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'Ophiuchus' Goes From Web To Print, But Its Strengths — And Weaknesses — Remain

Natasha Tara Petrović and Ali Leriger De La Plante's tale of a lonely robot sentry is packed with gorgeously inhuman visuals — but it's also packed with interesting ideas that never quite pan out.
Source: Image Comics

There are a whole lot of webcomics out there, and a whole lot of them take the same approach to art: They don't use a lot of it. Confronted with the pressure to constantly produce new content and the ephemerality of the online medium, creators will use simple doodles or even stick figures to convey their jokes and plot devices. is notable for doing the opposite. While its sci-fi plot is sparse and schematic, its art is dense, complex and sometimes

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