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Citrus: Siesta Fiesta

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Going through the installation for the Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, it made me aware of a fact within the story. OK, so imagine this: Arthas takes his ascension to Icecrown, frees the Lich King from his Frozen Throne, and goes through the procedure to merge with Ner'zhul. Thus, The Lich King is reborn in a new, powerful body.
But you know what he does? He's been trapped in that block of diamond ice for at least 20 years (I could do the math, but let's all just say he's been in there for awhile), and the first thing he does? He plops back down and. goes. to. sleep. For two frickin' years! I mean, granted, he has generals to run his Scourge army, but I mean Man Alive can't he be more imaginative than that? Yes I know the reason Blizzard (the name of the WoW creators) came up with this; to make room for adventurers to explore the world without this major threat getting in the way, but STILL!
Technically, I like how Razz turned out with the cell shading. I think future comics will incorporate this. I've always wanted to shade the cast of Citrus, but was never really sure how. I think this is a good route to take.

Edit: Adjusted the LK's eyes a bit in Panel 1 so they're more symmetrical. Also adjusted the writing on the sign so that it might be more readable. If the artist himself gets tripped up on his own work, something requires adjusting.

Of course, The Lich King, Warcraft, are copyright Blizzard Entertainment. Citrus and it's cast, Copyright ME!
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The comic is pretty well done. Sequential art can be tough, because it relies heavily on use of ';punch line' (whether something is comedic or not). The soft shading is an interesting effect, and it's pretty nicely done (I'm especially appreciative of the shading on the breastplate in the first panel). This may have benefited with more intense shading, since it has a lineless quality (although I realize the lines are present, just silver). A way to work it more successfully might be more line variation.

I think this piece could have used a fourth panel for the ';punch line'. When the underling says, "My lord... ale or whores?" I feel it would have been more successful, in my experience with sequential work, to have coupled that line with a shot of just the underling, and having the final panel be the punch-line of "Read the sign."

You did a good job keeping each panel in sync with the previous through use of color, good work!