Eating Grass

[lothofkalroth]

#1 when you're down and outhttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue1.png
#2 cannonball!http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue2-1.png
#3 Sorcery!http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue3.png
#4
not-so-sneaky attackhttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/framework-1.png
#5 dragonbreathhttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue5.png
#6 pearls before swinehttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue6-1.png
#7 copyright infringement?http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue7.png


i know it's no OOTS, but this is my first try at a webcomic

criticism is welcome! :smallsmile:

Many thanks to Rich Burlew for obvious reasons, Bloodyredcommie, for the help with inkscape, and Sneak for getting me noticed!

[Szilard]

I like the last panel.:smallsmile:

[Sneak]

I see you took my advice. :P

Anyway, bravo.

[lothofkalroth]

i did indeed, thnx sneak! and you too Szilard! :smallsmile:

[Mee]

This is great, the last panel made me laugh. So, if you continue to make these, I will read them.
Just thought you should know. :smallwink:

[Nibleswick]

With my great mental powers, I see that this comic has great potential.:smallbiggrin:

[Sensate]

Mmm, good. Easy to follow, nice jokes and the art is okay.

(I see some small letters where capital letters should be - call me a nitpick, but it makes the comic look like it's made in a rush)

[Bayar]

As long as you dont blatantly break th 4th wall, I will be watching this.

[lothofkalroth]

kool, i'm glad there are people who actually find this amusing (and as i said, criticism is always welcome, even the nitpicky kind) :smallsmile:

[lothofkalroth]

i'm not sure how often i can get them up though, summer is still 2 months away, and i currently have 3 AP classes in school, so i don't have a ton of free time, but i'll do the best i can :smallbiggrin:

[Black Mage]

If this first strip is any indication, I see great things from this comic. Keep up the good work

[Vasha6789]

The last panel made me lol. This is pretty good. I'm looking forward to the new ones.

[JasonDoomsblade]

Lawl. Those poor fighters.

[lothofkalroth]

#1http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue1.png
#2http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/A_light_in_the_Dark/issue2-1.png

woohoo! number two! not as funny, but much more plot relevant! yay!:smallsmile:

[Vasha6789]

Ewww...the drool in his mouth splashed...

[Catharsis]

Quite funny, actually. The colors are a bit garish, and you might want to run it through a spellchecker, but the pacing is good, and the characters have an original feel to them.

Oh, and I suggest you edit your first post to show all comics you've done so far, not just the first one. That way, people don't have to dig through the discussion thread to read the story.

EDIT: One more thing, the relative size between the (gnome wizard?) and the (human rogue?) seems to vary from panel to panel. I presume that's not intentional.

[JasonDoomsblade]

The mysterious green glowing guy looks kinda like Nameless.

[XenoTherapy]

The mysterious green glowing guy looks kinda like Nameless.

Heh. So it does.

[someonenonotyou]

hey i like this it funny so far and pirates i have a feeling this comic is going to be really good

[lothofkalroth]

lol, i guess it does, but i assure you it is not. I appreciate u guys actually reading this, i figured it would never get off the ground.

More issues to come! :smallbiggrin:

[Vasha6789]

Ooh, a mysterious robed magic-user. I am intrigued.

[KingofParades]

EDIT: One more thing, the relative size between the (gnome wizard?) and the (human rogue?) seems to vary from panel to panel. I presume that's not intentional.

Then again, if it WAS intentional (Or he just rolled with it now that it's pointed out...) that would probably be pretty cool.

[lothofkalroth]

Then again, if it WAS intentional (Or he just rolled with it now that it's pointed out...) that would probably be pretty cool.

maybe it was, maybe it wasn't... it's a MYSTERY!!!!

[lothofkalroth]

UPDATE!!! #3 is golden brown, fresh out of the oven!

[Wreckingrocc]

Nice fireball from the foot.

[Uncle Festy]

Huh.
Make the text bigger - it's barely legible as is, and if you make it any smaller, as you did for Reduce Person - or even just saying something less important - it flat out can't be read.

[Vasha6789]

At first I thought he said "raped without mercy". I'm glad he didn't... Raping stalks of wheat?:smallconfused:

[Wreckingrocc]

I use 12 Font and export 90 DPI. It looks about right. So, if you use 90 DPI, use 12 font. Otherwise, make sure that the font size times the resolution is 1080.

[Vasha6789]

By the way, 5 bonus points for Monty Python reference.

[Wreckingrocc]

Where was that?

[Vasha6789]

Where was that?

