Webcomic Book Club Full Reviews of Commander Kitty by Scotty Arsenault

Cammander Kitty a good if not very long webcomic art very clean and crisp. nor very realistic, but thats good in a webcomic, all in all very nice art. story so far it hasnt gone anywhere. i like it so for, i cant wait to see what happens later cast commander kitty funny. stupid insane and high-larious. thats all i can say aobut him. Mittens my favorite member of the cast, mittens does all he can do and he always gets knocked on. a great character. socks okay, not really fleshed out yet, but okay the rest of the crew they havent yet gotten going so im not quite sure how they will turn out. we will see neh? overall impressions good but short. i woulldve liked to revew this comic in another month or two so i could get a few more strips read. anyway, this so far looks to be a great webcomic and i rate it... 7 out of 10 sleeping lizards. Review by Zen l33t Fri Mar 21 2003 11:07 PM

Ah, Commander Kitty. It's like Star Trek with anthropomorphism and several mental illnesses. Now, on to the serious thoughts. The art was good to me; it's simplistic, yes, but clean and consistent. That's something to build on, if nothing else. And considering what happens in the comic, I think the cartoonish style is very fitting. The layout is clear as well, with some variation-but not too much. If one of the strips is set up differently, then it's a nice break from the norm, for the most part. The characters are not in a good state...Commander Kitty is trigger happy and rather carefree with his subordinates, Fluffy has no mind, Mittens has been run ragged and Mr. Socks can't be understood by anyone. Naturally, I think they're a great bunch. CK can get on my nerves, though; it's hard to imagine he'd still have a crew at this point. And Fluffy shouldn't be on any kind of ship. The story is somewhat confusing, since so much of it has been a flashback. When it finally went to the "current time", I was thrown by the lack of transition initially. And I'm hoping to get more of an explanation for certain events, such as why they were being pursued by Pangolin ships... The humor is pretty good to me. But it can be hit and miss at some points, and there haven't been many laugh-out-loud moments....a lot of chuckles, though. I give Commander Kitty a 7.5 out of 10. It needs clearer continuity, I think, and some time to move ahead chronologically. But I really like what they have so far, and I think it does some fine parody work as well. Review by Benor Wed Mar 19 2003 12:39 AM

A review of Commander Kitty by Kajamir the Giant Commander Kitty is a relatively short archived comic, easy for a first timer to jump in. The art is pleasant, concise while cartoonish, and looks like it could be a saturday morning animation. The characters are generally innocuous and befitting the light hearted genre. However, while this comic could be said to be produced well, I did not like it very much. It's not bad per se, but it's not my cup of tea, essentially. Generally, while the characters befit the situation, I don't like them. Commander Kitty is a mean spirited bi-polar personality jerk, too reminiscent of managers I've had to work with. As such, I'm not interested in reading about whatever ridiculous nuance plagues him. Fluffy is your typical innocent kawaii cutesy character, while the ferret is simply a non-speaking/cute sound uttering gimmick with really nothing to add to the story. Mittens is usually the straight man to Kitty's abuse, and he seems to be the only one given even the slightest touch of genuine internal dilemmas, as regarded by a recent conversation by some robotic mice. Mouse is the real show stealer, a variable wise cracking database. Because Mittens and Mouse are only side characters, and I have to put up with reading Kitty's arrogance and spite more than not, it's just not enough to save the interest for me. I find some parts of this comic confusing in set-up, particularly early on, when conclusions and transitions are very sudden, and seemingly delayed in meaning (ex. the bizarro version of the crew appearing and vanishing). The lack of flow this creates irks me, though it tones down later on. However, it was bad enough for me to see a shadow cast on my enjoyment. Some of the plot points are interesting and amusing however, such as the Pangolin telemarketers as well as the references to StarGate and Homestar Runner. But it seems to me Commander Kitty functions on one sole basis. It must win you over for being cute. This is not enough to stand on its own merit to my eyes. It's cutely drawn and mapped out, but not overwhelmingly so to me. As was brought up as a point in a recent webstrip of Shaw Island (not referring to this comic, but in general), CK is reminiscent of the content of sunday comics in the paper. They're supposed to be funny, but they don't really make you laugh. Commander Kitty just doesn't amuse me much. I'm sure others will like the light hearted content and characters, but I can't feign enjoying this one by personal tastes, and do not intend to read it further. I give Commander Kitty 3.5 out of 10 stars. Again, this is largely out of personal taste for what is presented, not that the comic was made all that poorly. Review by Kajamir the Giant Tue Mar 18 2003 11:00 PM

