{"id":14,"date":"2011-12-22T10:56:13","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T10:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/daikun\/2011\/12\/22\/three-panel-soul\/"},"modified":"2012-10-02T17:57:56","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T01:57:56","slug":"three-panel-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/daikun\/2011\/12\/22\/three-panel-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Panel Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Title:<\/strong> Three Panel Soul
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Ian McConville (artist), Matthew Boyd (writer)
\nStart Date:<\/strong> 2006
\nGenre:<\/strong> Slice of life, dark comedy
\nUpdate Schedule:<\/strong> Weekly
\nWebsite:<\/strong> http:\/\/threepanelsoul.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three Panel Soul<\/i> is the sequel to Ian and Matt’s previous webcomic, Mac Hall<\/a> (which I’d recommend checking out if you’ve never read it). For those of you who haven’t read Mac Hall,<\/i> it chronicled a group of slackers–authors included–who resided in MacDonald Hall, a dormitory in Bowling Green State University (a real life college in Ohio). The comic ended in 2006 after Ian and Matt graduated. Three Panel Soul<\/i> takes place after they’ve left college and are now out on their own in the world. The comic is titled after its format: every strip is no more or less than three panels.<\/p>\n

Recommended Age Group:<\/strong> 12 and up. Objectionable content in this comic is minimal, but the subject matter may still be a bit too dark for younger, undeveloped minds.<\/p>\n

Strengths:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ian’s amazing Photoshop skills carry on from Mac Hall<\/i> to this comic. The art varies greatly, depending on whether the artist wants to be more cartoony or realistic.<\/p>\n

Weaknesses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lack of color seems a bit jarring. In Mac Hall,<\/i> the color made the backgrounds look gorgeous and really pop out like eye candy. Now that his comics are black and white (save for his video game-themed strips), the backgrounds feel rather lacking; the blurriness seems to pop out more than the abstraction (see the below image for a comparison).<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Verdict:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I give this comic a wholehearted recommendation. It’s not a requirement to read Mac Hall<\/i> first, although I highly recommend that as well; the art is especially breathtaking in his old comic. Ian is an artist who’s definitely worthy of your attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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