saqadiq's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Edith's Book]

Her ass is NOT reading... 💔

[broke people should never laugh (tough love)]

Does she have the pass, or white privilege? Both? That'd be overpowered.

[SPINELESS!]

"Fudge..." 😭😭

[Snake Sheds Its Skin]

I find it cute how At-Tan tilts her head and has widened eyes whenever she's intrigued. It's almost like a curious cat, or her inner-child briefly surfacing.

[Villaha]

Welcome back!

[Hello.]

I really like the use of colour here. It exhibits the cold, clinical vibe of most medical institutions. Also, that little shot of Doctor in the courtyard is fantastic. Considering At-tan has been admitted into psychiatric care, I've always been curious about what conditions she could have. C-PTSD? BPD? Autism? Those are my best guesses, but if you'd like to leave it to speculation, that's cool.

handofdog responds:

Thank you very much!

I will leave things like what drugs she is taken and conditions up to speculation. They diagnosed her, but since I am not medical or therapist, those details may be met with inaccuracy. I just draw based on emotions.

[#20: The Meeting]

I was really expecting one of them to be thinking of an immigrant, given the political climate and all.

handofdog responds:

Oh, gosh, no. Comics for the Blind are where I put my nonsensical ideas— usually from anything that makes me laugh in that state where you're right about to fall asleep.

It's not my conscious state, that's why they're for the blind.

["Weird" "Girl"]

It's a shame that this can be screamed from the highest of hilltops and it'd still fall on deaf ears. The beauty standard and religious norms have been so irreparably ingrained into some communities that women become the harshest judges of each other, mostly out of manufactured insecurity.

The fact that certain tribal cultures believe something such as a longer neck lengthened with a metal coil is attractive goes to show the arbitrary nature of the beauty standard.

Lastly, this reminded me of the song "Weird Girl" by Mommy Long Legs. Great tune.

handofdog responds:

It may seem hopeless, but if it catches even one person, that's worth it. In general, hopefully as time goes on, more and more girls will reject the things that harm them and look at them the same way we view lobotomies.

I don't know. Anyway, song is cute, reminds me of Daria era.

[Three Kids]

Add a fourth one and you got Weezer.

[Grieving Goblin]

I'm sorry for your loss. Your grandmother is probably looking down at you now, beyond grateful that you've managed to make a gorgeous piece derived from such dark emotions. Your creativity is boundless and impressive. On a side note, it's shameful that many still refuse to take Covid seriously when it can lead to disastrous health outcomes and chronic conditions.

ZanMiller responds:

Thank you very much :) It is a shame they didn't take it seriously. Hate to see it really. Oh well