Saturday, January 31, 2015

[Webcomic] Saint for Rent Review

Hey everyone, I want to talk about the webcomic "Saint for Rent". This comic tells the story of a kid who runs an inn for timetravelers. There are some interesting aspects to it, such as the animation, but the animation never truley lives up to its potentional. When you look at webcomics such as  prequel, Kazerad managed to take the time to not only make long posts, (something animated comics should have), but also make the animation a highlight, not just another feature. The story progresses as a pace that is simply too fast to understand, which generates a chaotic setting. I believe this is what the author was trying to represent, but I believe that it could have been shown in a better manner than quickening the storyline. The story starts off quickly, escalating to the point of confusion, causing the reader to have to figure out things on their own. I always thought that the ability to illustrate the scene through art is what we attempt to prevent with comics, but the author failed to do so. While the author may not have designed the next masterpiece, he still got some things right. The story could easily captivate a whovian, with it's charm and classy look. The main character, 'Saint', a boy who was left nothing but an inn and a cane sword by his father, provides the hilariousness of David Tennent, while keeping the dark side of Matt Smith. Personally I feel that there were too many plot convienences throughout the story. At the beginning, for example, the author creatures a suspence by placing only 2 characters in the scene, but when it truly matters, many more time travelers showed up, who just so happened to have a sofa to fling at the villian. Hunky Timetravelers guys, I'm getting a boner already. I have to give Saint for Rent a 6/10. If might have had some good parts, but they were not enought to cover up the flaws.

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