Let's start off easy, with "Saikira". To those that are unaquainted with just how good online comics can get, some may mistakenly think this horror of the web is acceptable. I admit that when I first visited the site I too fell in love with its flashy look.
I noticed the banner linked up off of Megatokyo. Who wouldn't be enticed by these kinds of banners? So I click, very excited about new comic-goodness. And I'm confronted by a really cool lookin' site. Illusions, illusions! The site really isn't that great and contains about thismuch information. I really hated the overall look and navigation. But the homepage's top banner is animated. Who doesn't like things on websites that a animated, with the exception of geocities' personal pages? Dynamic html catches the eye, proudly and loudly proclaiming: "THIS page had extra effort put into it. I know what the hell I'm doing on the net because I can make a really cool webpage."
The homepages's top banner really had me hooked. It had a style of art that reminded me of the art site Tourniquet. A little weird and creepy, but oddly cute. It was colorful as well and I'm a big fan of color comics. I liked the gritty-film feel of the site.
And then I read the comic and proceeded to gouge out my eyes. The creator, Mike Kirouff, can't possibly be taking this seriously. The comic starts off with a series of comic strips done the typical way, but appear to have epilepsy due to twitchy flash-induced lines. If that wasn't bad enough, the art is disproportioned and underdeveloped. From the very beginning, the story has no plot or direction. The pages don't seem to logically connect to each other and the dialouge is crude and elementary. I was disgusted by the turn of events around page three.
The comic improved somewhat by page 23, but continues to remain confusing in terms of plot. I enjoyed the addition of music to accompany the videos, but the music was simple and after a few seconds of listening it begins to grate on the nerves. Nevertheless, I think that it would be better to keep up music for everypage, instead of just some.
I think the thing about this site the most was that I had such hope for this. The art looked like it could be cool, but the last video remined me of slapped together half-assed work. If Mike would put some more work into this, he could have a great comic.
The homepages's top banner really had me hooked. It had a style of art that reminded me of the art site Tourniquet. A little weird and creepy, but oddly cute. It was colorful as well and I'm a big fan of color comics. I liked the gritty-film feel of the site.
And then I read the comic and proceeded to gouge out my eyes. The creator, Mike Kirouff, can't possibly be taking this seriously. The comic starts off with a series of comic strips done the typical way, but appear to have epilepsy due to twitchy flash-induced lines. If that wasn't bad enough, the art is disproportioned and underdeveloped. From the very beginning, the story has no plot or direction. The pages don't seem to logically connect to each other and the dialouge is crude and elementary. I was disgusted by the turn of events around page three.
The comic improved somewhat by page 23, but continues to remain confusing in terms of plot. I enjoyed the addition of music to accompany the videos, but the music was simple and after a few seconds of listening it begins to grate on the nerves. Nevertheless, I think that it would be better to keep up music for everypage, instead of just some.
I think the thing about this site the most was that I had such hope for this. The art looked like it could be cool, but the last video remined me of slapped together half-assed work. If Mike would put some more work into this, he could have a great comic.
All in all? This comic is not worth your time and is taking up valuable patronage that other good sites deserve.
