Pastel Land Comic Discussion

[Vortex]

I liked the addition of evil twins, if you want to continue with it I'd like to see more of them

[Anteroinen]

I am not fully briefed on the history of the Kore/Anon split in the forum, though I can see how it works mechanically. When was Kore created within the forum canon?

[Jatsko]

So don't sit here and lie to me and tell me you like the comic

So no one's allowed to like the comic now, I see.

[Paranormal]

So don't sit here and lie to me and tell me you like the comic

So no one's allowed to like the comic now, I see.

The way I see this, is that he was possibly thinking you guys were saying things for the sake' of saying them. As if, you guys just were saying it to show you were looking at it and not saying that from the heart and actually meant it.

Just sayin'!

[Jatsko]

Well it doesn't matter, anyone who writes anything positive about it now isn't going to be taken seriously.

[Anonymous2]

Well it doesn't matter, anyone who writes anything positive about it now isn't going to be taken seriously.

It would if you would stop being such a debbie downer and show me the enthusiasm which you claim to have when it comes to this comic, and instead of writing "nice story" go into a bit of detail about what you liked, didn't like, what you would like to see in the future. That's all I'm asking for. Give me direction so I know what areas you would like me to explore. The story and destination are set in stone, but what about the journey, what would you like to see?

Paranormal summed my some of my frustrations with his post.

Dude, you did not even give a whole hour for people to react to that post where you ask for ideas

It was a bit more than an hour, check previous posts and you'll note the same questions I had asked and nobody bothered to answer them, they went at least 2 or 3 days going unanswered. Asked them and then released the last chapter a day or two later. That was enough time for people to respond, but they never did...

Whatever, I'm starting work on the next story, whether people like it or not, really doing it for my general amusement. So do expect to see more raunchy stuff. And yes Sublevel, you're in a relationship!

[Anonymous2]

I am not fully briefed on the history of the Kore/Anon split in the forum, though I can see how it works mechanically. When was Kore created within the forum canon?

Kore was around in 2011, but wasn't formally announced until 2014. Kore was semi-responsible for a lot of stuff that happened throughout 2011 and 2013, then him revealing his identity in April 2014. For myself, I left in 2013, but Kore remained. Yes Kore is me, but we are two separate entities within the same body. I liken Kore to his own person, and we both appreciate it when people address us both as separate. So if Kore happens to speak to you, address him as Kore, not Anonymous.

When Kore has complete control, there is very little I can do to stop him. I have complete control over him at the moment and can let him loose from his cage at any time (though sometimes he escapes, but his wrath is not to its highest potential)

When I let him loose, I have control over him, but he is his own person. He wrote my posts on the previous page for example, however I made sure he didn't flame or troll

Kore being introduced to this comic was his idea, saying that it would be a good outlet. Which I agree.

I liked the addition of evil twins, if you want to continue with it I'd like to see more of them

That is the premise behind the next story. Sort of...

It would help if some of you could give me descriptions of your evil twin versions?

Some notes about next story:

It takes place three years after the events of the prior
A few characters have had changes, mostly hair and clothing
The name is The Insurrection
Several new characters will be introduced, a few from current generation and a few from previous.

[Anteroinen]

It would help if some of you could give me descriptions of your evil twin versions?

I believe that nenioretnA wasn't very well characterized ever, so if you want to take liberties, please do (for instance, you can rename him since nenioretnA looks horrible). However, if I actually do have wind powers in the comic like I originally suggested, the opposite would most likely use earth. Further, I most dislike wearing blue clothes, so those would fit the evil twin fine, I think.

And yes Sublevel, you're in a relationship!

You are delightfully evil sometimes, have I told you that?

Give me direction so I know what areas you would like me to explore. The story and destination are set in stone, but what about the journey, what would you like to see?

You know, I would do more of this, but at the same time I find this whole thing to be a window into how you see us (or more me, I suppose) and that is very interesting to me. I wouldn't want ruin the experiment.

I would perhaps like to see more dialogue that is about character building and characters interacting. In the last comic my main problem was that almost all talking was either exposition or directly driving the story forward in leaps. I would've liked more room to see how you think these characters work together, you know?

[Vortex]

XetroV - His power is basically to control smoke: to drown people in smoke, turn into smoke, etc. He has also a small amount of dark karma powers, with enough power he can create dark portals. He used to have a scythe that gave him immense amounts of power to control the dead, but he got it stolen and since then he's much weaker.

His usual form is a humanoid crow entirely made of greyish smoke, with red glowing eyes, similar in appearance to a black pest doctor, with a cigar in his beak. Since that can be hard to draw in Bitstrips, he can also take a human form, which is a tall goodlooking man with light blond hair and red eyes, dressed in black clothes with a pink star in his chest. He's always smoking a cigar. He has the same powers as above.

About personality, well, obviously he's extremely evil and his dream is to dominate the world, also he's gay and likes to flirt with guys, and he has a bad sense of humor. Seemingly he as a weakness to ridiculous things in general, like insanely powerful farts or sudden Santa Claus showing up (see also this).

[Jatsko]

Well it doesn't matter, anyone who writes anything positive about it now isn't going to be taken seriously.

That's honestly how I felt at the time, based on your reactions. Sorry.

Glad you're back, though I'm not really getting the whole evil twin business. Maybe it's just me. Also, I personally don't want to get others to post their reactions.

Also if you could treat the next words as if I mean them (which I do) that would be nice. I have a hard time when people tell me my thoughts are fake or forced.

There, now that's out of the way. That's my anger for you flipping out and leaving. To repay you, I'm going to tell you what I liked, didn't like, and would like to see.

*exhales deeply*

As a whole, the comic was good. You introduced a solid plot for a story of that length, and were able to work around the challenges of capturing the conversation with the space provided. There weren't any awkward gaps and the language was fluent.

What I think could be improved/future ideas: You're doing a good job of handling many different viewpoints at once. Though I would sometimes like to see longer segments between two or more characters. I don't know how long those panels take to make, so if time is an issue, then it's not a problem. I know that I'm going to try to focus on different segment time lengths when my story comes out after Sub10 (but that'll be just text). Anyway, if you have time I would like to see more special graphical changes like the ones of the entrance of the Maiden, those were cool to visualize.

Now I'm obliged to add a signature happy face, as I normally do. Don't take my actions the wrong way