Results came out this morning and I wasn't one of the 32 selected to join the tournament. I'm pretty bummed out, and I'm reflecting upon mistakes that I made in crafting my character and my audition.

Faults:

Lack of an exciting audition- my character joined willingly, and thus my audition had no action or real excitement.

Brevity. Only few pages for an audition, not much of an introduction. I was relying on my character sheet to do a lot of the explanation of my character, instead of letting my panels tell the story instead.

Inconsistency in design... my art style is still not consistent, and my character had several costume changes.

Simplicity in design. I tried for a more natural, easy to replicate character, and may have made her too generic, and forgettable... Maybe next time try something more colorful.


I really enjoyed the process and the chance to start to really consider story-telling and comic artwork. There is a lot more to it than I thought! I needed the practice, and I know I could still use a lot of work an improvement.



I would really appreciate it if you could take the time and give me a critique of my comic-character. What worked, what didn't... I would like to improve!

flow-timing
readability
mood
artwork
writing
interest
creativity
varied panels
backgrounds
character background
character design


any other suggestions.

I can share-swap critiques if you like.

thanks!