I found her effort glamorous and enchanting! And I enjoyed the comic she made so far, until she moved it to another site. It's understandable that she wanted more money - I have no objection on her reasons.

But it's not moved. *^^*

It's still with Dark Blue Comics for a while until the time is right to expand outwards. I'm really glad you like what you've seen so far.

Well, wrong vocabulary, I used.

I should say that you continued the addition pages in pateon or wherever that site is called.

And I appreciated of how clear the details you put in those pages, even down to the furs.

Mmmhmm, that was necessary, and actually ABD's brilliant idea. This way I could team up with other artists and offer even more rewards for my supporters. ^^ Now I can offer more art, even a one-page hilarious comic strip, "The Shallows". *^^*

The depths is excellent by far.

It does have a refreshing change.

I think it is entirely unique from every other webcomic out there. *^^*

It is at that.

That be true. I haven't seen too many comics that take place in Taihiti. Actually, I haven't seen ANY comics that take place there. LOL.

Well, some of the old 1930s ones did. *^^*

Oh, okay. Well, I'm old but not THAT old. LOL.

It's amazing so far <3 I'm planning on writing a full review of the first chapter in a journal here once it's complete

The first chapter hopefully will be done in 6-8 months, definitely in 2019. ^^ I know it's been slow going but it's about to get a lot better, more drama, more danger...and death. *^^*

well normally like to read about 5 chapters (maybe 50 pages?) in before I rate...

Concept seems to be girl meets boy/world, which maybe decent if done right 1 star
character development: well she was born with just her mother raising her/village friends... all we have is backstory so far not much for leil... 1/2 star

character interaction: well lacking cause again not too many characters and enough dialogue between them. 1/2 star

graphics: amazing 1 star

world/plot building: there is some attention to detail, with the ropes, holding their breath in water, etc, but decent. Also date/time stamp is helpful. 1 star the plot is building.

4/5 pretty good, but a little heavy on the sex scenes. Not bad I expect great things from you all one day.

And that's definitely my fault, about the characterizations. *^^*

I realize this is Leilani's story, from her viewpoint and recollections, but I neglected to have the full equalization of characters throughout. *^^* That will change within a few months, but first I wanted Leilani and David to share an intensely romantic, sexy and powerful scene together...

Because it's about to get very bad soon...

thank you so much for your feedback. *otter hugs*

No shame either~ letting them fun bags hang out

Yes, yes, I know, breasts on every page. *giggles*

I've very much enjoyed the comic. Its underwater theme is very rare to see in a comic, and it has a good story going for it so far! It's a bit early to say much else, but still, what I've seen of it thusfar, makes me want to see more!

The underwater theme, I admit, was from Michael Turner's "Fathom" series. *^^*

Most of Chapter One is going to take place underwater. ^^ Romance, yes, and so much danger...

Thank you! *^^*

I'm enjoying the depths a lot. The art and story really pulls you in

I assure you, also, the story is about to get so much more awesome. *^^*

Glad you're enjoying!

Its just a shame what happens between her and David is a foregone conclusion. They looked really happy together.

Well... that won't happen for a while, and...oh who knows? I may do re-writes. *^^*

Heh...okay. Looking forward to what might happen next then.

Well, when Leilani is talking Thierry earlier, she never actually says what happened to David, only that she loved him and he's no longer there.

Exactly. *^^*

We writers have to keep up the suspense to a certain degree. (I need to learn to be a bit better at it myself, though.)

And realize that their work is not gold and CAN be modified at times. *^^*

That's true. I'm continually modifying my stories. The story I'm currently working on has been re-written at least 5 times as I try to make it say what I want, in the manner I want it said.

It is somewhat interesting, it reminds me of the old 1920'-30' books and movies. Interesting, nice to read but certain not block busting (whatever that means.)

and that's exactly what I was going for, the vintage South Seas comics. *^^*

I'm sorry if it's not really spectacular just yet, but I think once the story shifts into high gear, you'll find it much more entertaining.

It's fun to read and really lovely artwork. I can't wait to see how tings go.

They're going to get very hot soon. *^^*

And then very deadly...

The detail level is fantastic

Layout, poses, brilliant colors and scenery, I agree.

These two artists have really made magic with my words in a way I never could. *^^*

All round, loving it so far. The art is very good, with excellent detail and scenes, the story and characters are developing nicely and keeping me hooked and it’s updating at a good rate. :)

Thank you so much! *^^*

Well, your artwork is outstanding, first of all. You really make me believe that there are anthropomorphic sea otters, (as well as my disbelief will suspend, anyway.) And your characters are so beautiful! As far as I'm concerned, your Leilani is Leilani.

KJ's colors are super! I understand that underwater scenes are particularly difficult. Well, I have no difficulty believing that Lani and David are underwater in the last few pages. She is really good!
...and let me just say, I've been following KJ here and on SoFurry, (not enough there lately), and I know she's been having a really tough time lately, but she still turns out this kind of work! KJ is amazing. If I ever get to meet her, I just want to give her a great, big, otter-grade hug! ...except I think that would hurt her, which is the last thing I'd ever wanna do, so maybe less squeeze and more cuddle, if she's into that.

Now the story is by Leilani, so what can I say! She is one of -- if not the -- top writer in Furry today. I have nothing but admiration for her. (Okay, maybe a little jealousy. Just a little bit.) I'm looking forward to more of this story!

