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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: Web Comics That I Read (and influence me)
Here's an updated list of what I like to read, webcomic wise. All these have some influence on my own drawing of Squishy Comics and Direman. I also genuinely enjoy each and every one of these.
Squishy Comics - Geek/Office Humor. A group of friends realize their dream of owning and bungling through the operation of a business. They supposedly make web comics. They also have a succubus.
The Adventures of Dave the Direman - Gamer Humor. Dave the Direman and his friends comment, praise, and chastize all things gamer-related. What they lack in succubus they make up in tentacleye, direness, and VAWCE (Vague Ancient World Consuming Evil)
Questionable Content - Geek Humor. Follow the lives of Martin, his roommate Faye, and their Indie friends. The summary may be lacking, but the strip is really funny. Oh, and they have an AnthroPC (cute little PC robot)
Penny Arcade- Gamer Humor. They essentially started it all. They have... um... Divx and the Fruit "Friend"
PvP Online - Office Humor. They day to day going ons of a video game magazine company. They have a panda.
Diesel Sweeties - Geek Humor. Inter-Robot-Human romance. Pixelated Goodness. They have robots and kittens.
Wapsi Square - Other. Follow the lives of Monica and her friends as they realize that their mundane lives are anything but. They have the Aztec God of Alcohol.
Namir Deiter- Other/Furry. Web comic equivilant teen/young adult teevee shows. They have... um... catgirls.
Shortpacked! - Geek Humor. Toy store. Unhinged wage slaves. Stir and let simmer. They have a talking car.
Count Your Sheep - Other. Follow the lives of mother Laurie, daughter Katie, and their best friend Ship, their "imaginary" talking sheep. They have... well... an real imaginary best friend.
Sin FestOther. Slick, Monica, Squiggly, and Criminy. Four friends stumbling through life while dealing with Dogmas of all kind. They have God, Satan, THE Chinese Dragon, and a dude on a cloud (Ny, you know what he/it's called). _________________ "Addiction can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be changed."
-Clango, Diesel Sweeties
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Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 2398 Location: Behind a desk.
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:21 pm Post subject:
Well, Underscore explodeded. Is it back up yet?
Ctrl+Alt+Delete... I have to be honest and say I haven't given it a chance yet. _________________ "Addiction can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be changed."
-Clango, Diesel Sweeties
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Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 302 Location: Currently in bed. I honestly mean that.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject:
Underscore is sorta kinda a little bit back up. I also have to be honest and say I haven't got a whole lot of time to work on it, now that my studies are picking up (double IT and maths, not fun). Not to mention I've been away the past few days with work and a Duke of Edinburgh expedition. Long story, that last part...
G'night. _________________ Blake: "Tally ho, chocks away old chap"
Me: "What are you, a 1920s pilot? Cram it."
Yes, that actually happened. In Algebra 1. In the States. To me.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Web Comics That I Read (and influence me)
Dave wrote:
Here's an updated list of what I like to read, webcomic wise. All these have some influence on my own drawing of Squishy Comics and Direman. I also genuinely enjoy each and every one of these.
Squishy Comics - Geek/Office Humor. A group of friends realize their dream of owning and bungling through the operation of a business. They supposedly make web comics. They also have a succubus.
The Adventures of Dave the Direman - Gamer Humor. Dave the Direman and his friends comment, praise, and chastize all things gamer-related. What they lack in succubus they make up in tentacleye, direness, and VAWCE (Vague Ancient World Consuming Evil)
Do those really count? _________________ IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1561 Location: Mobile(phone)
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject:
In regards to influencing his view on webcomics? I would think so since he's seen the grimy, seedy underbelly of the webcomic. Traversing the labrynthine back end behind the curtain does strange things to ones mind. Dave has definitely been "changed" by it. _________________ <(@_@<), <(@_@)>, (>@_@)>, <(@_@)>, <(@_~)>, <(@_@)>, <(@_@<)
Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 2398 Location: Behind a desk.
