Comments on: File 4, Page 145

By: CaityJay

CaityJay — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:03:11 +0000

So, I wasn’t going to comment until I caught up, but I just had to say. “STOP! …Glide’s alfredo sauce.” Cutest. Thing. Ever. It’s so ridiculously adorable, I don’t know what to do with myself.

Loving this comic, it’s incredible. Yeah, I feel a bit lost, but it feels like a good amount of lost–things sliding into place where and when they need to and leaving me with the faith that more will become revealed when necessary. In other words, I like the pacing, but it would be even better if I was holding a copy in my hands so I could easily flip back whenever I went, “Wait, was that the guy who…?” ;)

The noir-style coloring is fabulous. Bold, stunning, and a perfect fit for this comic. Draws the eye to what’s important. Anyway, I love this comic, you’re a talented artist and storyteller, and I look forward to reading more!

By: Nirvana

Nirvana — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:44:14 +0000

Okay, I realize that this is a bit late, but if I don’t say it here I can’t say it at all.

I understood everything on the first read through. I admit that it was the pretty banner on someone’s SmackJeeves page that caught my attention, but it’s the graphic artwork, the engaging, snappy dialogue, and the think-on-your-feet plot that made me a fan. The characters are realistic and three dimensional, their accents discernable, their voices as unique as the world they live in.

All in all, this is probably one of the best webcomics out there. I can’t say it is the best, mostly because I haven’t read every webcomic there is, but this is probably very close to the top anyway.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:26:31 +0000

Thanks for the mini critique, I will be fixing that when I edit the pages soon! :}

By: Migraine

Migraine — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:15:48 +0000

seeing Glides hair from the back it reminds me of Sonic: the Hedgehog…

in panel 1 dea seems a little… fragile
skinny and somewhat like he’s ducking. The pose just doesnt seem right too.
In comparison to the rest thats not a good picture for itself…

“in other news” I hope to catch up to the newer strips soon, so that I can be a part of the discussions when they are held.

btw.: Alice, your saying “but there are over 600 more pages to go” is making me really jealous because you aready know what happens and everything while all of us readers will have to wait till they are out. But with that information we are able to hope for some more YEARS actually of reading your beautiful story.
And I do look forward to doing so.

By: nini

nini — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:08:31 +0000

BWAHAHA!! the hilarity – it stings!
… so many of my friends have personalities like glide. now that i think about it… it’s a bit sad that there’s so many of them, actually. meh, more merriment for me! (unintentional illiteration, that)

By: SuperDuckyWho

SuperDuckyWho — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:50:18 +0000

Yes… I was right. Enter favorite character. I am now infatuated.

By: Mythophile

Mythophile — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:29:16 +0000

I think I really like Glide. Alot. He makes a nice balance for Dea.

By: Pedes

Pedes — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:44:53 +0000

Well, the re-reading part is much due to slow (i mean FAST as for webcomic; this and Honeysyn is the only one you can count on updating from the ones I read… ) pace. (Like ‘I guess there might have been something about it two months ago…) Moreover due to nature of a lot of webcomics (which too often have not too sophisticated narration) some of us tend to browse through them at firsts. And then wohoo, you’re 60 pages into a story and it’s got the NARRATION and the PLOT. AND Ooops, there might have been ~~a lot of~~ a few things you might have missed…
At least that was my case :)

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:22:04 +0000

You’re okay, iluvenis. I read your comment as it was meant to be read, no offense was taken.

While I do want there to be some reread potential in the story (the best stories are ones you want to read more than once, after all), I never intended for the reader to miss big things that are important to the plot or advancement. I know how hard it is to follow a story driven comic like this with only two installments a week and yes, that’s probably the main cause of confusion, especially with people who have been reading for a while. So while going back may help you grab stuff you might have missed or forgotten, I didn’t want it to be necessary at all. That’s not very good storytelling. :)

Don’t be afraid to speak up! Criticism is always welcome.

By: iluvenis

iluvenis — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:01:04 +0000

Hi.
Well, i never expected this.. umm.. trouble.
First off, true, i may not understand everything in the comic, after all, english is not my first language, spanish is. So, that’s why my first comment came out so… umm.. harsh i guess.
Even my language “limitation”, i understand this comic, it’s not that i don’t (please don’t imply that i’m dumb Meli), i just wanted to express my feelings regarding the comic.
I was (and still am i guess), a bit frustrated, because i see that it’s building up to a a great climax, and i feel like i’m losing all the fun just because i haven’t reread the comic.
What i realise based on your reply is that maybe the 2 updates a week is not enough to understand it all in a first read. Heck, maybe it’s a pet peeve of mine, i truly don’t know.
I just think that if you have to reread a comic to understand it, it’s not really cool (for me i guess). BUT! Then you said about the 2 updates a week, and i haven’t taken into account that.
So, said this, i’ll reread and see if i understand all the little details now. And yes, i got the big chunks of plot, but i’m a detail kind of girl, so i like all the prints, cigarettes, stuff like that, so, i want to understand it all.

Being saidall this, i never said the intro of the comic was bad. I actually liked it, it was to the point and graphic but leaving things to the imagination. I never intended to say that the intro was bad… if that’s what it meant, i’m sorry.
Other than that, i like this comic, i never intended to be disrespectful (maybe the language is making me be a bit of a troll). I just wanted you to understand my point of view.
I mean, i wanted my comment to be a helpful or at least constructive critique. I admit, i was tired when i wrote it, so maybe that’s why it’s not really polished. I intended it to be short, to actually talk about it with you.
I wanted to know if you intended to be this way, if you intended to be reread to be understood, or if it’s this way and maybe i don’t understand it fully because of the 2 updates a week. I don’t know, maybe it wasn’t my best… “performance”.
I actually thank you that you answered me so nice, i reread my comment and it is dry.. i’m sorry, it wasn’t my intention.

Anyways, i just wanted a constructive criticism, i think it wasn’t seen this way, but, since i’ve been thinking about this things for a while, i wanted to tell you.
I’m sorry if i was rude.

That’s it, sorry, i won’t bother you again, i promise ^^;