Mindless Ones

4 Responses to “Terminus - a weekly comic strip”

1. Darwi Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 4:52 pm

   This is a really good one this week. I particularly enjoy Sandy’s musing on her husband’s ’stupid head’.

   One thing I’d say is that the final line isn’t necessary. I’ve noticed that before in this strip, it works best when the overarching idea behind by the picture and caption is left unspoken. The underlying atmosphere of Terminus comes across quite clearly, and does a lot of the storytelling for you.

   I enjoy reading this blog and I really don’t think it would be the same without Terminus. Keep up the good work!

2. The Beast Must Die! Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 5:21 pm

   Thank you kindly. It’s nice to know people enjoy it, and I’m a big fan of constructive criticism.
   I actually agonise over what to write and what to leave unsaid. In this instance I wanted to round up the ’story’ with a kind of cheesy 50’s slogan to offset the gruesomeness of the previous part.
   Sometimes I think I nail it, other times less so.

3. Darwi Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm

   Yeah, my partner’s just looked over my shoulder and said pretty much the same thing, I didn’t really think about the contrast there. My instinct is always to cut back and cut back some more, but that does mean you can lose some of the feeling of it.

   I think you often nail it and as I say, Terminus has a real atmosphere to it which is what I most enjoy about the series.

4. The Beast Must Die! Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 pm

   “My instinct is always to cut back and cut back some more”

   Ahhh Raymond Carver style. I love Carver - biiiiig influence.

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