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WILD WEBCOMIC REVIEW!
I wanted to get at least one more review batch out this year, and right near the end, here it comes. This time I'm actually going to be taking up some alt-comics by many of the same artists I already read comics from. Well, mostly, you'll see. In the meantime, let's get started with my Christmas present to you, my readers.
266. Subhuman Sanctum - Corridor Realms is the home to at least 4 comics, this one, Vine, Blood Professors, and the main comic, Twilight Lady. While the artists for them vary, the writer is the same guy, so the comics tend to be very similar. Except Subhuman Sanctum is different. The other comics are far more serious and it's. . . not. It's not not serious, if that makes sense, but it's definitely lighter than the other comics, especially versus Twilight Lady. It still tries to delve into higher ideas, but it's not as dark. Frankly I find the entire comic to be, actually quite good. It's a refreshing perspective and I find myself enjoying it quite a bit. Worth reading.
267. Cherry - Footloose is the quasi-fantasy comic I've had on the read list for a long time now, but haven't said all that much about because, well I'm not sure, just hasn't come up. Magical Transvestite Cherry (full title, kind of a mouthful) is a bonus/prequel comic to Footloose itself focusing around the only male magical girl in the dojo of at the center of the comic. Which means that it really doesn't stand up that well on it's own. Oh, it works, but it really needs Footloose itself to understand what's going on. In a sense, Cherry needs Footloose to work, but Footloose doesn't need Cherry. If you're a fan of Footloose, or even just a casual reader, it's worth the time, but otherwise don't bother.
268. In Here - Some time ago, the R.C. Monroe decided to change formats for his comic, Out There, shifting from daily to weekly to make time for two new comics, Cliche Flambe and In Here. All three feature the same characters, which is weird, but fun too. In Here is kind of a side story, alternate story to Out There as it plays right from some events in Out There, but does something odd. It's a mystery type story, with the question being "where the hell are they and why?" While it's only through the first part (it hasn't updated since April due to life issues), I am completely sucked in and wondering what is going on, but with few clues it's hard to know. Still, it is worth reading even without knowing Out There, but there's a thing on the last page that does need Out There to understand.
269. Broodhollow - Kris Straub is the creator of Chainsawsuit and Starslip, which he ended probably to do this comic. And it's amazing. I complained back in my Genre Savvy article about not having many examples of actual Horror to reference, well now I have. Broodhollow looks great, even if it is just using Starslip's character design, but then come the monsters and ghosts which all look incredible. The story and mystery around the comic hook the reader and refuse to let go. Though I do a rather rapid archive dive, I can see the cliffhanger moments and they grabbed me just as hard. This is a great comic and one that will likely sit on my read list for some time to come.
270. Bloodstain - Stjepan Sejic is amazing and prolific artist. As well as being the man behind Sunstone (NSFW), he's got at least 3 print comics out there, dose cover art for other comics, and the occasional guest strip. But did you know his wife draws too? Yeah, this only kind of fits the theme, but Bloodstain is Linda Sejic's comic, and it's actually quite good. The story is probably the most mundane of them all, a young woman simply trying to hold down a job, but it's well done and fun. The art is also incredible, being JUST shy of Stjepan's art, so much so that it's often hard to tell the difference. It's on Deviant Art, which I've complained about before, but there's no need for a mature filter here. The strips are long, just like in Sunstone, but horizontally rather than vertically, which makes it rather longer than it's 69 pages it might indicate. While updates are more sporadic than other comics, it is worth keeping an eye on.
Well there you go guys, Merrry Christmas and all that. Next week, I'll be doing a kind of year in review and set up for next year. Until then kiddies.
WILD WEBCOMIC REVIEW!
I wanted to get at least one more review batch out this year, and right near the end, here it comes. This time I'm actually going to be taking up some alt-comics by many of the same artists I already read comics from. Well, mostly, you'll see. In the meantime, let's get started with my Christmas present to you, my readers.
266. Subhuman Sanctum - Corridor Realms is the home to at least 4 comics, this one, Vine, Blood Professors, and the main comic, Twilight Lady. While the artists for them vary, the writer is the same guy, so the comics tend to be very similar. Except Subhuman Sanctum is different. The other comics are far more serious and it's. . . not. It's not not serious, if that makes sense, but it's definitely lighter than the other comics, especially versus Twilight Lady. It still tries to delve into higher ideas, but it's not as dark. Frankly I find the entire comic to be, actually quite good. It's a refreshing perspective and I find myself enjoying it quite a bit. Worth reading.
267. Cherry - Footloose is the quasi-fantasy comic I've had on the read list for a long time now, but haven't said all that much about because, well I'm not sure, just hasn't come up. Magical Transvestite Cherry (full title, kind of a mouthful) is a bonus/prequel comic to Footloose itself focusing around the only male magical girl in the dojo of at the center of the comic. Which means that it really doesn't stand up that well on it's own. Oh, it works, but it really needs Footloose itself to understand what's going on. In a sense, Cherry needs Footloose to work, but Footloose doesn't need Cherry. If you're a fan of Footloose, or even just a casual reader, it's worth the time, but otherwise don't bother.
268. In Here - Some time ago, the R.C. Monroe decided to change formats for his comic, Out There, shifting from daily to weekly to make time for two new comics, Cliche Flambe and In Here. All three feature the same characters, which is weird, but fun too. In Here is kind of a side story, alternate story to Out There as it plays right from some events in Out There, but does something odd. It's a mystery type story, with the question being "where the hell are they and why?" While it's only through the first part (it hasn't updated since April due to life issues), I am completely sucked in and wondering what is going on, but with few clues it's hard to know. Still, it is worth reading even without knowing Out There, but there's a thing on the last page that does need Out There to understand.
269. Broodhollow - Kris Straub is the creator of Chainsawsuit and Starslip, which he ended probably to do this comic. And it's amazing. I complained back in my Genre Savvy article about not having many examples of actual Horror to reference, well now I have. Broodhollow looks great, even if it is just using Starslip's character design, but then come the monsters and ghosts which all look incredible. The story and mystery around the comic hook the reader and refuse to let go. Though I do a rather rapid archive dive, I can see the cliffhanger moments and they grabbed me just as hard. This is a great comic and one that will likely sit on my read list for some time to come.
270. Bloodstain - Stjepan Sejic is amazing and prolific artist. As well as being the man behind Sunstone (NSFW), he's got at least 3 print comics out there, dose cover art for other comics, and the occasional guest strip. But did you know his wife draws too? Yeah, this only kind of fits the theme, but Bloodstain is Linda Sejic's comic, and it's actually quite good. The story is probably the most mundane of them all, a young woman simply trying to hold down a job, but it's well done and fun. The art is also incredible, being JUST shy of Stjepan's art, so much so that it's often hard to tell the difference. It's on Deviant Art, which I've complained about before, but there's no need for a mature filter here. The strips are long, just like in Sunstone, but horizontally rather than vertically, which makes it rather longer than it's 69 pages it might indicate. While updates are more sporadic than other comics, it is worth keeping an eye on.
Well there you go guys, Merrry Christmas and all that. Next week, I'll be doing a kind of year in review and set up for next year. Until then kiddies.
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