I've read Concession since around the summer of 2009, give or take. I have to say, the comic isn't too good. Not to say it's completely unreadable, the comic is run almost completely on rule of fun and is light hearted throughout. The problem is, Immelmann clearly didn't have a clear and organized story in mind. The comic went all over the place, with convoluted corrupt families, random cases of incest and rape without any point to the plot, and frequently setting the plot to a halt so he could include whatever fetish he was interested in recently.
Giving characters blogs with which to learn more of their past and see character development was an interesting idea, but by keeping the blogs off of the main site, and not giving any indication in the comic pages about the events in the journal entries, it leaves new readers completely dumb founded as to why characters are suddenly dating or showing up in the comic without any introduction or indication as to who they are.
The story line of Joel using his powers to help Matt's father overcome his homophobia was genuinely thoughtfully written, I only wish he put that much thought into the rest of his story arcs. Matt's sudden shift from a shy Christian boy into a bdsm cross dresser who wears diapers for instance, was not needed and seemed to be done solely for the sake of fan service. When the comic isn't trying too hard to be serious, and not trying too hard to be sexy, it was genuinely entertaining.
The huge climactic finale seemed to end too abruptly to be a proper pay off, and in spite of Artie and Joel both committing atrocities as well as raping eachother repeatedly, they both just become good friends. There's no proper conclusion, everyone sort of just stops. It really seemed sloppy, and Immelmann could have tried to push it a little further before cutting to the epilogues.
All in all, Immellmann is a nice guy who wasn't trying to make a story, he was just having fun without any structure. I think he is better suited for his new series Ballerina Mafia, which is strictly silly and non linear, and making fan servicey commission work on the side. You'll probably enjoy Concession if you like his humor, but only if you're not looking for any serious story writing.
Harmlessly bad.
I've read Concession since around the summer of 2009, give or take. I have to say, the comic isn't too good. Not to say it's completely unreadable, the comic is run almost completely on rule of fun and is light hearted throughout. The problem is, Immelmann clearly didn't have a clear and organized story in mind. The comic went all over the place, with convoluted corrupt families, random cases of incest and rape without any point to the plot, and frequently setting the plot to a halt so he could include whatever fetish he was interested in recently.
Giving characters blogs with which to learn more of their past and see character development was an interesting idea, but by keeping the blogs off of the main site, and not giving any indication in the comic pages about the events in the journal entries, it leaves new readers completely dumb founded as to why characters are suddenly dating or showing up in the comic without any introduction or indication as to who they are.
The story line of Joel using his powers to help Matt's father overcome his homophobia was genuinely thoughtfully written, I only wish he put that much thought into the rest of his story arcs. Matt's sudden shift from a shy Christian boy into a bdsm cross dresser who wears diapers for instance, was not needed and seemed to be done solely for the sake of fan service. When the comic isn't trying too hard to be serious, and not trying too hard to be sexy, it was genuinely entertaining.
The huge climactic finale seemed to end too abruptly to be a proper pay off, and in spite of Artie and Joel both committing atrocities as well as raping eachother repeatedly, they both just become good friends. There's no proper conclusion, everyone sort of just stops. It really seemed sloppy, and Immelmann could have tried to push it a little further before cutting to the epilogues.
All in all, Immellmann is a nice guy who wasn't trying to make a story, he was just having fun without any structure. I think he is better suited for his new series Ballerina Mafia, which is strictly silly and non linear, and making fan servicey commission work on the side. You'll probably enjoy Concession if you like his humor, but only if you're not looking for any serious story writing.