Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Battle Ready James]

I guess you are a Team Rocket fan after all. As I am a big one myself, it's great to see a picture like this. You really seemed to portray this character the way any fan wants him to be portrayed, as a giant badass. The Best Wishes version wasn't as badass as this, so this is awesome. What I love about this is how there are so many little things on his body that are sticking out. He has the same boots and knife Jessie has.

It would be funny if you had Meowth dressed like this. I love how he's showing off his muscles. It seems like you kind of got his hair wrong, because it should be in strands. Of course, this wasn't meant to accurately portray the way he looks in the show obviously. As before, the "R" is a good background.

[Disintegrate]

I simply can not give you anything less than five stars, because I'd go nuts seeing as how popular this is. What I really like about this is how the colors are fantastically awesome. Does that phrase even make sense? Anyway, it would have been great even if it wasn't a picture of a guy disintegrating, because he looks so awesome even without the disintegrating part. It looks like his body is being turned into oil or something as it goes away. It's great how a grisly picture can cheer you up.

It looks like it takes place in World War I or something. I'm not sure if it's meant to be satirical or anti-war or something. What does matter is that it's a completely fantastic picture that deserves to be known to all people. There's so many good shades in the background. I'm not sure how this guy is being disentigrated, but it looks great. Good thing it hasn't reached his skin yet.

[Cammy]

This is another nice picture you have worked on. I think it looks so nice here because of the way you show Cammy's curves. You really get a realistic look on what a fighting woman looks like. Again, it would be nice if you put some color in this. Sketches are of course still fine as this is a good one. It's amazing how much you've gone into another style for this. All the body parts look very strong.

By "strong" I mean in both senses of the word. While it isn't much, that is a pretty good logo in the background. It seems like her spine is bending a bit too much, but that could just be the angle she's shown. I wonder how long it took to braid her hair like that? I didn't know you were a "Street Fighter" fan.

Krinkels responds:

Spine bent to show off flaring lateral muscles. You can NEVER have enough flaring lateral muscles.

[Somewhere in Nevada]

This most certainly makes up for any bad thing you might have done in the past. I freaking love how there's so much going on in this picture. It's amazing how each and everyone of the people has his own style. There's this one guy who has a monocle. Then there's another guy who appears to have teeth shining through him. While not the best Madness pictures out there, still flawless.

It doesn't even look like that's Hank in the middle. It looks more like an original character who's supposed to represent a priest or someone like that. I love how there seems to be a fire that spirals up to the sky. The birds (crows?) look great too as they ascend to the heavens. Even your signature seems to be part of the landscape. This series shall always inspire great artists like you!

[Litchi Faye Ling]

I think this is a pretty good picture but it's still weird to see you make this sort of thing. I honestly can't even believe you did make this! It looks so much like another artist. But I'm not being disrespectful, I think this is a pretty nicely done drawing. Are these characters ever going to show up in one of your cartoons? You truly are experimenting with different styles. I like how you can see part of her cleavage, lol.

I never knew you could be so good at drawing women. Just, um, make them more beautiful, huh? I'm being crazy, but anyway, I do kind of wish there were some color versions of this stuff. I like the little doll she has in her hair. I guess I don't play the SF games enough to recognize her.

Krinkels responds:

Yeah it IS kind of weird. I've been really forcing myself into different artistic endeavors. Once I make a big ol' pile of these sketches (yes, more are on the way), I intend to start coloring them. But of course, I only get at this when I have time away from Madness related goings-ons.

[Battle Ready Jessie]

I had no idea you knew anything about the characters from "Pokemon". I'm not going to say I'm glad you're a fan, because I don't know if you are one. This is a pretty good picture, although not one of your best. I guess I'm more used to seeing stuff by you that has violence and gore in it. It's just so different than your usual stuff. Again, it's great that you're always out there experimenting. I think this does do the character justice.

They since went back to their old uniforms, but kept the same new personality they got. I appreciate the little touches all over her body. There's the thong, the boots, and the knife hanging out. It's all finely detailed stuff. Even the "R" seems really cool, but you could have worked on her face more.

[FOR THEY HAVE RISEN]

I guess the main figure shown in this is supposed to be Jebus. However, it looks more like a Christian depiction of God. I guess they're kind of the same person, whatever. Anyway, while not as good as some other Madness submissions, I was still pretty interested by this. It mostly helps that you have some great shades in this. It looks like something that was done on the sidewalk with chalk.

That reminds me, I used to use that stuff all the time. Dang, I wish I could go back to those days. I love how all the guys have these red bags under their eyes to show how insane they are. It's not a sign of sleepiness, but a sign of insanity. I love how the lighting works so well, even with the halo. The bloodspots are great too.

[Killbot_2]

I really admire this art piece for being such a good representation of what you are capable of. I love how there are so many little bits and pieces that make up this guy. It would be great if this character would appear in one oof your submissions. It looks like there some kind of logo next to him and it seems to say "VM", but I can't fully understand it. Anyway, it's nice to see so much detail in your art pieces. He really does look like he has a crow like face here.

Madness Combat has had so many crazy things, this would fit the style. I don't much about mechanics, but it's still great to see what this guy's made of, literally. I just now notice that he has four fingers. I guess it's better to have four than none at all. I would like to see a colored version of this.

[Die Hank]

I bet it did take a heck of a long time to make that and it definitley shows. I'm a bit confused if the person standing next to Hank is supposed to be Jebus. I'm glad that other people call him by that name, because it's rarely consistent as to what he's called. I like how how shocked Hank looks with the excalamation marks over his head. It's great to see so much detail put into the dead bodies. I can see one guy's teeth, but he's not a zombie.

That does raise some questions, as to how these characters eat. They don't have visible teeth except when they're zombies or when they're ripped apart. I love how there's so much detail put into the way the blood slithers everywhere. It looks like veins on the wall. I just noticed a funny poster too.

[Toaster?]

It's great to see yet another great picture from you. I thought that it was going to show Tricky with actual ammo coming out of his mouth, but that was part of a motorcycle/machine gun thing. What really works out so well in this is how good the colors and shades are. That's very impressive for something that doesn't have a lot of color. The red color you do have is wonderfully shown off, especially in Hank's crab arm. Tricky looks pretty good too.

It's great to see Hank's henchmen getting more screentime. I had no idea there was an actual story behind them when they first appeared in "Madness Depredation". The body parts seem really exaggerated in this one. It's like they're trying to grab the audience in this pose. The mountainside is nice too.