Webcomic Review: "Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out"

Hello, hello, hello, everyone! Tonight, I've stumbled upon a pretty sweet webcomic! What is it, you're asking? Well obviously you're blind because you didn't see the image up there ^. Haha. I'm just kidding! The webcomic I'm reviewing tonight is "Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out". It's (obviously) written by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and illustrated by Lisa Hanawalt. I found this comic by typing "Worst Webcomics Ever" (I was in the mood to trash something!) and that led to a list of worst AND best webcomics. This webcomic was on the "best" list. 

From what I've read, the collection follows the life of the writer, Raphael. The way that he sees things is entertaining. There's a lot of random thoughts thrown in there (lots of diagrams of "what?" stuff), but they all seem to relate back to bettering the plot/events. It's a slice-of-life webcomic, and those aren't really my thing. However, this did catch my interest and I feel like it's a good thing to help promote artists and writers and spread the good word of comics. Plus, this website is the most accurate reflection of my daily readings and whatnot. Ya dig? 

Before I give too much away, we should go to the ratings. :)

Before I begin, I must stress that slice-of-life comics are NOT my thing. However, I feel like variety in my reviews are a good idea (because we all know I review a LOT of animal comics...) and keep things interesting. 

Creativity of Writing: 3/5 The stream of thought is totally random at times, but still, totally honest. I think that it's a comic that people can easily relate to because it is believable. Because the writer is reflecting actual life, this element is successfully achieved. The thing that I don't like, however, is that the webcomic is so pessimistic/complain-y. I understand having bad days. Trust me, they come in floods! But everrrryyy single comic? Overall, though, it's pretty ok! :)

Creativity of Art: 3/5 How much the art has improved over time surprises me! I always love looking back at the first entry in a webcomic to see how it has changed. Now, "Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out" is much more polished, clean, and less smudged. It might be a hand-drawn vs. digital style, or it may just be experience. Whatever it is, awesome improvement! As for the way the art is now, the latest entry is what caught my attention. It's interesting. Thing "Super Jail" type illustration. Very fine lines, large areas of color, and almost excessive detail while in actuality, not being that complicated. you have to see it to know what I mean. :) So far, I think the page above is the only colored one. I like the colors a lot. It just adds an element that makes this comic look unique. Crazy, huh?

Overall Casual Read Rating: 2/5 It's fun to read while you're looking for something to read, but I can see how it'd get hard to finish all of the pages at once. But, you know me....I can only handle so much slice-of-life at once. Slice-of-Zombie, on the other hand...now we're talking! 

Note to the Creator(s): If you aren't already, look at making the comic digitally! It opens up many more doors and options and I'm sure it'd be easier to edit vs. hand! I'm a HUGE traditional artist, but I think here, digital would work better.