The creators are: Chad Youngblut (what a name) and Tony Palmisano
The web comic reviewer is none other that me: Antione Strife ( Yeah, my name too)
UPDATES: 1-2 times week
Now cut me slack while try to get back in the groove of things here. FAILED OBJECTIVE is web comic I wanted to see more of before I reviewed it. Now remember I rate things as is and won't go out of my way to praise or crush someone work unless if they really deserve it. If a web comic is very popular and I don't like it it just means I don't get it but they must be doing something right. Now let us begin...
PROS: this comic is some easy reading. Up dates at least twice week. Nothing really goes over your head, the laughs are minimal but they are there. When the creators hit on a joke though it's a riot. ( Check out his May 4 update!) This comic is drawn well enough and the colors do their job. There are links to some of the best web comics online and there is an interesting blog to tune to when updates seem sparse. The site is well put together with comicpress and wordpress.
CONS: This comic somewhat reminds me of most others online I've seen but it's not annoying like most of them ether. Who's who? Unless if you have read this for awhile you can't find out who the characters are. I almost think every web comic deserves a profile page some where on their site.
LAST WORD: This web comic is definitely worth a look. The site is fast no pop ups and previous post are easy to find. You would be surprized how many web comics get that wrong. While I had fun reading this comic for awhile... once the laughs were spread too far between updates and I knew nothing about the characters I was left at a empass.
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1 comment:
Greetings, Antione.
I want to thank you for reviewing our comic and address some of your comments. Before I do that, however, a slight correction: Chad's last name is spelled "Youngblut." BTW: Chad lives not too far away from your new residence. He's in Mt. Dora.
Now, then. The May 4th update you really like? We thought it was the worst of that series :-) We were debating whether to put it up because it was so bad. In the end, that ended up being exactly why we put it up. I figured as bad as it was, there would be some folks out there who liked it, and why not put it up for them? You're not the first one who said they really liked it. As of this moment, it's the only one of the series that got any comments. I guess Chad and I were wrong about that one.
Concept: Neither of us claim to be all that original. Chad hadn't really used his artistic ability very seriously for a long time and felt his skills were atrophying. He had wanted to do a comic for a long time and suggested the two of us do one together. However, we had no idea what it should be about. He reminded me that you should write about what you know, so we decided to (very) loosely base it on ourselves. The characters change up because I felt it would be more interesting that way, and because there are certain plot points I don't think would fit with certain characters. But you're right: it's tough to tell the players without a score sheet.
Art: I think Chad and I both agree with you there. I think if you look really close, though, you will see some development of the art over time. However, most of Chad's development has been in how quickly he can draw the characters now. What I think slows him up sometimes is when he has to draw poses and objects he hasn't drawn before. I think he'll develop more as continue to do this. Along with that, I hope my writing develops, too :-)
Readership: I appreciate your comments here. One of my pet peeves is poor spelling and grammar. When I catch a mistake in a previous comic, I make note of it and ask Chad to go back and correct it when he gets a chance. You're spot on about needing a profile page. I had intended to put one of those together around the end of last year but never got around to it -- and for no good reason, really. A couple weeks ago, I decide to take another shot at it over the Memorial Day weekend. So, your comments there are very timely. Chad is working on a site redesign, so I'm figuring on debuting the profile page with the redesign. Although, I'm not sure when Chad will be done with that.
Entertainment: Yeah... I admit to not being able to consistently come up with punch lines. I tend to rely a lot on situational humor instead. Instead of a big "ha-ha" and moving on, I usually stretch a situation into several parts and try to make each one a little funny. However, there are several we've done that really make me laugh. The Detour comics are our attempt to better develop the one-off big laugh.
Anyway, I can't really argue with what you have to say here. I agree with a good deal of it and I think Chad would, too. Thank you for taking the time to read our stuff and comment on it.
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