🎨 Artcow Iconoclast / Jonathan Mack Sweet - The Chris-Chan of Arkansas

[Shadow Fox]

Say, that shot on the cover's really similar to this one (forgive the arrows, I added those for another post):

View attachment 46078

Maybe he took two shots in that position?

I noticed the similarity and actually thought it was the same picture, but now you point it out there are some differences between the two. Maybe he thought that tie-dyed blanket was really flattering to his complexion or something.

Um .... are we sure that's a tail?

And yeah, for whatever reason, Jon is always drawing that dog with one of his hind legs pointing out and lying flat on the ground. At least this time it looks like a leg. That left leg, though, geeez ....

We can never be sure of anything with Sweet Bro. Much like trying to gauge the intelligence of animals, we can make only the broadest of guesses as to his intentions or thought processes.

Spoiler: POWERLEVEL ALERT

I think his dog drawings stick out to me in particular because I drew pretty much nothing but cartoon dogs between the ages of 10 and 15, and taught myself to do so solely by mimicking Disney art. Not saying that's the proper way to go about teaching oneself how to draw, but it's really not that hard to get the very basic shapes down and see how they all fit together to make a recognizable caricature of an animal, as opposed to Jon's visual abortions.

 

[He Sets Me On Fire]

I think his dog drawings stick out to me in particular because I drew pretty much nothing but cartoon dogs between the ages of 10 and 15, and taught myself to do so solely by mimicking Disney art. Not saying that's the proper way to go about teaching oneself how to draw, but it's really not that hard to get the very basic shapes down and see how they all fit together to make a recognizable caricature of an animal, as opposed to Jon's visual abortions.

Well, honestly, I think mimicking Disney art is a pretty good way to start out. Personally, I started with a mix of Marvel style and generic manga style. One of the best ways to learn is to observe the masters.

Except for Jon Sweet, apparently. For someone who watches as many cartoons as he does, you'd figure that he would have gotten something right at this point. I think that what bugs me the most is that he thinks he's being funny with the cover. As you implied, it doesn't make a bit of sense, other than what we're left to figure out. He just isn't funny, and he just doesn't get how comics work.

 

[DrChristianTroy]

Gotta appreciate the honesty in his comic. He looks like a serial killer from the 70's there as well.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I wonder if Uncle TV told Sweet that learning is boring - and he took it seriously? Such could be (at least in part) why he has difficulty learning new things like new technology, why he doesn't really talk about what he learned at "AS(S)U," why he wanted the ASU museum to get rid of its' "boring" exhibits, or why he has issues with the English language despite being an English major.

Also, that cats enjoying buffet pic is a little cute and funny. Too bad the place they live in is probably not maintained well.

 

[Slightly Observant]

Spoiler: when you see it you'll shit brix

Reminds me of Pooh's Adventures.

Though it also reminds me of this:

Spoiler: Pretty sure it's the mustache

I'm certain the above cartoon was one of many Sweet watched as a kid, so I don't think it's a stretch he had something like that picture in mind.

 

[Adamska]

Reminds me of Pooh's Adventures.

Though it also reminds me of this:

Spoiler: Pretty sure it's the mustache

I'm certain the above cartoon was one of many Sweet watched as a kid, so I don't think it's a stretch he had something like that picture in mind.

Oh definitely. Jon has no real imagination or any ability to rip apart an idea and work with the base elements to create the illusion of creativity. Most of his garbage is direct rip-offs of something.

 

[Le Bateleur]

Oh definitely. Jon has no real imagination or any ability to rip apart an idea and work with the base elements to create the illusion of creativity. Most of his garbage is direct rip-offs of something.

Complete with copious notes to explain exactly how his paint-by-numbers Frankenstein's monster of a comic has been assembled.

 

[Dr. Merkwurdichliebe]

Btw, found this page very recently. Remember the story about the guy with the time portal who wanted to go back to college? The one where Sweet seemed to demonstrate a shocking amount of self-awareness? I believe this is the page that preceded it.

Spoiler: Big image

View attachment 45857

Christ, he's ---->.<------ this close to getting it!

Either that or he's sick and tired of hearing his mom lecture him about getting a job, and the comic shows how he actually responds -- or would respond if he dared -- to her reasonable requests. I can't help but wonder if his mom has seen how she's portrayed in his comics.

