Pirate Eye
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Before Sherlock Holmes, there was Smitty, PIRATE EYE, a seemingly hapless eighteenth century gin-guzzler with a history of piracy, a prickly disposition, and a reputation for solving cases or finding any person and possession for a HEAFTY FEE. What Smitty doesn't realize is that not all is at it seems, including his own bloodline. A new case will set events into motion that will lead Smitty to discover he sits at the center of an ancient mystery involving Plato, Sparta, immortal pirate lords, Atlantis, The Fountain of Youth, and a weapon with the power to destroy the known world. He will have to make a choice: personal gain, which he has sought exclusively for most of his life, or the benefit of his fellow man, with whom he will discover he has little in common. In the mean time, he will have to find a way to ward off an angry debtor, a blacksmith with a grudge, and the rising price of gin. Solving mysteries in a port city isn't quite a pirate's life, but Smitty will need all his sea-faring skills before the biggest mystery of his life reaches its dramatic conclusion.
Thanks Raustin! I passed your comment onto our Artist and Letterer. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers. :-)
Wow, the artwork on this is gorgeous!
WOW! Great stuff! Frankie swung by and showed me this page. If you ever get this thing trad pub - Keep our little shop in mind and we'll look for you in the previews. We'll stay tuened with your online venture too.
-Mark
marksatomicomix@gmail.com
www.donsatomiccomics.com
Hey, flemons and gymnut, thanks for checking us out and apologies for the delayed response. We are actually working on new Pirate Eye stories to stick on our artist's website, carlyonder.com, hopefully starting next month and picking up steam from there! Carl's got some neat stuff on his site, so it's worth checking out even before the new "Pirate Noir" stories start appearing.
Dang! Wish I coulda voted when y'all were competin. Y'all have a myspace or facebook page?
I really enjoyed this! Is Pirate Eye available anywhere else? I looked everywhere. Please let me know. frankielemons@gmail.com Thanks!
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
ArrH Matey
Ahoy mateys!
We'd like to also send a special thanks to the following contestants of the first ever Pirate Eye Talk Like a Pirate Contest (in no particular order).
Avangi defoe, SharrrrkladyKel, thefirstmate, capncrunch09, MegSharkbane, and venneman
If ye wants to claim yer booty, e-mail the Pirate Eye Crew at smitty.pirate.eye@gmail.com !!!!
Be sure to include yer real name (or whatever ye wants to go by) in yer e-mail to the crew at Pirate Eye!
Argh!!!
Wow, the month just flew by, eh? We had a great time with this, and we just want to say a blanket "Thank you!" to everyone who took the time to take a look at our comic, voted, favorited, commented, promoted...or even just went for a quick browse. Big congrats to the Earthbuilders team, and to all the competitors this month! Smitty's adventures are just beginning, so check back to see where the continuation shall unfold.
Good competition, thanks for it! Keep on sailing!
Congrats guys - next time, monkey shall beat pirate! :)
frequentcontributer: Thanks for taking a look!
mightyjohn and Ponch: Thanks for the votes!
A French-hating pirate and a hemorrhoid joke?
You got my vote!
you got my vote. good luck.
There was nothing really terrible, here, but this was dumber than I thought it would be. There wasn't really a "pirate" feel to it (like ships and the ocean, etc.), except for the guy sort of dressed like one. Mainly, I thought that a lot more story could have been packed into each page; there only seems to be one character that we might see on a regular basis, and he's pretty bland... Also, this felt too lighthearted and left us without any reason to keep reading (no cliffhanger...).
JeffAlbertson: Thanks, glad you liked it! Smitty's got quite a bit of detective work (and probably some plundering, for old times sake)to do, to be sure.
Nice to see a full story in only 8 screens. I think the concept is fun enough to support a long run. Good Luck!
Avangi defoe: Your mastery of sea-speak is legendary, indeed, and we thank ye most kindly for your support.
Lude: Glad you laughed, and thanks for taking the time to look and comment!
I truly enjoyed this story and though there was a bump or two I thought this was a good contender...the zudamasters knew a good thing when they saw it...also I not only got the last joke it made me laugh ... good luck!
AHOY MATES!! Avangi defoe here ta' join ye bloody Pirate crew, an' ye b' amist ta' have me,as I b' a pirate lord, of the Seafury guild.
An' ye strip, ARR! a wholly gobbler, a king on his throne to long, an a Pirate plunding gold from his poop-deck!! Yo Ho Ho! An' I nar b' given' et' french joke another thought!
Lol (and I never type that), Hall and Oates? A truly excellent comment and image in my head.
Don't forget folks! The Pirate Eye Talk Like a Pirate contest is still running! The Crew at Pirate Eye will pick the ten most piratey comments for a special prize! ARGH!
famished: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anLfoy2XsFw
Is it weird that I started singing Hall & Oates to this?
fairemaiden: Thanks for the kind words. Smitty likes to pretend that he's a rascal with lots of love interests, but deep down he's a one woman man.
