The Last Great Bzpower Photo comic

[Great Toa Nui]

It has been many ages since the Great Age of photo-comics in Bzpower but a new era is here!

 

Podu and his entorage will lead us to the future of photo comics with this great tribute to the forgotten age.

 

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More coming soon!

 

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Edited February 5, 2014 by Great Toa Nui

[Control_Vee]

I'm afraid that the folder isn't public. I'd suggest clicking the images in your brickshelf twice, to get the raw .png, .jpeg/jpg, or .bmp file - whichever you're using. Those you can link without the folder being public.

 

Otherwise, I'm curious as to what this will be like, since there are still a couple of photo comics around. Good luck!

[mk7.13]

I agree with Leraku. As a photo-comic-maker myself, I'm also very interested to see how this plays out.

 

I'm sure it'll be fantastic though! I've always loved picture comics.

 

Edit: Also, kudos on having multiple chapters up at once! Even if we can't see them just yet, that's a fantastic strategy right out of the gate.

Edited January 29, 2014 by mk7.13

[The 1st Shadow]

Agreed with those guys. Did my comics really have that much of an impact? Nonetheless, I look forward to seeing how this turns out. Best of luck to you!

 

[Great Toa Nui]

How do you make it public? I tried linking to the images directly but it still does not show!

Fixed it+ an update!

[Control_Vee]

Okay, so... A few issues.

One: Try to arrange the comic into tangible panels that we can easily see, without them overlapping.

Two: Focus things a little more. I've noticed several blurry panels, which can detract from the reading experience. Also, careful about the lightning as it can make things a bit too 'glaring'.

Three: Try making the text easier to read - make speech bubbles, or outline the text in a program like GIMP using Drop Shadow.

Four: So far, I noticed some swearing - which isn't allowed on BZP, as it is a child-friendly forum. A notable example is panel 4 of comic #2. Censoring of it and alluding to it (Panel 2, Comic #4) is also on 'shaky ground' when it comes to the rules.

Five: Accuracy. Typoes and lore. 'Ga-magma'... I don't think there's a 'Ga-magna', to be honest, unless you've got a full lore of this realm. Check a Bionicle wiki for this sort of information, it's invaluable.

Six: Careful about adding MS Paint 'effects' like the... Is that blood in Comic 10? I'm not sure. Furthermore, adding sprites like in Comic 7 - Putting sprites in a photo comic is jarring, and I don't reccomend it - plus, I highly doubt you got permission from those people in the comic to appear, like Lavaside Rahi (and if I remember the name of the red drawn-looking one, Vataki), which is usually pretty necessary.

 

So far, I haven't found the comics to be all that funny either. Try to think and read it out from the perspective of someone who doesn't understand your in-jokes or humor that'd come naturally to you, say, they have a different sense of humor and thought process. Don't rely on randomness too often - it has to be handled carefully or it can just end up being annoying or boring.

 

You've got a fair start going for you, though, and I wish you luck.

Edited January 30, 2014 by Leraku

[Great Toa Nui]

Okay, so... A few issues.

One: Try to arrange the comic into tangible panels that we can easily see, without them overlapping.

Two: Focus things a little more. I've noticed several blurry panels, which can detract from the reading experience. Also, careful about the lightning as it can make things a bit too 'glaring'.

Three: Try making the text easier to read - make speech bubbles, or outline the text in a program like GIMP using Drop Shadow.

Four: So far, I noticed some swearing - which isn't allowed on BZP, as it is a child-friendly forum. A notable example is panel 4 of comic #2. Censoring of it and alluding to it (Panel 2, Comic #4) is also on 'shaky ground' when it comes to the rules.

Five: Accuracy. Typoes and lore. 'Ga-magma'... I don't think there's a 'Ga-magna', to be honest, unless you've got a full lore of this realm. Check a Bionicle wiki for this sort of information, it's invaluable.

Six: Careful about adding MS Paint 'effects' like the... Is that blood in Comic 10? I'm not sure. Furthermore, adding sprites like in Comic 7 - Putting sprites in a photo comic is jarring, and I don't reccomend it - plus, I highly doubt you got permission from those people in the comic to appear, like Lavaside Rahi (and if I remember the name of the red drawn-looking one, Vataki), which is usually pretty necessary.

 

So far, I haven't found the comics to be all that funny either. Try to think and read it out from the perspective of someone who doesn't understand your in-jokes or humor that'd come naturally to you, say, they have a different sense of humor and thought process. Don't rely on randomness too often - it has to be handled carefully or it can just end up being annoying or boring.

 

You've got a fair start going for you, though, and I wish you luck.

 

Okay, what do I replace my swears with?

 

The new 'Magnas' are the new villages the matoran made on Spherus Magna. This comic takes place after the main canon.

Edited January 31, 2014 by Great Toa Nui