Slice N' Dice (A non-OOTS-Style Comic!)

Wreckingrocc · 03-30-2008, 09:41 AM

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Special thanks to The Giant for partial inspiration and website hosting.
Special thanks to Zarah for helping me with the formatting and image hosting advice.
Special thanks to Phase for coming up with the title.

I update once every week on Sunday, or more if I have excessive amounts of free time that week. Regular updates will begin on Sunday, September 6.

Green-Shirt Q · 03-30-2008, 09:46 AM

Looks pretty good. A little overdone though, as we've seen adventuring parties fifteen-billion times before in fan-made comics.

The new style is certainly refreshing.

Also, why are the Orcs and half-orcs always the idiots. There are smart Orcs too, you know. The one in my comic is intelligent.

Bisected8 · 03-30-2008, 09:52 AM

Just to be picky, in comic number 3 it should be "the artist" not "the animator". The comic isn't an animation after all.

Wreckingrocc · 03-30-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by the_Q

Looks pretty good. A little overdone though, as we've seen adventuring parties fifteen-billion times before in fan-made comics.

The new style is certainly refreshing.

Also, why are the Orcs and half-orcs always the idiots. There are smart Orcs too, you know. The one in my comic is intelligent.

I based it on a recurring joke me and my brother had about Krusk, the orc in the player's handbook. I was gonna name the characters Krusk, Regdar, and all those people, but decided against it.

Plus, barbarians don't need intelligence, and Half-orcs/orcs get a -2.

So the orc in your comics has 16 tops, and Paladins don't even need intelligence. They need Wis for casting, Cha for turning, Str for attacking, Con for living, and maybe the lightly armored ones need Dex for dodging. They are NOT the skillmonkeys.

On a different note, I already have a lot of the jokes planned out for the next ten pages, so expect the best, and if it's not funny, then sorry.

Wreckingrocc · 03-30-2008, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bisected8

Just to be picky, in comic number 3 it should be "the artist" not "the animator". The comic isn't an animation after all.

Good point. If I see an error in the comics, I will go back and change them.

I'll change that after the contest, though, so that I can stick it in at the same time as the Title and Special thanks update.

JasonDoomsblade · 03-30-2008, 10:05 AM

Wow. This is the first non stick figure comic I've seen on the forums.

T-O-E · 03-30-2008, 10:08 AM

You use Grogg too much. Being unbelievably stupid isn't funny (well, only in reality).

Szilard · 03-30-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonDoomsblade

Wow. This is the first non stick figure comic I've seen on the forums.

Non-stickfigure, didn't brickwall do that?

Lyinginbedmon · 03-30-2008, 10:33 AM

I suppose technically speaking we could say that Brickwall's comic isn't "on the forums", since it's hosted on DeviantArt, which gives each image it's own page, rather than a filehoster and just posting the comic or a link to the image, as virtually every other comic does..

Szilard · 03-30-2008, 10:35 AM

Guess your right, maybe.
I think I saw this comic somewhere else, did you post it in the webcomics forum?

Bayar · 03-30-2008, 10:41 AM

Looks good. But try not to break the 4th wall. That is the main reason why comics lose fans. they re-use gags and stereotypes.

Waiting for a new one now

JasonDoomsblade · 03-30-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Szilard

Non-stickfigure, didn't brickwall do that?

I never read Brickwall's comic either.

Wreckingrocc · 03-30-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Szilard

I think I saw this comic somewhere else, did you post it in the webcomics forum?

Yeah, but someone told me to move it here. It gets way more views way more quickly.

On the webcomics forum, it had 300 views and like 5 responses after 4 weeks.

Here, it has 11 views and 11 responses after an hour.

Also; New comic will be up in like 30 mins, tops. I'm adding the speech bubbles, and the formatting is all done.

Green-Shirt Q · 03-30-2008, 12:11 PM

In page 4, the first panel, the speech bubbles are pointing to the wrong people. I think. If they are pointing to the right people, that would make these characters quite confusing indeed.

