Goblinz!

[happyelf]

Goblins is great! It's the best "D&D-ey" comic i've ever read.

I have to admit that the Dwarven Paladin character ticks me off though. The murder in cold blood of innocents has always been a reason to lose Paladinhood, but evidentally, its this guys driving force. Oh well, I guess nothing is perfect.

I suspect that there is some secret behind the dwarven 'paladin', the comic hints at this. I hope this is the case, because i'm mighty sick of comics, books and games having plot-points that boil down to "durr paladins suck!".

 

[Deuce Traveler]

This comic series started off as somewhat funny and interesting and quickly became... not. The artist seems to be able to draw out some great action sequences, but his story and comedic skills are lacking.

 

[genshou]

Oh my god. We have threads fawning over every unfunny joke passed in OotS but you can't even spell the name of Thunt's comic or remember characters? You are all goobers, every one of you.

Hey, I've never posted in any OotS thread! I just barely became part of the in-crowd having caught up on the comic a couple of days ago. Goblins is still my #1.

 

[Fishbone]

I just started reading it and I really like the take on the Drizzt clones.
"These Drizzt ripoffs are out of hand. I'm starting to wonder if there are more renegade drow than normal drow."
"I know, we've already had 3 join our party!"

 

[genshou]

Too bad all 3 died.

No, not really. That was a joke that had a short duration, and I'm glad Thunt moved on to the next comedic set of adventurers.

 

[Fishbone]

Spoilers warnings please!
THACO is the man.

 

[Powerstriik]

Praise for Tarol Hunt! I've been over his comics a couple times now and offer the following glowing praise of his work:

Hunt's a great comic artist. Sometimes I get so caught up in the reading of the comic, that I miss out on his attention to detail. I've gone back over some of the strips just to check out the comic's artistic merit. I particularly like the scenery and backdrops, and the varied visual perspectives he uses (his bird's --or arrow's-- eye view takes are very cool). He aptly captures the atmosphere and visuals of many a D&D locale. I also like how he keeps much of his monster artwork true to the originals with a bit of creative license.

The character concepts are superb as well. Almost all groups, I'm sure, have at least one drow-gone-good (I admit... I was one of them) and Minmax among them. The busty drow is a nicely drawn play on the stereotype of female characters and artwork in D&D (and the fact that she's "controlled" by a nerdy, male teen, adds a certain "I will never look at busty female D&D artwork the same again" factor to it).

Characterwise, my favourite is Kore. As a tank-with-all-the-gadgets killing machine, he rocks, but more importantly Hunt captures in a single character what he's designed his comic on: good and evil are a matter of perspective. All's relative.

I have to admit that I like the comedy of some of the earlier comics a bit better, but understand his interest in vascilating between drama, action, and comedy.

As with everyone else who has posted here, Hunt's effort and creative genius are not wasted on me.

-Flint

 

[fuindordm]

Truly an awesome comic. Great art, great writing, it's got everything. Yeah, it's slow sometimes... but that's webcomics for you. Imagine reading those long action sequences in
a comic book, and you wouldn't complain!

I love the Tempts Fate sequences too. Be sure to check them out!

 

[Drowbane]

Of the goblin PCs, THAC0 is my favorite (with Ears, the Paladin, a distant second). Overall, I'd have to say that the One-winged Chief (what the hell is her name?) is my favorite goblin. She is simply badass.

Goblins is one of my favorite Webcomics. If only it updated more often.

 

[Glyfair]

This comic series started off as somewhat funny and interesting and quickly became... not. The artist seems to be able to draw out some great action sequences, but his story and comedic skills are lacking.

I think it's just lack of experience. It partially shows in his admitting that the current series is tiresome to the reader, but defends it because once you read them through at a sitting they will be enjoyable.

If you are writing a web comic, you write it so it's enjoyable as a web comic. If you want a story that is best read at one sitting, then you write a comic book.

Still, that's the sort of knowledge that comes from experience. It also falls under the category of easier to explain than do.