Bad webcomics

[gasolineman]

I love terrible political webcomics, and I've read tons of them over the years. Assigned Male is pretty bad, and so is Lefty Comics by Barry Deutsch. The absolute worst, though, I never see anyone mention: Mike Stanfill's Raging Pencils. Most comics at least make an attempt to look like a reasoned argument. Raging Pencils strips always begin and end with "my political opponents are stupid and ugly." This is how Stanfill chooses to present himself when you first open his website:

All of his comics read exactly like this. Stanfill aggressively misunderstands and misrepresents right-wingers, and then announces that they're "wrong" without even bothering to explain why.

Spoiler: More Comics

I guess it makes sense no one ever talks about this guy. There's nothing substantive to respond to.

 

[Haramburger]

I guess it makes sense no one ever talks about this guy. There's nothing substantive to respond to.

Big Dobson energy, we could make it work.

 

[Fagnacious D]

Why is the KKK guy yellow? Is this an artistic choice or a coloring error?

 

[Surfin Terf]

No worse than Subnormality. god I hate this canadian faggot with a passion.

Holy fuck, I forgot about this comic. Every single comic is 80% words, and what makes it especially maddening is that there's really no reason for it. The characters are usually saying fairly banal shit. Sometimes he tries to be deep and philosophical; he's not very good at it, but ironically I think those are way less wordy and therefore less aggravating.

 

[TopTierHealer]

Holy fuck, I forgot about this comic. Every single comic is 80% words, and what makes it especially maddening is that there's really no reason for it. The characters are usually saying fairly banal shit. Sometimes he tries to be deep and philosophical; he's not very good at it, but ironically I think those are way less wordy and therefore less aggravating.

And you know what's worse? He was a featured cartoonist at cracked.com. It's impressive how birds of a feather flock together.

....this is quickly becoming my favourite thread on the site because of all the memories it's triggering (good and bad).

Why is the KKK guy yellow? Is this an artistic choice or a coloring error?

The author is a faggot or it's a Valencian tourist that got lost.

 

[Vampirella]

Holy fuck, I forgot about this comic. Every single comic is 80% words, and what makes it especially maddening is that there's really no reason for it. The characters are usually saying fairly banal shit. Sometimes he tries to be deep and philosophical; he's not very good at it, but ironically I think those are way less wordy and therefore less aggravating.

God, I remember when Cracked used to show his stuff a lot, and it was all words words words, a lot of people complained about it because the comics weren't funny. I distinctly remember one comic he made bitching about what he wanted to draw vs what clients want him to draw or something, like he was mad that clients wouldn't let him go all crazy. Bitch, it's a job just draw what they want and you get paid.

 

[TopTierHealer]

God, I remember when Cracked used to show his stuff a lot, and it was all words words words, a lot of people complained about it because the comics weren't funny. I distinctly remember one comic he made bitching about what he wanted to draw vs what clients want him to draw or something, like he was mad that clients wouldn't let him go all crazy. Bitch, it's a job just draw what they want and you get paid.

Remember, these are lefties, they need something to complain about even if they are literally bieng paid to do their craft in an air conditioned office. I wonder how he feels now that AI will render him a little bit obsolete.
Hell, I wonder if you could train an AI on his stories and just make a prompt, "reduce the text by 80% without changing the story".

 

[Surfin Terf]

And you know what's worse? He was a featured cartoonist at cracked.com. It's impressive how birds of a feather flock together.

....this is quickly becoming my favourite thread on the site because of all the memories it's triggering (good and bad).

God, I remember when Cracked used to show his stuff a lot, and it was all words words words, a lot of people complained about it because the comics weren't funny. I distinctly remember one comic he made bitching about what he wanted to draw vs what clients want him to draw or something, like he was mad that clients wouldn't let him go all crazy. Bitch, it's a job just draw what they want and you get paid.

Cracked comics were never good and always seemed out of place, especially since there would be a random one once a month and they were usually from somewhat well-known comics that had their own website with a regular release schedule.

But Subnormality stood out as being especially unfunny and pushed especially heavily, the funniest thing about the comic by far was the cartoonist's name, Winston Rowntree. I think the cartoonist was part of Mack "John Cheese" Leighty''s clique. God, John Cheese and his buddies were definitely the downfall of Cracked. I think that they were let in by Jason "David Wong" Pargin, but David Wong was a perfectly good contributor to Cracked for many, many years, but "John Cheese" immediately started using Cracked to post overwrought, moralizing blogposts.

I couldn't find any proof of a relationship between Mack Leighty and Winston Rowntree.