Wreckingrocc · 03-30-2008, 12:21 PM

*Pulls out a 'Men In Black Memory Flasher', puts on sunglases, and flashes everyone*

Sir, you must have been reading it wrong then. The bold, 16 font speech bubble is clearly pointing to Grogg, and the normal, 12 font speech bubble is clearly pointing to Kent.

Szilard · 03-30-2008, 12:39 PM

Takes of sunglass. Yes that was an illusion created by the sun being refracted by Venus's atmonshpere.

Wreckingrocc · 03-31-2008, 06:38 PM

Okay, I got two characters that will be a couple of important NPCs that the story will follow at certain periods of time. They're basically the 'Comedic Relief' characters (not really since it's all supposed to be funny. They are Kobolds who end up altering the plotline without actually encountering the characters. Here they are:

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Bayar · 04-01-2008, 02:36 AM

They look cute, but shouldnt they be a more light color, one with yellow and red? Unless they are Swamp kobolds or other deviations of the base race.

Dallas-Dakota · 04-01-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bayar

They look cute, but shouldnt they be a more light color, one with yellow and red? Unless they are Swamp kobolds or other deviations of the base race.

Seconded. And making them larger gives us a better view on the art

Wreckingrocc · 04-01-2008, 04:41 PM

bayar: They look cute, but shouldnt they be a more light color, one with yellow and red? Unless they are Swamp kobolds or other deviations of the base race.

They're forest Kobolds, but I did try the light color; it looks a little tacky. These are based on my cartoony paint versions, and I wanna know if I should change to a realsitic style to see if it looks better

Does it?

Also, I've posted the Monster Manual's image of a Kobold. I think the skin is a little darker than Rich Burlew's Kobolds.

dallas-dakota: Seconded. And making them larger gives us a better view on the art

Check.

mockingbyrd7 · 04-01-2008, 07:42 PM

Heh. I like it so far. One thing, however: Try not to overuse Grogg. He's really funny, but if he's your only source of humor, he'll get old fast. Not only that, but he'll overshadow your other characters.

Of course, it's only four strips in. It's looking great so far.

DarkCloud · 04-01-2008, 09:27 PM

It's okay, but Grogg is too overblown- he's so in your face that it's annoying and difficult to see why the others even put up with him at all... either tone him down or make him indispensible... right now he's so stupid that I'd be worried to have him at my back, personally.

Devigod · 04-02-2008, 02:39 PM

If Grogg were a bog, we would be in one harsh marsh!

Okay, not working, let's try another. Hmmm... If Grogg were a bog, we'd be 6 feet in some serious swamp soup.

Heh. Yeah. Mockingbyrd7 and Darkcloud nailed it. I third the opinion.

Wreckingrocc · 04-02-2008, 07:50 PM

Yeah, Grogg won't be appearing in the next like, three issues because of his idiocy. After he learns to fight (see what I mean when I post it), Grogg becomes amazing, and the characters put up with him because he's a moron (i.e. convincing him that his platinum is silver so they can trade for it all)

Wreckingrocc · 04-04-2008, 04:42 PM

New comic is up.

Comic 1, Page 5: Slyskarzenken and Zsaskazr

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Phase · 04-04-2008, 05:06 PM

Oh! I've got an idea for a title!

"Slice N' Dice"

It's a pun!

Wreckingrocc · 04-04-2008, 05:50 PM

Wow, that really is a great title... If nobody else posts in a week (by 4/11/08), Slice N' Dice is the Title for my comics!

Thank you very much.

Devigod · 04-04-2008, 08:22 PM

Can we expect to see some banners soon then? If you like the title, you should just stick to it.

mockingbyrd7 · 04-05-2008, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Tired N' Drowzy

Yeah, Grogg won't be appearing in the next like, three issues because of his idiocy. After he learns to fight (see what I mean when I post it), Grogg becomes amazing, and the characters put up with him because he's a moron (i.e. convincing him that his platinum is silver so they can trade for it all)

Ack! Minor fancomic spoilers! Must not read! GAAAAH! *claws at own eyes*

Shadowcaller · 04-05-2008, 02:30 AM

You have really done a great work on those Kobolds, they remind me of one of the characters in NWN campaign shadow of undertide.