Webcomic Contest Winner: Out of Tens
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It's good to see a gaming webcomic about actual games, instead of dicking around. Too many gaming comics forget what they are supposed to be about and focus on their cast of characters and their so called lives. I hope Out of Tens stays on the target and keeps the funny strong!
Loved the jounalist one.
I'm not a big fan of most web comics but hopefully this will keep me laughing. Congrats!
I'm not a big fan of most web comics but hopefully this will keep me laughing. Congrats!
That's how I fell, so many of them starts off with gaming jokes and what not but goes completely off the rail, kinda like MegaTokyo, God what is the plot of that comic now?Jandau said:
I totally forgot about Megatokyo. I gave it a go about a year ago. It was decent at first, I actually got interested in the whole story, but over time it slowed down too much, wasn't really about anything anymore and the whole thing went down the drain.SMOKEMNHALO2001 said:
There are other offenders. CAD comes to mind. I like the comic when it's about games, but such panels are rare nowdays. The irony is that the "spinoff" Sillies that the author does once a week are vastly superior to the actual comic. GU is also down the shitter lately, God Mode and The Noob have slowed down to a crawl, and VG Cats seems to be updating once a year now.
I miss God Mode it was actually good, and I think the guy who does VG Cats is also doing comics with someone else. GG-Guys does stuff with gaming a lot, and there's also "Another Video Game Webcomic" it focuses on games.Jandau said:
Magnificently wonderful work. Had me cracking up. I absolutely love comics where even 2D characters can convey emotions, make me able to step into the character's shoes; and in the case of the AoT beards, there was an overwhelming emotion of total "WTF???"ness being sent out. Absolutely wonderful.
It seems the AoT one is getting all the praise, and I'm not saying that's bad, but I think I'll remark on each of the others for their own merits:
Page 1:
A fantastic introduction to the character of Erin and her world. It shows her as someone who can be deep when she needs to, but has that Holy Grail of webcomic qualities: the ability to drop everything and become the comic relief. That Erin can become the comic relief to her own character is a wonderful piece of ingenuity.
Page 2:
Truly shows that you can be humorous, retain the character, and still comment on gaming affairs. And since the Escapist is a gaming website, that is an excellent quality for a comic to have. Well done on that count.
Page 3:
The wonderful Army of Two comic. As Shamus Young has already said, it is a fantastically well made, 10-panel glory-fest. The initial witty banter, leading into an insane exaggeration of an in-game situation, on to the aforementioned relatable emotions, to the final kicker: the Beards. Combined with the "WTF???" expression on both characters' faces, the beards very literally made me fall off my seat laughing; the first time that's happened in over 4 years. I take my hat off to you for that.
Finally, Page 4:
More commentary on the gaming industry, but this time centred around the criticisms each of the major gaming devices' manufacturers. Though a much more general commentary than Page 2, it really shows how much potential this comic has. If you can squeeze that much humour and commentary out of 5 measly panels in an introduction comic, I can't wait to see what you're capable of with an entire comic at your fingertips.
In all, a truly amazing example of everything a gaming webcomic SHOULD be. It's easy for me to see why this was the winner, and I look forward to seeing more as time goes on.
It seems the AoT one is getting all the praise, and I'm not saying that's bad, but I think I'll remark on each of the others for their own merits:
Page 1:
A fantastic introduction to the character of Erin and her world. It shows her as someone who can be deep when she needs to, but has that Holy Grail of webcomic qualities: the ability to drop everything and become the comic relief. That Erin can become the comic relief to her own character is a wonderful piece of ingenuity.
Page 2:
Truly shows that you can be humorous, retain the character, and still comment on gaming affairs. And since the Escapist is a gaming website, that is an excellent quality for a comic to have. Well done on that count.
Page 3:
The wonderful Army of Two comic. As Shamus Young has already said, it is a fantastically well made, 10-panel glory-fest. The initial witty banter, leading into an insane exaggeration of an in-game situation, on to the aforementioned relatable emotions, to the final kicker: the Beards. Combined with the "WTF???" expression on both characters' faces, the beards very literally made me fall off my seat laughing; the first time that's happened in over 4 years. I take my hat off to you for that.
Finally, Page 4:
More commentary on the gaming industry, but this time centred around the criticisms each of the major gaming devices' manufacturers. Though a much more general commentary than Page 2, it really shows how much potential this comic has. If you can squeeze that much humour and commentary out of 5 measly panels in an introduction comic, I can't wait to see what you're capable of with an entire comic at your fingertips.
In all, a truly amazing example of everything a gaming webcomic SHOULD be. It's easy for me to see why this was the winner, and I look forward to seeing more as time goes on.
Yup. I have to agree: this piqued my interest and had high levels of quality on both the art and the writing fronts (which I can't really say for the rest of the entries).
I'll read it, and hopefully they'll be able to keep it up: the reason I didn't submit an entry is because I've tried my hand at a webcomic before, and frankly it's fucking hard to be consistently funny.
I'll read it, and hopefully they'll be able to keep it up: the reason I didn't submit an entry is because I've tried my hand at a webcomic before, and frankly it's fucking hard to be consistently funny.
I must admit even I was suprised we won when I saw Manly Men. An excellent strip with excellent art. Hopefully it continues elsewhere.
Thank you all for all your praise. It is like candy to me. I eat it up.
Seriously. Thanks.
Thank you all for all your praise. It is like candy to me. I eat it up.
Seriously. Thanks.
