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One-Eye
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As a big fan of VHD: Bloodlust I'd be very happy to see more VHD products. However, I find the Kickstarter thing odd. I was under the impression from the last interview, and perhaps I'm not remembering correctly, that they were fine financially especially with 2 companies working together. I guess they could be using the comic (and Kickstarter) as a publicity vehicle for the larger project, but still...
Took a quick look at Kickstarter page as I might support this but then saw things like stickers, buttons and patches and I just got to shake my head. What are we five years old and on Kickstarter? Maybe other people go gaga for that stuff, but I personally hate this infantilizing of fans with a passion. What's next lunchboxes? I may consider the $100 tier to get an artist and writer signature, but I'd like to see a few more panels. |
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rinmackie
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I'm not a big fan of VHD nor am I really familiar with Kickstarter, but I like what they're doing here. Sounds like they're trying hard to make something good. Personally, I'd like to see more collaborations between American comic makers and Japanese manga-ka. Though only certain titles, mostly the ones that appeal more to Americans/Westerners like this one, would really work well. | |||
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Gina Szanboti
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If that's the belief he's operating from, he's in for a rude awakening. I was also puzzled by the defensiveness (and criticism from the interviewer) about D's face in that picture. Not feminine enough? Too western? It looked like 3 dots to me, far too small to make that sort of call, and in a comic book it won't be much if any larger than what was shown here. Most of the interview sounded like a board room meeting with lawyers and investors. |
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Anime World Order
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The picture shown in the article is by Christopher Shy and is not the same as the picture by Michael Broussard that was shown to me and discussed. The picture I saw is the one that was broken up panel by panel to use as the headers for the Kickstarter: |
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Gina Szanboti
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Well that certainly clarifies things! Yes, I agree the face in the second image is not D. Dr. Who, maybe... Even the bit shown in the first one is enough to elicit a frown.
Too bad, I rather liked the image in the article. You probably should make a note of that in the article, because it says, "This is one of Michael [Broussard]’s rough draft test pages..." immediately below the image, almost as if it were a caption. |
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One-Eye
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Ah, ya beat me to it. I was going to post that from the Kickstarter, but yea I agree that D's face in these preliminary images lacks a feminine or androgynous aspect. He may also be a little too muscular. |
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