Ninjas from Ibiza: Clubbin' to Death
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The island of Ibiza is the homeland of electro-dance-party lifestyle, but it is also a place of the most important schools for assassins in the world, steeped with a century-long history of training the deadliest and most invincible of killers. Lately these traditions are menaced by a new power rising there: the MAMH, Multinational Academy of Murder of Holland. They are opening branches in Ibiza and alluring people with its more modern way.
The biggest and oldest school, lead by master Egizia Elite, refuses to surrender to such a grim prospect, so the clash with the Dutchmen is inevitable: the underground battle grows raging while more and more of the old school's apprentices start to follow the new tide and the Dutch chemically-empowered assassins increase their own number everyday. The situation looks desperate, just one thing is left to do: calling the Outermosts for help , the descendants of the first ninjas spread over the world a long time before. The idea has a good outcome, so here come the blue skinned Lime Light and his silent mate Beautiful Zero; after they've defeated some once-followers of Egizia, rumors of their arrival reach mijnheer Danssalon, branch chief of the MAMH in Ibiza, so he decides the time has come for the final battle to get the control of Ibiza and its schools.
But is everything as simple and clear as it looks? Traitors lie in wait and too many secrets are still hidden.
HOW COULD THIS NOT WIN! I really dig it man,the art is gorgeous.
I know I'm mega late and all but THIS didn't win
Such AWESOME coloring
Love your graphics.The det5ail is awesome. Luck with your furure!!
I'll be on the lookout for your work with Boom! Congrats!
Thanks everybody for all the support and more! NFI maybe will get another opportunity, but not so soon. By now, I just started a collaboration with Boom! Studios so, have a look sometime at my blogs for every news!
best to you all!
As you well know your art and character design is spectacular! Collaborate with a native speaker on your next effort and I reckon you'd take the competition by storm. Hell, I'd gladly work with you on English dialogue and I know there'd be a bunch of people just on this site who'd leap at the chance too. Come back with another entry soon and good luck!
@Franz! ****, shame you ended in 3rd [i watch Zuda as espectator's sport also], but glad you got a lot of exposition. hope to see NFI continued elsewhere, or being given a second chance at the middle of the year.
Great job, Franceso!!
U have created a manga with a lot of funny gore action, but toward psychedelic ...and near hypnotic.
Shodan (Fabio B. ...in another life :)
Well Francesco, don't get discouraged, it's just a competition. Competitions aren't fair but they open the gate to many possibilities. Besides you are already established artist, aren't you? Your art this month is the best.
Good luck!
Man....its some disappointing to see a pink bunny have 4 times the votes over all other competitors but the worst is to see that people voted for bunnies over ninjas !
I mean cmon who honestly likes bunnies over ninjas ?! seriously ! I know I like ninjas.
But what I want to see is a ninja kill a pink bunny, now THAT would be interesting.
But seriously, I think your comic should be #1, its awesome. Art is just ridiculously good. There are allot of web comics out there, but only a handful that look as good as yours. If you don't win I hope you build a website or something, because I want to see what happens next !
Franz!-- I just want to say I think your comic is beautiful. It's got maybe the best action sequences I've seen on Zuda. On day one when I was sizing up the competition your comic made me more nervous than anyone elses... Who knew that damn bunny would have such big legs... anyway,congrats on a great-looking comic!
It is amazing art. I think you've out sheldon'ed sheldon!!!!
@ lizzbuenaventura - abse - aven: thank you all so much... I know I sound like a broken record :-)
@ andresz44: thank you too, and yes, I supposed to introduce the setting on the (maybe) next pages... this should show just a suburb of the main city.
@ RKB: wow! what a review!!! happy you've got so fun in reading it! And I agree with the "white border affaire" too ^_^
The ring... it's still a mystery... but take a look at the strange tattoos on Lime Light's chest
;-)
Waitress, a mojito for everybody!
The art alone is why i read this comic and voted for it
GREAT JOB
You got a fav from me and 4/5 stars. I really enjoyed the coloring very impressive. Of course the art was cool, and the letters readable, but a bit fuzzy/distorted. The dialogue was good, and I did like the set-up.
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SCREEN 1 I liked how you included the names of the various characters as we read along, good call. I really enjoyed your use of force perspective, and extreme angles.
SCREEN 2 The dialogue here pretty well sums up the story. I also liked the miscellaneous carnage spread throughout the full page splash you have here. Their is a awful lot of white border around the art though. why???
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SCREEN 3 Loved panel 4, great stuff!!! The Freemason-esque stuff for the silent side-kick also nice.
