Comments on: The Webcomic Overlook #7: Marry Me http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/ Webcomic reviews are serious business. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:20:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Anise http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-12985 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:53:07 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-12985 I wonder if I’m the only one who hates the art in this comic. I find it stiff, inconsistent and poorly designed, even for manga. The linework is a strange digital treatment, it makes everything feel heavy and squished together. I couldn’t continue reading it because the speach balloons were poorly placed and sized, making the dialogue hard to read.

Even with the terrible lyrics, I found the concert scenes the only pages that had any flow in the drawings, I think because it focused more on the bodies and gestures in the scene rather than faces and expressions.

]]> By: Emma http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-8746 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:17:56 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-8746 So, did Bobby Crosby have to work at being an asshole to everyone, or was he just born that way?

]]> By: Alasdair http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-5494 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:44:14 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-5494 Just read through this comic… which took less than half an hour. It’s less than 100 strips, from start to finish. That’s the big problem with it: the story itself is fine, but you just can’t tell a story like that in 100 strips. It needed more like 500. As it is, the crazy fast pace means there’s no time to properly introduce and develop the characters, or have any real drama; almost as soon as it’s begun, it’s all wrapped up conveniently. Perhaps the author realised that with his slow writing schedule, he couldn’t give the story the time it needed, but in that case he shouldn’t have started writing it in the first place.

]]> By: Shana http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-3764 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:09:50 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-3764 While the initial read of the comic was fun, it isn’t something I would read again except for the art. I agree with a lot of what you’ve written, but not all of it. I’m a sap for romantic comedy, so I suppose I may be the target audience of Marry Me. It’s definitely something I would give a watch just for the cheesy goodness that is romantic comedy bad or good.

I have to say that I’m really surprised at Mr. Crosby. I had heard rumors, but some of his comments here and the links he gave to his other comments paint a worryingly negative picture of him. Unprofessional and downright rude to his commenters. My respect for him has plummeted quite a bit.

]]> By: One Punch Reviews #25: Dreamless « The Webcomic Overlook http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-2681 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:00:21 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-2681 [...] case with Dreamless, which features an unlikely team-up: writer Bobby Crosby of Marry Me (reviewed here) and artist Sarah Ellerton of The Phoenix Requiem (reviewed here at [...]

]]> By: Kionon http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-2657 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:47:08 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-2657 Kimagure Orange Road was written by Izumi Matsumoto, not Rumiko Takahashi. They are contemporaries, however. Akemi Takada did the character designs for KOR. I was fortunate to meet here in May.

]]> By: Lizuka http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1704 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:53:17 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1704 Do rather like the comic myself, but I can definitely see where you’re coming from. The Africa subplot especially is just kind of out of nowhere.

]]> By: El Santo http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1656 Tue, 12 May 2009 16:26:28 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1656 Actually, if he gave me a kilo of gold, I’m pretty sure I’d say, “Thanks for the kilo of gold! You are truly a generous gentleman.” I would assume it wasn’t bribery; that wouldn’t be gentlemanly.

]]> By: Zac http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1643 Sat, 09 May 2009 14:17:59 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1643 To Bobby Crosby: Don’t listen to these people here, I thoroughly enjoyed the comic – the drawing, the story and the dialogue. I read the five, well done. I wish it was longer.

You people just whinge and complain, blah, blah, blah. If he gave you a kilo of gold you all would complain why you didn’t get two. And some one whining about one phrase! I really hope you are taking the piss here because if you are serious, please get a life. If you want to criticise and have the person listen, there is a right way to do it. You are clearly doing it the wrong way.

]]> By: Irrevenant http://webcomicoverlook.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1297 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:35:20 +0000 http://webcomicoverlook.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-webcomic-overlook-7-marry-me/#comment-1297 The script is typical RomCom stuff. If you think “Marry Me”‘s dodgy characterisation and ludicrous plot would stop it being made into a movie, you haven’t noticed what’s already playing in cinemas!

For me, it’s definitely Eisu’s art that tips “Marry Me” over the line to “worth reading”. There’s just something endearing about the way he draws the characters. (An argument could be made that the same applies for the actors in crappy RomComs – the story and plot is rubbish but the actors make the characters adorable enough to watch it anyway).

And yes, Parker has her moments…

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