Woaw, this is even worse than I thought it'd be.
It's sad when a good author stops to be.
Comics Collection Sleepygimp Collection [2024-09-14] [Sleepygimp]
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It's sad when a good author stops to be.
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Subjectively. He's boring to me. 50+ pages. It's too long, the result is already clear.
Moreover, it has become boring precisely because of the delay in real time, damn it, a year has passed.
Perhaps if people don't wait for him in the ongoing, and they'll read it all at once. then such a feeling will not arise.
Considering that this is probably the only comic book that I haven't reread it . I just had no interest in reopening it and flipping through it.
In fact, you can only mention a couple of interesting places.:
The first 5 pages where we are introduced to the Australian Kat. The bar, the fact that Trixie has a motorbike, and the concept of compromising materials.
Then a couple of pages where he tells the beginning of the criminal activities of the Bitch Tandem.
All.
So we're just waiting for it to end, and the overall plot will finally shift.
I think the standard "Nancy Templeton in..." with Trixie's participation is about to begin.
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I posted this image.
You can see everything on it.
The Bitch Tandem took the "country girl" home, along with Pam. They make films in the bosom of nature.
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city and the mustiness of the dungeons!
Kacap
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I didn't make myself clear. Why Sarah is so eager to play with Pam?!
That should be the question.
Has she forgotten her ordeal? Has she been hypnotized?
When it comes to the assessment of the comic book, I disagree with you, but I am biased so probably story about reading Ulissess in public library or grocery shopping would be interesting, at least for me.
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Don't be too picky about the images that are the winners of the votes.
People there simply state their desires based on the motives: "what if?"
Someone in the voting ordered this image, without any background
Some, of course, are introduced into the main universe, but most remain just a vanshot...
Yes, in general, accusations of boredom are a problem for all current comic book lines.
At least take the "broken thief". At least "family values" or "a party"!
They all feel like they're frozen in front of the line where the snowball is supposed to start, but nothing is happening...
Sleepy has hung up Chekhov's guns over the past 2 years, but not one of them has fired yet.
It's a waste of a story making a waste of its characters and a waste of its plot points.
There is literally no reason to read any of Sleepy Gimp's plots from now on, they can accurately and easily be replaced by writing "Evelyne wins" on every single page.
If you want to look at the sex happening then sure, the loss of plot won't matter much. But if that's the case, then the author would be far better off drawing standalone porn pictures or small groups of pictures rather than spending 2-3 years drawing comics.
Worse than that, most if not all of the Chekhov's guns have been unloaded and the ammunitions thrown into a lake to make sure they won't ever impact the storyline anymore.
SG has made it clear for years that "Evelyne wins" is the central premise of his work. I am not defending every one of his story choices (I find Slummber Party disappointing), but my point is that this (bad guys always win) in and of itself doesn't make the work predictable or boring. Sherlock Holmes always solves the crime; Wile Coyote never catches Road Runner. It's the bits in between that are interesting.
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That is only true because the "to X a thief" and "Family Values" storylines have been dragging on for years.
Before that, while Violet and Evelyn *usually* won, it was far from always the case, and there were clearly things that were presented as so above their weight class they wouldn't dare pissing them off, like dear auntie LeFey.
Now not only Evelyn wins everything (with her aunt being reduced to a paper tiger with a spooooky backstory), Violet has been reduced to her sidekick.
Correct.
However, turning a "win some, lose some" bad guy into an "always win" bad guy is a change in tone/story structure.
And as far as I'm concerned, Sleepy Gimp has utterly failed at making the "bits in between" interesting ever since that change occured.
Not always the case, and sometime he solves the crime too late.
True, but that illustrates something: IMO, an Invincible Hero/Villain only works as a comedy, or arguably as a tragedy/horror.
Characters like Saitama in One Punch Man or Mapple in Bofuri or the Road Runner in his eponymous cartoon work because a) their invincibility is a joke, in the literal meaning of the term b) the other characters around them reacting to said invincibility is what's funny.
If it's not played for laugh, then it can be played for tragedy, or for horror. In that case, it works because the other characters are reacting to said invincibility and are put through despair or horrifying ordeals because of it. It's not something I personally seek, but I can understand people enjoying that.
