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Jayson
is 34% done
Notes:
(1) The artwork here is the comic book equivalent of Marmite: it either works for you or it doesn't at all. While it's very much not my taste, to me it's the best part of this book.
- The story isn't all that intriguing nor creative. It's a rather standard monster gore-fest.
- The art, while 0% fine detail and rendering, is 100% dynamic gestures and expressive faces.
— Oct 29, 2025 10:40PM
Notes:
(1) The artwork here is the comic book equivalent of Marmite: it either works for you or it doesn't at all. While it's very much not my taste, to me it's the best part of this book.
- The story isn't all that intriguing nor creative. It's a rather standard monster gore-fest.
- The art, while 0% fine detail and rendering, is 100% dynamic gestures and expressive faces.
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Jayson
is finished
Notes:
(1) Ultimately, this didn't have much weight to it. Frankly, it felt more like an audition than anything.
- If the idea was to see whether this very bare-bones art could do the heavy-lifting on a very bare-bones story, then I guess it passed with flying colors.
- Marmite as it is, I doubt anyone's coming away from this talking about the story. It's all about the art.
— Oct 30, 2025 01:10AM
Notes:
(1) Ultimately, this didn't have much weight to it. Frankly, it felt more like an audition than anything.
- If the idea was to see whether this very bare-bones art could do the heavy-lifting on a very bare-bones story, then I guess it passed with flying colors.
- Marmite as it is, I doubt anyone's coming away from this talking about the story. It's all about the art.
Jayson
is 63% done
Notes:
(1) The second issue is just a lot of regrouping and info-dumping, which doesn't do the art any favors.
- While this very unique style excels at depicting movement and emotion, the absence of that means it doesn't have much going for it—just looks like the mess after a wild party.
(2) Being post-apocalyptic, I guess it's not in canon with the other Millarworld books.
— Oct 29, 2025 11:45PM
Notes:
(1) The second issue is just a lot of regrouping and info-dumping, which doesn't do the art any favors.
- While this very unique style excels at depicting movement and emotion, the absence of that means it doesn't have much going for it—just looks like the mess after a wild party.
(2) Being post-apocalyptic, I guess it's not in canon with the other Millarworld books.
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) I've put off reading this since it came out, well, because nothing about it appealed to me—and I'm not alone, there was a ton of outcry against the apparent amateurish ugliness of the art.
- Well, I know Per Berg from the underground scene when he simply went by Narwhal, and so I appreciate this as good art and understand why.
- That said, it's really not for me.
— Oct 29, 2025 07:55PM
Notes:
(1) I've put off reading this since it came out, well, because nothing about it appealed to me—and I'm not alone, there was a ton of outcry against the apparent amateurish ugliness of the art.
- Well, I know Per Berg from the underground scene when he simply went by Narwhal, and so I appreciate this as good art and understand why.
- That said, it's really not for me.
