Studiorats

[Guest Random Hero]

I've been doing this small comic strip for a few months now, it's based around myself and people I know. I don't have a scanner and I'm no good with photoshop, so all my character models are drawn and coloured on paint. The majority of strips revolve around 'in' jokes that only people who know me will get. It's become quite a big hit amongst people who frequent the same hangouts as me and my friends. I figured I'd post the link here, and let you guys see for yourselves.

 

Feedback appreciated.

 

STUDIORATS

[Guest subliminal_animal]

Here's your feedback, putz.

 

Why would you make a comic strip primarily based around in-jokes between you and your friends and ask for other people (who are not "in" on these jokes) to give their opinion on it? Especially since the ones that would make sense to an unacquainted audience were very derivative. They were also "very" a lot of other things, things that do not have anything to do with being funny. You seemed to be looking for a underground-alternative-hipster rhythm to it, but you failed. In most aspects and miserably.

 

I really hated it, but ... at least you tried, I guess. And some of them were less worse than others.

 

 

 

 

 

Wait ... on second thought, that's not good. If you're going to stink up the joint, you should at least be consistent about it.

 

And I say good day to you, sir.

Edited June 30, 2003 by subliminal_animal

[Guest Random Hero]

For a start there's no need for that tone at all, but I probably should've expected as much from a prick like you.

 

I didn't just mean feedback on the jokes, as I know most people won't get them, although there are some that people might understand. Feedback on the drawings, advice on how to make the strips look more professional, anything really.

 

Also which ones did you understand? And I'm not disheartened that you didn't like it really, we've already established you weren't blessed with a sense of humour.

 

Care to elaborate on this?..."You seemed to be looking for a underground-alternative-hipster rhythm to it, but you failed. In most aspects and miserably."

[Guest subliminal_animal]

For a start there's no need for that tone at all, but I probably should've expected as much from a prick like you.

Ouch, young man!

 

I didn't just mean feedback on the jokes, as I know most people won't get them, although there are some that people might understand.  Feedback on the drawings, advice on how to make the strips look more professional, anything really.

The drawings aren't the worst I've ever seen, but they could use work.

 

The grammar and punctuation seemed to need improvement.

 

But making them look professional is the least of your worries. The content needs serious work, like, say ... letting someone else write it. Besides, why should you care about it looking professional? You don't get paid for this, crazy.

 

Also which ones did you understand?

The Warcraft convention one, the toilet one and the "this emo concert is going to be a laugh" one (why would anyone say that?) off the top of my head. I can't be bothered to go back and check on the terrible titles you gave them.

 

And I'm not disheartened that you didn't like it really, we've already established you weren't blessed with a sense of humour.

Yeah, the more I think about it, Bull Buchanan as a lifeguard is REALLY funny.

[Guest Random Hero]

The people who were intended to find them funny do. So I accomplished what I set out to do.

I think we'll just say you and I don't share the same sense of humour, and move on.

[Guest Bruiser Chong]

The people who were intended to find them funny do. So I accomplished what I set out to do.

I think we'll just say you and I don't share the same sense of humour, and move on.

Then there's really no reason to ask us our opinions on it. I know you wanted to get some feedback on other elements of the strip, but you may be better off sticking to showing the strip to people who will not only be able to give you the feedback you want, but get the jokes, as well.

[Guest Random Hero]

Well at least you put it in a pleasant way.

[Guest TonyJaymzV1]

It's like a vacuum cleaner, it both sucks and blows.

 

The art is shitty, looks worse then a whore on a sunday morning, the writing is just plain idioitic. I mean, noone is gonna enjoy a comic with stupid in-jokes, and why you would then care about it looking "professional" is just...not right? I mean, if it's just a joke between you and your buds, then why would it need to look professional? And then come on the board and ask for us to critiq it, and then not expect us to bash it? Somebody's feelings got hurt!

 

Bottom line, storylines suck, the whol art of it comes of like a child's finger painting,and your defense of it brings a chuckle to me.

[Guest subliminal_animal]

The people who were intended to find them funny do.  So I accomplished what I set out to do. 

I think we'll just say you and I don't share the same sense of humour, and move on.

Good, then you shouldn't need input from anyone here.

 

I think we'll just say you and I don't share the same sense of humour, and move on.

That was pretty mature of you, actually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But unfortunately for you, I am not that mature. I am petty and mean, and that will become apparent when I so totally reply to your Bull Buchanan thread with mass uncivility and low-class action.

 

Well at least you put it in a pleasant way.

And I'm not fucking pleasant?

 

 

It's like a vacuum cleaner, it both sucks and blows.

The heck ... ?

 

I mean, noone is gonna enjoy a comic with stupid in-jokes, and why you would then care about it looking "professional" is just...not right?

That's a good point, albeit stated a bit strangely.

 

I mean, if it's just a joke between you and your buds, then why would it need to look professional?

There we go.

 

And then come on the board and ask for us to critiq it, and then not expect us to bash it?

Well, he thought it was good and apparently his friends shared that opinion. An objective eye would've told him they stunk, and thus his friends are either too polite or not too skilled in the department of accurate quality judgment. And also that they're probably losers, if only for associating with him in ways that don't involve beat-downs, de-pantsings and heavy taunting.

 

 

Bottom line, storylines suck, the whol art of it comes of like a child's finger painting,and your defense of it brings a chuckle to me.

My criticisms brought a chuckle to me.

 

To be uncharacteristically fair, two-panel comics can't really have much of a storyline. We don't even get that with greats like Marvin and Curtis, and they get like seven on Sundays and three or four on the other days.

[Guest Random Hero]

I was gonna let this die, but i'm bored.

 

 

The art is shitty, looks worse then a whore on a sunday morning, the writing is just plain idioitic

 

The art isn't shitty, it's supposed to be basic, as i'm not familiar enough with various programmes to attempt to make it any better. I'd like to see what you could come up with using only paint.

 

The writing is plain idiotic? In what way? Don't just make random statements unless you can back them up.

 

I mean, noone is gonna enjoy a comic with stupid in-jokes

 

The fact that you say they are In jokes tends to imply, that they would in fact be funny and enjoyable to someone.

 

and why you would then care about it looking "professional" is just...not right? I mean, if it's just a joke between you and your buds, then why would it need to look professional? And then come on the board and ask for us to critiq it, and then not expect us to bash it?

 

Well that first sentence barely makes sense. It doesn't need to look professional. I would like to know how to make it look better (what programmes to use etc), because if there was a way to make something you had done better, wouldn't you want to know?

 

Just for the record noone has recommended any programmes to use yet, or any constructive criticism for that matter.

 

Bottom line, storylines suck, the whol art of it comes of like a child's finger painting,and your defense of it brings a chuckle to me.

 

As your blind bashing of it does to me.