Sore Thumbs - Latest Comments in SORE THUMBS Archives: Monday | August 31, 2009

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Macaroni Man — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:37:43 -0000

Last panel, a foot is contacting a cranium.

...This reminds me of LFK (Lady Face Kick)...

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bodilj — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:25 -0000

Harm is harming Jimmy!

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Cyberchao X — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:52:33 -0000

Cecania ALWAYS has a huge rack. Cute boots, btw.

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Jay — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:43:23 -0000

Holy cow, Ces has a huge rack in Panel 2.

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schadenfreude63.myopenid.com/ — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:00:38 -0000

Extremely meh. I see extreme bias and stilted dialogue.

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caseykitten — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:03:29 -0000

man i love your new avvie draconi ! =]

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Under A Pale Grey Sky — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:05:12 -0000

Poor Jimmy.. psychic superhero dude turned footstool..

As we're all gambling... my moneys on Rondel.
Hell, they're in Mayflower, New Jersey: The Birthplace of Rondel Mayflower. (you see it just before Ces hits Jimmy..)

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EliteWoofy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:15:30 -0000

Mmm, I could definitely see the butler. Imaginary money is still on Sawyer though.

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kaezrer — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:43:26 -0000

Everyone make your guesses: my fabricated currency is on the old man who lives in the Xbox 360.

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Chris Crosby — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:17:43 -0000

Thanks for the kind words, EliteWoofy!

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EliteWoofy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:04:02 -0000

Perhaps the funniest part about reading this comic on and off recently is that my custom when first reading through a webcomic is to read the latest, and then start from the beginning. I started reading this comic the day AFTER the reboot, so about 10 comics in I was wondering...how on EARTH is this going to end up like THAT?!? The comic is hilarious, the art is wonderful, both the old and the new. The story has been compelling all the way through. Over the past couple weeks of reading SORE THUMBS, I feel that I've found myself a new favorite webcomic.

I can't wait for the comics in the coming weeks, I'm really wondering how this is going to tie in. It just seems like, reading through all of the current comics at once, that the "new" world must tie into Jimmy's fix somehow, and if nothing else Jimmy would still be aware of it, evidenced by his recognition of Ces. Also its my belief that he's retained his powers, because all of Harm's stuff being "mysteriously broken" seems like something he could do with his powers in order to get back in the story, or at least to further the plot. His powers might be weakened by his last battle with Osama, and of course the recreation of history, but he'd probably have enough left to break random junk in Harm's house.

BTW--taking bets on whether Sawyer owns Ces' old house now, as he's clearly rich now.

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caseykitten — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:44:27 -0000

LOL at ces in the first panel, she looks like a middle age asian lady x]
and jimmy looks adorable x]
backgrounds ftw ! seriously, i think i'm gonna be using this comic as a ref for my own stuff, 'cause i never know what to put in the background ><

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owengieni — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:10:14 -0000

Awesome guys! Love the feedback. I take all this stuff to heart and I feel it'll make me a stronger artist.
One of the good things about working on a 3X a week comic is that style evolves at a pretty fast rate. Obviously color throws a real wrench in the works but so far it's been pretty fun. Anyway, i'll change up Ces' hair as soon as there is a moment in the story that allows it. Glad most people are digging the backgrounds as well, that's been where most of my focus has been lately, trying to figure out a look that works.

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PB — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:30:22 -0000

Nothing wrong with experimenting with your art style until you find something you like. Lesnick's "Girly" had an enormous leap from art style throughout the years and now it's a lot more lively and energetic than how stiff and dull it was before. Personally, I welcome change since there were a lot of things I wasn't a big fan of in the art style before, though it had its good things that I wish showed more often.

You're right though, the third panel is great, you can really see the action in it. Not a big fan of Jimmy and Cecania's hair in this page since it's getting a little out of control. I get you want to make see-through hair for your style, but it's being overdone. (which is why the third panel is good, because it's not overdone there) Harmony still has great hair, though I'm not sure how I feel about removing the whites from her eye style. Her shoes are great in the last panel, though the feet are a bit small and it doesn't make much sense that Jimmy isn't using his arms or hands to lift her up instead. Overall your backgrounds and lighting just keep getting better. They're so vibrant here and you can really feel the ambience. The car in the first panel could have been better, but hey.

Well, that's pretty much it.

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BiBBi83 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:55:26 -0000

Yeah, this is the first page in the new art style that just doesn't sit right with me. Especially Ces. The last panel is great, though!
May I ask why you're changing the art so much? It's unavoidable, that the way we (the readers, ofc) percieve the characters will change with their changing looks. Is this the goal? Were you getting stuck with the "old comic"? I know it's not a whole new comic, but it's definitely not the same as it used to be in any sense. And I do get the whole "alternate timeline" or whatever it is, I just don't know if the comic will ever revert to its former self.
Oh, and sorry if you have already explained all of this in previous threads. (In which case I'd just like to know which one, so I can go read it for myself.)

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owengieni — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:46:23 -0000

I like how panel 3 came out, but that's about it. Still finding a style but getting closer. Zanthar, you're right about Ces looking weird in the first panel. I'm not happy with it, but the idea behind it was solid; I've been trying to change up Ces' expressions a bit. I fear she suffers from 'sameface' and I want her to be more expressive. I'll work on it. Try to make her sexy without a constant pout.

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WilliamF — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:28:58 -0000

I like the translucent hair effect.

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gdawg — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:52:10 -0000

If you don't see Jimmy's pupils hiding behind his hair, his eyes look VERY evil!

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zanthar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:46:09 -0000

Ces looks odd in the first panel.