Just a Status Upate (About DeSTRESS)
(Crossposted from dS’s mainsite)
This is just a casual update that I am alive and simply drowning in bad planning and final projects. After this week is over (6-15-13) I can return to drawing/buffering/updating- with any luck I can get back to drawing sooner, but that is only in the best case scenario.
I apologize for that as it is entirely my fault for not planning my work and comic buffer out better.
Also dS became ~3 years old~ on the 7th (I’m sorry for not posting something up for then too OTL).
Anyway, thanks again for being so patient and supporting the comic, I’m trying very hard to finish the 11 page treat* and resume posting more updates.
*For those curious the 11 pages are a chapter 0 of sorts that I’ve wanted to make and post for a while. I thought it would have been best to post it all at once and after ch 5 was finished. It contains the EXCITING TOPIC of how souls are handled when they arrive at Mionfaer as well as give a better context for how ch 1 started off as it did.
Part of the Mr. Pilot Series!
Sometimes I like to revisit it and randomly doodle something from here because I am a monster and because apparently I just can’t get enuff of duh homoromos.
For those of you concerned with the ~canon~ of Mr. Pilot, this takes place after Alock gets Versh to stop constantly asking him about the Auzzy. This is also a reminder that Greys are just REALLY friendly sociopaths. Also to those of you that enjoy this series, how do their tweaked appearances look?
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By 2014 we expect the next phase of asskissing the hands-off praise system to be implemented. There are categories of “Writing”, “Art”, “Feels” and “Give the Author a Cookie” that can be voted in daily, when the comic reaches a certain amount in ANY category, a generic compliment shall be dispensed to the author. It’s so comforting to the author!
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For everyone else, fuck you all for being mature enough for trying to achieve improvement with critique. Fuck your hard asses. And fuck you critique-givers and your stupid brains and questions and STANDARDS! These webcomics are FREE you pieces of shit!
If you have a problem with this, go here to clear things up (x)
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 91 is up!
A walking crawling, talking, corpse tree appears! Also Ch. 5 is FINALLY OVER! It’s been a long road, now onto the next chapter- SOON! And as always, thank you guys for being so supportive and reading dS~
Today’s incentive is a very silly congratulatory card, it has cake on it! Vote to see it!
*Don’t look now Raz…
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 90 is up!
Texty does a magic trick.
In similarish news, I have finished the roughs for an 11 page treat! If I do things right I can have it up before dS’s 3rd birthday! :)
Today’s incentive is Lisair doing something action-y. Vote to see it! The askbox is now empty! I guess I should finally get cracking on those NSFW requests!
*You do the glitch by talking to Ilium and then pacing up and down in front of Razzy’s Church until you get an encounter! Remember not to feed it any Candies or Level it Up in battle!!
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 89 is up!
Let Texty into your heart Raz. Go on.
!SJ has been having image issues recently, you may have to reload to see the page!
Today’s incentive is Sex-Swapped Mortal Cycle/Blue Page characters. Vote to see it! There is also only one request left in the askbox!
*So its teeth are black with cavities? MY HEADCANONZ
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I’ve lost it. Maybe this is what destroyed my last shred of patience. I honestly don’t know what else to say or what I should even do. I’m at a loss for words. How the fuck am I supposed to react?
So while I’m sorry to post this, I’m NOT REALLY THAT SORRY.
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DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 88 is up!
Who is being more of an ass, the author about updating or Texty in the comic?! YOU DECIDE!
Today’s incentive is Amvisile’s pranks. Vote to see it! You can also see Martae’s pranks in the freetalk- and with that all the Bezzafrayl pranks are done!
As an aside, I am slowly converting the image hosting from PB to imgur since PB has some bizarre redirecting going on. So far MiniMags and all the Asks have been fully converted~
*But Texty you’re a TREE THING this time around!
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 85, 86 & 87 are up!
