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Shaw Island
Oh, dear. I read "Shaw Island," but forgot to review. ><
It's quite funny and nice and serious by turns. I didn't really like the hamster bits as much as the human interaction, but it was still funny... especially Cortez. Heh, he was cool.
Sometimes, though, the art would be exactly the same from panel to panel with only tiny changes, which got a little repetitive.
I liked it more and more the further I got into it. 8.5 out of ten.
I'll edit this post later with my response to "Demonology 101." |
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Sat Feb 01 2003 11:07 PM |
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It was amusing, but I had some serious issues with it. First, the characters are all very similar-looking. Second, the lettering, as Zen 1337 said, is teeny, especially in the first panels. Was it just me, or did the art style change after that? Third... aaugh. The panels all ran together. In several places, I wasn't sure where I was supposed to look next... four panels would be laid out in a square, with all dividing lines perfectly in line...
Another thing I noticed was the sudden shifts in art styles, especially at the beginning. For instance, this page has Ferrah looking fairly impressive and intimidating in the first panel, then a rather goofy-looking shot of her in the next. It also seemed that the anatomy, especially the male anatomy, was kind of ignored in the first couple of pages.
The guy with the TV in his stomach was cool and inventive, but... everything else seems to be present-day with magic and such, until him. It kinda threw me for a minute.
Like people have been saying, the fight between the fox-lady and Ferrah was well-done. I particuarly liked the transformation of the fox-lady. Occasionally, especially when the fox threw Ferrah into a pile of boxes and Ferrah goes SD and waves her arms wildly, the goofiness doesn't work in the more serious fight scene.
I did, however, like the Vamp Squad PI quite a bit. It was goofy and drawn goofy, but without really taking away from the rest of the story.
Rating: Eh, I dunno. Not much -- kinda cute in places and fairly good occasionally, but not good enough that I'd follow it religiously. 4 out of 10. |
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Tue Jan 21 2003 11:10 AM |
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