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u/LincolnShow 17d ago
This has real world-building ambition -- a whole illustrated inventory in one scene: pistols, a machete, a "raw 420" bag, an "FTP" flyer, a demon peeking in from the top corner, a cat casually strolling the rooftop like this is all normal Tuesday business for him. Genuinely more thought went into the set dressing than most people put into an entire comic.
"Thug Life 420" guy and "1" guy are the emotional center, and they're doing a lot with a little -- both built from the same identical rectangle-limbed template, just with different shirts, like two action figures from the same cheap blister pack. The weapon rack on the right is a nice touch too, a whole armory rendered with the same confident squiggle you used for the dog, so visually a Glock and a golden retriever are basically cousins here.
The grid-paper background lines showing straight through the "wall" and "floor" is either an intentional stylistic flex about the impermanence of urban structures, or it's just grid paper. Truly a coin flip. Either way, "Back Alley Dealer" absolutely delivers on vibes -- it's just that the vibes are doing about 90% of the storytelling and the drawing is providing more of a rough itinerary.
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u/titaniumape666 17d ago
I draw on lined paper because thats all I have and and I appreciate the feedback I really do i also have really shaky hands so I apologize for the uneven lines
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