Alpha-Shade

I read my fair share of web comics and all of them are in what I call “gag strip” format. The “gag strip” format usually has about 3-4 panels or simplified characters in which a gag or a funny is dropped in the end panel. Some deviate in minor ways from this but the general format remains the same. The artform really doesn’t lend itself to complex story lines and rich, detailed filled art.

I very pleased when I came upon the comic Alpha-Shade (by way of Mac Hall). The story line, in a way, reminds me of the old Antartic Press comic series titled Tigers of Terra or something that you would find in a Gundam anime. It’s very mature in the ways that it deals with warfare and how it affects the characters. The character development is just getting off of the ground (just because there haven’t been that many strips) but you can tell that the writer(s) are headed in the right direction. As well as the art, well, to me is phenomenal but I think you’ll have to take a look at it for yourself. This is the kind of web comic that I want to do.