EPILOGUE 758 | The Future Is Now

Hmm… Must have been “Backwards Day” when you wrote your review…

Surely, you meant to say that the plot was delightfully intricate and full of foreshadowing, the relationships were well thought out and realistic, and the ending was unexpected yet pleasing beyond words…

Well, I guess we are all entitled to our opinions, however misguided they may be…

Of course, if it was that painful to read, nothing stopped you from simply moving on. Exactly what did you hope to accomplish, by spewing such unabashed criticism, after the story was finished? From what I can tell, many were those who actually enjoyed the story, and had no problem with the elements you complained about.

Constructive criticism, along the way, as the story was being created and displayed, to make the creators aware of some blind spot they may not have noticed, may have been one thing… but what you did was far from that.

I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree, then.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with criticizing a webcomic. That’s how artists and authors get feedback on how to improve.

I just thought your review felt rather terse and unhelpful… For instance, instead of calling the ending “utterly arbitrary”, you might have mentioned that after all the buildup, it seemed to end in too convenient a manner, and perhaps resolved too quickly. Kind of a “Zap ex machina”, since Zap did all the heavy lifting at the end, with seemingly hardly sweating (until he completely dissolved, that is…) But as they say, “he got better”… ;) (I would probably have agreed with such a sentiment… the ending was, indeed, a little rushed, after all that buildup…)

Maybe if you had expounded a bit, offering hints or advice as to what might have made it better, in your eyes, or said why you felt how you felt. After all, one cannot debate feelings. One can argue whether a webcomic is or is not good, but one cannot debate how it made you feel, how you felt about it.

Although, admittedly, some artists/authors frown upon such advice, but that would be their problem not yours, as long as you offered it earnestly and politely.

That’s one problem with writing on the internet: emotions and feelings are hard to convey. The conciseness of your original comment made it feel rather harsh, whether that was your intention or not. At least, that’s how it came across to me. Had you taken the time to expand your comment, in a more constructive way (exactly what did you feel was a mess, about the plot, for instance), I probably would not have replied at all. But as it was, I felt I needed to add a “flip side of the coin” point of view, couched in some jovial, over the top manner.

I’m sorry you did not enjoy your reading experience (and I am in no way affiliated with the author or the artist), but hey, at least, it wasn’t unreadable, right? :P

Have a pleasant day.