I thought you did a good job in this piece in capturing the essence of the character you appropriating. You're rendition of beret guy was on point, and the scenario you came up with was very xkcd like. I'm curious however as to why exactly you chose xkcd as the work to copy? Given that you're intention was to make a piece of work that could conceivably sell for money, I feel like webcomics are on the low end of the spectrum with regards to marketability. In addition to that, the work seems to be more of a recreation of the work rather than an appropriation. In any case, you did a good job in achieving the goals that you set for yourself in this project.
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eir
Posted on 2015-10-12 19:44:24 -0400.
I have limited experience with webcomics, but from what I have heard of them and read, I think your attempt did a pretty accurate job of recreating their feel and humor, as well as their subversive nature. However, while I believe the comic is subversive to the subject matter (the Greek myth of Sisyphus), I don't think you used the art you appropriated to subvert the source, which is I feel the intention of StreetArt. I do think, though, the because the piece properly recreate the feel of the character's webcomic, that this would be a fairly simple to promote work.
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mzhong1
Posted on 2015-10-12 23:33:40 -0400.
I thought you did a good job in this piece of expressing your idea of questioning whether or not anyone would bother doing something like pushing a rock up a mountain if in the end it amounted to nothing. The idea itself matched the kind of humor you tend to see in xkcd, and you did a good job of reusing the character, but I think if you want to sell this you would have to find a way to simplify your work into one or two panels. I agree with Roger that you would probably have some difficulty in selling this work, but regardless of it marketability, it is otherwise an interesting choice of work.
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Jonathan Merrin
Posted on 2015-10-13 00:08:08 -0400.
This is hilarious. So so funny. I laughed. There was laughter.
It was a nice use of the man in the hat, and you totally captured the character. I agree with the above comments that I don't think this can be sold, but I certainly think it can be appreciated, albeit by a niche crowd.
Niche crowds tend to go over well as webcomics, but stealing the style of an established webcomic generally does not. I think you'd need to find your own aesthetic to market the idea.
I thought you did a good job in this piece in capturing the essence of the character you appropriating. You're rendition of beret guy was on point, and the scenario you came up with was very xkcd like. I'm curious however as to why exactly you chose xkcd as the work to copy? Given that you're intention was to make a piece of work that could conceivably sell for money, I feel like webcomics are on the low end of the spectrum with regards to marketability. In addition to that, the work seems to be more of a recreation of the work rather than an appropriation. In any case, you did a good job in achieving the goals that you set for yourself in this project.
I have limited experience with webcomics, but from what I have heard of them and read, I think your attempt did a pretty accurate job of recreating their feel and humor, as well as their subversive nature. However, while I believe the comic is subversive to the subject matter (the Greek myth of Sisyphus), I don't think you used the art you appropriated to subvert the source, which is I feel the intention of StreetArt. I do think, though, the because the piece properly recreate the feel of the character's webcomic, that this would be a fairly simple to promote work.
I thought you did a good job in this piece of expressing your idea of questioning whether or not anyone would bother doing something like pushing a rock up a mountain if in the end it amounted to nothing. The idea itself matched the kind of humor you tend to see in xkcd, and you did a good job of reusing the character, but I think if you want to sell this you would have to find a way to simplify your work into one or two panels. I agree with Roger that you would probably have some difficulty in selling this work, but regardless of it marketability, it is otherwise an interesting choice of work.
This is hilarious. So so funny. I laughed. There was laughter.
It was a nice use of the man in the hat, and you totally captured the character. I agree with the above comments that I don't think this can be sold, but I certainly think it can be appreciated, albeit by a niche crowd.
Niche crowds tend to go over well as webcomics, but stealing the style of an established webcomic generally does not. I think you'd need to find your own aesthetic to market the idea.
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