TRIPLE UPDATE, JINKIES!! Mags sassing Sid, Sid being a worryBrick and Raz buckling down for QUALITY CHATTIME with Texty.
Today’s incentive is a stupid joke about how Texty plans on helping Raz. Vote to see it!
*GDI Sid this isn’t rocket science. It’s SIMON SAYS!
I’m flattered you enjoy them, Anon!
And I’d be honored to critique/review your webcomic! You can contact me about it via the Askbox, or on SJ by PM. I also have no problem giving an informal/private critique if that is what you want. Simply tell me when you feel up to it.
Now as for my tastes…. [A shitton of text under the cut]
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DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 84 is up!
Sid ain’t having Raz’s shit.
Today’s incentive is Raz having the time of his life. Vote to see it!
*There is a level that exists in a hell below pickup lines. This is an example of one of those.
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 83 is up!
Classic Avoidance in action.
Today’s incentive is Raz spouting the words of a true Romantic. Vote to see it!
*But does Sid cease being a 3rd wheel if he’s part of an OT3?
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 82 is up!
Oh look it’s some homoromo, I bet some of you forgot that was a persisting thing in this comic- don’t worry, no one blushes with the kawaiis.
Today’s incentive is if Mags could channel knighthood into a single image. Raz is not impressed. Vote to see it!
*That’s some STRONG LANGUAGE YOUNG MAN.
I honestly don’t know how to respond to this aside from express my condolences that I alone managed to crush your webcomic hopes and dreams, as well as be a little confused as off the top of my head I do not recall reviewing any comics whose genres I had no interest in and even further, failed to provide any help in at least the art or technical categories of your comic (lettering, etc.).
Lastly, I will assume you are not this person:
(source: (x) scroll down to the disqus comments)
If you are, well, I’m glad this is cleared up, on the other, I don’t appreciate how my name was used as part of a fabrication to dislike a website and community and hope your next foray into SJ will go smoother. Or if you come to actually dislike SJ, it will be due to events/interactions that actually happened.
Thanks to anyone who had discussion or defended me in the comments, I really appreciate it. :)
DeSTRESS Ch. 05, Pg. 81 is up!
Wherein Raz looks evil despite doing something nice.
Today’s incentive is Kresin’s turn to prank people, she’s quite the she-devil. Vote to see it!
*Wait, what orifices?
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I’ve lost it. Maybe this is what destroyed my last shred of patience. I honestly don’t know what else to say or what I should even do. I’m at a loss for words. How the fuck am I supposed to react?
So while I’m sorry to post this, I’m NOT REALLY THAT SORRY.
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Do I have to spell it out? Do I have to use monosyllables to explain why the word choice isn’t the real problem?
I know in some ways I am overreacting but I don’t see a real point in pretending that just telling the author is good enough or that simply telling her will make things hunky dory. Don’t do this shit aspiring artists. Everyone makes mistakes, but if you have the spine to admit you’re a shitty writer but still want to defend your ASSHOLE fictional character’s integrity by fighting for him to be called a “lesser” form of an asshole, your priorities are in the wrong order.
Now if you excuse me I have to finish harvesting my own rage and confusion to convert into art production fuel.
Further details: No, saying it’s “just fiction” is a load of shit- it’s still BAD. This comic is NOT a rape fetish specialty comic. It’s not even porn, most of the comic is spent with talking heads that are supposed to be developing the abusive KAWAII relationship. I HAD to read this in order to review it, fuck your “Don’t like, Don’t read”. I don’t give a shit if there is worse out there, this is still terrible and it needs to be called out. There are no effort ribbons when it comes to godawful writing, don’t ask for them. Especially from me.
Comments, questions, reaction, etc, feel free to use the Disqus section or my askbox.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7ac1154723f4b66b7afcd9fd2215ebf/tumblr_mn0oarFYb11qewtx2o1_1280.jpg)
![I’m flattered you enjoy them, Anon!
