http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/index.php
How is this popular? How are they "presenting" some crazy-ass, convention center-filling LAN party? I just don't get it. At all.
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http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/index.php
How is this popular? How are they "presenting" some crazy-ass, convention center-filling LAN party? I just don't get it. At all.
I can think of one that is worse...Quote:
Ctrl+Alt+Del is the Most Unfunny Webcomic Ever
What, you didn't know?Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaoofNee
Jackasses love linking to this moronic comic (lol) as if it's some kind of godsend, and I have yet to read a single one that I actually found clever in any way.
You think the comic is bad? Go stroll the forums, its fans are scariest bunch of people on the net. God forbid you mention that its just a rip-off of Penny-Arcade and PVP.
Then there is the whole "premium content" crap..
http://www.checkerboardnightmare.com.../20051201.html
At least it looks like crap so the discerning can get away unscathed without reading it.
I try to read it, but it just doesn't take off.
Along with CAD I would toss in PvP, Sinfest, and, well, 90% of the webcomics out there. It's probably easier making a list of the ones that are actually worth reading, to be honest.
That latest comic was a biggest load of shit ever.
I didn't even notice a punchline in it.
Perry Bible Fellowship is the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
Achewood is pretty awesome, but you have to get into it first and know the characters.
Good call. I'm pretty fond of http://www.overcompensating.com/ , http://www.qwantz.com , and http://www.dieselsweeties.com myself.
I liked early 8-bit theater, but I stopped reading it after it got some sort of story or some such nonsense.
The thing I dislike about CAD is how he slanders and abuses his fans. Some kid made his comics in to a video for a class project and he threatened to sue him if he didn't pack it away. The video wasn't good or anything, but if a fan likes you enough and appreciates your comic enough to do that you should encourage him.
I think his comic gets a lot of unnecessary hate lobbed on it, but in a world where Penny Arcade exists I don't see how his comic is so popular.
Perry Bible Fellowship is the best comic online (although the latest 3 haven't been that hot).
Oh and also www.robobo.com
Really I keep up with three webcomics: Achewood, Perry Bible Fellowship and Penny-Arcade. Achewood is my favorite but PBF wins for funniest comic I've seen in a while:
http://70.86.201.113/imageserv2/temp...ldChampion.gif
Today's was pretty good. But yeah, they are slacking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew
I didn't see today's when I posted. Just Giant Jim, Rodeo and the make-up one.
It's the Garfield of videogame web comics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew
I like his comic. It has it's moments. The arrow bit is classic.
Yarteries from PBF = The best.
I <3 Machall
I think this explains alot.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas
About Robobo, I mean.
I INSULTED YOUR COMIC BOOKS NOW IT'S ON
Perry Bible Fellowship sucks now.
It was bound to happen.
www.drmcninja.com is pretty good, too.
Actually, they're both right up there for me. Difficlt to say which I like better.
whiteninjacomics is teh funny
whiteninja is hit or miss, but when it hits oh my does it hit.
Is it VG-Cats? I can't imagine anything worse than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
:td: I full heartily disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
http://70.86.201.113/imageserv2/temp...veExplorer.jpg
I would fathom to guess Megatokyo -- just thinking of it makes me want to peel the skin from my body. People here go on about bad webcomics, but that is the worst and I am somewhat surprised no one has mentioned it. The TNL collective is probably traumatized from their f-chan days when they actually read it.Quote:
Originally Posted by U K Narayan
I guess it is not completely devoid of funny -- their 'community' is one of the biggest running jokes on the Internet.
-Dippy
I read about 13 webcomics on a semi daily basis. CAD is not one of them (shit art, not funny). Nor is SluggyFreelance (I'm left confused/angry), nor Megatokyo (omg the art sucks. How can you even tell people apart?), though I used to read all three.
I love Dominic Deegan, for humor Diesal sweeties, MacHall, Goats, AlienlovesPredator. bunch others. Waspi Square and Zebra Girl for some excellent art, very distint styles. MacHall also.
Also, I'm not linking because I dont care and I need to run out the door. I'm sure you guys are bright enough to use google. :D
I read about six or seven White Ninja comics. They were so devoid of humor I may never laugh again.
