NPC is a comic about a non-player character. You know the guys in games, especially RPGs who say the same line over and over again only changing if you progress the story enough. The “I AM ERROR” or “They say that a magical sword is in the woods” people. Honestly if half the NPCs just bothered to go and find these swords/magic items/legendary treasures maybe they could do something about it. Well this story is about an NPC who breaks free of his coding and can go and do whatever he likes. Oh except the Moderators of the game are after him. (more…)

Rival Angels is not about heaven and hell fighting each other. In fact there are no angels involved in the entire webcomic at all. What it is a webcomic about female wrestlers. It follows the story of Sabrina “Ultragirl” Mancini and her roommates who are all new professional wrestlers. Sabrina was fast-tracked to the professional leagues after only 10 weeks of being in the development league and that causes some tension between the girls.

Artwise Rival Angels is stunningly, with both characters and backgrounds drawn at a very high level. The standard you would expect if it was in print. Crowd characters when needed are all individuals, no generic blobs in the background, however most of the time the crowd is off camera to let focus be put on the wrestling action.

The story doesn’t just occur in the ring, out-of-ring action such as the roommates at home or on nights out makes the characters more believable as well as making the webcomic more interesting. The story is about how the roommates adjust to the professional circuit and the fact they all live in one room (which for no good reason only has two beds). This is not to say the fights aren’t enjoyable as the last storyline with all 4 of the roommates fighting each other was one of the best fight sequences I have ever read, and I read alot of webcomics and manga.

Overall Rival Angels is a worthwhile read, with good character dynamics and an interesting plot. The artwork is of a high standard throughout and as it is regularly updating, I find little to fault it about.

Webcomics are on the internet and print comics are in print, but where do they meet together? Other than the average comic fans bedroom, the answer is the Library and this is what Unshelved is about.

Unshelved deals with the bad customers, the crazy ones and the staff. You have Dewey the lazy male librarian (also in charge of the young adult section and comics), Mel the manager, Tamara the Children’s librarian, Colleen the almost retired one, and Buddy the book beaver (a guy who legally changed his name and is always in costume). Other than Buddy the book beaver I have seen people like these at my library.

There are a few reasons I live this comic, first is the fact that I dont have to deal with the mindless questions these people do, which is good to pick up your spirits.

Second is the character interactions, the people seem real (as I said earlier I have met people like them) so I can believe in the situations which occur. The situations that occur are sometimes unbelieveable but more in the realm customers cant really be that bad rather than oh look a unicorn for no real reason (I have it on good authority that yes they can be that bad).

Lastly is the fact it reviews books. This is a minor thing but finding a good book is hard and I have generally liked the suggestions given. A brief outline of the plot is given as well as a suggested audience so you know if it is suitable for you or not. Here’s the review of World War Z as an example and they have a list at the bottom of all the books they have reviewed to make it easier for us the readers.

So Unshelved whether you are looking for a good webcomic or a good book its worth a look.

As Jump Leads, a comic I have been meaning to review for some time has joined SoulGeek webcomics I thought it was time to do my job and review it.

Firstly note that some references might not be got by everyone (such as Footballers wives being dull) but the idea behind them translates well enough. Ok that done lets begin:

Jump Leads is about an interuniversal police force called the “Lead Service”. The Lead Service goes around fixing the various universes to make sure everything works as it should. For this they have a home base called the Hub, which is located on the edge of a black hole. They then jump through these universes and fix the problem then return to base.

Now there are two new recruits in particular who this webcomic is about Meanie (the excitable working one), and Llewellyn (the goatie-wearing failure of a recruit). The two of them set off on their first journey on the jumpship Flurry.

Things happen and the story progresses. No spoilers here.

The artwork is both consistant and enjoyable. The characters have a depth about them even the ones that are only in one story-arc. However the story is really about Meanie and Llewellyn and the relationship between them.

So if you like Sci-fi webcomics or the letter L, Jump Leads is worth a read through.