Daaamn, this is one stylish-looking comic.

Hey, thanks a lot XD.

The 2 toned style thing has been something I've been struggling with, not to mention the more basic elements of anatomy and consistency, so that means a lot. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

It's looking great so far, hopefully you'll continue improving on it if you keep it up :D Your anatomy and art consistency is excellent as well.

Haha, no problem, I think comments are the most important thing for an artist. They sure are my favorite XD

Wow this is already taking a much different turn than I expected!

haha, yeah. Page 0 was meant to be kind of abstract - the idea is that the reader is meant to forget about it as the comic goes on, and then at the very end they should hopefully remember it and go "aaaaaaahhh...."

Sort of a twist without being a twist, I suppose. let's see if it ends up working :p

It catches interest and invests the reader. My comic can at best get a reaction like....... well, your current avatar says it best: WTF

Heh, in narrative parlance, that is called a 'hook'. You It's good to catch your interest in the first sentence/paragraph. I imagine first page in this instance. A fairly common (and effective) trick is to start a story or movie off with something actiony/suspenseful, or non-linear. I suppose that's what I did, and its awesome to hear some feedback like that XD.

However, you seem entirely too hard on yourself. Perhaps you are too close to your own work... often, our harshest critics are ourselves, and we can tend to view our own work as weaker than what it really is. In fact, we have essentially started our comics off in exactly the same manner, with the protagonist reflecting on a moment of significance. The entire bodies, (i imagine in your case as well) is essentially a flashback from the first page. It's similarly effective in your own story.

I don;t want to sound like I am an expert (I am not), or that every good story must be like this, but from what I have learned on the topic, your narrative ticks all the boxes. Traditionally, as well as your hook, you want to immediately establish the tone. You have also done this very well. Then, still early on but not necessaries immediately, you would want to establish your main character, his struggles, and the world around him. You don't have to reveal anything, just suggest at these components. This is all before you kick off into a narrative structure in Ernest. Your story accomplishes all of this. There are no "WTF" moments that I came across. What areas do you feel you didn't pull off as well as you would have liked?

I'm notorious for being hard on myself and the comic is close to me, the main character is supposed to be the past me. Pushed around by others and incredibly shy, yup, totally the old me! If you think I'm a castrated spineless whimp now, take a look at my old self ! <raises a thumbs up proudly> I kind of want to show the evolution I went through, although I keep then thinking I might be depicting myself as some hero and that I don't deserve..... I mean, I just survived a dangerous brain surgery, not that big of a deal!

I can't even pin point any exact moments... it's like with my videos, the exact same thing. I keep thinking that (as it always goes) people will just stare at what I made with confused eyes and likely fall silent on it. I'm so used to people "not getting" what I'm even trying to say. I can't even say what the problem is, but I had this happen to me numerous times, so that I just expect that people will read it and wonder if I'm "special"....

Heh man, I'm not entirely sure where your story is heading (as it sounds kind of epic.. so many chapters :p), but FWIW what you just said above sounds like a story worth reading to me. And I wouldn't worry about overly glorifying yourself... Just go for it and tell your story :). It sounds like a big enough deal, particularly if the whole experience changed your outlook on life. People find inspiration in such things. As I said, a story worth reading.

And fair enough with the difficulty communicating... I can;t say I've encountered too much of that with you so far, but you're obviously in a better position to judge than anyone else. The good thing about this though I suppose is that you will get constant feedback on a website like this, so it could be a good community to gauge how well your message is being received.

I already predict a future where I might get backlash once I get popular. It's the thing.. you become a big name guy and all the sudden you get a lot of "fake frieds" and/or people who will hate you for being so popular. I often wondered if I shouldn't slow down my progress to remain in this comfortable zone, but I figured I shouldn't. Even if trouble will come, I should still try and go for it

There is a saying, 'haters gonna hate'. You can't please anyone, and it is often said that those who try, end up pleasing no one.

I reckon the only way to make it work is to do what you want, and let the non-constructive critisim flow off you.

Yeah, you're right

[How did I not see this]

Your characters are just...awesome looking...

This is looking absolutely amazing...keep it up <3

Why thank you for the generous words XD. I will keep it up, but unfortunately I forsee a slow period in the coming weeks. Some days I just want to pause time so I can do stuff I want to do without having to worry about life. I would buy a product or service that would allow me to do that.

And I imagine you didn't see it because you were too busy inventing your latest packet of sonic candy :)

I would love one of said products ^^
It'd be well accepted by me.

And heh well possibly yeah xD