Dr. McNinja is awesome though.
I didnt even know what VG-cats was... but man... shitty comic + furry art = death.
MegaTokyo... not read that in years (but it was lame).
I was referring to Robobo FYI.
Dinosaur Comics remains my favorite.
I read Megatokyo just out of habit now. It's never been funny (don't think anyone reads it for a laugh) and I'm not sure of what the story is any more, but I like the art. I stopped reading the rants a long time ago and never went near the forums. VG Cats will do a good game parody here and there, Applegeeks and MacHall are some of the best out there in terms of art and coloring (fun read too). Other (non web)comic I read is Get Fuzzy. PvP is alright and Penny Arcade is hit or miss, but I like his art style. Skimming the rants on PA is about all you need to do, there can be some good links and game impressions buried underneith the Wachowski Brothers style babble.
mcdonalds vs mcninja is fucking amazing.
I'd also like to submit the following as finalists for Worst Webcomic Ever:
Pokey the Goddamned Penguin
Striptease
User Friendly
Others mentioned like qwantz, VGCats, and MT are certainly contenders, though. I have qwantz.com adblocked, and diesel sweeties will probably be next if I ever get back to wasting time on toothpaste-for-dinner's LJ image page again.
stufu.Quote:
Originally Posted by dog$
I used to read Pokey the Penguin in high school, it had it's moments of being pretty amusing in that "This is just absurd" sort of way.
As for Megatokyo, I read it for a while when it was more of a jokey comic and not this big faggy story that it developed into. I also hate. hate Megatokyo fans with a passion.
Yeah, if they would update more than twice a month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief~Silver
That joke didn't land, Red 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
I think a point a thread like this makes is how diverse peoples ranges are. I don't contend Robobo will ever be a huge Penny Arcade financial success, because it exists to service my illustration and drawing practices with maybe some jokes thrown in that people like. We only have just over 1000 regular readers so it's not like we're racking in anything but a small viewership at a slow pace (Some people on this very board have PMed me saying they liked it and to "keep up the good work").
I've never read MegaTokyo and don't intend to. I do have On The Rocks, White Ninja, Penny Arcade and PVP on my bookmarks list. They are my favorite. I check the Perry Bible Fellowship once in awhile but it's so hit and miss lately I've started to get out of the habit.
PVP is probably one of my favorites because it continues on every day, but his humour starts to get a bit obvious. The earlier (year 1, 2 and 3) PVPs were the best, and what got him noticed in the first place.
....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy
POTY IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by Scourge
Morning Glory. I dunno, it makes me laugh.
Wow, that's pretty fucking bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by dog$
I use quotations. Note that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scourge
So do the PM's, I imagine.
drawing practices?
Terrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
Form, line, colour, perspective, composition, etc. None of which I am that good at, but all of which I am now better at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valgar
I just read it for the first time today and it is very very unfunny.
My current favourite web comic is One the Rocks
I honestly think people on TNL and a lot of people in general just don't get web comics. Some people bash PVP, PA, VG Cats and even Ctrl Alt Del but they provide quick entertainment. They aren't meant to have you rolling in laughs on the floor. They are ALL super popular. Maybe just maybe some people around here need to lighten up and realize that so many things should just be enjoyed rather than 'critiqued' and 'skewed for opinion!'.
I dunno, I think most people come to realize this. Tons of people say this movie sucks or that movie sucks... but most of the time a lot of other people completely enjoy those movies for what they are and the movies make money.
If you take the 1/4 negatives and ignore them, the 3/4 positive sound so much better.
Sadly, ignorance is a hard thing to do unless you don't mean to.
That "On the Rocks" is terrible. It's like a less-focused Family Circus, and I mean that in the worst way possible.
I think Dinosaur Comics has elicited more laughs from me than any other, and the quality ratio is extremely high. I don't even notice he uses the same images every time...he's really pretty brilliant working within those limitations. White Ninja is either brilliant or terrible, but at least that's something.