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SCREEN 4 So what does the ring mean??? I liked all the reaction shots of the bad guys very nice stuff. The colors are a big part of the draw for this comic. Nice ******* way to get around the profanity issue. ;)
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SCREEN 5 The art here reminds me of guy davis or vincent locke. That's a good thing. Go BZ go -work that imagery!!! :)
SCREEN 6 I'm guessing all the kill bill style blood gushing is going on off panel. Again, what is up with the thick white border's around the art??? Formatting issues, you got some screen space you could be using.
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SCREEN 7 I loved this screen!!!! the panel composition was fantastic!!! I thought every panel was well done from perspective to a ending silhouette. Here's a couple extra -!!!!!!!- so you know I really mean it. Great screen!
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SCREEN 8 The words here were impossible to read in small screen format. i do like his weapon though. I did enjoy reading (full screen) the dialogue here. You finished up letting people know what the story is about. Set up the spirit vs. tech school difference. You ending it all up with a pretty funny line. I really enjoyed it.
......u meglio...senza ombra di dubbio.buona fortuna Maestro!
I finally decided to vote for this comic, great art,lot of action and fun. the only thing I´m missing here is the backgrounds, the comic title is very cool but you´re not showing us where are the characters, I think that will add up to the comic and make it better.
Good Luck
Wow, this coloring is fantastic!
First of all, boys and girls, go there for the NFI official teaser trailer!:
http://biaginifrancesco.blogspot.com/2009/02/ninjas-from-ibiza-movie.html
Again, thanks everybody for the support!!!!
@ Joe Dash: yep! I think you've fully got my intention! Especially about the "no serious drama"!
@ MisterStone: L.L. weapon? obviously it's a... giant nail cutter with bendable blades inside! ^__^
Here we go!
Well, it's all been said already. Beautiful artwork, the English is a bit off. Very impressive work nonetheless!
Just one question- what IS Limelight's weapon anyway? Everyone else seems to have something you could find in a hardware store, but I just can't figure out what that is.
Wow. The pencils and colors are a perfect match!!! Your getting my vote on art alone....the story..well, it leaves a bit to be desired. Great work keep it up.
Best ive seen so far....got my vote
WHAT A FANTASTIC PEICE! This may be among my absolute favorites on Zuda, up there with the best, and certainly deserving of a win. Not only some really amazing art and storytelling, but also very interesting character design. Drawing from samurai, westerns, kung-fu movies, and anime, I think you've made a world that needs to be explored. I've seen your other work on your blog and it too is fantastic! Though you've got my vote, whatever happens on Zuda, you should find a way too continue this. Disregard the criticisms about your dialogue, as not everything is for everyone. The voices the characters speak with are all part of the setting and help to create a tone of high drama (even if it is ridiculous!). Good luck!
Franz- Hope you win this month , this story deserves the win, love the work. Cheers
@ mpd57: Holy Ganesh!! You don't know how much I like hindu iconography!!!
@ HectorLima & jimmybott: Thanks for the support, guys!
@ lrsteiner: Hi! I've replied you by email.
@ frequentcontributor: right, and a little thing about characters' names; they all come from Italian disco clubs (Red Zone is one of the biggest discos in my city) ^__^... if it could sound even weirder...
@ Batalex: I hope so!
Good color work! Good costume design! Good story! Good Luck!
Well this strip is pretty as **** - especially the amazing colors!!! - but the dialogue is incomprehensible and makes my brain hurt. I'm not sure if I would even bother reading any more of this, except to just look at the pictures. Perhaps a better writer (or just an editor) could rein in some of the pointless craziness, but as it is now, it's like a comic written by Geof Darrow: all style, no substance.
Anyway, some of the art on the earlier pages reminded my of Keith Giffen, but I could totally see the Paul Pope shades by the end of the 8. Too bad all the character names are so self-important, and it reads like a bad Grant Morrison LSD trip, like the pointlessness of Final Crisis' Japanese superhero wannabes mixed with a misunderstanding of the nuance of The Filth...
Less talk and more fight scene and I probably would have voted for it.
Dear Zuda Competitors/Creators,
I’m the creator of the Zuda fan blog, and I would love to interview all of this month’s creators. If you would be willing to answer 5-10 questions, to be posted on the Zudafan blog, please contact me at: zudafan@gmail.com.
Feel free to check out the blog: zudafan.blogspot.com
Thanks!
~Liz
By far my favourite of this months offerings. I really hope this one makes it through. Great story and am totally in love with the art.
Franz, you got my vote this month, good job; it was a crazy fun mix of euro stuff, paul pope and manga. i also had a little bit of trouble with the dialogue and wanted to see more of the surroundings before getting into the action, but i know everybody has to get into the story in just 8 pages. hope you win this one.
