One of the best part of doing comics is getting feedback, knowing what people think about my work. There’s always rooms for improvement and I can’t do it without feedback. So please keep them coming!
Overall feedback I got is that the art is not a problem, but some may find the story department lacking. At a risk of sounding defensive, I was limited by format and page count. Best I can say is that there’s book 2 I’m currently working on now. Hopefully it will bring story up to par and tie up all the loose ends.
Comic Bits Online said:
… I’ll be honest and say I had not heard of Shari Chankhamma before. Though I do want to know more now! I’m guessing there’s a little more than a “bit” of Manga influence but Chankhamma still includes enough style to make this stand out through its individuality. Very good balance between the use of black ink and white space which a lot of people do get wrong –but not here.
Popdose said:
…Chankhamma’s story is earnestly written, if a bit superficial and juvenile; she’s trying to establish this world and the beings that live in it, but keeps her focus narrow and never lets us really get to know what makes her characters tick.
Shelf Abuse said:
…One use of the F-word aside, The Sisters’ Luck will appeal to young adult readers, particularly manga fans. Those audiences will definitely be a lot more forgiving of the book’s vague conclusion than I.
I must confess: seeing people refer to me by last name spooked me. In Thailand we don’t call people by last name at all, real first name is formal enough. I supposed it’s something I’ll have to get used to. :)
recap: Ed & Ecchi is a short 40 pages comic in full color I did last year. It is published in Best New Manga 3, which is a 512 pages full color book, that can double as a blunt weapon, featuring short stories by various comic creators.
There’s a few reviews of the book floating around. Here’s some of them that mentioned Ed & Ecchi by name. Follow the link for full review of the whole book:
The Buffalo News : Entertainment
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The strongest stories are haunting and sweet, particularly Paul Harrison-Davies’ “My Robot” in which a sad-eyed robot toils to serve his cruel master, yearning for some simple appreciation and affections, and Shari Chankhamma’s touching “Ed & Ecchi,” in which a stray cat leads a double life to provide comfort to two very different masters.
http://ladyrhian.blogspot.com
Friday, January 23, 2009
“Ed and Ecchi”- A young man in a society ruled by cruelty and bureacracy befriends a small cat he named Ecchi. But will the cat be his salvation from the cruelty all around him?
Shari Chankhamma goes for a painted look in the post-apocalyptic “Ed & Ecchi: Me and My Food,” starring a guy and his cat trying to remain happy while it’s all CHILDREN OF MEN-y outside.
Sad news is that there won’t be new issue for BNM this year (and possibly thereafter). I don’t know if I will ever get a chance to have full color comic published again, considering the current economic climate, but I do have plans for short stories that take place in same universe as Ed & Ecchi. Maybe one day I’ll be able to release a compilation of them in one form or another. Wish me luck!
I got two new inks to try, courtesy of my friend. Here’s short reviews of all the inks I tried with brush so far.
Japanese “Manga Ink” (dunno if that’s a brand or what, that’s all it said), ~ $5.00 – $7.00 (1 oz)
Thick, dries fast — let it sit out uncovered and chunks form — leaves brush sticky, doesn’t last long between dip, had to work off excessive ink to get desired stroke, but is a very dark, opaque black.
Dr Ph Martin, $1.94 (1oz)
Thinner than the previous, perhaps too much, making it hard to make fine lines, and requiring you to reload your brush more often. It dries very fast, stiffening the brush which means you can’t just use water to wash your brush when done.
Standford Design Higgins $2.22 (1oz)
More viscous than Ph Martin, allowing for finer lines and lasting longer between dips, but less opaque.
Standford Higgins Black Magic $2.14 (1oz)
Like a cross between Ph Martin and Design Higgins, with good viscosity and opacity.
Windsor & Newton Black India Ink ~ $5.00 – $7.00 (1oz)
Thin, good flows but doesn’t last long between dip.
Some of the unaltered scans, showing the different between each inks. 
On the left is Black Magic Higgins, on the right is Windsor & Newton.
Design Higgins, a little less opaque, which really doesn’t matter after run it through magical photoshop.
Overall, I can’t decide if I like Design Higgins or Black Magic Higgins more. I’ll probably try using both for now till they run out, hopefully I’ll be able to make up my mind by then. ♥
I went to dentist, therefore: comic.
Some commissions I’ve done a while ago. Finally able to show them.
Google+ inspired some doodles. Made with Manga Studio.