Found this one checking the links at qwantz.com. Mostly bizarre or lighthearted but some gold in there. http://www.hingos.com/patches/
I like PVP a lot, I don't think it should be lumped with trash like PA and Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Dinosaur Comics is really good, too. And Sam and Fuzzy =D
Gabe can be the most pretentious motherfucker on the internet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
It's hard to even imagine what's running around his mind when he writes that shit. It's like he really wants to invent an internet catch phrase and just keeps thowing shit at a wall hoping one of them will stick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
He's the first person I'd seen use the word delicious so frequently in such peculiar ways and now everybody does it. So I guess job well done for to him. And it's Tycho who goes on those diatribes not Gabe, and I don't think it's pretentious. I think he genuinely enjoys writing and his blog is a way for him to explore different ways to go about doing it. Just because it's not common language doesn't mean it's bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
I honestly think you and alot of people in general have horrible taste and that explains the popularity of so much crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas
Also, you can take your, "IT'S POPULAR SO IT MUST BE GOOD" bullshit and cram it. The overabundance of total shit in every entertainment medium has proven that little bit of nonsense false. If you're happy appealing to the lowest common denominator, congratulations, but don't act like it's our fucking problem cause we don't laugh at shit that isn't funny.
Edit: Also, I think you misunderstand web comics. They are just comics on the web. Most comics are fucking horrible. You want to write the Garfield of webcomics, knock yourself out but when you post it on these forums and ask for opinions people are going to shit on it. Myself, I'll stick to reading Get Fuzzy, Boondocks, Pearls Before Swine, and the other few comics that are actually worth reading. These comics and stuff like Calvin and Hobbes have proven that you can provide quick entertainment that isn't fucking awful.
Also, I looked at a few On the Rocks strips and it was actually painful to read.
You had a pretty good argument till you mentioned these.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint of Killers
The problem here is that popularity is really the only way to determine success or not. Lets face it, nobody gives a fuck what Saint of Killers thinks about webcomics. Your opinion is worth no more or less than mine and the 30 million that flock to Ctrl Alt Del every month (well, mine is). What speaks is volume, and whether we think CAD is good or not is irrelevent. A lot of the CAD hate IS from the fact that he's so successful at what he does. If he didn't people would just never go back there. Is it a measure of quality content? Probably not, but he provides a service to people who enjoy it and that's all you can say about it aside from "I don't like it, it's shit."Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint of Killers
Some of Calvin and Hobbes didn't land jokes either, and a lot of them aren't laugh out loud hilarious. They provided a nice piece of entertainment for their reader and that's it, and that's what a comic does.
Point in case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
I will hear no ill will towards Get Fuzzy!
What they provide is a quick bit of "hey, I recognize what they're discussing!" self-affirmation. Penny Arcade can sometimes do something funny with a videogame (though they've been pretty bad lately), but most of them think that mentioning a videogame in and of itself is all that's needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas
Looking at some of the latest CADs, for example, he's trying to get a copy of Oblivion early. Okay, so...? Nothing is actually done with this. The situation isn't twisted in a clever way. If the subject was something other than Oblivion, the fanbase wouldn't give two shits about those strips. The entire joke seems to be "he wants Oblivion, and so do I!" It's not humor, it's mindless pandering.
I like PVP a lot.
I'm just going to come out and say this:
I enjoyed Calvin and Hobbes quite a bit, but going back and re-reading it shows that it too was not funny. At all.
It is still a great story of a boy, his imagination and his pet tiger, but it is never, ever, funny.
Fuck you, his snowmen are still, and always will be, hilarious.
That said, it always seemed more charming than funny to me.
I will give you the snowmen, but yes, charming is the word.Quote:
Originally Posted by sethsez
Ctrl + Alt + Del is neither funny nor charming.
This little ditty begs to differ Master.
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20060318.jpg
Wait that's a bad example... give me a few minutes. Maybe a few hours. Days, give me a few days to find one Master.
Okay there is nothing good about CAD.
That pretty much sums up how I see all videogame webcomics.
I agree, PVP is pretty good. Good charactizations generally. His style is clean and attractive. Most are just above-average amusing, but never seems to have a total stinker which I think is pretty commendable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
Granted, I don't think PA is bad, but not good enough for everyone to be jumping on their nuts with product tie-ins and stuff. His style just doesn't really jive with stuff like Tom Clancy games, which he did some promo work for, for instance. The blog on the PA site is interesting; the one guy is definitely a skilled writer, and seems to enjoy working with the language. I think he tries too hard sometimes though, and ladles his point with so much verbosity it comes off as pretentious. All the imitators don't help either.