I just wish I had money to invest in the comic's Patreon myself.

Registering at Top Webcomics and giving us votes is more than enough, otter.
*wet otter hugs*

I like it. It's well written, well drawn and colored wonderfully well.

I like it because one, not only has it begun to help improve my art for any sea otter characters, canines, ect., two, I have found another sea otter character I love (other than Leilani), and three, it tells her original story of how it was meant to be. Which is why I vote on it everyday.

I read a lot of glowing reviews of the comic on this journal and I guess I might be the first stick in the mud, but I'm also an extreme critic and I want to be honest.

So first of all, I don't believe you can really give a comic a good review without at least 100 pages. 27 pages in, I can't get a good read but my first impressions are essentially this:

1/3 or so of the comic so far is sexual or focusing on the physical in some way (full body shots with little or no dialogue). Which is fine, the art is very good and the scenes decent enough but there isn't much to be said here. It just feels like the 'hook' is less the characters and more the art, visuals and of course sex. As to be expected in most adults only comics.

As for the setting so far, I find the attempt at surrealism such as putting anthros into this sort of context to be somewhat contrived. Mixing the real and historical world with these extremely surreal concepts comes off very forced. I love fantasy but it just clashes so much when you try to firmly ground it in historical reality. There's a difference between suspending disbelief and actually just replacing humans in history with anthropomorphic animals, especially if they retain their animal traits. It might be a little more believable if say, they were exactly like humans but just represented as animals? But even so, the concepts don't mesh well. I think a better alternative would be to either have the setting be far in the past so it seems mythological, in the future, or somewhere other than our history. I know it's fantasy but there needs to be a grounding in reality and having the world inhabited with anthros without that being the first thing addressed is very difficult to accept. But maybe this is just me, something I have trouble negotiating in my brain.

For the characters and story again I don't have a good grasp on this one because of the limited amount of real dialogue and interactions. There hasn't been much to go on that gives me an idea of where the comic is going or what it intends to be. I think it has potential. However, right now I would say that it feels like a generic girl-solider love story in its present (solider visits at times, needs to go off to war, woman is frustrated, etc.), and then a tragic little mermaid tale in the flashback (woman sees strange men, immediately captivated by one, tragic love story), with a sexual hook and nudity. Now that isn't meant to be insulting, but so far compelling isn't how I would describe the story or the concept. It feels like a generic compilation sailor love story, but with furries. Which is fine and has potential but it needs a little more. This is just my initial take.

For my part in particular as additional feedback, I think the flashback is what made me feel somewhat reductive about the story. Flashbacks can be useful but they're used a lot and tend to be better if kept shorter. When you introduce a character that we don't even know (the guy), have the main character have sex with him, and then immediately she's off in a flashback it's a shift in time that leaves someone like me wondering: Why didn't you just start there in the first place? Was the flashback necessary? Or, is it that the hook was the sex scene which again is fine but it mostly just distracted me more than adding to my interest in the comic's future (and to be honest, I quickly forgot about the first guy. I remember David but can't remember the other's name!). I think a better way to go about a flashback like that would maybe be just to introduce her and within the first page or two have her thrown into the flashback or even just start the story with her further back in time and then throw it 16 years into the future rather than using the flashback. I know I'm rambling about the flashback, it's just a very overused piece of media in both writing and movies that I feel really interrupts story flow. I would like to see more forward momentum or just a different approach.

So with all of this said it's definitely visually appealing, I like the designs and how the settings look and how that is all being portrayed. But as for the concept and the story it feels contrived and uses a lot of very common themes and techniques without building it's own unique identity (yet). It feels like a couple well known concepts but anthropomorphized and sexualized. I want to emphasize this isn't necessarily a bad thing it's just going to need to really push something to develop a uniqueness, especially with it not even having a unique setting or history.

I hope this didn't come off as aggressive or insulting in any way. If I didn't think the story has potential, I wouldn't have given a decently lengthy review :) I think this story definitely can go places. It's just going to take some effort for it to develop a really satisfying and engaging identity.

Thanks, and take care!

I realize the story has hardly gotten off the ground, and it will be somewhat formulaic to the yesteryear South Seas comics/movies we all grew up watching. *^^* I will be writing everything, and if you've followed my work at all in the past, you know I love telling stories, and have a unique way of bringing erotica into the mix just enough to keep the story pleasing. ^^

I appreciate this "glowing" review. It certainly has me thinking how to make the story even bolder and not too convoluted. *^^*

I am glad you took it at face so well as in depth critique. Sometimes people get a little upset, and I'm very pleased to see your reaction. I look forward to seeing how it turns out!

I have to take the bad reviews with the good. ^^ My goal is to please the majority, obviously. I would be worried if more people came forward and had problems like you did. But again, the story is just getting started. *^^*

Oh, and for a historical furry aspect webcomic, Lackadaisy actually nails it very well. *^^* So, the answer to "Can furries seamlessly interact within a "real world" from a history standpoint?" is definitely "yes" when it comes to Lackadaisy. Now...can "The Depths" have the same success, we will see! ^^

So far I think the comic is beautifully well done, and I'm looking forward to the next installment.

Thank you so much for the kind words. *^^*

i like it . great characters with a decent backstory

I WILL be getting more of the characters more involved soon. *^^*