One thing that i noticed about woke media in general, they never bother to actually portray prejudice in a realistic and grounded way, they just create a character that is nothing more than a strawman meant to represent a group that they don't like and sometimes they don't even show them doing anything bad you are just supossed to hate them because the author said so, Roger Tozer from dradnought is a texbook example of that.
What is your comic about?
I can't stand that "be gay, do crime" shit. Did it originate with Night in the Woods? Not surprising he added another sexy fetish to his sex object Asian female minors by making them also bisexual. Funny that that counts as any real representation.
I listened to a truecrime podcast on a roadtrip with my brother, and the host played audio of three black guys who murdered an 18yo woman after one raped her once in each orifice, then a second raped her. They'd gotten the other victims to swear they wouldn't call the cops, but the 18yo said fuck you I'll tell them everything. They discussed whether to kill her and how, and said to each other that that white girl is racist and will rat us out to the cops. They called a white woman racist for saying she'd tell police the truth that black men raped her. There's no helping that grudge mentality. A white woman is racist for testifying. An Asian father is racist for not opening his two minor daughter's legs for a black American. He's wearing racism colored glasses and describing what he thinks he sees.
sounds like fun.
That bubblegum art style made me think the manga was going to devolve into a 4-panel slice of life comedy. The kind where characters often state "obvious" character traits of the people they interact with, i.e., "Byun Min is the best at sports", "That's our Elliot, the brave leader", and "No one eats more than Ara. She sure is an airhead" Moe Moe Moe!
His tonality is all over the place. I feel that is not entirely his fault, though. The Japanese love to play with tone. Some artist are great at stretching the rubber band of tone back and forth but there is plenty of generic anime and manga that looks edgy but have the tummy rumbling type humor of a romcom. He was a limited pool of references it seems and as many have said, he should probably read more books out of his comfort genre zone.
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Thanks for the kind words! I was anticipating someone to tell me how the style doesn't match the narrative. Maybe that's just me overthinking.
First of all, I think based on what you said, being more cartoony and appealing to children, the art style is very fitting. I also like the pattern you used, it has a nice old comic vibe to it. The premise reminds me of Blade Runner and also a bit of Mega Man X. I would be interested in seeing more and getting more info about the characters and setting. Who knows, maybe you've got a character like Bai Dong-suk that will be a surprise hit.
This was all I was looking for from Monostar, a quick look at the idea that tells me the core and heart of the story. Your robot is beautifully drawn, it can be hard to put emotion in a machine while not making it off putting. He looks like a product that would be mass produced but the way the eyes are directed and the shape of the mouth gives me a good sense that robot has compassion.
I like the themes you brought up a lot, ESPECIALLY as a children's book because they're things that really resonate with me personally and I feel are also things I'd want my child to understand and value. Things like personal responsibility, sacrifice, standing up to authority, and holding true to your own values are what I'm sort of getting from this and I don't really feel I see enough of that. I can possibly be misreading and applying my own bias.
I don't know a lot about storytelling but to me this sounds like a hero's journey, which from my understand is an important fundamental of storytelling because it provides a structure for your hero to have personal growth. So this also feels like a good sign to me that you've put in effort in understanding story structure.
good point. i will publish in a separate pseudonym but i dont know how much of a help it can be when i am literally showing my art on here.
no just wanted to see if you'd have a freakout like Mono. I'm still trying to chase that dopamine hit from last time.
yeah I don't know how to make them bigger
well im gonna disappoint you. for now...no just wanted to see if you'd have a freakout like Mono. I'm still trying to chase that dopamine hit from last time.
yeah I don't know how to make them bigger
