Praising Your Comics: Vol III

[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

[teasidesketches]

Next up is Mirror Monster by @rosiegh0st:

• I believe I mentioned this last time, but your characters continue to be very expressive and bring your pages to life. Personally, I find strong expressions rather difficult to pull off, so you're doing great!
• You've been doing a great job of using your environments to further the storytelling! They're better and better every time, so keep it up!
• I found the pacing in the two most recent chapters quite good. I also wanted to comment on how I feel like your speech bubbles do a good job in helping direct the flow of the panels; even when the panels on their own might not indicate reading order, your speech bubbles do a good job of directing the reader's eye.

And then That Beautiful Melody by @diestreve319:

• I really like how much you can tell that you really put a lot of work and heart into making your story; it will be exciting to see you continue to put that enthusiasm into future projects!
• Despite its relatively short length, I appreciate the continuity in her reactions that really adds to some of the scenes.
• The ending was interesting in how it subverted what I would typically expect from this sort of story! I thought it was a nice touch that helps set your comic apart from others.

And finally for this batch, Open Flame by @CrystallikeICE:

• So far, the movement throughout the panels flows pretty well for starters! Keep it up in the future pages; it can only keep getting better!
• The story begins on a humorous note and establishes the main character rather than the plot; if you're going for a more character-focused story, then this is good! I feel like, so far, the reader can develop a pretty good idea what sort of person your protagonist is.
• It was commented on, but the story has a rather of a slow start; it might be difficult to draw in new readers at this point because there is little established plot at this point, but hopefully that will be less of a concern as you progress.

Keep up the great work you three, and I'm sure your comics will only keep getting better and better as you work hard and gain even more experience!

@Chita @DualDragons
Thank you for your kind words. I'll be doing my best to keep trucking on and taking care of myself. I hope you two are taking care of yourselves, too!

[KizKat]

I'm sorry that you're not doing well right now. I hope you're able to take care of yourself and give yourself some rest time. Thank you for offering some reviews and positivity!

I'd be happy to have a critical review of my comic that is pretty new here on Tapas, but I've been posting on Tumblr and Twitter for a few years now. It's called Dungeon Delves, and it is a short form comic (sometimes a 1 panel cartoon) about tabletop roleplaying games - specifically the parts I enjoy, some scenes from games I've played in that I found entertaining, and poking fun at myself and certain aspects of the hobby. I understand obviously that this is quite a niche readership, and not what a lot of people come to Tapas for. However I wanted to start posting here because the website is made for comics, so presents them in a more readable way than either Twitter or Tumblr. My aim is to be light, funny, and maintain a simple style. Even if you know nothing about TTRPGs, I still think it would be good to get some insight into what I could do better, or make my work more accessible.

Once again, thank you! I hope you enjoy

Dungeon Delves | Tapas

[wrentemple]

It sucks that you're not doing so hot right now.
I absolutely adore Ivory Weald btw and I'm looking forward to whatever you do next ^^

My comic: Members of a conspiracy in an island country are being hunted down and questioned, a group of mercenaries are shipped into to protect them and catch the man responsible.

I'm happy to take a critical review. My comic is pretty young and the general consensus thus far is "Looks cool, but i don't have a clue what's going on".
Which is intentional, and continues for several more updates. It my have lost me some potential subs ahah

Shadowstep | Tapas

[diestreve319]

Thank you so much for your time and for your wonderful comments. It's really encouraging and inspiring me to create more stories and comics in the future. Take care always.