If I were in a room with Master I would wait a few minutes after his C&H comment and then slap him.
That's a dirty damn lie!Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Most C&H comics are only funny the first time you read them, but they're still utterly charming, if just for the artwork if anything.
The problem with most web-comics is they are more like a re-telling of an inside joke two lamers thought was hilarious.
C&H is timeless, and will be remembered long after CAD is forgotten. PA may be the only game-related web comic that actually hits now and then, but you sure as hell can't count on it.
If you don't laugh at Calvin & Hobbes' antics, comic strips may not be for you.
That's a clever idea for a strip, but the delivery draws out and makes me want to die. If that strip was 3 panels long and just ended with "Dude, lay off the Fight Night." it would be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew
Brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by FuryFox
Are you actually describing something that you perceive as funny with the word "antics"?Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
Yeah. You just made my point.
Perhaps?
Seriously though, get off it. Calvin & Hobbes is pretty much the only daily strip that matters.
T-Rexes in F-14's, people. T-Rexes in F-14's.
Having to be the onion in the nutrition play at school is funny. Asking Susie what she is and having her reply, "Fat" is funny. Getting the zipper of the onion costume jammed and having to shout your one line from the bathroom is funny. I'm laughing right now thinking about it.
Some people like Calvin and Hobbes and some people like Garfield. We all know who we'd rather associate with.
I'm a Peanuts man myself.
I knew some of you guys had neither hearts or souls.
I disagree.Quote:
Calvin & Hobbes is pretty much the only daily strip that matters.
Some people think anime is funny.
It isn't.
Yeah I went there.
PS: To each their own.
Agreed, but dissing Calvin & Hobbes is like taking a shit on your own mom's head. It's just not cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
Scandalous!Quote:
Originally Posted by rezo
Peanuts was originally funny, but devolved to Garfield levels as the years went by.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
Yeah, Peanuts was the top of the heap in its prime, and nothing has managed to top the best Peanuts strips, but it wasn't always fantastic. C&H was more consistent because Bill quit while he was ahead.
And burgundy is right, the delivery more than anything is what kills that strip. There's absolutely no sense of comedic timing.
I've never read a funny Peanuts strip. Obviously it was before me time, but still.
No it didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint of Killers
I like Fox Trot. Does that make me weird or something?
You're right. Seeing Lucy pull the football out of Charlie Brown's way, or seeing Charlie Brown's kite get eaten by the kite eating tree, or seeing him lament over the red headed girl for the 8 billionth times were just as funny and original as they were the first time. What was I thinking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bacon McShig
This guy loves attention. I'd link you to the comic, but I refuse to go to the site so my hatred of his comic won't spawn more hits for him. Instead, I'll show Josh Lesnick making fun of it. GUESS WHICH PANELS DON'T BELONG KIDS!
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1212988297
Is that supposed to be sadness? It looks more like he's worried about the bill.
Now that was funny.
<3 Eegra
That Patrick Alexander is a card.
I've been reading this for the last few months, and this "twist" is really just him being lazy.
He did the same thing right before this when he decided to continue a pretty unfunny arc about a space captian by straight out saying he just made shit up.
Why the hell would you read that thing for months?
also
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by RE: Miscarriage
Where do you see that?
This puts it all into perspective, though.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1213002147
Sometimes, 4chan... you're alright.
ZA WARUDO
Miscarriages are always funny. I think CAD is finally on the right track.
Wow, CAD still sucks. It's the Funky Winkerbean of web comics.
I do however like the recent PvP story arc.
I couldn't help myself. I had to see what kind of mutants actually responded to that strip, and I looked at their forums. O_____OQuote:
Originally Posted by ChaoofNee
Comedy gold, though. That dude has some horribly stupid groupies.
I honestly can't believe I at one time enjoyed it.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1231650782
Just had to share. Eegra still doesn't disappoint! Unless you're a poo!