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An example of how NOT to start a comic

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I got exceptionally bored during a lecture and produced the following

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Excuse the crappy art. I did it in like 10 minutes on the back of a Stop The War Coalition flyer.

Well, at least it's in keeping with comics of the kind- horrible lines, bad handlettering, poor art...

But out of curiosity, how many of you can give this done-to-death strip a new twist?
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I think I can do worse... :)

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Oooh, I got one, but it's too late to draw right now. Dammit. Will draw later!
-Fire our shit!
-But I am Le Tired....
-OK take a nap.
THEN FIRE OUR SHIT!!
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Here's my two cents. Sorry it's so wide.

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Find 10 things wrong with this comic

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1. The words: "Let's start a webcomic and become famous etc"
2. Completely unacceptable spelling
3. Sonic is sitting on the family cat
4. Comic created in MS Paint
5. Relies completely on cut & paste
6. "Comics where a bunch of room mates sit around and play videogames and make sarcastic quips should be avoided."
7. Standard pianos are supposed to have 88 keys. This one has 22
8. Sprite Comic using copyrighted property
9. Use of generic fonts (although Comic Sans MS is still under debate)
10. The porn magazines under the couch are simply pieces of colourful paper with the word PORN stencilled onto them. In real life you will find that this is generally not the case, in most circumstances there being an image on the front cov...
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axonite wrote:I think I can do worse... :)
Wow! The lined paper simply takes the cake...

Now I can't decide which I dislike more- lined paper or sprite comics...
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Here's one to take the cake:

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I must be bored.
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Phalanx wrote:
axonite wrote:I think I can do worse... :)
Wow! The lined paper simply takes the cake...

Now I can't decide which I dislike more- lined paper or sprite comics...
Here... now you don't have to decide! :D

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Uh-oh! Those are some great awfull comics!
(which sounds like "Man, these deringer bullets sure are week!" "Powerfull weak!")

Here's my take:
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the website wrote:April 4, 2002:

W00T! OMG!11 LOL if you can see then that means we finally got our Keenspace account!!!!111one We'll upload some comics in the next day or two so keep coming back cuzz this comic's gonna R0xx0r UR S0xx0r!!
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Nonreadable grammar and 1337, changing styles, done on one layer, crappy stick figure art, ending that makes no sense.
-Fire our shit!
-But I am Le Tired....
-OK take a nap.
THEN FIRE OUR SHIT!!
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Supaa Disco revolution apocalypse Mahou genki na Tokyo watashi doki doki sugoii mega kawaii baka otaku neo neko wai wai chibi bishonen manga o kudasai hai onegai no uta 25k!!

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Nishichi27 wrote:1337, changing styles, done on one layer, crappy art ...
Are you sure you weren't just reading NeTrek?

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Luprand wrote:
Nishichi27 wrote:1337, changing styles, done on one layer, crappy art ...
Are you sure you weren't just reading NeTrek?

--Sij
Well, what I meant by changing styles is not the slow change of an artist over time, but the loss of the guy's hair in one panel ^^. "Done on one layer" pertains to the fact that everything is just clumped together and there is no attempt at spacing. NeTrek's art is nowhere near as crappy as this, either.
Unfortunately, if you use 1337, I cannot forgive you. Must...terminate....!
-Fire our shit!
-But I am Le Tired....
-OK take a nap.
THEN FIRE OUR SHIT!!
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Supaa Disco revolution apocalypse Mahou genki na Tokyo watashi doki doki sugoii mega kawaii baka otaku neo neko wai wai chibi bishonen manga o kudasai hai onegai no uta 25k!!

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Phalanx wrote:
axonite wrote:I think I can do worse... :)
Wow! The lined paper simply takes the cake...

Now I can't decide which I dislike more- lined paper or sprite comics...
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