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject:
Ofcourse I would join the Squishy Comics fan club. I am a BIG fan of Squishy Comics.
Look at it this way: It'd be like being one of the guys who worked on an awesome video game who also happens to love to play said video game.
On a side note, I'm suprised to see the forums still active despite all the headaches. Hopefully said headaches will dissapear once we clean things up. _________________ "Addiction can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be changed."
-Clango, Diesel Sweeties
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Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1561 Location: Mobile(phone)
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:15 am Post subject:
Sweet, we can have Dave whip up some art involving the Squishy Comics staff doing something like playing Rock band or shopping for kaiju and then seal it up behind a passworded page marked "For Fan Club Members Only". That way we can tout "EXCLUSIVE MEMBER CONTENT!!". Woo for The Shaft!!
Squishy Comics - Check
The Adventures of Dave the Direman - Check
Penny Arcade - Double Check (Reading since Year 1)
PvP Online - Check
Sin Fest - Check (Someone from Squishy introduced me to this one)
But you're missing:
Homestarrunner Strong Bad Email
VGCats
And one of my favorites of all time:
Power Puff Girls Doujinshi _________________ It's not easy being me but I make it look damn good.
Ooooo! Strong bad!
Um, I like a lot of comics, but my top two are squishy and crfh (College Roomies From Hell!) _________________ IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!
Joined: 29 Nov 2007 Posts: 452 Location: Somewhere in Chile
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:02 am Post subject:
Well, I actually met this comic through the guest strip you made for count your sheep.
I agree in having CRFH as one of my favorites (don't worry I have squishy as a favourite too), but you are leaving megatokyo and xkcd (a waaay geek comic) out.
I'm sorry to tell you that the first comic i ever read was Juanelo (sorry is a chilean comic, only for latin speakers, there you go Dave), i leave the url anyway, ooops I still don't have 15 post,..... well just google it!!. _________________ "just imagine a good signature, and then put it here"
Wow, you certainly have good taste in comics, Dave!
(if you're not interested in my ramblings, stop reading here.)
After reading this list a while ago, I ended up writing a list of my own, of comics I wanted to try and learn from/emulate when making my own comic. (The list of comics I read on a regular basis is way too long to list.)
I arranged them by category of 'what I like best about this series' (though there's some overlap, so I just went with the dominant impression) and ended up with:
(for neat supernatural-meets-ordinary content and feel)
Wapsi Square
Squishy Comics
Dave the Direman
Flaky Pastry
Aoi House
El Goonish Shive
Sequential Art
Corner Alley 13
(for Fantasy style)
Goblins
Flipside
Dominic Deegan
8-bit Theater
(For Slice of Life)
Questionable Content
PVP
Penny and Aggie
Hmm, it's still quite a long list. But I think it helped me narrow down what sort of things I'd want to have. The hard part, of course, would be actually writing it. I'm still incredibly impressed by people who can make a really good comic and keep it going for a long time, like the Squishy Crew here.
(I'm making another post since I haven't been able to Edit posts recently)
I miscategorized Aoi House, I think. It should probably go under Sexy Visuals or Slice of Life, or perhaps just 'humor' because there really isn't any supernatural stuff. But it's funny. Very manga/anime humor.
Also I forgot a good fantasy comic, Inverloch. It's actually finished now, and the creator is making a new comic, but it's still definitely worth reading. It's the first comic I remember reading that was obviously pre-plotted ahead of time.
Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 2398 Location: Behind a desk.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:
Man. I summon one succubus and I'm forever branded as "supernatural". She's people just like you and me. Well... not JUST like you and me... what with the horns and tail... but other than that, she's just like you and me :p _________________ "Addiction can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be changed."
-Clango, Diesel Sweeties
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It's not easy being me but I make it look damn good.
I'm still incredibly impressed by people who can make a really good comic and keep it going for a long time, like the Squishy Crew here.