 

[Dr. Butt]

Holy fuck, I forgot about this comic. Every single comic is 80% words, and what makes it especially maddening is that there's really no reason for it. The characters are usually saying fairly banal shit. Sometimes he tries to be deep and philosophical; he's not very good at it, but ironically I think those are way less wordy and therefore less aggravating.

I used to like his underground zine stoner comix autism until he outed himself as a "HEY LADIES I'M DEFINITELY NOT A RAPIST" male feminist. Now I'm just counting down until he troons out into his pink haired waifu.

 

[TopTierHealer]

But Subnormality stood out as being especially unfunny and pushed especially heavily, the funniest thing about the comic by far was the cartoonist's name, Winston Rowntree. I think the cartoonist was part of Mack "John Cheese" Leighty''s clique. God, John Cheese and his buddies were definitely the downfall of Cracked. I think that they were let in by Jason "David Wong" Pargin, but David Wong was a perfectly good contributor to Cracked for many, many years, but "John Cheese" immediately started using Cracked to post overwrought, moralizing blogposts.

You dn't get it, maaaaaaan, John Cheese drank for your sins and had children for your sins so when he TALKS you SIT DOWN and LISTEN. I feel sorry for his kids, not because he's an alcoholic, but if he's half as much of an egocentric faggot offline as he was on the forums they are in for a rough childhood.

Well, he got unpersoned in 2018 so you get what you fucking deserve: https://medium.com/@johncheese_62352/i-owe-a-huge-apology-d7bde07b8042

Off topic: oh-ho-ho-ho, Christmas came early. Apparently he was a sexual predator on Cracked and got unpersoned by them as well in '17. They took down his articles but since the site is now just a clickbait farm they brought them back quietly a few years ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofCracked/comments/uci0rg/john_cheese_articles_back_online/

Anyways, since we're on the topic of Subnormality, why not see if Winston has listened to his critics and cut down on the wordswordswords:

https://viruscomix.com/page599.html

Starts pretty well, working mom tucking her daughter and you just know that it's the start of the night for her:

Spoiler: Panel 1

...ok, maybe it's as stylistic choice. Like, shes talking and talking to not fall asleep. I feel you woman, but still too many bubbles:

Spoiler: Panel 2

That's what, 30% of the page just text? To tell us that the poor woman forgot about an important date

Spoiler: Panel 3

Fuck it, I can't do it any more. I skimmed past the rest of the comic. It's a megatherapy session, she wordswordswords how life in a cyberpunk dystopia if hell and the therapy session it's actually talking to someone close to them that had died. I didn't read the technobabble because, like 60% of all word bubbles it was unnecessary but the ending shot is a reference to the initial one. The simulacra of her dead mother talking to her the way she was talking to her daughter:

Spoiler: Last Panel

I'll say, 2 steps forward 1 and a half back. Too many fucking words, he really needs an editor but at least I get the story.....is what I would say if Cyberpunk 2077 hadn't done it already much better 5 years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjbUjfW-JNA

 

[Dr. Butt]

Mack "John Cheese" Leighty

Holy shit I still remember one of his "what it's really like being poor" articles that had a section about how "and when the sun sets you start to hear creaming because guys beat their wives, it's just how we do, sorry but that's the only way to cope with being an alcoholic who spent all the rent money". I think he tanked The Modern Rogue(?) because he was messaging female employees for titty pics while being Mr. Occupy Wall Street or whatever in public, then tried to use the "don't fire me, I have a wife and family to support!" defense. More quality feminist males.

. I feel sorry for his kids, not because he's an alcoholic, but if he's half as much of an egocentric faggot offline as he was on the forums they are in for a rough childhood.

He recounted in an article how he took his kids out to buy them new linens and the oldest boys stood there going "NUH I don't need anything dad" out of concern for the family's finances, because he'd been spouting his "muh broke drunk ass" sob story at them since toddlerhood and had been parentified since coming out of the womb, I guess.

 

[TopTierHealer]

He recounted in an article how he took his kids out to buy them new linens and the oldest boys stood there going "NUH I don't need anything dad" out of concern for the family's finances, because he'd been spouting his "muh broke drunk ass" sob story at them since toddlerhood and had been parentified since coming out of the womb, I guess.

Is it weird that I remember this article as well? Because he then went on to write how he bought the kids ice cream and went on to become worlds greatest dad by telling them they should only worry about being kids.
He was humblebragging about being father of the year on Cracked.

 

[Neuropol]

And now I remember that 1-900-hotdog exists, that patreon-paywalled site by Seanbaby and Brockway.

Back to had webcomics, anyone else remember that Keenspot classic, epitome of class and good art known as "Look What I Brought Home"?

