How well did the artist capture a character's likeness? How do the colors look? And so on. And there is the issue of perceived quality. Projection, tracing, digital paint-over, you name it might be considered ok, depending on the circumstance. But in illustration, most any means of getting the picture done is considered ok. The fresh drawing may have more energy and better flow (though there are plenty of stiff drawings floating around). My preference is for actual fresh drawing compared to tracing. Yes, one can abstract it down to simplicity but people respond to detail. As a subject, the Alien - any sort of xenomorph - is a bit demanding.
A 32 page book has something like 500 figure drawings in it - pictures of the characters doing whatever in the book. First, drawing a comic is no trivial undertaking. They're not plugged into the theft of fanart (which studio reps too often treat as their property) or evidence of extensive tracing. Re: Artwork: I agree most people don't care as long as it looks good.
Re: Rating scales: I look at those as simple scale with 1 being terrible and 10 being impossibly great! 5 is sort of OK, mediocre, whatever. No one was that enthused with the series. I did like them bringing in some elements from Resurrection into the story, and it is interesting that they are already trying to do their future setup on a story arc villain, but it feels VERY Marvelish in its presentation with not just the artwork where everybody looks like the same dude over and over again, but that they are TRYING to setup a future villain. It is EXACTLY the type of comic I would think a superhero comic book publisher would make in the alien verse. But that is failing to me in every standard I use to measure.Īs for this series. I hate them, but as movies I'd rate both at probably a 55-60. I think this is why I am somewhat harsh in reviews.
THEN if you do fail and retake the test if you pass the retest with a 100, you only get a 70 percent. You could be like the US Army where you are graded on the ten point scale for actual academics, but anything below a 70 is a failing grade. I like the HS scale better simply because the cutoff from being failing to subpar is higher, and thus to truly be great you must aim higher as well. Be sure to join in with fellow Alien and Predator fans on our forums as well!Ĭategories: Literature News, Podcast | Forum Topic Predator Galaxy for the latest Alien and Predator news! You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to get the latest on your social media walls. Make sure your browsers are locked into Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast is also available via iTunes, PodBean, GooglePlay Stitcher, and Spotify! Please be sure to leave a rating and review on whichever platform you’re using!Īnd if you’d rather see our beautiful faces, as always the video version of the podcast is also available on the Alien vs. What did you think of our latest episode? Be sure to let us know down below! You can also listen to any of our previous episodes in the Podcast section under the News tab on the main menu. We’re talking Marvel’s new Alien continuity, the Alpha Alien, the art controversy, returning to Hadley’s Hope, ghost Aliens and plenty more! Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Corporal Hicks, RidgeTop, VoodooMagic and Xenomorphine are back to discuss Marvel’s first forays into Alien comic, with the recently completed first arc of their ongoing series, Aliens: Bloodlines, and the 35th anniversary one-shot Aliens: Aftermath. We have just uploaded the 135th episode of the Alien vs.