12-16-2015, 07:42 AM
*getting ready to sleep.*
*realizes he is starting to sweat*
*turns on fan*
Winter is not coming.
Well I just read through zoophobia, aside from the site being tumblr-based UI gore I quite enjoyed it.
I often berate comics like this and skin deep for being the umptrillionth rendition of the "normal person thrown into hidden magical realm" trope but I'd be lying if I said I don't still enjoy this trope. The comic itself uses the premise of our "normal" protagonist being a school guidance counselor who shouldn't really have been assigned there, this sets up some high school melodrama around the academy, supernatural antics from the myriad creatures attending it, foul play that brought zoophobic protagonist to this world of talking animals, supernatural politics and general Worldbuilding from the literal spawn of satan being a student, and complex character development through meetings between the protagonist and the students. Basically zoophobia has put a lot on it's plate and even after nearly 5 chapters it still feels like it's in an expositionary phase, a few minor conflicts are partially resolved but set up to be revisted later, and it seems to just keep finding new things to explore by revisting characters and elements introduced earlier, introducing new ones in the process. Basically I worry that it will continue to meander around it's own universe rather than explore any meaty plotline for an extended period, though simple exploration is not an inherently bad thing, and the comic's quirky vibrant art and writing style makes every introduction a treat.
*realizes he is starting to sweat*
*turns on fan*
Winter is not coming.
Well I just read through zoophobia, aside from the site being tumblr-based UI gore I quite enjoyed it.
I often berate comics like this and skin deep for being the umptrillionth rendition of the "normal person thrown into hidden magical realm" trope but I'd be lying if I said I don't still enjoy this trope. The comic itself uses the premise of our "normal" protagonist being a school guidance counselor who shouldn't really have been assigned there, this sets up some high school melodrama around the academy, supernatural antics from the myriad creatures attending it, foul play that brought zoophobic protagonist to this world of talking animals, supernatural politics and general Worldbuilding from the literal spawn of satan being a student, and complex character development through meetings between the protagonist and the students. Basically zoophobia has put a lot on it's plate and even after nearly 5 chapters it still feels like it's in an expositionary phase, a few minor conflicts are partially resolved but set up to be revisted later, and it seems to just keep finding new things to explore by revisting characters and elements introduced earlier, introducing new ones in the process. Basically I worry that it will continue to meander around it's own universe rather than explore any meaty plotline for an extended period, though simple exploration is not an inherently bad thing, and the comic's quirky vibrant art and writing style makes every introduction a treat.
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