What, the reference? "I'll bite your kneecaps off"

[lothofkalroth]

Tired N' Drowzy I use 12 Font and export 90 DPI. It looks about right. So, if you use 90 DPI, use 12 font. Otherwise, make sure that the font size times the resolution is 1080.

thanks for the tip!

(and the MP reference may have been too small to be legible lol)

[Vasha6789]

thanks for the tip!

(and the MP reference may have been too small to be legible lol)

Kinda. I have good internet vision, though. If that makes any sense.

[Wreckingrocc]

thanks for the tip!

(and the MP reference may have been too small to be legible lol)

No problem :smallwink:

Yeah, looking back, I found it. it was pretty small.

[lothofkalroth]

*sniff* smell the minty freshness of my new comic! SMELL IT! :smallsmile:

[Wreckingrocc]

Text looks much better.

[lothofkalroth]

thanx, i took ur advice

[DJcombo]

Enjoyable comic. I wonder when the real hero will be introduced...

[Vasha6789]

I like how both Loth and Archus completely ignore the little guy still slashing at Archus' legs.

[lothofkalroth]

new issue peopleses!

[lothofkalroth]

wow, nobody? you guys are gonna make me cry...:smallfrown: oh well, im working on the next one...

[Lyinginbedmon]

Go spellcasters :smallbiggrin:

Seriously, if you can't levitate at least 3-1/2 pounds of mass at a useable velocity, I'm not really interested in your brain.

[MrEdwardNigma]

Drawing style: 8
Humour: 4
Originality: 2
Plot: 4

Off to grade the other webcomics, despite the fact that nobody cares what I think!

[Vasha6789]

Drawing style: 8
Humour: 4
Originality: 2
Plot: 4

Off to grade the other webcomics, despite the fact that nobody cares what I think!

Ignore this guy, he's just a tool.

[Quincunx]

What? He gave the time and the unbiased feedback. How is that rudeness?

This looks like the sort of webcomic I'd visit once per five updates or so, a la Looking for Group: there's a story developing bit by bit, and I'm the sort of hungry reader who likes to chew through a lot of plot every time I read. I don't mind the lack of 'zinger' or closing comment in every comic, since that's much easier to achieve with a pure comedy comic, but that might be what some people are calling 'slow' pacing. Those zinger moments will get easier to find once we readers know more about the characters and can anticipate their reactions--and sometimes be surprised by their reactions.

[lothofkalroth]

What? He gave the time and the unbiased feedback. How is that rudeness?

This looks like the sort of webcomic I'd visit once per five updates or so, a la Looking for Group: there's a story developing bit by bit, and I'm the sort of hungry reader who likes to chew through a lot of plot every time I read. I don't mind the lack of 'zinger' or closing comment in every comic, since that's much easier to achieve with a pure comedy comic, but that might be what some people are calling 'slow' pacing. Those zinger moments will get easier to find once we readers know more about the characters and can anticipate their reactions--and sometimes be surprised by their reactions.

you put exactly what i was thinking into words much more eloquently and succinctly than i ever could have. Thank you. (and thank you too for defending me Vasha) :smallsmile:

[Wreckingrocc]

It seems like he always gives 8-10 on art, 1-5 on humor, 1-5 on plot, and 1-5 on originality...

[Vasha6789]

Ehh, I'm too cynical these days. I assume everyone does everything for the sake of nastyness.

[lothofkalroth]

Ok, for those of you who actually read this regularly, i swear the next one's coming! I've been really busy with stage crew, but #6 should be out in the next few days.

Sincerely,

ME! :smallsmile:

[DJcombo]

good, i cant wait

[lothofkalroth]

New Comic! See? I do not lie! :smallbiggrin:

[DJcombo]

somebody sure is taking a while to put up a new comic...

[lothofkalroth]

yeah, i know, i'm sorry guys (and possibly gals) i've been up to my neck in stuff to do, i've worked three stage crew shows in the last week, i have two AP tests in a row to study for, (I already took the Calculus one) and prom is coming up, so i need to scrape together over $230 just to pay for it. the first frame of 7 is done, only 5 more to go, it'll be out ASAP

thanx for reading!

- josh

[lothofkalroth]

yay! new post!!! i'm sorry it took so long, but i've been really busy, Enjoy!

[someonenonotyou]

yeah eating grass is back and still funny
you know what you need a better banner
To Inkscape
*goes to work on banner*

[Vasha6789]

Hell Yeah Legend Of The Hidden Temple!

[DJcombo]

wonder when this next comic will get done...

[Wreckingrocc]

Would that last remark be considered necromancy?

[The Gremlin]

Would that last remark be considered necromancy?

Hey, Touch of Fatigue is necromancy, too.
And so is this post.
I'm watching this thread, Lothofkalroth. Just so you know.