(Wasn't quite sure what section to put this in, so i just shoved it in the off topic section. Mods, feel free to move it if it has a better home.)
This is something i have wanted to do for a long time. Each week, i will review a Web Comic from around the web, reading from the first one to the latest release. Some of these will be big names like Penny Arcade and Awkward Zombie, some of them will be lesser known comics like Lackadaisy or Dresden Codak. I'm going to sort through the crappy ones and the good ones, to bring you the best of the week. I'll make a point to update once a week, not on any specific day (at least not for right now). I'll rate web comics based on several factors which include Art, story, characters, delivery(jokes), and consistency(update speed). So without further adieu, I give you....
Jings Web Comic of the Week: March 21st
Overview:
This week i was introduced to a strip called "Sequential Art", which is authored by Philip M Jackson. The story revolves around an artist, ironically named "Art", as he goes about his daily life. Art lives with two roommates Kat, a Kitty-girl, and Pip, a Penguin. The house also plays home to a large number of freeloading guests such as Squirrel-girls, a platypus, and a seemingly infinite amount of friendly shadow creatures known as "The Denizens". The comic parades as a slice of life story, though Art and his roommates have saved the world twice so far, and their lives are anything but normal. Overall, the story is good, the art is great, and the jokes were funny at almost every turn. On top of all that, the number of blatant references to other parts of nerd culture are innumerable. The Wintendo Pee and the series Far Trek are but a few of the not-subtle references included for the readers delight.
Ratings
Art: 4/5
Not much to be said about the art of the comic. It's done really well considering that the comic updates frequently. I like the style as it flows well when beings like the Denizens come into the story.
Story: 5/5
I was personally enthralled with the way Jackson seems to work every little detail into the overall story. Even bits that just seem like one-shot comics find a way to fit into the greater picture in some way. I love the back burner romance between Kat and Art, something that i was fleshed out in just the right way (not too forceful, but not too subtle). All in all i felt that the story and even the connecting segments between arcs flowed in a manner that was just right for the comic.
Characters: 5/5
Scarlet and the Squirrel-girls are the most interesting group of characters i have seen in a while. Overly intelligent, but utterly stupefied by short attention spans. As with Kat and Pip, i don't really think any other characters could fill the role the squirrels play without dragging down the quality. Art himself is a metaphor for the average artist, struggling with his "anti-technology" field along with other things. Lastly, i feel that the denizens are mystery creatures done right. The reader understands just enough about their back story to understand that they aren't all bad, just easily mislead.
Delivery: 4/5
The focus of the story seems like it's a mixture of joke-telling and story-telling, and it's well done. I didn't have many problems understanding the jokes or getting the references to other parts of nerd culture, which means that just about anyone could get them. It wasn't quite a perfectly blend of comedy and story telling, but then again it wasn't suppose to be. It's suppose to tell a story and be funny, but it just feels like Jackson wants more to tell a story than to tell a joke (even if it's only a little bit).
Consistency: ?/5
Honestly i read through the comic in the span of a few days, and i'm not sure how often it updates. That being said, i won't dilute the ratings by speculating on something i have no information on.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Links:
Sequential Art
Jackson's Main Site: Collected Curious
Sequential Art Wikipedia Page
This is something i have wanted to do for a long time. Each week, i will review a Web Comic from around the web, reading from the first one to the latest release. Some of these will be big names like Penny Arcade and Awkward Zombie, some of them will be lesser known comics like Lackadaisy or Dresden Codak. I'm going to sort through the crappy ones and the good ones, to bring you the best of the week. I'll make a point to update once a week, not on any specific day (at least not for right now). I'll rate web comics based on several factors which include Art, story, characters, delivery(jokes), and consistency(update speed). So without further adieu, I give you....
Jings Web Comic of the Week: March 21st
Overview:
This week i was introduced to a strip called "Sequential Art", which is authored by Philip M Jackson. The story revolves around an artist, ironically named "Art", as he goes about his daily life. Art lives with two roommates Kat, a Kitty-girl, and Pip, a Penguin. The house also plays home to a large number of freeloading guests such as Squirrel-girls, a platypus, and a seemingly infinite amount of friendly shadow creatures known as "The Denizens". The comic parades as a slice of life story, though Art and his roommates have saved the world twice so far, and their lives are anything but normal. Overall, the story is good, the art is great, and the jokes were funny at almost every turn. On top of all that, the number of blatant references to other parts of nerd culture are innumerable. The Wintendo Pee and the series Far Trek are but a few of the not-subtle references included for the readers delight.
Ratings
Art: 4/5
Not much to be said about the art of the comic. It's done really well considering that the comic updates frequently. I like the style as it flows well when beings like the Denizens come into the story.
Story: 5/5
I was personally enthralled with the way Jackson seems to work every little detail into the overall story. Even bits that just seem like one-shot comics find a way to fit into the greater picture in some way. I love the back burner romance between Kat and Art, something that i was fleshed out in just the right way (not too forceful, but not too subtle). All in all i felt that the story and even the connecting segments between arcs flowed in a manner that was just right for the comic.
Characters: 5/5
Scarlet and the Squirrel-girls are the most interesting group of characters i have seen in a while. Overly intelligent, but utterly stupefied by short attention spans. As with Kat and Pip, i don't really think any other characters could fill the role the squirrels play without dragging down the quality. Art himself is a metaphor for the average artist, struggling with his "anti-technology" field along with other things. Lastly, i feel that the denizens are mystery creatures done right. The reader understands just enough about their back story to understand that they aren't all bad, just easily mislead.
Delivery: 4/5
The focus of the story seems like it's a mixture of joke-telling and story-telling, and it's well done. I didn't have many problems understanding the jokes or getting the references to other parts of nerd culture, which means that just about anyone could get them. It wasn't quite a perfectly blend of comedy and story telling, but then again it wasn't suppose to be. It's suppose to tell a story and be funny, but it just feels like Jackson wants more to tell a story than to tell a joke (even if it's only a little bit).
Consistency: ?/5
Honestly i read through the comic in the span of a few days, and i'm not sure how often it updates. That being said, i won't dilute the ratings by speculating on something i have no information on.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Links:
Sequential Art
Jackson's Main Site: Collected Curious
Sequential Art Wikipedia Page