ohh and what neonflame said RANDOMNESS
Did some Blockhead. Made a lil' Mastermind. Co-created Madness: Project Nexus. I love you so much!
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Just some quick thoughts I have mixed feelings about blockhead I find some of them funny and others a little tired, I guess maybe that has to do with the randomness of the character its hit or miss. Sometimes his randomness kind of annoys me, sometimes I find it hillarious. I do think the conciounss (spelling!) part is overplayed a little bit I think he does a little too much criticizing of blockhead, obviously by now he must have realized he's dealing with an idiot so why would he bother saying the same kinds of things over and over?
I think I tried to watch broken saints once and got bored so I cant really help much there beyond saying I much prefer animated work to stills.
Also I think your new mastermind was by far the funniest of the 3 I really like the character you've created and I hope you keep him around for a while longer.
Personally I wouldnt mind if you stopped making blockhead flashes and foccused on other efforts like mastermind.
Just my two cents anyway
Mastermind 4 requires a pun about Polish remover...
I think a lot of your cartoons are funny but animating blockhead must get boring at times. i wouldn't mind seeing you do something completely new with a new style and humor even if it's just one short I think it will help you break free from the rut you are apparently in.
Ok so...
About the Blockhead series:
I for one think that the story is more important than the quallity of the object.In the Blockhead series the difference between the old and the new is simple to see.
Old-good flash quallity,restricted space(only the house) wich makes room for some sweet jokes and interesting/random events.
New-better flash quallity,opened spaces(the whole house,and everything outside),and the CONSTANT original sweet jokes and random events.
I liked the old and the new alike,the old ones because they had the restricted space wich led to a great deal of randomness in the house(a bigger plotline if you will,or more interaction with the conscience).And the new one because of the updated quallity(obviously) and the expansion of the interaction between Blockhead and other people from the outside (leaving little time to talk to the Conscience).
On another note,I preffered he would sit around the house and be picked on by his Conscience because that's when you find out more about Blockhead and Conscience,what they are like,some "backround" info (tiny bits and pieces).
I dont hate the house scenes,not one bit...actually I dont hate anything in the whole Blockhead series...just found out now! (o.o)
Heh,the Weevil part was scary/wierd/*insert random verb here*...he is frightening though...
The personality issue is going to be another 6,000 letters long as to what/why/when/how I like his different presonalities so Im gonna make it short,I like the angry/hyperactive types of personalities of Blockhead.
*Ahem*
And lastly (finnaly) about the flash graphic novels...I haven't watched any of them "Thamesis" and "Broken Saints"...or I dont remember watching them,anywho Im gonna watch them later.
So those were my thought about...everything.Now,Im sorry for any grammar mistakes and whatnot and hope everything turns out well with all of your projects Mr. Swain,keep'em comming!
PS: The drawing is absolutely fantastic...took ya a couple of days to make it eh? ;P
About Blockhead, I think it's fine the way it is. Blockhead isn't "as" ADD as he was in maybe the first four or five episodes but each episode seems funnier than the last. Also, it's simple for new viewers to enjoy Blockhead without knowing everything there is to know. The first Blockhead episode I saw was 5 and I instantly loved it. I think Blockhead's humor and the way each episode has it's own plot is what makes the series such a hit.
The episodes have their own plots while still maintaining a main plot. Also, the series doesn't focus on the main plot entirely so it's easy for new viewers to enjoy it.... I think I repeated myself a few times after reading this comment.
I LOVE YOU AND ALL YOUR FLASH DOODLY THINGYS!!!! :3
KEEP IT UP!!!! :D
I think the only thing i haven't liked about the more recent episodes was the Weevil. It doesn't seem like Blockhead should be able to focus and remember the character for more then five minutes. I always thought Blockhead was hilarious due to the extreme ADD he seems to suffer. It seemed to be slightly out of character. But he was more likable in the Ghostmas special. Not too much, but it seemed to work a little better.
I think blockhead is funnier the more varied the situation gets. The best parts about the earlier ones were the random bits at the beginning, like where he was in the courtroom or the bus full of kids. The Scene where he bites the counter when he's in the store makes me bust a gut every single time i see it.
But whatever you decide to do I'll support it because i think you are a genius.
I like flashbacks and arguments in the house. Him doing random stuff ALL over the place always keeps me up, I also prefer no mess, but voalonce and moar tongs!!!! Tongs will prevail!
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I went over half the comments to see what everyone else has wrote before I posted, but I just can't wait to post my comments. I <3 the Block Head Series and I was thinking about everything I always wanted to see .. For Example. In the House you should have a episode where Block Head just Sings a epic song about some object it the house, oh man that would be awesome and at the end you would see that Conscience has already committed sucide. I like the suicide jokes but they should be every 5 - 7 episodes. I total agree about Consciences cutting down on saying "stupid" but I'd like to hear his views more and more about what is going on.. ALSO I liked what you did with Time Squad and would like to see Conscience go on a similar adventure though Block head's mind. The dislike Block Head when he said "Ghostmas is about Revenge" in the Blockhead Goastmas Special.
I like it when Blockhead does something so stupid you can't help but laugh. Though, the conscience killing himself isn't funny, It's like when Kenny gets killed by something like a car, It's a clieche now, It's dumb and it needs to be improved on imagination-wise.
Your Blockhead series crack me up! My only advice is to enjoy what you do. If you work on something that just seems like, well, work and no fun at all, chances are it's gonna turn out awful. Not only that, it'll mess you up pretty bad, like it did me.
Do what fans liked before but also know doing some new things wouldn't hurt. Maybe a new character or joke or hell, a new series. It's a pet peeve of mine to see artists and cartoonists not expanding at all and just shut themselves in their style or formula, refusing to grow. So yeah, try a flash graphic novel, let's see where that takes you.
My favorite blockhead is probably..."irreverent" Blockhead. Like when he says things that seem like nonsense, or non sequiturs, but after a moment of thought, you can see his train of thought. Case in point, the episode where conscience mentioned rapture, and Blockhead said something like, "Velociparture!?" I laugh at that over and over.
i like crazy and desstructive blockhead. those versions of blockhead are kinda like me. ; ) i think the Weevil is funny. (he eats wallets. lol) i think blockhead is a little more funny in public. keep up the good work dude!
oh and i forgot the tongs. that is genious! and i actually have ADD. i think Blockhead has ADHD not ADD. but that is a minor detail. also, is there EVER a time when blockhead ISN'T hyperactive???!!!
damnit i forgot another thing! if you are going to make blockhead episode 12, 13, 14, ect. could i do a voice for a random bystander or something? anyway that the last thing i had to say. you are probably sick of me now aren't you? lol
i wonder what it would be like if the destructive blockhead went into a Home Depot...
just an idea
keatnisher
For the blockhead problem: Crazy blockhead, with good graphics,conscience being smart and... at least have the weevil in the episodes... i don't really get the problem with blockhead right now.... it's still a great flash series! And for the graphic novel flash part... haven't seem those but i would like to see some... especially from you!
You know i want to leave a really smart, ingenious, long comment to leave you... but i don't have much to say about the subject... so hope you read this comment...