Things like this give me hope amid this site

I find occasional submissions that I think to myself "hey this is kinda cool" but seldom do I find something that is awe inspiring amid the many outdone penis jokes and submissions that have no point besides waste my time. If this ever comes to a full series, and going from what was only introduced in the prologue i truly hope you see this through to the end, it may become a legacy here on Newgrounds. The timing, the score, the artwork, the animations from pane to pane. I could go on for days on each. The music added so much more feeling than if it had been a silent comic, and as Arkhain said, you blended the fade in's and fade out's beautifully to have the audio there when it really impacted the audience and trickle off when silence was best. The way the text was broken and changed fonts gave it a feeling of uncertainty that keeps the reader in suspense and chomping at the bit for the next page. The imagery with the crows resounded with me especially, as I've used crow imagery in some of my writings, and the line of "a murder of crows will sing a war" gave me chills and I wish I could say I've written a line as great as that. As I write poetry I couldn't help but appreciate how you worked the words and created your own and changed meanings to fit your image. In the frames revealing the giants I was astounded by the detail and raw artistic talent that went into drawing them. On a whole, this is a shining gem that very easily has the potential to aspire to greatness and become a legacy, not only here but across the entire web and anywhere else you publish it. If I knew how to animate, this would be something that i would use as a standard to measure myself to. Here's hoping you take this as far as its potential merits.

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"It's a comic. This is going to suck." My exact first thought when I started this. I normally hate these things here. If I wanted interactivity I'd grab a book to read. It's pretty much why I don't look at the comics created here that often.
Yours on the other hand.....It has everything that is needed to keep someone drooling, gritting their teeth for more.
The artwork is simply beyond phenomenal. The use for the panes at the end that are interweaved together but continue to roll the eye level from different perspectives adds a surreal touch that keeps the reader enthralled with what's happening.
The music and sound is cohesively epic. You knew right when the draw out the most intense of sounds, and when to fade them back out of existence. It wouldn't have been the same without the amazing pieces that were used when and where they were placed.
The storyline....what's to say. The end (even if just the prologue) was a complete twist from what was expected in the beginning. The use of multiple fonts and color offset for the text on the respective panes, along with the appropriate spacing created an illusion of depth in to the comic that helped to make it what it was.
The only negative thing I observed in the entire run is that I *HAD* to have it in full screen to be able to read it. While I can respect the sizing decision for the words in order to place them appropriately, I despise having to take anything fullscreen if I can get away with it. just a pt or two higher and it would've been much easier to read in standard window mode. Just a thought.
Overall, exemplary work and I can't wait to see the rest of the story :)

The Boy with Nails for Eyes is an independent motion comic, set in a grimy, grey little seaside town trapped by a brick-and-iron wall of factories. The story follows a young boy as he undertakes a quest that will draw him to the town's knotted heart, and into the domain of the shadowy hunger that stalks its streets.

The prologue tells of the days, unknown years ago, when a murder of crows swarmed upon the town. Haunted by their cries from daybreak to dark, the townsfolk experience strange visions...

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The story is best viewed in fullscreen mode, so that the text is clearly legibile without having to use the zoom function. Full instructions on viewing the story are given in the loading screen.

A lofi version of the comic, featuring the images and text only, is available on my website (<a href="www.basement-garden .co.uk">www.basement-gard en.co.uk</a>), which is linked from my profile.

Enjoy -

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9 reviews | Don't review | Share this! If you are giving this submission a low score, please offer constructive criticism that will be useful to the artist. The review space is not a place for you to act like a total asshole. If your review is found to be mean, offensive, or generally not helpful, you will be banned and your account may be terminated. NOTE: Any attempt to promote an outside, unrelated website in this space will result in the deletion of your user account.can't even explain how impressed I was. The artwork had its own terrible beauty, with perfect coloring and fine detail. The poetry was equally good, the best I've read in a long time.Imperator Titans! I think i emptied my bowels when I saw them...that was really good, correct me if im wrong but the two war machines were churches? they looked slightly religious, very nicely written amazingly drawn 5/5the artwork was superb, the text was a bit hard to read tho...

I demand more! :)

"It's a comic. This is going to suck." My exact first thought when I started this. I normally hate these things here. If I wanted interactivity I'd grab a book to read. It's pretty much why I don't look at the comics created here that often.
Yours on the other hand.....It has everything that is needed to keep someone drooling, gritting their teeth for more.
The artwork is simply beyond phenomenal. The use for the panes at the end that are interweaved together but continue to roll the eye level from different perspectives adds a surreal touch that keeps the reader enthralled with what's happening.
The music and sound is cohesively epic. You knew right when the draw out the most intense of sounds, and when to fade them back out of existence. It wouldn't have been the same without the amazing pieces that were used when and where they were placed.
The storyline....what's to say. The end (even if just the prologue) was a complete twist from what was expected in the beginning. The use of multiple fonts and color offset for the text on the respective panes, along with the appropriate spacing created an illusion of depth in to the comic that helped to make it what it was.
The only negative thing I observed in the entire run is that I *HAD* to have it in full screen to be able to read it. While I can respect the sizing decision for the words in order to place them appropriately, I despise having to take anything fullscreen if I can get away with it. just a pt or two higher and it would've been much easier to read in standard window mode. Just a thought.
Overall, exemplary work and I can't wait to see the rest of the story :)

Incredible

I can't even explain how impressed I was. The artwork had its own terrible beauty, with perfect coloring and fine detail. The poetry was equally good, the best I've read in a long time.

Run!!!!

Imperator Titans! I think i emptied my bowels when I saw them...