Ace VS Zuko

Hey, this is Kiki from OtakuDreamers, in case you were wondering <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)"/> I'll be critiquing many things here, like paneling, coloring, and text/script, among other things. Please note that i take critiquing very seriously, and automatically assume that each piece is completely finished and at its best possible condition unless otherwise stated. (basically, unless the artist comments mentions that the piece is a wip and they need help on a specific part)

Text/script
I feel like it's rather weak, but it's still stronger then the paneling. Although I know very little about Zuko, I feel like as a prince he'd be able to ignore such petty comments as "loser." perhaps something like "you're a disgrace to your country" or "it's no wonder that [insert insulting comment here]" would work. The font could also be changed to a sans serif font (ariel, comic sans(although comic sans is overused), etc) to give a better feel of a comic/graphic novel page. also try experimenting with different fonts to create more emotion. (for example, there's a difference in between the font courier new and the font crazy killer The speech bubbles could also be a lot better, instead of using what seems to look like the ellipse tool from Paint. Try differently shaped speech bubbles, like these.

paneling
I feel like this is could be stronger as well. Yes, all the lines are parallel, (points for that! ^_^ ) but it could be a lot more dynamic. To do that, you need to change the shape and size of the panels. a good example is this page, where different panel sizes, varying spaces in between panels, and overlapping help create a very interesting and visually appealing look. Yugioh manga pages also have varying panel sizes and placement. You did that in the 3rd and 4th panel, which helped a lot, bringing some degree of excitement and buildup to the final panel. but since the 4th panel is cutting into the last one, some of that is taken away. if you had the last panel stretch the entire page it would help. an example is on this page where the panels overlap, and the biggest, most important panel is the background for the entire spread, like the base and foundation for the spread.

art/coloring
is very sketchy, literally. I see stray lines and colors bleeding past the paneling or not even reaching the edges. It seems clear to me that you've either some photo editing program or another art program (like photoshop, sai, etc), so in all honesty, it should be easy enough to clean those up. just use the selection tool to select the stray color and clear it <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)"/> also, the coloring is inconsistent. There is forms of both soft cell shading and hard cell shading in the piece which is rather confusing. Although it may have worked for the forth panel where the fireball is covering zuko's hand, it didn't work for the last panel. (easiest way to fix it is to just keep it all in one coloring style)
you've tackled some very difficult light sources here as well, which didn't come out bad <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)"/> the shadows and highlights are all in the right places. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Big Grin)"/> however, for the fire, you can make it much more dramatic by adding white in the core of the fire, and making the contrast higher. for example, in the last panel, ace's back (what's in the shadow) should be much darker and his arms much lighter (what's in the light). again, you've tackled the difficult lighting very well, and adding contrast would make it even better.

vision: is very strong. you get the point (ace is a jerk, zuko is pissed... lol) across very clearly, with ace's rudeness (he's even smirking! at the prince! shame on him ):< ) and zuko's reaction (I KILL JOO NAO RAWR) very well. 4.5/5
originality: it's hard to judge originality with fanart, it really is. however, because of the interesting crossover, i give it a 3.5/5
technique: this is pretty much all i critiqued about earlier. the script, paneling, and art. (3/5)
impact: the technique could've been worked on, but regardless I can definitely feel the emotion coming from this. 4.5/5