Now, if you take an invincible character and attempt to play them straight, you run into the problem of having a story that needs stakes but cannot have stakes. Because there is no stakes in a conflict that has only one possible outcome.
That is where a ton of authors who write about how OP and special and above the rest of the world their protagonist is fail.
And that's where Sleepy Gimp has been failing for years now.
In any case, I've said my piece, and I'm not going to talk about this here. I'm done with Sleepy Gimp's work, but that's just me personally expressing my opinion, and I absolutely know that nothing I think or say about it will have any impact on it.
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Pretty much. What was the point of those 1st few pages where Trixie gives the USB to Nancy?
Not only did she blurt out that she was the blackmailer in the previous issue, but it took a dose of that plot serum injected into her neck for Trixie to clue Le Fey that Trixie has a failsafe.
So much for Trixie being a tough bitch to break. Glass window panes are harder to break than Trixie...
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OK.
You have ruined my life, hopes, dreams , etc. but I will have to redeploy myself...
Probably as the same person.
As a break
Ihave found something:
Images _seems_ to be original. Text? I don't know
Nonetheless
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Groeten
You have ruined my life, hopes, dreams , etc. but I will have to redeploy myself...
Probably as the same person.
As a break
Ihave found something:
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Images _seems_ to be original. Text? I don't know
Nonetheless
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Free Trixie
Groeten
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I haven't had time to read it yet. But from what I noticed:
1. Fredrik was officially recognized as Le Fey. There is no more intrigue.
2. Violet is 36 years old!!?. I thought she was much younger.
3. Well, now we know that all the characters are of legal age (at least according to European laws)
Just in case:
Otherwise, the files on Reddit are in Web format... Maybe someone doesn't open it.
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P.S.S. Pay attention to the shadows of the characters.
1. Fredrik was officially recognized as Le Fey. There is no more intrigue.
2. Violet is 36 years old!!?. I thought she was much younger.
3. Well, now we know that all the characters are of legal age (at least according to European laws)
Just in case:
Download:
You must be registered to see the links
(3000x4000)Otherwise, the files on Reddit are in Web format... Maybe someone doesn't open it.
P.S.
Well, at least the teaser was released on subscribestar.
P.S.S. Pay attention to the shadows of the characters.
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Country girl should get a charecter sheet
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Enjoy!
You must be registered to see the links
.In general, I remind everyone, both old and new users!
There is 1 page in this thread. You can download all the old works on it...
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These last pages of – and the entirety of – To Break a Thief have been awful, only way to describe it, Trixie here looks absolutely uncomfortable, does not look aroused in the slightest nor the panels are exciting, in NT’s Day Off, although their scene sucked, the dynamics among them worked WAY better, here everything is unsettling and makes me cringe out of uncertainty/fear.
I remember when Sleepy’s stories were lighter and actually enjoyable, had an beginning, an middle and an actual ENDING, nowadays it’s all about these never-ending, overreaching formats with 749 pages of useless plot because as people alluded, at the end of the day, EVELINA WINS, and okay-to-meh scenes.
To me, the number of pages per comics should be reduced, that will help the (lack of) balance, this is not a plug but on the game called Ariana’s Perverted Diary, the writer does an excellent job flashing the characters personalities during the scenes, that’s what Sleepy used to do.
I’ll say right now, I think Sleepy should take some time off, reenergize, revaluate where his head is at (because even the quality of his art has dropped), and revisit or not his works in the future, at this current pace and state, this goes nowhere for another 5 or 6 years.
I remember when Sleepy’s stories were lighter and actually enjoyable, had an beginning, an middle and an actual ENDING, nowadays it’s all about these never-ending, overreaching formats with 749 pages of useless plot because as people alluded, at the end of the day, EVELINA WINS, and okay-to-meh scenes.
To me, the number of pages per comics should be reduced, that will help the (lack of) balance, this is not a plug but on the game called Ariana’s Perverted Diary, the writer does an excellent job flashing the characters personalities during the scenes, that’s what Sleepy used to do.