SharrrrkladyKel: We love that you love the strip. Many thanks!
Yo Ho Ho and a booty of burn!!!!! Love the strip.
I thoroughly enjoyed your comic. Is Smitty going to have a love interest?
phik: The Internet shall do your bidding... I'm sure of it!
capncrunch09: Thank you so much for your support! We'll be sure to make you and Ol' Chumbucket proud! :)
thefirstmate: Your vote is much appreciated!
Ye landlubbers have made a mighty fine comic indeed! Hope yer dreams come true!
If Ol' Chumbucket vouches for you, then I'll be makin' me mark as well! Argh! Where be me grog? Yarg! This be a mighty fine illustration indeed! Grrr.
RKB - You be the mini-contest winner! Go ahead and e-mail us at smitty.pirate.eye@gmail.com to claim yer booty! ARGH!!!! :)
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum ?
"Sixteen men on a dead man's chest,"
The first crew member to guess the ending of this popular phrase automatically wins a special edition desktop poster from the crew at Pirate Eye! Argh!
In case you haven't noticed - The Pirate Eye crew loves to laugh... If ye be wantin' to check out our Pirate Brethren who also love to laugh... Go to www.piratejokes.net! ARGH!
And don't forget - if ye be wantin' to learn how to talk like a Pirate... Go to www.talklikeapirate.com to learn how! Argh!
venneman and MegSharkbane: Now yer gettin' into the spirit of the competition and that's fer sure! Shiver me timbers, we're indebted to ye fer yer support! Now let's make a fight fer this and keep Pirate Eye goin' on ZUDA fer many moons to come! ARGH!
Bluecrow: We absolutely appreciate yer support and we'll be sure to make you proud in further issues to come!
To everybody: Don't forget - if you talk like a pirate on this board, you're automatically entered into The Talk Like a Pirate Contest! We have two VERY STRONG entries to start with and we're ready to set sail for a grand adventure! ARGH!
Ahoy matey! Yur words be like a fair wind at me back and the drawings be right nice. No call to keel hawl ya fur hav'n a frenchie int the strip - they gots their just reward in the end (har har har). Lookin for more from ye swabs. Mayhaps ye can cut that red coat down a notch or so? Our crew won't have nuthin ta do with them toffey nosed kinds of brits.
Yarr! Here be pirates, and here be adventure and mischief to swash yer buckle and scuttle yer bones! Now that I've laid eyes on it, I feel the need to go plunder me booty... Now, where's me scurvy wench with me grog?
Ohhh i enjoyed this, the historic settings create a good atmosphere, however some scenes felt static when they shouldn't. Overall it sounded like a good work, keep it up!
jfrancis: Thanks for checking us out-we're glad you find the concept interesting!
chumbucket: I just like typing "chumbucket..." but also, your comments are much appreciated! Any Will Eisner reference is always awesome.
Outstanding! Well done, Team Pirate Eye! I haven't seen such fine ink since my drunken rampage at Ye Olde Tattoo Shoppe in Los Angeles. (Seriously, talk to Talderoy about it.) Reminds me a little of Will Eisner's "Hawks of the Seas" meets "The Maltese Falcon." Good on ye lads!.
I like the pitch. The idea has potential. The wordplay reminds me of how Al Franken on his radio show used to describe privatizing Social Security as 'piratizing' it.
I feel you need to do more dynamic with the pages than a series of medium shots and some closeups.
Ah shucks. :) I guess that's what supportive parents are for, eh? Thanks for the vote of confidence... ;) Whether we win or lose, Smitty's story shall live on.
You are all to be congratulated for a well written and presented comic strip. I enjoyed it and hope to see much more. I gave it 5 stars and entered it as my FAVORITE.
This is without any doubt the best drawn, colored and narrated comic of the 10 presented here. People, lets get behind this effort by VOTING, ASSIGNING 5 STARS and MARKING IT AS A FAVORITE. These artists deserve to win this competition.
Callin' all hand's on deck! We're announcin' the first ever Pirate Eye Talk Like a Pirate Contest! All ye have to do is talk like a pirate when ye leaves a post on this board! The ten most bilge-sucking posts will be selected to receive a custom written - CLEAN - limmerick written onto a special edition Pirate Eye desktop image that ye can place on yer desktop fer all yer crew mates to see! Fer guidance on how to talk like a pirate, please visit www.talklikeapirate.com! ARGH!!! Go ahead, Make Yer Mark 'fore April 30! Users with the top ten pirate posts will be announced on this board. The winners will receive a special edition, personalized desktop image for their support! ARGH!
Alright fellow privateers! Stay tuned for a special announcement! Yargh!!!
Josiah - To answer yer question: Go to www.talklikeapirate.com to find out when International Talk Like a Pirate day is.
Capn Slappy: Thank you so much for yer support! We hope to continue our quest to reach the masses and show them the magic of Pirate Eye fer sure!
tnam33: Thank you so much! ARGH!!!
Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen 'cause we're makin' a fight out of this one fer sure!!!