Comments on: role

By: yelinna

yelinna — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:08:44 +0000

I loved the old ones

By: blaer

blaer — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:12:05 +0000

I say “It’s not about how they look, it’s about what they say!”

But i prefer Jesus’s old beard over his new one. The new one looks fake, de old one looked more authentic.

By: Treehouse on Mars

Treehouse on Mars — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:06:12 +0000

Re: New artwork. First, discovered Jesus and Mo last summer. Love them. Dislike the new artwork, especially the noses and the headwear. They look like a couple of old queens now (No offense meant. I am an old queen myself) However, as I recall, the new artwork showed up right after they made their (unseen) Hallowe’en costumes, so I am rationalizing that the boys liked their costumes so much they declined to take them off. Besides, they noticed they were getting old and, as Quentin Crisp said “It was time to force out the red and force in the blue!”
Still, I wouldn’t mind if you went back. And please, never show the barmaid! There is no way you could fulfill the fantasies of everyone.
Salaam

By: nevarmaor

nevarmaor — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:45:49 +0000

Been reading for a while without commenting. Generally liked the comic and had little use for the comments. FWIW the change in artwork makes this seem like a different (and inferior) comic. The old style was quirky and original. The new one is just generic and boring.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:53:16 +0000

I’ll tell you what, author – old Jesus didn’t look inept but more like fuzzy in the style of Edward Koren. And fuzzy is right for Jesus! This new one is too definite and too kind of average looking.

Or let me put it this way – old Jesus looked loony, new Jesus just looks dim. Loony is better.

By: gobbycoot

gobbycoot — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:04:18 +0000

Thank you, Author, for taking the time to explain to us rabble why you needed the changes. I still love the old artwork (there was something about the imperfect drawings that I thought added to the sheer GENIUS of J&M), but I’m sure I’ll one day grow to love the new look. You’re the artiste; it’s your strip, and it’s not a democracy, so we’re lucky to have had any explanation at all! Keep it coming, whether we prefer the old art or not. Love you, dude/chick!
PS I quite like your crappy arms, elbows be damned!

By: Uncle Roger

Uncle Roger — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:53:21 +0000

Okay, I know I’m late to the party, but… I prefer the old art, especially when it comes to JC. I think his new beard is too short and all his hair is too, well, coifed. I liked the sort of washed-up, disheveled look he had before. It really suited his role in the world today. Kind of like a mangy dog that hadn’t been brushed in forever and had lost a lot of hair. But he still wants you to think he’s every bit as good as that shiny, science-y robot dog over there.

Mo didn’t change as much, but he looks too polished. It’s like (and honestly, I’m no fanboi!) in the matrix when Agent Smith says that the first version of the matrix was perfect and people didn’t like it? Or like early computer animation when it was just too clean and perfect. I like Van Gogh’s sloppy Starry Night over a precise photo.

All that said, it’s your comic and you can draw it how you like and, really, it’s the scripts that matter.

I will say, though, that the focus on the script gave me hope that my webcomic (when I get it set up and all) would be accepted given that your artwork looks like Da Vinci compared to mine. (Heck, my kindergarten daughter’s drawings look like masterpieces compared to mine.)

By: KrateKraig

KrateKraig — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:36:46 +0000

Author, Don’t worry about the artwork, it fits perfectly. As far as the slight style change, all comic strips change as the cartoon evolves. Take a look at any old Simpsons, Peanuts, Garfield…etc… Things change.
The content is what matters most. And it is great!
Keep up the great work.

By: Edz

Edz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:52:20 +0000

Me, I’m just grateful for the strip. Ignore the focus group — this isn’t a bleeding Hollywood film.

By: CGHDFDF

CGHDFDF — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:01:16 +0000

NOOOOOOOO!!!! I WANT THE OLD ART-STYLE BACK!