And I’d be honored to critique/review your webcomic! You can contact me about it via the Askbox, or on SJ by PM. I also have no problem giving an informal/private critique if that is what you want. Simply tell me when you feel up to it.
Now as for my tastes…. [A shitton of text under the cut]
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In terms of comics I enjoy reading, well there’s a lot, kinda? I tend to have an odd slider on what I’ll forgive or overlook when it comes to enjoying things. Typically the more people involved in a work, the more I can overlook things that are simplified or tropey or Rule of Cool-ing along.
I tend to be harshest on webcomics because (unless specified as being sincerely mindless), authors have the most control over their work in terms of what they produce or what they can potentially fix. The author-audience/critic dynamic is present so problems can ideally be addressed/fixed while the comic is still going to produce a stronger story or something where the growth is evident (art/writing) as the comic goes on.
Not all webcomics strive for this and I understand that, but as a result I tend to be pickier or at least less tolerant if the author pretty much pulls a YOLO about their works, at least in the case of dramatic or long form comics. I tend not to attach much to gag-a-day webcomics simply because most of them are either gamers on the couch or memetic humor.
Some webcomics I enjoy: Whatever the hell’s on my SJ Fave List, Gunnerkrigg Court, FAMIB, Cucumber Quest, TJ and Amal, Lackadaisy, Boxer Hockey, Kagerou, The Meek, Unsounded, Inhuman, Monster Pulse, Ava’s Demon, All Night
In terms of actually published comics, I tend to enjoy/get my mitts on manga more simply because of the variety and how easily accessible it is (cough).
Some notable manga I’ve enjoyed are: Berserk, Eyeshield21, One-Punch Man, Assassination Classroom, Jing: King of Bandits + Twilight Tales, Qwan, Blame! (and most of the rest of those author’s works), Shaman King, Blue Dragon Ral Grad (IDK what that proper title is), Deadman Wonderland, Fullmetal Alchemist, Demon Diary (egads), Petshop of Horrors, Uzumaki (and other works by that author), Azumanga Daioh + Yotsuba&!
I also really enjoy ~VIDEOGAMES~ and actually base some parts of my writing and critique logic processes off of those as well.
Some notable games I’ve enjoyed [that I feel have good handles on some aspect of writing]: Most SMT/Atlus Games, the Ace Attorney Games (that I’ve played), Demon’s/Dark Souls, the FFs typically in Ivalice. Annnnd Umineko no Naku Koro Ni, that’s TOTALLY a video game, right? Right.
Anyway, back to comics, typically when I come across new ones, the art or premise has to catch my eye in some way- whichever I’m exposed to first (a pitch or a promo image). Sadly if something looks generic or really gimmicky, I’ll skip it.
As for keeping up with a comic, I only really note the art when it botches what it’s supposed to be being conveyed. In my opinion, art is easier to improve over time vs writing, since art can almost be seen for what it is “immediately” or at least as time goes on and the artist is looking back, but with writing, it takes far longer for scenarios/arcs to play out in full so the bad writing might not be apparent until much later and by then it’s already done!
That being said, what I ultimately look for in anything I read are interesting worlds and scenarios that arise from different circumstances and possibly different ethics/values of the characters in these different worlds
As a general rule, I tend to like comics where the worlds have rules that mean something and hopefully with a cast where the collective IQ rounds out to about average instead of frustratingly dumb (exception to comedy, and even that is a gamble).
TL;DR: I favor comics with good writing but good or bad-but-improving art is a plus!
Hope that answers your question Anon!
*The list is not thorough, I tend to make recommendations based on what I think the asker would like, the ones listed are things I’ve enjoyed- there are probably flaws in these works but this answer is not really intended for discussing those flaws or what specific reasons I like them, hope that makes sense, thanks for understanding!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/aacf458733a58d128af31257e3d2f8ef/tumblr_mluundWKNs1qewtx2o1_500.jpg)
