Violence kind of comes with the fact that it’s what the Maverickhunters do. The smoking, drinking, cursing and so on and so forth comes with the fact that there’s people who drink, curse and smoke. Irrespectively. I haven’t really touched driking that much yet… in anything released, that is. Navigation rectifies that, complete with throwing up in a bush!

Yeah, I have no idea where I’m going with this post anymore.

I admit there arn’t that many and KennyMan does have a point. We write stories for ourselves and thus stories we like to read. Every story is unique in it’s own way and have different qualities. If you don’t like them, I’m sad to say that you are not one of those that we write for. If you like them but think that those differences would be nice to make them even better, then I can recommend stories like Castle or Conscripts where the cursing and drinking arn’t as important. Though there ARE violence… Also, yes, the stories I recommend are written by me. I’m the one who wrote Hunter as well. My point with the recommendations is that we have a couple of different writers as well =P (also, most kennymans stories do include cursing, drinking and all that. Which I love reading as well)

If you don’t like it, then I guess we arn’t for you.

Hypocritical.

You mean hypocritical.

Hippocratic is something else entirely.

So yeah

The whole part about “Violence is OK, smoking/drinking/cursing isn’t” has pissed me off to no end for years. Double standards annoy me. I’m not going to be toning anything of that down, because those are things that happen, and I’m not going to pretend they’re not happening, or happening less. It’s that kind of universe we’re working with.

Essentially, this isn’t a program story suitable for all ages. We never intended it to be. There’s killing, there’s smoking, there’s cursing, there’s drinking, there’s sex. I guess we, when taken as a whole, fall somewhere around TV-14. At least.

I’ve got a question for you. Have you read the written stories? These
I’m curious if you still get the same feeling when you read the stories as when you read them like a comic. The stories are less, well, mentioned, though they are the spine of what this site is about. I won’t ask you to read all of them, but try to read one of the stories that has been comified if you please. Then tell me about it ^^; (yes, me, I’m actually interested. no idea about the others)

I can say right now that we won’t be changing anything made. It is made, but the future is somewhat different. I have to wonder about another thing though. Violence and drinking. Like I said in the last post, they took away the cursing from Die Hard 4. I don’t understand why. I mean, there’s a scene where they destroy a helicopter with a car. Isn’t that really more profound than a simple curse? It feels so… Hippocratic really. Violence is bloody well much worse than drinking, smoking and cursing. Even taking drugs are a lot less destructive than violence. So why is violence all right? I’ve never understood that and I think that anyone think it is seriously should rearrange their values. Violence make fun stories though. As does drinking if written correctly, though a bit harder to write I guess.

I would like to mention that I’m a non-smoking, pacifist that takes a beer every now and again just for the taste. I very rarely drink to get drunk. However, I think that cigarette and pipe smoke smells good. Violence really should be avoided to all extent (I’d take to arms to save someone in dire help though) and as long as the drinks doesn’t end up in my lap I don’t think I’ve got the right to stop their own destructive path. Though I think they should calm down a bit and just enjoy the drinks instead of misusing them…

Sorta-continuing the discussion from the last comic… I’m not asking that cursing be completely obliterated beyond ‘gash darn it.’ …Admittedly I’d prefer if it was, but I’m actually not asking it. I understand that different characters have different lifestyles and whatnot, and some are more prone to doing some kinds of things than others. Violence I generally don’t mind. Drinking and smoking… I don’t like it, but I let it pass. I’d just prefer if the language could be toned down… more reserved, you might say, from here on. I’ll be lax on what’s already posted – I haven’t done a [i]comic[/i], but I still know the frustration of going through and editing things I’ve already done. I really think it could improve the overall quality. It wouldn’t even change the plot, I don’t think.

…Or if some person or another would be willing to go through and put an alternate, TVG’d version up somewhere for those who would prefer it, that could work.

Are you sure you want it?

Really?

All right, Let’s start with the frames. You shouldn’t let them ‘bleed out’ like you do when they touch the outer border. This should only be done when you want the reader to come closer to the scene at hand. If it is used well it will enhance the overall feeling. In this particular page I would let the second frame bleed, but not the rest. Except maybe the last, but I might’ve removed the entire frame on that one… though that might’ve ended it badly…

Secondly. I’ve got the feeling that you’ve got patches of faint faint grey a little of everywhere. Seeing how you’ve made other images I guess it’s the other way around, but anywhoo. This is great, because it actually seems to enhance things. But I can’t escape the feeling of messy penwork on paper, you know, when the graphite smudge? I think removing it from the space between the frames would remove that feeling. (this could just be my eyes as well… if it is, just ignore everything I just said)

Thirdly, no background. that’s GREAT!!! we’ve already been set into place and don’t need it anymore. The focus is on the action and not the area surrounding it. it’s great ^^

Also, type looks wobbly, it’s cute ^^

I know that when my own comic will make it’s stand in… well… it won’t be half as great as yours is. Also, it’s easier to sit here an criticise than doing it yourself… Just think of it like this, you know what I’m going through. I’m either going to overdo stuff or not do anything at all… atleast I left a comment ^^;