"Dook? Oooh. What? I get to post stuff about a comic I read religiously? Oh BOY! Uh... errr... Uh... what to say, what to say?" "I guess I'll say that Commander Kitty is probably turning into one of my favorite 'non-daily' comics. Thats probably the only way I could say Commander Kitty would be better, is if I could get it 5-7 times a week. But I'll suffer with one ever 4-5 days." "Oh, right, I love the story. Its light, its silly, its completely nuts, and reminds me of old Loony Toons cartoons, but only different..." "Another thing is the small extra bits you might not notice unless you know what your looking at. Example would be the speaking done by Mouse. The neat thing is occasionally a // is appended to each line of speech, which is a direct reference to coding a comment into a program. Totally useless trivia, but its interesting to see it in use." "OH, and lastly, it has the coolest, greastest, mostly specialist (is that a word?), favoriteist character in the whole universe!... MISTER SOCKS! Uh... You know, I don't know why, but I like Mister Socks a lot. Dook. I wonder why? " "Overall, its nice to read Commander Kitty, because while its got all the good stuff you'd expect from a rerun of Star Trek, its got a TON of humor, and overall, its just a nice, entertaining read. I mean, really, sometimes I just want to have a nice laugh. So smile, and go read Commander Kitty... Dooka Squeekie Dook Dook Dook!" Review by Salen Stormwing Sun Mar 16 2003 10:12 PM

Offsite Review Summaries

"Arsenault has produced a tightly-spun comedy-SF strip. Strong art, strong writing, and an original premise make Commander Kitty well worth a reader’s exploration." more... Read Full Review by Matt Trepal at Comixpedia Fri Jun 06 2003

Visitor Reviews & Comments

The Scotty Arsenault strikes back! This comic was another in his talented set of goodie packed, witty and unexpected humor, and characters that are just to die for! I have to agree: Mr. Socks is the most coolest, greatest, specialest character in the comic. But not in the universe! Salen obviously missed the cameo of my idol, Marble. Mr. Socks has gone through the most development in the comic so far. If you recall from the first strip, he was smaller, dumber, and innocently charming. Since then he's gotten almost blown up, vaporized by his captain, and has demonstrated more intelligence than he shows. He's gotten angry; gotten happy; gotten shocked; gotten hungry; not gotten sad yet. I can only imagine what he'd say if a translation of ferret existed.... Those of you who doubt the greatness that is Socks, who was the one who could read the map with the duckys on it? Yeah I thought so, boo yah! Officer Fluffy I'm downright puzzled at. I think she might be an AI of some sort, or one of those trans-dimensional entities. I mean how many people's brains make an audible noise when they turn off? And that thing she was creating with legos, dare I say that was Scotty Arsenault on the other end of the portal? I like Nin Wah, duh of course. Everybody likes Nin Wah. But I more enjoy that character for her own development as she got more introduced into the series. I assumed at the beginning it was your typical hot-shot noir spy super slick don't touch this chick. But after certain... stage performances, and conversations with her superiors, it's clear that she has a lot of delightful issues to deal with. And is there a reason the O.O. could only find one wah on an entire planet to join their organization? Oh um... Kitty's good: I like how he sometimes realizes his own limitations, though helpless to stop them. Mittens... hasn't he saved the ship twice now, on accident? I love how the computer mice torment Mittens, and us too. n.n I was just totally pulled in when the mouse said Nin Wah just died. Took me 3 times reading that before I figured out the mouse had pulled a fast one over on us. Yes the mice are cool. Mmm... suicidal robot mice... As for continuity, the only real failure was the introduction of the evil clones from another dimension. There's a big gaping plot hole between the previous strip and that first fight. But he did put a note at the top of the strip indicating some time had passed. Hee, it was funny when CK returned to present time saying, "Woah Deja Vu." I still wanna know how he got his nose stolen though... Review by Starling Wed Sep 29 2004 08:07 PM

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