Los Angeles spawns an incredible array of artists, Webcomic artists specifically, aiming to make their characters stand out amongst the masses of colors and inks. Not only does it take a keen eye to transform the idea into an appealing artistic look, one must also master the presentation and battle among the Marvel giants to engage an audience.
Trending times calls for quick thinking. This month, Marvel Animation in Santa Monica, CA introduced a new motion picture trailer for Spider Woman, which is sparking comic publishers to race and publish their motion picture comic books.
So what does a local artist do to mix between a classic online presentation of their comic strip without being classified as "the next motion picture comic"? LA-cartoonist David Houry found that answer, and thus discovered an intriguing angle to bring life into his Webcomic about a balding koala named Martin.
David breathes life into his "Martin Koala" Webcomic using a click-through feature to navigate each story, breaking the norm of static comic strips that use still images. Several shorts make up his still-new Webcomic. Not only was I instantly caught off guard by the click-through storyline, but the fact that there aren't any talk bubbles near the characters interested me even more. Literally, I found myself laughing and using my imagination as I browse through each story. Blended between each click are well-thought animations to add even more forms of interactivity.
What about the comic? Hilarity ensues as David dives into male hair loss, pimping bugs, and the introduction (escape from the zoo). My favorite has to be Sanja Koala's suffering from blurry vision. She goes in for high-tech laser corrective surgery, which results in her receiving a watermark on her eye. Talk about branding! She realizes she couldn't see the liability sheet that says "we will put a watermark on your eye" just before her surgery. How brilliant the mind must be...I won't spoil the ending of that episode, but it's a must read!
Photo Credit: David Houry
Photo credits: Radical Publishing
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This is a very well written and informative article. Thanks for sharing exciting news in such an entertaining and concise way!
oh, i never knew non-talking comics can be so funny. :D kudos!
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