It's 'Rogan Gosh' brought up-to-date and very well done. Congrats. As a side note isn't it wonderful that folks can abuse Hindu iconography and symbolism with abandon and without fear of unholy retribution? Try doing that with anyone else's religion and they'll be hell to pay. I'm not saying that means Krishna is the BEST but hey, if the cap fits - wear it!
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For the dense - I'm joking ;-)
you got my vote alright
http://leftyfilmsblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/zudafebruary-2009.html
Mini-reviews are up.
@ modchris: thanks man, and yes, the characters' speech is willingly forced (they should provide the same impression of some kind of jap mangas where people are speaking in a very odd and fake-epic way)... or I hope so! ^__^
@ SamLittle: woah! as I have a little time I'll write you!!!
@ tonytrov: mi casa es su casa ;-))
Franz! Just checked out your work and it's awesome. Great job sir.
I'm loving this comic so far! Also I think it's my favourite this month!
I love the panneling and the art is superb.
The story is really my cup of tea, so I'm throughly enjoying it.
It's a shame Red Zone has died, but he was intense while he lasted.
Nioce characterization! (and good luck on the voting!)
Hey Francesco, would you be interested in jamming on a Ninja/Hammer art mash-up with us? Drop me a line at sam.little at untruetales dot com if you're down for a little collabo!
the characters you have designed in this comic are phenomenal. the art is crisp and vibrant, sooting to the story you are setting up to tell. and i agree with several other people who have left comments, the panel view points are amazing. unfortunately, at least from my read, there seem to be a few oddities with the dialogue; it's a bit too fictional. it seems forced, or unnatural, slang exists but it's sporadic, nonchalant, these characters seem to speak slang as if it were a dialect or like it's required. there also seems to be some dialogue that speaks as if it used to be exposition once and was converted to try and explain the back story a little more. this might not be necessary considering that you have created great characters that are intriguing and engaging enough without a need for explanation. i would follow the characters as they develop to learn the story. best of luck to you
@ Pink Raygun Guy: ;-)
@ Miticis: you're right, but I've chosen to focus more on the characters on this prelude; Ibiza will be shown after this (obviously maybe ^_^), with all its strangeness. About the story, yes, maybe I should have taken a wider and more complete way...
@ opellulo: let's gonna dance with "squallor" :-D
@ Vekesh: yes, SC was definetly one of the starting points to create the "weird" of NFI! You take two totally different things and make them fit ^_^
@ Good Luck 2 u too, Sam! And, whatever will be the result of this competition I demand a crossover NFI/The Hammer!! :-O
Hey Francesco! This is a really good-looking comic, man. Great lines, layouts and colors. Man, I'm gonna need to sleep for a week at the end of this month. Good luck!
Amazing shots and camera angles. Nice new school character designs. it looks like Samurai Champloo set in modern day. Definately in the top three in terms of artwork on zuda this month. Well done. Take care and good luck.
...and now i want to do the "ninjas from Ibiza" dance all night long!
Sandy Marton would be proud!
Franz!
I've got props and crits for you, props first.
This is a neat entry. I really enjoy the character designs, the vibrant colors (fun like my story, Sea Dogs of Mars last month) and the twist of genre with clubbing techno ninjas with improvised weapons (killing somebody with a giant energy triangle = priceless.) The action was solid, and the character banter was fun to read.
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And for the critique:
I wish I could have seen a bit more environment. There were some real opportunities to develope the world of Ibiza visually as a character as well. Where you had it, it looked good. I want more. If you get first in the competition I hope you develope the environment a lot more in the story to come.
Second, man, if I hadn't read the synopsis, I wouldn't have had any clue what was going on beyond it being a massive pretty fight scene. My belief is that a story should be able to stand alone, and the synopsis is for anybody who wants to know more. They should not be dependent on each other.
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Good luck, and stay positive. You may win the month yet.
Salutations.
-Miticis (Chris)
Gorgeous, gorgeous work. Good luck!
@ kingofsnake : nice! Obviously, my Ibiza is not actually the true Ibiza! (I've changed some things here and there... ok, lots of things actually) :-D And, yes, your note about the dialogues is true (and I got some ideas to solve the problem)
@ keison.it: wow, the Panda from Ibiza!!!!
@ lucatoccaceli: e perchè, Egizia Elite non ti dice nulla? :-D
@ valkryie: that's ok, man. no problem ^__^
Seriously? I couldn't even make it through the synopsis without my eyes rolling back into my head from boredom.
come poteva non mancare il nome red zone XD XD