Better Days | |||||
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| CID: | 1548 | Subscriptions: | 454 | Readers this Week: | 72 |
| Frequency: | Completed | ||||
| Url: | http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ | ||||
| Genres: | Action-Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Furry | ||||
| Description*: | Better Days follows the life of Fisk, a young man from Georgia growing up in fatherless home and finding his role in life. The result is a blend of comedic and serious moments along the way. Contains strong violence and sexual themes. | ||||
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| Entry Added: | Mon, May 12, 2003 | ||||
| Entry Modified: | Fri, May 29, 2009 | ||||
Reviews: 8 Average Rating:
Definetely deserves 6 out of 5 stars, just an amazing comic.
Better Days shows great artistic work by it's author. I can clearly see a lot of time and effort has been made into it. The setting ranges all over the place from New York to the Middle East. Characters were drawn at good view points and the backrounds are clear and vissible.
The overall plot is good as well. As a drama, it shows the life of two characters (twins) growing and progressing through grade school, college, and their careers. The comic is also very emotional, showing realtionships in every direction.
Although it is finished, it still is great to read. I've even reread it. Since it consists of 25 chapters, I would say it has a good length to it.
Better Days is probably my favorite comic, and I recommend it to everyone. Read it from beggining to end.
Better Days shows great artistic work by it's author. I can clearly see a lot of time and effort has been made into it. The setting ranges all over the place from New York to the Middle East. Characters were drawn at good view points and the backrounds are clear and vissible.
The overall plot is good as well. As a drama, it shows the life of two characters (twins) growing and progressing through grade school, college, and their careers. The comic is also very emotional, showing realtionships in every direction.
Although it is finished, it still is great to read. I've even reread it. Since it consists of 25 chapters, I would say it has a good length to it.
Better Days is probably my favorite comic, and I recommend it to everyone. Read it from beggining to end.
This is a comic on a mountain peak. By which I mean, it is one step from being a one star comic, and one step from being a four star comic. It could have fallen either way, and I would have given it a two and a half if possible.
The best word to describe it is "dichotomy".
The time between each story arc varies widely yet there is little indication that it has changed. It skips from character to character, and it is both interesting and frustrating.
The incestuous occurrence is handled seriously, and the aftermath elicits both a "wow that is interesting" and a "what the hell was the author thinking?" response.
The characters are well drawn, but there is almost nothing in the way of backgrounds which adds to some of the confusion of the comic.
It has some serious plot of drama webcomics, and some of the sex scenes of the fanservice comics, but not enough of either to be taken seriously by fans of either.
Adding to the uncertainty of the comic: I would not recommend it to my friends, but YOU might enjoy it if only to understand the controversy. That is, after all, why I started and finished reading it. I do not regret it.
The best word to describe it is "dichotomy".
The time between each story arc varies widely yet there is little indication that it has changed. It skips from character to character, and it is both interesting and frustrating.
The incestuous occurrence is handled seriously, and the aftermath elicits both a "wow that is interesting" and a "what the hell was the author thinking?" response.
The characters are well drawn, but there is almost nothing in the way of backgrounds which adds to some of the confusion of the comic.
It has some serious plot of drama webcomics, and some of the sex scenes of the fanservice comics, but not enough of either to be taken seriously by fans of either.
Adding to the uncertainty of the comic: I would not recommend it to my friends, but YOU might enjoy it if only to understand the controversy. That is, after all, why I started and finished reading it. I do not regret it.
Lamar's review stands.
It is regularly updated. Naylor's artistic skill is excellent. But the story itself suffers from a number of errors. Since the characters age as the comic progresses, the plotlines must fit within a certain timeframe, and this can leave the reader feeling that they have been rushed through the events. The drama is real, and the growth of character is central to the cartoon's allure, but when I look at Fisk's insightful reflections with the school psychiatrist, I can't help but think he is too smart to make the choices he does. There are subtle and not-so-subtle socio-political comments placed throughout the comic that that sound almost preachy at times, and are better suited to Naylor's other project, New Worlds.
Ironically, the comic 'matures' when the twins reach adulthood, where the characters do not seem so juxtaposed with their lives. Does this compensate for the journey's rocky start? That question must be left to the individual reader.
It is regularly updated. Naylor's artistic skill is excellent. But the story itself suffers from a number of errors. Since the characters age as the comic progresses, the plotlines must fit within a certain timeframe, and this can leave the reader feeling that they have been rushed through the events. The drama is real, and the growth of character is central to the cartoon's allure, but when I look at Fisk's insightful reflections with the school psychiatrist, I can't help but think he is too smart to make the choices he does. There are subtle and not-so-subtle socio-political comments placed throughout the comic that that sound almost preachy at times, and are better suited to Naylor's other project, New Worlds.
Ironically, the comic 'matures' when the twins reach adulthood, where the characters do not seem so juxtaposed with their lives. Does this compensate for the journey's rocky start? That question must be left to the individual reader.
11:44pm 10/11/2008
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High recommended, a real "page turner"
Better Days tells the story of Fisk and Lucy Black, twin boy and girl, growing up and finding themselves. The story is well drawn, has good writing and has a wonderful mixture of comedy and drama.
While I enjoyed the earlier comics better (which is purely an individual opinion), Better Days is still worth a read.
While I enjoyed the earlier comics better (which is purely an individual opinion), Better Days is still worth a read.
About a mother and twin boy and girl, growing up in a single parent environment. The kids are often left to their own devices, forcing them to mature more rapidly. Many elements combine to make this comic adult in content, but the author manages to wrap it neatly into a cohesive story. It literally took years to be compiled and could fit into a few graphic novels. Hours of reading.
Well written but certainly mature themes. A good Fictional Drama. Not for the squeamish or easily offended.
To start with the plus side, Better Days has been regularly updated from it's start, and is drawn to a professional standard. However, it is substantially let down by it's content matter, which amounts to macho wish fulfilment, pushing a somewhat disturbing social and political agenda, and excuses for sexual content.
One of the notable story lines in the strips history, was that of an incestuous relationship between the main brother and sister characters in the plot. This 'dramatic' and disturbing subject, as with most subject matters in the comic, was handled like soft core pornography.
Not recommended.
One of the notable story lines in the strips history, was that of an incestuous relationship between the main brother and sister characters in the plot. This 'dramatic' and disturbing subject, as with most subject matters in the comic, was handled like soft core pornography.
Not recommended.
His comic tells the story of the Black family and follows their lives through the years. You get to see the characters grow and age, experience life, and learn from it. Jay Naylor started Better Days in 2003, and since then he has never gone on hiatus, been late, or stopped producing to take a break. He's never even used guest strips. Highly recommend.