And did anyone else notice that the latest load of trash dropped off at his Deviant Art garbage dump includes a parody of The Third Man titled The Turd Man? How can an adult human being even begin to think that wordplay involving the substitution of turd for third is remotely humorous? Compared to Sweet, most third-graders are members of the Algonquin Round Table.

 

[Ruin]

John's mom must have aged horribly dealing with this crap for almost forty years. Then again it is Arkansas, she probably thinks he's possessed by demons.

 

[Dr. Merkwurdichliebe]

John's mom must have aged horribly dealing with this crap for almost forty years. Then again it is Arkansas, she probably thinks he's possessed by demons.

Not a bad idea for a comic or a novel. No-talent, racist, redneck child, Damien Bob, is possessed by gang of stupid, white-trash demons in the service of their satanic master, Beelzebubba. Horror and comedy ensue in equal measures. Some of the seven deadly sins are ignored by these no-count devils, but wrath, sloth, lust and gluttony are served up in portions more than generous enough to compensate for the absence of the other three. Sounds like a job for Christopher Moore.

Reminds me of Pooh's Adventures.

Though it also reminds me of this:

Spoiler: Pretty sure it's the mustache

I'm certain the above cartoon was one of many Sweet watched as a kid, so I don't think it's a stretch he had something like that picture in mind.

Not nearly up to Sweet's level of fame and talent.

I imagine he has something more like this in mind:

Spoiler: Almost Sweet's Equal

https://sneed-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/04/3a/ed/043aed1e23eea8fe4f9b893c07fb4406.jpg

 

[Big Nasty]

I'm certain the above cartoon was one of many Sweet watched as a kid, so I don't think it's a stretch he had something like that picture in mind.

Wasn't Jay Ward a filthy liberal?

 

[Slightly Observant]

I think I heard somewhere that Jay Ward became more conservative towards the end of his life after he stopped making cartoons.

But his creative partner Bill Scott was fired from UPA in the 1950s during the Second Red Scare, and he was a filthy liberal to the core.

 

[Chan the Wizard]

That lamp in the upper right corner of the lazy Sweets is almost self-aware comic?
It's the same colors as the autism ribbon.
Freudian slip, Sweets?

 

[Meowthkip]

Not a bad idea for a comic or a novel. No-talent, racist, redneck child, Damien Bob, is possessed by gang of stupid, white-trash demons in the service of their satanic master, Beelzebubba. Horror and comedy ensue in equal measures. Some of the seven deadly sins are ignored by these no-count devils, but wrath, sloth, lust and gluttony are served up in portions more than generous enough to compensate for the absence of the other three. Sounds like a job for Christopher Moore.

I will write this screenplay.

 

[kinetic]

And then there's this bizarre, malformed dog:

Has… has Jon ever seen a dog before? This is the most insane rendering of an animal possible. It's a Lovecraftian nightmare. Christ, look at its legs.

 

[wheat pasta]

Beelzebubba

 

[Meowthkip]

Has… has Jon ever seen a dog before? This is the most insane rendering of an animal possible. It's a Lovecraftian nightmare. Christ, look at its legs.

He apparently has a dog or dogs.

Not sure if he's actually like, looked at them, though.

 

[MrsFrizzle]

Having a thing and being able to draw a thing are not necessarily linked for Mr. Sweet.

Case in point: he has hands.

 

[Le Bateleur]

Sweet Bro, we know you lurk this thread, so if you visit between now and your deadline of midnight tomorrow...please can we finally get the second part of Derivative Detectives? I really want to see more of the ape sidekick which looks so much like you.

EDIT: below is the image with Sweet Ape, for easy reference. Also, check out the bottom-left panel...dat hand tho. Maybe in the future, people will be diagnosed with Sweet Syndrome if they're pathologically incapable of drawing hands?

Also, add "rudimentary German" to the list of things Sweet Bro is not good at. Sprechen Sie deutsch, mein Herr - nicht "Spreichen".

And finally, from the same misspelled German panel - further evidence that every female character Sweet draws looks very masculine. Strong chin - very alpha.

Spoiler: Big picture

 

[ToroidalBoat]

John's mom must have aged horribly dealing with this crap[...]

Mama Sweet must be so proud that her son graduated was kicked out of college about 20 years ago and he still lives with her she [still] lives with him while he has been simmering in grudges the whole time.

Also, it's odd how among animals, children normally leave the nest as soon as they're ready (and if they stay, they normally work - like bees or ants), but among humans, many kids never leave the nest and pretty much do nothing.