Sunday, May 24, 2009

WEB COMIC REVIEW 017: LIL NYET THE RED MENACE



CREATORS: BENGO AND PUG? I assume they are nick names, nice touch.
WEB COMIC REVIEWER: ANTIONE STRIFE
UPDATES:N/A : But it does I think tell you how many total post there are... 250 right?

Now I normally just randomly pick a web comic to review. I will go for the ones high in page rank to obscure to balance it out. I do take request but it may take me time to get to you. Now on to web comic review... todays comic is Lil Nyet The Red Menace.

PROS: This comic looks like most of what I see on line envolving cute fuzzy animals. But I was surprized of how entertaining the story was. I never saw a comic done with a Russian theme, it was a nice change up. This comic is funny at times but what keeps this comic a joy to read is the interesting characters. Love that Baba Yaga! The characters names are easily found in the home page banner, there are even cameo appearances. Now that is original! It's even a page that tells you what the web comic is about and a content warning. YAAY!

CONS: I dont' know when for sure this comic updates. Also when I was flipping through the archives using the "previous page button" at the bottom of the page I found some kind of glitch that had me seeing the Gulitine Pile Driver page over and over again. I eventually gave up and used the top buttons "that are milestones" that show from 50-250.

LAST WORD: This web comic is pretty good. I have to thank Scarcartoonist for sending it to me. Besides that glitch above, I couldn't find too much wrong with it else except that It doesn't say how often it updates. I think it updates a couple of times a week, because when I came back to review it a day later a new page was up. There is sizable archive to read but this is basic web comic page. After you finish reading the previous post you may not have any other reason to hang around. Definitely worth reading!


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9


OVERALL SCORE: 9


CONCEPT: 9

Lil Nyet is about human ideals vs. human nature. It's also about ghost, hauntings, hell, Russia literature, tulips, and totaltarianism. Ummm... look at their "about page" for the definition. It's original to me because even though it looks similar to what you have seen it reads different from web comics that share this theme.



Art: 9.5

the art style pops! From the characters to the background; the artist did a good job here.



Color: 9

The coloring is not flashy but works. There is even slight use of shadow here .



READERSHIP: 8.5

Good grammar and spelling. No run on sentences. Easy to follow whats going on and who people are. Site is well put together. You can find milestone numbers of post to what this comic is about. I like how the creators have their characters introduced on the home page banner. Still can't get over the cameo appearance thumb nail idea lol! There is content warning that is easy to find. The one thing that urked me was when I was trying to use the lower "previous page" button. It's some glitch there or something. There could be something else on the site to entertain frequent visitors too. But if they keep updating multiple times a week I guess it won't matter.



ENTERTAINMENT: 9

There is something about this comic that makes me want to read more. The fact that it's not that funny can only mean that the characters are just plain fun to see in action--I must see what they do next.



CHANCES OF BECOMING A FAN: 9

Very good. I will keep a eye on this one. I think people will like this type of comic because it looks like that same old duck but doesn't quack like that same old duck. It would be a great cartoon if they decided to go that route. My only gripe is that this site may have a glitch with the page buttons that could drive people nuts. Maybe a daily blog or something to keep people on the site longer? It's not needed but wouldn't hurt ether.


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3 comments:

Bengo said...

Thanks for the gracious review. Tomorrow is Nyet's one year anniversary, with 260 days of updating five days a week. That makes this an especially nice surprise, as we weren't expecting a review when I sent you the page.

I agree with your complaints. Many trace to issues with our server, and we are going to debut an entirely new site in the next several weeks. I don't think I can manage another blog, but it will feature unique ways for readers -- and other webcomics -- to become involved.

I showed this review to Pug, and again, we can't thank you enough. I've said before, reviewers get much less thanks than they deserve, and we will be sharing your comments and blog with others.

Best,
Bengo and Pug
LilNyet.com
ScratchinPostComics.com

gronesy said...

Antoine,

Make sure to Stumble the post itself and not the home page of your blog.

It shows I reviewed your submission five months ago which is the blog and not the post.

Resend it.

Rainofgods said...

Thanks allot Bengo. I can't speak for other reviewers but since I've done a web comic my self and have a open mind to appreciate different types of comics I think I'm very fair with the rating of all the web comics I have seen. It is my opinion but I do try to point out what a artist and writer is doing well and where they may be able to improve. I'm glad you guys scored high you earned it. Keep up the good work!