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Post by Drake on Dec 31, 2012 20:35:43 GMT -5
It's definitely short, but I actually enjoyed this issue more than the last. It just felt cleaner and easier to understand (my main problem with the last issue being that I didn't know the italics were flashbacks, and I thought that Roy Harper, not Guardian, had been president, even though he was the main character). Anyway, despite your claims, I found this chapter very enjoyable, especially since I'm in the middle of ACIII.
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Post by buck on Jan 1, 2013 16:58:18 GMT -5
Solid issue you have so much to flesh out that I hope issues like this are actually seen quite often.
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Post by liquidsword34 on Jan 1, 2013 21:36:19 GMT -5
It didn't really tell us much more, but it was a well written issue. Not much else to say really. I don't mind shorter issues but I hope it adds to the overarching storyline.
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Post by Stardrifter on Jan 2, 2013 15:06:57 GMT -5
It wasnt bad, but it didn't really do much to continue the story. I hope you get things worked out so you can really get into the writing again. Keep em coming.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 19:11:40 GMT -5
Hints, allegations and foreshadowing. All good. Didn't move your A plot forward at all, but filled in some background. Hopefully we get back to the A plot with the next issue though.
The one impression I have after 2 issues is that this series is tonally very different from your previous works. Spoilers, Grayson, BatB and the glimpse we got of YJ all gave us very warm, likable characters that were easy to invest it and root for even after only one or two appearances. This series on the other hand is very cold. Interesting plot an concept wise, but there is something about the characters that makes them feel stand-offish, Bravebow was the protagonist but it was hard to root for him even against someone vilified by history like Custer, and the same was true for me with Roy last issue. I am not sure what it is, but that's my gut reaction to the first two installments.
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Post by jackalope on Jan 23, 2013 17:55:50 GMT -5
Short, well written, and I'm guessing (because I haven't played it myself) very Assassin Creed-ish. I like the mythic use of the apples. I am really looking forward to more of this series, and seeing how you build and expand on it. Good work- yo.
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Post by The Wonderful Wachter on Feb 10, 2013 0:48:50 GMT -5
Hints, allegations and foreshadowing. All good. Didn't move your A plot forward at all, but filled in some background. Hopefully we get back to the A plot with the next issue though. The one impression I have after 2 issues is that this series is tonally very different from your previous works. Spoilers, Grayson, BatB and the glimpse we got of YJ all gave us very warm, likable characters that were easy to invest it and root for even after only one or two appearances. This series on the other hand is very cold. Interesting plot an concept wise, but there is something about the characters that makes them feel stand-offish, Bravebow was the protagonist but it was hard to root for him even against someone vilified by history like Custer, and the same was true for me with Roy last issue. I am not sure what it is, but that's my gut reaction to the first two installments. -M Ha. I didn't want people to root for Roy at all. He was the type of hero I wanted you to hate until Issue 4/5 and realized just how much the Starling Archers had screwed him over. And screwed the others in the Order in general. Plus, that's just the start of it with Roy... he had it even worse.. When it switched over to Green after his arc, then you might have had one that was likeable for his innocence and naivety. That 5 Year on the Island that Oliver goes through? That's their initiation. Taken as teens and thrown onto an island to awaken their gift of sight or to die. In issues I had written, I think only Wildcat is the only character that came close to my usual style. Him and Red X. It was a very conscious decision to make Arrow different than my other series. They weren't wisecracking heroes with happy lives. Or even wisecracking heroes with unhappy. They were cold-blooded assassins who thought they could decide the fate of the world by killing the right people. For those Assassin Creed fans. Ollie was my Ezio the charming Rogue when he was younger. Roy was Altair, cold and uncaring. Connor was, well, he was my Connor. Haha. And Jack, only major AC hint I dropped was "Way of Kin" which is a play on the surname "Kenway." But it was Assassin Creedish in the way that you had an "Assassin" kill a historic figure.
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