Comments on: Who is the Green Monk? http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Expavesco http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Expavesco Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:57:00 +0000 http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/#comment-187 Is the guy the monk met saying, "Heeey, remember me? I was in Bone."<br/><br/>:D<br/><br/>Not really.<br/>This is looking good. Is the guy the monk met saying, “Heeey, remember me? I was in Bone.”

:D

Not really.
This is looking good.

]]> By: Annie http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Annie Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:35:00 +0000 http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/#comment-182 Hey Joseph! It's a been awhile. Thanks for the great response. It's good to know that the visuals are basically clear enough.<br/><br/>Once I add the word bubbles, it'll answer some of your questions. Hey Joseph! It’s a been awhile. Thanks for the great response. It’s good to know that the visuals are basically clear enough.

Once I add the word bubbles, it’ll answer some of your questions.

]]> By: Joseph http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Joseph Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:39:00 +0000 http://brandondayton.com/website/2008/08/who-is-the-green-monk/#comment-181 You're right, the story is pretty self-explanatory, even without words. But I wonder how the words would go? It seems that only a few frames really need words, for conversation. What about the others? It seems that most comics like to offer a narrative from either a narrator, or the main character himself. As I read this, I hear the voice of the main character. For some reason, I'm also hearing it in present tense, rather than past. More like narrative thought bubbles.<br/><br/>"Such a beautiful day in such a beautiful land. If days like this could last forever, I too would be happy forever. Ah, cookfires. I can already taste the mutton stew, or meat pies. Ho, stranger! Cannst thou recommend a decent inn?"<br/>"Bitest me, for my village is now burnt."<br/>"Burnt? No... those aren't cookfires!"<br/>[two captivating frames of speedlines, followed by what appears to be a massacre]<br/>At this point, I could really use some words. Clearly the village was attacked, and the villagers have decided against rebuilding. The fires imply to me that it was the work of men, rather than some force of spirit or nature. I'm reminded of the maccacre scene in Mononoke Hime, but I'm surprised not to see any dead people. Just evacuees. Did the general's guards decide to evict this poor village? Did bandits burn a few roofs, and leave no dead? Or have I just not seen the dead yet?<br/><br/>If this were in printed form, I would buy it. I also like that it's in black and white. It lets me focus more on the artwork and the story. It reminds me in a lot of ways of Jeff Smith's Bone, and that can only be a good thing. You’re right, the story is pretty self-explanatory, even without words. But I wonder how the words would go? It seems that only a few frames really need words, for conversation. What about the others? It seems that most comics like to offer a narrative from either a narrator, or the main character himself. As I read this, I hear the voice of the main character. For some reason, I’m also hearing it in present tense, rather than past. More like narrative thought bubbles.

“Such a beautiful day in such a beautiful land. If days like this could last forever, I too would be happy forever. Ah, cookfires. I can already taste the mutton stew, or meat pies. Ho, stranger! Cannst thou recommend a decent inn?”
“Bitest me, for my village is now burnt.”
“Burnt? No… those aren’t cookfires!”
[two captivating frames of speedlines, followed by what appears to be a massacre]
At this point, I could really use some words. Clearly the village was attacked, and the villagers have decided against rebuilding. The fires imply to me that it was the work of men, rather than some force of spirit or nature. I’m reminded of the maccacre scene in Mononoke Hime, but I’m surprised not to see any dead people. Just evacuees. Did the general’s guards decide to evict this poor village? Did bandits burn a few roofs, and leave no dead? Or have I just not seen the dead yet?

If this were in printed form, I would buy it. I also like that it’s in black and white. It lets me focus more on the artwork and the story. It reminds me in a lot of ways of Jeff Smith’s Bone, and that can only be a good thing.

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