read and review only if it interests you and you find it enjoyable. I always appreciate critiques, but do your best or what you are in the mood to do, and again, only if you feel like it!

My story is about a future unrecognizable dying Earth with mysterious characters that are almost never what they seem at first sight. It contains mild violence, but it is more about the mystery of the setting and uncovering the deep ancient lore hidden within hints and metanarrative text. It also has some folk songs and poems here and there. I like to think about it as a game between comic and reader.

Litanies to Stars and Other Stories | Tapas

Will keep an eye on this thread to do my best reading others! Cheers.

[thecrystalrook]

awesome, thanks for the feedback! I definitely need to work on paneling a little bit. Really glad you got a kick out of the humor! Jokes and gags are one of the things I try my hardest on to work into the flow of the story.

Thanks again so much for reading all of it! I hope things start looking up for you soon!

[richardwyse18]

Hi I just want to share with u mine because i need more audience. This series Is about a boy who is found frozen in ice and is found out to be from another world. He gets his powers and memories sealed by a anti-world crystal by a High elves class Scientist from Palomar named Agaron and A human General of the DAC(Deathspawn Annihilation Corp.) named Hijka Blade because he was said to be too dangerous. Having no memories the boy sets off into the city of Kyoto.
https://tapas.io/episode/519042