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It's uncanny, because it's not just that he's a bad artist, it's that he has literally no idea how his art is supposed to work -- he has no clue how an action scene is supposed to be drawn, or how to show depth in perspective, or a million other little tricks that I don't know about because I'm not an artist, but when they're just not there the whole thing can't help but look like an untalented 10-year-old's scribblings on a cheap Paint app. Except not exactly, because there's so much painstaking work and attention to detail put into each terrible frame that it's obvious a determined adult is trying very, very hard.
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Kalas posted:Why the hell did you have to link that. I reached the boat part, and it's like watching the biggest train wreck in history coming together. I've lost track of time now. same here, I gave myself a headache from reading this all in one setting, but I couldn't put it down
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Found my favorite page: http://hitmen.thecomicseries.com/comics/101/
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D1Sergo posted:Found my favorite page: http://hitmen.thecomicseries.com/comics/101/ I'm currently technically homeless/unemployed (gently caress yeah, graduating) and crashing at my girlfriend's. So of course I had to link this to her. I haven't been forced to suck any toes yet. Yet.
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Brainamp posted:Or star citizens. Star Citizens fanbase is great, for Star Citizen.
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I started reading Hitmen for Destiny because of the discussion, and I thought it was pretty entertaining. Then I reached Passion, Lies, and Fungus. 
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DrakePegasus posted:I started reading Hitmen for Destiny because of the discussion, and I thought it was pretty entertaining. Then I reached Passion, Lies, and Fungus. It's an old school door slamming farce, it's great
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Thorsby is straight up a modern master of the farce who for some reason is writing fantasy webcomics instead of stage plays. Stage adaptations of either Passion, Lies, and Fungus or Lies, Sisters and Wives would work so ridiculously well.
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I really tried, guys, but it's just too loving ugly for my weak-willed self.
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Malpais Legate posted:I really tried, guys, but it's just too loving ugly for my weak-willed self. I also tried. The single panels stacked vertically drove me nuts and I couldn't do it.
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Nov 26, 2018 14:56
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Yeah, I just wound up taking to scrolling through Thorsby’s stuff whenever it was posted in the “bad” webcomics thread. I know everyone else praises it for the writing, but I really just can’t get past the art style.
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Nov 26, 2018 16:19
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I'm not sure which side of the fence I come down on yet, but the big head style reminds me of old LucasArts adventures.
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I bounced off thorsby a couple times before it sank in, up until then I assumed everyone was being super ironic and it was another pupkin scenario
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Regalingualius posted:Yeah, I just wound up taking to scrolling through Thorsby’s stuff whenever it was posted in the “bad” webcomics thread. I know everyone else praises it for the writing, but I really just can’t get past the art style. it's unreadable for me
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Nov 26, 2018 16:58
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My Lovely Horse posted:I'm not sure which side of the fence I come down on yet, but the big head style reminds me of old LucasArts adventures. I'm sure Maniac Mansion in particular has been a big influence. If you did a Let's Play of Maniac Mansion by just taking a bunch of screenshots and then posting them one after the other, it'd look a lot like a Thorsby comic. 
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DrakePegasus posted:I started reading Hitmen for Destiny because of the discussion, and I thought it was pretty entertaining. Then I reached Passion, Lies, and Fungus. Yeah I just read the whole thing last night and it's fantastic. The weird part is that while the art is bad, the composition is often quite good, especially during action scenes. He's pretty good at selling motion.
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Malpais Legate posted:I really tried, guys, but it's just too loving ugly for my weak-willed self. I feel you because its so, so ugly but it really is actually great, i recommend pushing through if you can.
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Nov 26, 2018 19:20
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Say what you will about Thorsby's art, his grasp of anatomy is incredible. Just not human anatomy.
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Nov 26, 2018 19:35
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Nobody draws better Castration Planet citizens than him
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Nov 26, 2018 19:43
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lmao at people saying Thorsby is too ugly to read in the fuckin' OotS thread of all places. 
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But that's the point, isn't it? Order of the Stick might be literal stick figures, but Rich is enough of an artist that you aren't constantly thinking "man, this looks like absolute garbage." Full disclosure, I read through Hitmen of Destiny and most of Accidental Space Spy, so I do appreciate the guy's stories, but holy poo poo. It doesn't look like he's even interested in learning how to draw.
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I think they are comparable, hod is terrible but it's bright and colorful and focuses well on the deranged monster design and low affect characters.
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Otherkinsey Scale posted:Say what you will about Thorsby's art, his grasp of anatomy is incredible. Next panel to this made me actually laugh out loud. Can’t wait till this is finished and I can read it all through in one go again.
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You can't look at the many hundreds of distinct creatures and monsters that have clear thought put into them and say Thorsby doesn't know how to draw. What you don't like is his chosen style. Which is fine. But youre wrong if you think he doesn't have some sort of artistic talent.
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ConfusedUs posted:oh thank god Rich is OK That means that the IFC might not actually know what they're messing with.
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wdarkk posted:That means that the IFC might not actually know what they're messing with.
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wdarkk posted:That means that the IFC might not actually know what they're messing with. Or they missed the mind wipe and are in the process of going a bit crazy
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dreadmojo posted:Slightly terrified lol at the tadpole line Elemental chaos and sentience don't mix well
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wdarkk posted:That means that the IFC might not actually know what they're messing with. I guess both they and Sabine actually didn't know about the gates until Nale got the story. Neat. That means their plan is probably more wrong-headed than it is a big ol' long con. Also glad that Durkon is being resurrected by Hilgya. Looking forward to the next couple strips, though I'm not sure how the vampire wrap-up can possibly follow up on the latest... 21 strips. Whoa. E: Though I guess Tiamat is the only evil god with whom they've been directly in touch, and one who's been suggested to have a scheme involving the purple quiddity that isn't the gambit Thor and Loki are trying to pull. Maybe they're actually trying to save this world for evil's sake, by working to create a more malleable unsponsored god? Zulily Zoetrope fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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dreadmojo posted:Slightly terrified lol at the tadpole line Slaadi tadpoles turn into full Slaad in a few minutes. It's pretty gross. 
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It's nice that they both are looking out for their families. Death must be a lot less tragic when you can actually get reliable contact with your lost loved ones. Although on the other hand people who can't let go would probably be even worse.
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SlothfulCobra posted:It's nice that they both are looking out for their families. Death must be a lot less tragic when you can actually get reliable contact with your lost loved ones. thats pretty much the classic lead in to necromancy
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