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Twenty years ago a group of scientists found something extraordinary beneath the Antarctic ice. Something unimaginable. All but one, were slaughtered by a teammate who took a long walk across the ice to presumed death.
Unfortunately, presumed death isn’t the same thing as actual death, which is why Hatch has to put a bullet through Simon Campbell’s head twenty years later. Hatch, a professional assassin and extremely amateur musician, has never botched a job, so he’s understandably surprised when the man whose brain he splattered all over the apartment turns up alive and well. It isn’t everyday that you have to kill a person twice.
With the help of guns, hatchets, chainsaws, and other assorted lawn equipment, Hatch manages to kill Campbell. Then his problems just get started. Hatch unwittingly inherits the power to destroy or, if he's really lucky, save the world. This, of course, means that that everyone wants a piece of him. Dead or alive.
I like your main character, He's the kind of assassin I'd chill out with. The art reminds me of R Crumb.
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thanks for all of the comments. I'm glad this month is almost over, so we can share some news with you about The Assignment...... stay tuned
Awesome job, guys! The story's intriguing, and the art -- my God, the art. I believe Mr. Peruzzo is already acquainted with the love I have for his work, but this is some of his best yet.
Just wanna say it once more... I <3 Peruzzo art.
great art style--luv the inks. tho i must agree with the previous poster who mentioned overuse of the halftone.
Me likey, great art, cool story, nice start. Love the coloring!
Guys, this is a good, solid story! It stinks that it was such tough competition this month - you've got a great comic here. I didn't recognize it was the guitar that had blown on page 7 up at first, but that's a minor complaint. Good stuff!
Killer layouts and art. Would suggest not using the halftone screen effect on every panel. It works best on the panels where you blow it up large and it works as a graphic effect. When it's very small it makes the panels vibrate and hard to read.
I know it's a tough month but damn: it's hard to see this sat lower down the rankings table. I'm sending telepathic waves to will this one upward... up! Up! Up!
Not totally sure what's going on, but the page layouts are among the most dynamic I've seen. Good work!
Some Fan Art for you and the other competitors http://zudafanart.blogspot.com/
My review here:
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http://pigs-of-the-industry.blogspot.com/2009/07/zuda-review-assignment-jeremiah-johnson.html
Intriguing. The premise is pretty solid, although the dialogue (and the amount of dialogue) has made it a little difficult for me to totally follow this. I read it twice and I get it more now. Maybe the first time I was eager to see some more of that art. The colouring style is unconventional and I fear for my eyes, but the linework makes me not want to care.
I think this will do well.
actually i loved Junk, and i was very sad that it didn't win... but Assignment looks good too! Love the mood and the colours, with that "old style" texture... Best of luck!
Although, I do dig the Thing reference.
reviewed
http://leftyfilmsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/zudajuly-2009-and-san-diego-comi-con.html
The first thing that got me? The coloring. Guys, the drawings are great, the story is well layied out, but the color is something unique. Great, great stuff. Good luck with it
good job guy !!
I love it
Good luck
This is phenomenal work guys. I love it. I really dig your style Anthony!
Grobert – Thanks, much appreciated!
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Being Gordy – Thanks!
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Njordsman – I know this is going to sound like a writer’s saving throw, but the fact that Hatch seems like a schmuck is both intentional and a plot point. What sort of secret organization would hire a guy like that? That said, Hatch is good at killing people. The problem is that it’s the only thing he’s good at.
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Biohaz – Tell your friends! Start the revolution! Vive la Assignment!
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Atomic Skull – Thanks, dude!
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Jorge Vega – Thanks, man. As I mentioned downstream to Jeff, I love Pulp.
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Mpd57 – Oh, I’ve read your review all right and I WILL END YOU! ;)
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Blaque Saber – I figure, if you’re going to have weird goings on the ice, you have to throw a little tip of the hat.
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Scott – Thanks! Once again, the colors and gorgeous art is all Anthony.
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Danger Maus – Thanks, man. The panel layout is all Anthony. He makes look all competent and stuff.
Greg – It’s a little dodgy, trying to dance on that fine line between intriguing and nonsensical.
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James – Thanks, dude!
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Mike – Thanks! One way or another, Assignment will continue.
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JFx – Thanks, great to be back. Now we just have to win…
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Splatted – Thanks, man. Heh, I just looked at your profile and realized your on my list of arts I’d like to work with. Small world.