 

[A Very Big Fish]

Why is the KKK guy yellow? Is this an artistic choice or a coloring error?

The eternal question for those who don't know the origin of the capirote, Is it a group of penitents during Holy Week, or the Klan?

I just assume the artist is a moron and thinks pointed hat = klan

 

[Dr. Butt]

Is it weird that I remember this article as well? Because he then went on to write how he bought the kids ice cream and went on to become worlds greatest dad by telling them they should only worry about being kids.
He was humblebragging about being father of the year on Cracked.

It's not weird. It stuck in my head because I'd never seen a grown person express any of that shit unironically before. He was doing a fucking Jimmy Kimmel/Adam Carolla bit except it was his actual life 24/7.

There was another article where he took readers on a photo tour of his disabled mother's bombed-out-looking welfare trailer, featuring an adult potty next to the couch that she slept on. It was meant to be some sort of "own" against conservatives calling for cuts to welfare but instead showed us that a man in his 40s was so broke and lazy that he let his mother live like a prisoner of the IJA and wasn't ashamed at all.

 

[Ghostse]

David Wong was a perfectly good contributor to Cracked for many, many years, but "John Cheese" immediately started using Cracked to post overwrought, moralizing blogposts.

Agreed. He got the idea of what he was supposed to be doing. John Dies At The End was at least entertaining till it fell apart at the end because he had no idea how to deliver on his set up.
John Cheese was jsut lefty madsobbing.

God it was so depressing what happened to Cracked.

And now I remember that 1-900-hotdog exists, that patreon-paywalled site by Seanbaby and Brockway.

Back to had webcomics, anyone else remember that Keenspot classic, epitome of class and good art known as "Look What I Brought Home"?

Actually no; I don't remember that one.

No worse than Subnormality. god I hate this canadian faggot with a passion.

If you needed proof brevity is the soul of win, you have it in SN.

because her art has improved (or it's another artist)

Its another artist. Someone called Bachan I'd never heard of before or since. I think they are the one doing CRFH now? Not sure.

It's a story about corporate life from someone who has seen the corporate world from the outside. Like current year simpsons vs classic simpsons.

She's making shitty fantasy, calling it already.

Yeah I can't remember what completely menial job she worked before starting CRFH but yes she has never white-collared. She just knows her Mexican leftist woman talking points, plus maybe some stuff from her husband bitching after work (I don't remember what he did, IIRC asking about her family/personal life was highly verboten in the fan space. But being a woman with a captive audience she couldn't help herself but break her own opsec when something was on her mind)

I completely forget what the plot was, I just remember starting to check it out after I rememberdd CRFH existed and wanted to read the 3 comics that had been posted since I stopped reading it 7 years before, saw her new comic and figured I'd give it a read.
Then I reaized it was less than 10 comics in, she was already not hitting her update schedule and didn't need another Type E webcomic in my bookmarks.

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Anyways, agree to disagree?

I'll agree you have shit taste and the worst spic brain worms, and also agree the webcomic thread isn't the format to roast you for fapping over retarded lazy authors who want to huff farts but not actually assemble a sensible narratives for their highdeas

 

[Haramburger]

Holy fuck, I forgot about this comic. Every single comic is 80% words, and what makes it especially maddening is that there's really no reason for it. The characters are usually saying fairly banal shit. Sometimes he tries to be deep and philosophical; he's not very good at it, but ironically I think those are way less wordy and therefore less aggravating.

Mutt Intelligence: When your mom was a sentient being but your dad was an NPC, so you want to have an internal monologue but you can only manifest it on the pages of a webcomic where two characters act it out.

 

[Chromeo]

Is it weird that I remember this article as well? Because he then went on to write how he bought the kids ice cream and went on to become worlds greatest dad by telling them they should only worry about being kids.
He was humblebragging about being father of the year on Cracked.

Does anyone else remember that "7 reasons you should do meth" article that was all tongue-in-cheek and actually a funny but sad story about his friend who got into meth and destroyed his own life? I used to love that one, I had no idea Cracked intentionally removed all his shit. Explains why I can't find it anymore.

 

[Caligura]

Latest Sinfest comic has Tats partaking in the current drama with Captive Dreamer and by in large the BronzeAgePervert fanbase.

 

[Dr. Butt]

Latest Sinfest comic has Tats partaking in the current drama with Captive Dreamer and by in large the BronzeAgePervert fanbase.
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He forgot tranny JUUUICE. There's only Fake Admiral tranny in the surveillance section. Is Tats' next sperg shift going to be pro-AGP? Could such sights as that await us??