I’ll say right now, I think Sleepy should take some time off, reenergize, revaluate where his head is at (because even the quality of his art has dropped), and revisit or not his works in the future, at this current pace and state, this goes nowhere for another 5 or 6 years.
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Kacap
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Hello everyone
). But I do believe it is more or less standard for creative persons to have better and worse days/works/whatever.
As a non-subscriber I can only hope it will be better in future. Even last news showed he became aware something got wrong, so...
There are two additional things worth to be mentioned:
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PS. I hope Trixie will manage to "get into the train",
I have mixed feelings. One can agree the overall quality of author's work decreased. Both images and story/plot. (Even me
). But I do believe it is more or less standard for creative persons to have better and worse days/works/whatever.As a non-subscriber I can only hope it will be better in future. Even last news showed he became aware something got wrong, so...
There are two additional things worth to be mentioned:
- Those stories are still good. Maybe worse than other, older but good. I know only one, maybe two other authors which can provide "promise of quality".
- This might be an important (main) source of income for the author so "Big Bang" approach might be too risky. Small steps way of doing things seem to fit better.
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Groeten
PS. I hope Trixie will manage to "get into the train",
Well ... bugger:
Dear Supporters,
with a heavy heart I have to inform you that I need to take some time off. Lately it's been harder and harder for me to make releases. I'm unhappy with the current direction and quality of my stories and need to re-conceptualize them without the pressure of having constantly new pages ready.
As you probably noticed, I've already started the vacation mode for this site. That means your monthly support is paused now. I did that, so you won't get charged anymore and I get some time to reflect.
Will I be gone right away?
No. Although the vacation mode is on, a few of you just supported right before. So I'll be delivering updates until mid of March. But I'll be changing a few things about the site. So please download the stuff you want to keep.
What does this mean for the next updates and on-going stories?
I'm very sorry, I have to put them on hiatus. Luckily chapter 8 of Family Values is finished with this current update. Thief and Slumberparty won't get an update for a while, though. Instead of the To Break a Thief update for February 28th, there will be the first 8 pages of Poor Footboy Johnson in Downsizing. The next 7 pages of that story will be out mid of March. I'm very sorry for the change, but at the moment I just can't deliver on the on-going stories. I'll also deliver the last poll image beginning of March.
When will I be back?
I can't give an exact date yet. The date in the notice is random . It'll be a while. This'll be a longer hiatus.
All the best,
Sleepy
Dear Supporters,
with a heavy heart I have to inform you that I need to take some time off. Lately it's been harder and harder for me to make releases. I'm unhappy with the current direction and quality of my stories and need to re-conceptualize them without the pressure of having constantly new pages ready.
As you probably noticed, I've already started the vacation mode for this site. That means your monthly support is paused now. I did that, so you won't get charged anymore and I get some time to reflect.
Will I be gone right away?
No. Although the vacation mode is on, a few of you just supported right before. So I'll be delivering updates until mid of March. But I'll be changing a few things about the site. So please download the stuff you want to keep.
What does this mean for the next updates and on-going stories?
I'm very sorry, I have to put them on hiatus. Luckily chapter 8 of Family Values is finished with this current update. Thief and Slumberparty won't get an update for a while, though. Instead of the To Break a Thief update for February 28th, there will be the first 8 pages of Poor Footboy Johnson in Downsizing. The next 7 pages of that story will be out mid of March. I'm very sorry for the change, but at the moment I just can't deliver on the on-going stories. I'll also deliver the last poll image beginning of March.
When will I be back?
I can't give an exact date yet. The date in the notice is random . It'll be a while. This'll be a longer hiatus.
All the best,
Sleepy
Well, that makes sense, I guess the supporters gave a similar feedback as the people here in the thread. But starting a new story with a character most people don't care about (just my educated guess)? Maybe Sleepy already wrote it and it's easier to finish (low stakes) than continuing the main storylines. I don't get though why he doesn't finish Slumber Party, isn't that a no-brainer? Two gorgeous women taking advantage of a drugged NT, you might think he could write and draw that in his sleep by now.
He definitely reads what it's commented here I guess