Some Nobody
Junior Member
Co-signed. I don't read VG Cats every day, but these things did make me chuckle a bit.
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VGCats Seems to Finally Have Its Act Together
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Co-signed. I don't read VG Cats every day, but these things did make me chuckle a bit.
Haunted
Member
GAF loves webcomics as long as they're good.
Like nedroid
nedroid is so good
Well, it took a few weeks, but I'm glad that I finally know what that Arthur comic is referencing. Worth it.
Nymphae
Banned
I know, it just never ceases to amaze me how quick people are to jump on things they dislike. The OP just wanted to talk about the improvements he sees in this guys work, and almost all of the first 10 responses are "they all suck." It is a discussion forum, yet we just have people quoting "They are all fucking terrible" and giving each other high fives.
Most people bashing the guy aren't even offering criticism, just "This guy sucks." Cool.
As someone who was just yesterday getting flustered at Pokemon using Double-Slap five times, the last comic got me to laugh. The tax form one is pretty good, though I feel it loses a bit of it's punch when it's not that time. The Pokerus one is humorous to anyone who knows their Pokemon.
I can't remember the others posted in the OP though, so I'm going to say those weren't as good for me.
And obligatory Awkward Zombie mention. Pffft. Ban all web-comics. It would be like banning every real comic -- including Peanuts!
I can't remember the others posted in the OP though, so I'm going to say those weren't as good for me.
And obligatory Awkward Zombie mention. Pffft. Ban all web-comics. It would be like banning every real comic -- including Peanuts!
m_shortpants
Member
I usually exhale in amusement after reading VGCats.
I think that's OK, I don't really expect to be ROFLing or anything.
I think that's OK, I don't really expect to be ROFLing or anything.
ratcliffja
Member
How does one "fill" taxes?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Since someone brought up CAD earlier in the thread: Man, Buckley's art just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
Also, apparently for the last month or so , CAD has been an ongoing, serious sci-fi story with no relation to anything CAD at all. Weird.
Also, apparently for the last month or so , CAD has been an ongoing, serious sci-fi story with no relation to anything CAD at all. Weird.
I don't really think people are high-fiving each other, it just so happens that the majority of people genuinely think this comic is bad.
If you want a little more depth in the criticism -- I've felt webcomics were crap even *before* I saw the first reply in this thread. After reading the ones posted by the OP, my opinion is these are really bad as well.
Further discussion... I grew up reading Calvin & Hobbes, so that's my level of standard when it comes to newspaper-style comics. And every single webcomic I've seen does not even come close to the depth and quality of C&H.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i always liked fucking up the comics in those threads we used to make. but yeah, its still terrible.
davepoobond's vgcats parodies said:
Nymphae
Banned
I don't disagree, as an illustrator it just bugs me to see people piling onto someone's artwork like that. The guy clearly puts a lot of effort into his work and it's really not "fucking terrible".
That's a little unfair, I mean comparing webcomics to what is quite possibly the best comic ever written by a human being? If you are comparing everything to C&H, you will remain forever disappointed lol. Bill Watterson was fucking incredible on every single level.
Holy shit. I literally burst out laughing at work reading the comic below. Can someone quantify what's so funny about stuff like Nedroid, but VG Cats always feels "off" even when it's not totally unfunny? Is the latter too try-hard or just too blunt/poorly nuanced with its humor? Even someone as minor but significant like "thank you robot" seems like something the VG Cats guy wouldn't think to do.
That's pretty bad.
That's pretty bad.
Well, too bad! They're here to stay. Have some more comics.
http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2014/05/23/568-double-cherry/
http://awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=120913
Maybe that's for the best. 95% of the time, the criticism people offer is just "THIS SHOULD ONLY BE 2 PANELS."
http://i.imgur.com/QmuZxVA.png
...actually, that made me laugh too.
True. I guess that's why I have not found or enjoyed any other newspaper-style comic since the end of C&H.
Nowdays I only read superhero comics instead.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
VG Cats is still one of the worst, just after this monstrosity:
God Mode
wat
Penny-Arcade's art has been getting weirder and weirder too. I get that an artist's style evolves, but this is just weird.
leesmapman
Member
at least cloud is playing FF6
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
What the hell. That IS weird. Why are their faces all squished now?
outunderthestars
Banned
This.
Well the OP made a thread arguing that the comic has gotten better. Seems like he was asking for our opinions. It's not our fault that the VGCats creator simply isn't very talented or funny.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
That was actually pretty good
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I will never understand why Gaf has such an obsession for VGCatz. It's not even like most people here like it, yet it's the most discussed web comic here (at least it looks that way to me)
If we're banning webcomics, please leave Bouletcorp out of the ban.
SuperEpicGuy
Banned
Pretty much.
Are we all just posting our favorite webcomics now?
I really don't get why people feel so strongly against VGCats either but opinions and all I guess. I don't go actively reading VGCats comics but most comics usually get an internal "heh" followed by quickly moving on. I really liked their Super Effective stuff though.
http://limbero.org/jl8/1
I really don't get why people feel so strongly against VGCats either but opinions and all I guess. I don't go actively reading VGCats comics but most comics usually get an internal "heh" followed by quickly moving on. I really liked their Super Effective stuff though.
Forceatowulf
G***n S**n*bi
Ok, that rotom/wiiu one got me. lol
VG Cats is still one of the worst, just after this monstrosity:
God Mode
I... I don't get it.
Jewish Nuns? What?
Then Mass Effect and SSX and... what?
.... What?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
It is strange. A vast majority of every single comic is not funny.
Nymphae
Banned
Same here actually, I stopped reading super hero comics for years in the late 90's, but I've just started reading some Marvel stuff again and I've been pretty pleasantly surprised in both the quality of the artwork and the writing, I'm mainly reading Spider-man stuff right now. And it's a fantastic use for the iPad I've had lying around for a few years doing basically nothing lol.
The only other newspaper-comic that I found consistently amazing was The Far Side, I was super bummed when Gary Larson retired.
A side note: People love to come in here and take time to post images of what they perceive to be bad art, they laugh at it and mock it, but why don't we see the reverse as often? Why are there no threads that are a collection of the best comics from creators people like? The OP says "hey I like this guy and think he's really improving" - discussion becomes > "look at all this fucking shitty art!".
I don't feel any webcomic is at the level of depth and quality of Calvin and Hobbes because I consider that a high bar for comics in general, but there are still a ton of great ones.
Yup. Even Awkward Zombie has a bunch of unfunny comics, as well as dragging out too long. Gaffers just think it's cool to hate on VGC.
I'm not a fan of VGC either
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
If you're gonna ban webcomics atleast keep Manly Guys Doing Manly Things.
I actually think I found out about it on a thread here on gaf
Man. If you're not reading all the red jacket guy's lines in Patrick Warburton's voice, you're doing it wrong.
VG Cats is still one of the worst, just after this monstrosity:
God Mode
What in god's name...
Yeah exactly, same here for me too!
I've been reading a lot of Marvel stuff and there's definitely a lot of great artwork in their material now. (obviously they still have some crappy stuff due to the volume & number of series they put out, but I'm genuinely enjoying a lot of their work)