Originally Posted by
CharlesM
My first impression of your website was much more positive than my first impression of your comic book was, after I downloaded the PDF copy that you guys provided a link to on your site.
The website is very clean, nicely done. It engages my eye, well, and yields a somewhat soothing feeling just to sit and look at it.
The comic book in PDF format (which is my personal favorite format for a comic book, these days, by the way), brings a lettering issue to the fore very quickly. The choice of fonts for the lettering was not a good choice.
The coloring is decent. The art is not nearly as lovely as the artist, though. On the website, under the Creators section, you should consider bringing Dimitris section up side by side with Ana's section. The front page of the site is geared towards wide monitor screens, but the Creators section is geared toward smaller screens. Why?
The art is sufficient to tell the story, visually, in any event. But, it doesn't draw me into it. Perhaps the story will. I haven't read the comic, yet. I've only downloaded and browsed it, at this point.
Generally speaking, the speech bubbles are not particularly engaging, as a form of visual craft. The thought balloon on page 8 is a positive exception to the rest of the dialogue balloons. The text narrative boxes, you did a better job with, tha the dialogue balloons.
Before I read the story at length, though, I can already tell you - the lettering is the real villain, here. I don't want to read it, before I even start. That font makes your dialogue bubbles look cramped. The first speech bubble has dialogue that catches my eye, so that part of it interests me, but overall, the art and coloring are geared toward a subdued feeling. Not sure if that's what was aimed for, or not.
Utilize a different font for the lettering, and the quality of the visuals will rise, I think.
I'll get back to you on the story.