Nevertheless, a person doesn’t need to be the chef of a world-class restaurant to criticize a restaurant’s food harshly…or a movie producer to review a movie negatively. In the same way you have the right to consider Wildarm’s work absolutely “awesome”, Aarin has the right to feel as negative about it as he wants.

Thus, if you’re saying he doesn’t have the right to criticize it, then you don’t have the right to compliment it either.

>>No, my point is that you think a web comic’s presentation should be perfect…

It should strive to be, sure. So I offer a critique from a reader/first-time-viewer’s perspective as to what parts of the presentation are distracting so Wildarms can better refine/present his project.

It’s cool you enjoy it. But a lot of webcomics hit walls, be it in writing, art, webdesign, or community presence that precludes them from reaching a larger audience. The comments about MoY’s niche were to help other comickers understand why this isn’t wildly popular since a lot of kids think their Guilty-Gear sprite comic is going to be the best thing ever–no matter how well written or presented, niche genre comics will always be limited–that’s a comment directed to the community.

I don’t really write these for readers as general press; I write critiques for other webcomickers and the subject-webcomic’s creator in hopes they can get some focus on where the room for improvement lies, and so other people can understand that the-market/storytelling does have limitations. Optimism and complacency are four-letter-words for artists.

The thing about illustrators, writers, and musicians, is that they only get so far on their own. Feedback is very important in the arts, especially when it’s constructive.

“Also, my issues with the writing are based on the accessibility of the punchlines to the ‘audience’ at large, not the specific niche it’s directed towards–the same as saying, “this isn’t for everyone,”

Yes, they are not for everyone that is Wildarms’s point his comics have meaning and humor to someone who knows of this “niche”. So you don’t have to criticize him for not making his comics focused towards people outside this “niche”. How inaccurate! I am, well you Aarin are also inaccurate saying how badly put together his site is. Wildarms site is put together amazingly his front page banner invites you as well as enlightens you with a quip of knowledge, again unlike your site which has no inviting and knowledgeable quote.

And yes I am a solid fan of someone who knows art. Also I will be waiting for your web comic. Oh thats right! Your a “schooled”photographer not a “schooled artist” like Wildarm.

Second, these are lol-webcomic reviews, so at the core they based on my opinions about art and writing based on my experience in art and writing.

I’m a schooled photographer and avid reader/viewer, so I’m well exposed to art appreciation in general, not to mention illustration and anatomy/proportion studies therein.

You’ll find my art criticisms based solely on those points, which while very important for top-teir art, aren’t a deal-breaker with an animu webcomic, which I stated.

Also, my issues with the writing are based on the accessibility of the punchlines to the ‘audience’ at large, not the specific niche it’s directed towards–the same as saying, “this isn’t for everyone,” and explaining why.

In any case, you’re a credit to MoY and Wildarms by the earnestness of your defense, however inaccurate. That’s solid fandom.

Sometimes that’s the best I can hope for.