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Published: 2005-05-22 16:40:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 8474; Favourites: 73; Downloads: 2074
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Full view to read!!!!next part
This was my very first comic from 2005, an entry for the dutch amateur manga contest Fantology .
It had a max of 14 pages so i wrote a short story about a few of my ZODIAK characters: Taurus, Virgo and Aquarius.
It was a great challenge, because 1.) I draw really slow and 2.) i never did a manga before.
There are some pages i'm very happy with, some i don't like at all and others that would be a lot better if i had more time for them. I really need a deadline to get to work, and for two months i think it is ok. I had no technical experience at all, did it in photoshop without any proper inking so that's why you see all the pencil lines and messy colouring.
This won 2nd place and some dutch doujinshi circles contacted me, saying they are interested in my work! I really liked doing this, and feel i can do a lot better in the future. I'd like to practise a lot more on expression and action.
So who knows: maybe one day the complete Zodiak saga will be produced...
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im sure you had another part to this beautiful comic up a year ago.... where did it go?
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dus jij hebt dit gemaakt =3
ik heb het fanthology boekje gekocht toen ik het tegenkwam en ik zocht het hier op,
en ik vond deze strip x]
mooi gedaan!
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please continue!! i read all the pages and ur really talented 
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sorry double post
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Wow! I love this comic! I've read the whole thing but this is one of my fave pages. I love your characters, your storyline, your comic style...and I love Taurus' expression when she says "A little back-up wouldn't hurt though..." lol! I've actually created a story based on the western Zodiac but I reeeaaallly suck at drawing whole comics. Where did you learn? Please tell me?
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wai~
lol i got the book XB i saw your art and i recognised it XD i started browsing in your gallery and it actually was UUUU >>; kk i'll shut my mouth already
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I adore all of these pages! The designs are very intricate and creative. I just wish I could see pieces introduced D:!
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COOL! I absolutely love your ZODIAKs! The designs tight, girl!
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I have to agree with the guy above. The font is a little distracting from the fantasy sorta feel that you seem to be going with for the story. I don't think Comic Sans would be a real good one for this though since it's more fantasy. If you go here you can find some really neat/free fonts. [link] They have a lot of fantasy sorta looking fonts too! Hope this helps some. I love your stuff!!!! ^.^ I'm gonna go read the others now. ^_^
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Wow, this is really good, your art as well as the story so far (i've read up to the 10 - 11th page).
I look forward to reading the rest!
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Great Zombie Jesus youβve made it into a grand epic! Your comic is well inked and well illustrated. I like how you put the grey tones into the frames as a form of contrast, instead of simply outlining the characters and background. Each frame is skilfully done and looks great. I especially love Taurusβs facial expression in the forth frame on the third page. The pale colours on the cover are nice and it doesnβt overdo everything else. Wonderful work Ming.
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this is confusing. so far. but i guess that's the point of a story? lol they hardly ever make sense at the beginning
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This is great! I'd love to see this same concept with the other Zodiac characters! ^^
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dus zo zit hij er uit
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well the drawing is stellar. the text could be resized/made in a different font so that if follows along alittle better. as for now it slightly distracts me. heh. did you try it with Comic Sans? beautiful though- im going to go read the rest right now :3
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hehe- Comic Sans is a font :3 often used by comic books ^^. if yours is more fantasy though- you can go to free font download sites and get great old rune looking fonts. i think it would add alittle more oomph to your already gorgeous drawings :3 good luck with this series!
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No, didn't have that program, but sure gonna try it next time
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HTis is really awsom Ming! I cannot wait to see the rest of it!
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Woooohooo! Still think it's very cool you did this!
Haven't seen the Fanthology book in a bookshop, yet. But if I do... naturally, I'm gonna get it! (Looks weird though, to see B-F S in yet another size and arrangement 
And stop stressing about the things you think could have been done better! Because;
a) you'll work on it next time, which will improve your work even more, and b) even if you did have more time, you'd still have waited till the last 'minute'...
Have you responded to one of the anime/manga club-thingies yet??
And; P.E. has been fully recorded
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wooow congratulations!
I really like it! I wanted to enter that contest as well, but I didn't really had an idea.. too bad
Now you won the 2nd place, are you asked for something else? or not?
well, awsome job anyway!
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Congrats.
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nice work... well done
the colored page is very nice... I like it
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This is impressive as hell. I really hope you keep this up, and maybe do more with the other signs. Seriously, RIGHTEOUS.
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Wow...this looks awesome.
Great job on your first manga.
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