Pukarin says:
It is astonishing! Beautiful art!
Estara says:
This story makes me feel worried and scared for Ballad, but it's also addictive.
Reminds me of Edgar Allan Poe.
Vinny says:
Wow-this art is so beautiful! I love how detailed every picture is!
I began reading Ballad a while ago but lost the link to it up until now-I am really happy to have found it again ^^
But-the words, typed, are so small I can hardly make them out D:
Jesse says:
Your comic is frightening and disturbing, but holds an adorable sense at the same time. Wonderful characters and plot!
benthemadatyahoodotcom says:
Your sketch-style quality is very well suited to your storytelling ability. If you are looking for someone to review your text for accuracy and syntax, I'd be glad to provide that service to you pro bono.
Ben says:
I'm happy I stumbled onto your webpage. These are quite spooky, and i don't mean 'woooaahahhh i'm sacrreddd for sfofhhdfoooohhhh.' i mean '.......damn, that's spooky.' Nice work.
Zioriji says:
Ballad is lovely!! and all the comic is great!! you've got very good ideas!!
Anonymous says:
typo... the word is "write" not "wright"
Lucifer says:
Is the tiki tacy ballad from a 1960's poem? I feel as though I've read it before. I love Ballad. I love his doe like eyes. I love how you set up the story line. You should make it a movie. Try to pitch it to a production company. for animation.
balabo_ov says:
Sorry, but what is kimerikas?
Jane.
geoff says:
i wish you'd keep writing the words out!
feechka-ad says:
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Chad says:
I agree with Geoff. I enjoyed your written hand better than the typed font.
Mikael Fehlberg says:
I've noticed several comments about spelling errors, and comments about the text. To which I would reply with one of my favorite quotes:
"The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?"- Chuang Tzu
Typed text would loose a big part of the FEELING of what is being said. The use of onomatopoeias, and writing words with a style of how they are said add a big part to the comic. For example in this comic the "shaky" way "y-yes" is written adds to the feeling of how he says it. To have it in an standard text would detract from the art that has gone into the lettering of the text.
As far as spelling errors, well, look beyond regimented rules of diction, and extract the simple feeling and meaning of what is being said. As opposed to getting hung up on weather (whether)or not someone used the correct "their or there" or "wright or write" when it's obvious which usage of the word is implied.
Now, would it be "better" if there were no un-intentional spelling errors and typos? Yes, perhaps, but only to the extent that it would cease to bother the gramaticly anal. Who are unable to look beyond the structure of a language that exists for the intent to portray feeling and thought. Who might otherwise get an un-annoyed comprehension of the story.
Blizno says:
I adore the artistic thread you've created. This story is gripping me.
I feel deeply for the Ballad marionette, I think, but its being operated by a magical brain-worm confuses me. Is it a resurrected, confused and frightened little boy trying to get along in his new life or is it a corrupt lich mimicking the life the dead boy's body once enjoyed?
Superb stuff! Superb!
I can't agree, though, that spelling and grammar are unimportant. It's jarring to come across a too-common blunder such as writing "loose" when one means "lose", for example. To have such superb art as you've created damaged by sloppy wordsmithing is unworthy. Please, please, please use a dictionary or spell-checker, PLEASE! Your accomplishment is too wonderful to be dragged down by sloppy, careless language.
The only people who say that spelling is unimportant are those who cannot spell.
I ask you to make your craft complete for we watching in awe as your story unfolds.
Thank you for giving us this amazing story.
Blizno says:
I shared a large part of my life with a black cat years ago. She never spoke to me in English, but in all other ways she was just like the black cat you've drawn. You have the body language, the explosive ferocity and the rubbing against a human's ankles down perfectly.
Anonymous says:
If you notice the typos.....you aren't into the story and you aren't getting what you ought to out of it.
Rob says:
Plus, different spelling of words have different meanings, which can cause confusion. For example "to raise" is not the same as "to raze," which means to flatten or demolish. Are we to think that it will require more effort to flatten "a Megacerebri than a mere Drake beast"? Spellings exist for a reason; they help sharpen and clarify written language, while language remains flat, ambiguous, and reliant upon inflection and context.
heya says:
you have lots of typos but i really like your comic. :D
widWick says:
aaww...i prefered ur own writing.. {:[
still think ballad looked adorable in night shirt >.
widWick says:
by god your a damn good artist, im blown away.........
big toothed,long legged worm head beast is rather unnerving O_O
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