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You KNOW this is a loaded question!

HATE.
1. Lack of fotography skills. If the shots are consistently out of focus, then I can't read on. Artistically, one could start from afar so it's fuzzy and then it ends up in focus.

2. Too many characters. It was said that one of the hardest things to do with a comic based on a team was the fact that the artist would have to draw the characters going from room to room (and so on). What I find frustrating is remembering one team from another. Recaps are always nice. Especially when it's MONTHS between parts or chapters.

3. Inconsistency. Make the text size the same UNLESS you have a reason for making it big or small. Someone yelling, sure, make it big. Whispering? Make it small. Try and keep the FONT the same too. You take someone like Cobra Commander or Overkill, I use CHILLER to give it a different effect.

4. Characters in squads that don't make sense. "Yeah, I think I'll use Shockwave and Widescope in an underwater adventure so they can use their billy clubs on shrimp..." What about BBQ in a jungle adventure (well, moreso if the COLORS don't make sense). You really think I would use a guy like BBQ in the War For Territory dio over someone like Gung Ho or Footloose?

I'll have to meditate on this.

LOVE.
1. Well thought out stories. A good storyteller can use any character, even ones we personally hate. And it is even better to not take people's assumptions for granted on how YOU see the character. It's certainly more fun to flesh characters out as to how YOU see them. There is room for stories where we 'know' the characters, but this is OUR chance to make characters deeper. Afterall, readers got to see a side of Gung Ho that's probably never been dealt with in my dio. On the other hand, Footloose was pretty cartoon-oriented, man.

2. The USE of characters. You guys KNOW that I'm not a fan of ARAH figures anymore so I tend to get distracted by the figures over the story. That's just me, mind you. I'm sure people feel the exact same way with the Themes Era and 25A. I think it's hard to show emotes w/ ARAH over the newer stuff where there are better facial molds. But a lot of you can do good w/ chars I could careless about. Related to above.

3. The ability to dios w/ minimal stuff. I come from the Luke Ellison school of dios so therefore, I build everything I can and tend to be meticulous. I know 80% of you guys ARE NOT like that and yet, it DOES NOT SHOW!!! Some of the shorter dios have been absolutely awesome! It's like, "You can shoot a real dio just doing that???" I was hoping to be the Paul Anderson of dios, but sometimes, I feel like I'm more like George Lucas. Which is why it takes me forever to get stuff done.

4. Do the stories you want. Yes, it's nice to have early feedback and people to bounce ideas off of (I do it all the time), but in the end, you have an idea and want to execute it the best way you can.

I shall meditate on more.

For the record, a LOT of you 1st timers have FAR better stuff that I did. I can't even say my 1st dio. A LOT of dios and shorts I've done SUCK ROCKS compared to what you guys have done. And I KNOW there are some of you out there who rock the single-shots but have yet to make the jump to full storyteller.

03-04-2008, 07:06 PM	#6
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	You KNOW this is a loaded question! HATE. 1. Lack of fotography skills. If the shots are consistently out of focus, then I can't read on. Artistically, one could start from afar so it's fuzzy and then it ends up in focus. 2. Too many characters. It was said that one of the hardest things to do with a comic based on a team was the fact that the artist would have to draw the characters going from room to room (and so on). What I find frustrating is remembering one team from another. Recaps are always nice. Especially when it's MONTHS between parts or chapters. 3. Inconsistency. Make the text size the same UNLESS you have a reason for making it big or small. Someone yelling, sure, make it big. Whispering? Make it small. Try and keep the FONT the same too. You take someone like Cobra Commander or Overkill, I use CHILLER to give it a different effect. 4. Characters in squads that don't make sense. "Yeah, I think I'll use Shockwave and Widescope in an underwater adventure so they can use their billy clubs on shrimp..." What about BBQ in a jungle adventure (well, moreso if the COLORS don't make sense). You really think I would use a guy like BBQ in the War For Territory dio over someone like Gung Ho or Footloose? I'll have to meditate on this. LOVE. 1. Well thought out stories. A good storyteller can use any character, even ones we personally hate. And it is even better to not take people's assumptions for granted on how YOU see the character. It's certainly more fun to flesh characters out as to how YOU see them. There is room for stories where we 'know' the characters, but this is OUR chance to make characters deeper. Afterall, readers got to see a side of Gung Ho that's probably never been dealt with in my dio. On the other hand, Footloose was pretty cartoon-oriented, man. 2. The USE of characters. You guys KNOW that I'm not a fan of ARAH figures anymore so I tend to get distracted by the figures over the story. That's just me, mind you. I'm sure people feel the exact same way with the Themes Era and 25A. I think it's hard to show emotes w/ ARAH over the newer stuff where there are better facial molds. But a lot of you can do good w/ chars I could careless about. Related to above. 3. The ability to dios w/ minimal stuff. I come from the Luke Ellison school of dios so therefore, I build everything I can and tend to be meticulous. I know 80% of you guys ARE NOT like that and yet, it DOES NOT SHOW!!! Some of the shorter dios have been absolutely awesome! It's like, "You can shoot a real dio just doing that???" I was hoping to be the Paul Anderson of dios, but sometimes, I feel like I'm more like George Lucas. Which is why it takes me forever to get stuff done. 4. Do the stories you want. Yes, it's nice to have early feedback and people to bounce ideas off of (I do it all the time), but in the end, you have an idea and want to execute it the best way you can. I shall meditate on more. For the record, a LOT of you 1st timers have FAR better stuff that I did. I can't even say my 1st dio. A LOT of dios and shorts I've done SUCK ROCKS compared to what you guys have done. And I KNOW there are some of you out there who rock the single-shots but have yet to make the jump to full storyteller.