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Kingofsnake – Thanks! It all kicks off in the next ten pages.
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Knutall – Thanks for the comment.
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Jeff – Hey, thanks dude. I posted over in you guy’s entry. Pulp is just killer, man.
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Gaston – Would it help I told you it all makes sense, eventually? ;)
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Famished – Well, I did write under the influences of powerful hallucinogens. (This may be a lie.)
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BlueMaxx – Sorry we didn’t quite hit the sweet spot for you, man.
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Johnny – Thanks!
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Dwight – Thanks, dude. As you know, I was all about the Sidewise
Great stuff! Best of luck this month!
Good entry. You got my vote. Best of luck!
The art/color is top-notch and the story is good so far, but it would've been fine with me if the first 8 pages all took place in the Ice Station setting. So well drawn and colored and so creepy. The excellent job you do creating the whole horror scene and mood just vanishes once you cut to the city and, in my opinion, the weakest part of the story, the main character/assassin guy. The crazy scientist is a far better character. The hitman is a dumb lunk, not a very credible assassin employed by a secret agency. Regardless, it looks great and I'd keep reading for a few issues.
This is loosing too... RockStar?? Meh... booooooooooooooo
I love the idea of the ben day/halftone effect, but find it a bit distracting. The art is fabulous, otherwise, including the colouring. The story is definitely mysterious.
Good luck!
Guys, the page layouts on this thing are bananas! Props to you both.
A short review is live at http://mpd57.wordpress.com and look out for the Star Chamber verdict and opinion(!) coming soon.
thanks for the commnets!
I didn't read ALL the comments, maybe someone els caught this, but I love the "The Thing" reference by calling the station McReady (Kurt Russel's character). Nice
I love, love, love the coloring on this. Gorgeous art, and I would like to see where the story takes us...
Nice comic! I really dig this genre (if you can call it a genre) and it has a similar feel to a number of hitman type stories. If you haven't checked it out yet, The Killer, is a perfect example. Great panel layout.
Art and color are fantastic on this short! The storytelling is a little muddy, however. I'm sure that's one of the inherent limitations in keeping something down to eight pages.
Brilliant! This is fantastic stuff, and I dig the references to The Thing! Really enjoyable read and the artwork is ace. Good luck!
You've got me hooked! Can't wait to see the next installment!
I have issues with the half-tone, and I was viewing full-screen. It displayed just fine. My issues are purely aesthetic. It's just too dynamic. The colours distracted from the storytelling for me. I think perhaps if you established a simple baseline look and then saved the punchy colour for emphasis it would have supported the story better.
Hey Guys intriguing start, welcome back :D
Great work Justin and Anthony! Great pacing for a web-comic and very cool art! Good Luck, Guys!!!!
it will continue. I'm about 15 (?) pages into it.
The half tone is fine. In fact, I really like it. I almost always like dot matrix work. The color is dynamic and really quite cool. The art is great throughout. The story is a little unclear, but at the same time it's pretty intriguing. I'm betting if this continued on, it'd be a great read
question for all of you with issues with the half-tone: Are you viewing the comic full-screen?
The half-tone thing is hard to pull off in print... on screen it's making me a little seas sick. The line art is great. The story so far... nothing feels especially fresh, the last page is a little trippy but I don't know that you've given me enough to bring me back for more.
Hey guys I'm digging your submission. Anthony been following your art for a while, good stuff.
Also Justin Don't know if you remember but I used to publish a zine called High Noon Presents, I ran astory you wrote and Liz Masters illustrated. had a killer premise and Liz is uber talented. I think it was called "Healer"? what ever happened to that story?
anywho, good luck guys!
I find it odd that we start off in 1st person with one character and then switch to 3rd person of a different character. It's jarring. Some of the art was ok, but overall I was mostly just confused.
Trippy ;)
Peruzzo, I felt your art was a little off, with the exception of that last page. Very nice.
The story seemed a bit El Mariachi, but a little more surreal near the end. Didn't dig this one as much.
The style is super dynamic. Page 8 is banging!
What we've got here, boys, is a MYSTERY! An excellent beginning, Justin and Anthony. And I love the art! Good luck in the competition. :)
The half tones don't really work that well for online presentation. This is even more true when the images is presented in different sizes. The half tones are creating moire patterns that make the strip unreadable for me.
This would work great in print, but is very ineffective for web presentations.