Your source for furry Japanese stick-man hijinx December 19, 2004 7:38 PM Subscribe
While Keenspot picks and chooses the webcomics it hosts like a newspaper comics syndicate would, their Keenspace service is the Geocities of the webcomics world, providing hosting for whoever comes along. Or so I thought. You must experience for yourself these samples of webcomics that haven't quite got Keenspace approval yet. posted by mendel (34 comments total)
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Fascinating... posted by VanRoosta at 7:54 PM on December 19, 2004
I didn't realize the barrel went so deep. posted by fleetmouse at 8:21 PM on December 19, 2004
Wow. That is all I can say about the sample web comics. As has been said, not a looker in the bunch, save this one - it redeems the whole bunch. But a search through the site's forums and elsewhere failed to turn up anything about it. Anyone have any ideas?
Worth keeping tabs on Keenspace for that alone. posted by DrKatz at 8:29 PM on December 19, 2004
Wow, check out this one. It's about a girl and her cell phone and she discovers the awesomeness of volume control.
C'mon Keenspace, hurry up and approve this comic! I can't wait to see what happens next! Get off yer lazy asses! posted by jefbla at 8:48 PM on December 19, 2004
It's about a girl and her cell phone
Actually, she's a fast food employee, fiddling the volume control on the drive thru headset, hence the title "Drive Thru Blues."
Styx might be so bad that it's good. Or it might just be bad. I can't tell yet. Jitterati may be the best of the bunch, artistically speaking, though the storylines may need a bit of work. Hard to tell from just three panels, though. It'd be nice to see that one given a chance. posted by Dreama at 10:15 PM on December 19, 2004
I find this bit is even better when read aloud in movie-trailer-guy voice:
In a world where a beings name defines and predestines their very lives there are those that will not stand idle. Believing that life should be left in the hands of those living it they fight for their own freedom, moral and otherwise. As this revolution simmers another one is quickly rising to meet it as the little known Poesjes being to press against the retraints that tie them to their masters....ties that bind in this case will not hold what's coming back for long... And now the citizens of Amarr hold their collective breaths as things play out before them.
Ookami, a cynical, wisecracking werewolf and his crazy room mate Chester with self esteem issues crack jokes and run from a mysterious werewolf hunter who has a thing for causing trouble. And can't anybody find a date for Chester!?!?
Uh-huh! You saw it! You can't unsee it! posted by ticopelp at 10:28 PM on December 19, 2004
Wow. This one is a keeper, for sure. posted by LimePi at 11:05 PM on December 19, 2004
A troubling proliferation of anime-styled tragic young eyeballheads who have wings/are in an RPG posted by clockzero at 12:01 AM on December 20, 2004
It's an unending supply of badness. Wow. This is a great link.
And a sad, sad state of affairs. posted by blacklite at 1:22 AM on December 20, 2004
Actually, now that I've stared at even more of them, it's kind of inspiring.
I want to try to create something and send it in now just to raise the average a little. posted by blacklite at 1:28 AM on December 20, 2004
Jitterati may be the best of the bunch, artistically speaking, though the storylines may need a bit of work.
Heh, my brother knows the guy who does that. He's been published in our local university or community newspaper for like forever. He's pretty good, but I don't think Jitterati would translate very well - 90% of the humour is very specific to my town, to things that happened that week or to local identities. If you're not from round these parts, it might get confusing...
He already has a strip on Keenspace, though for some reason I can't get any of the actual pics to show up (in either IE or Firefox). posted by Infinite Jest at 1:46 AM on December 20, 2004
I clicked refresh for maybe ten minutes and saw nothing but pure shit. If I hadn't looked at some of the links in this thread, I'd not have believed anybody pending approval had any talent whatsoever.
Honestly, some of these people can't draw at all. They should maybe try to do something they're capable of. Or learn to draw. Take lessons or something. Most artists spend their whole lives developing their style, and most of these rejects haven't even oh God I'm rambling. I'm such an art snob. Fucking art school. posted by Kleptophoria! at 7:24 AM on December 20, 2004
I think I'm more entertained by these rejected comics than most of the "professional" ones. I may be burned out. posted by clango at 8:33 AM on December 20, 2004
Please don't attempt the Japanese manga style unless you've spent some serious time trying to learn it. Not to mention, its such a cliche to have westerners doing manga.
>Honestly, some of these people can't draw at all.
I'll cut a lot of slack on the art if the story is good, but at least try a style that fits in with your low skill-set. Jumping onto the manga or photorealistic boat without the practice makes bad art worse. If that's even possible.
There's a lot people can do with some simple shapes and simple facial expressions. Look at strips like Red Meat, if that's not an admission of "I can't draw" then I don't know what is. So the artist just reuses the same graphics over and over, which neatly solves this problem. posted by skallas at 8:48 AM on December 20, 2004
It certainly is. posted by eyeballkid at 9:58 AM on December 20, 2004
Not to mention, its such a cliche to have westerners doing manga.
Westerners shouldn't draw "manga-style"? I think it's worth pointing out that what we think of as the customary manga art style was pioneered largely by Tezuka Osamu, whose own artistic style was inspired primarily by Walt Disney. If it hadn't been for a Westerner, we wouldn't have manga-style art as we know it. posted by Faint of Butt at 10:25 AM on December 20, 2004
Whoops.
Screwed that up with the RAND link instead of the direct.
I didnt say "shouldn't" I said it was a cliche. There are so many poorly drawn RPG based anime/manga stuff out on the web its practically the new Mahir. posted by skallas at 12:24 PM on December 20, 2004
I remember Jitterati. It's almost humour, you can feel the wheels turn as it makes all the required pitstops on the way to the punchline but just before it arrives it runs out of gas. Characters with no real personality and self-conscious attempts at 'wit' mean that it's not funny and it's not clever, like Oscar Wilde on December 1, 1900.
People who are able to do a simple style well, but lack photo-realistic skills, are still good artists in my book. These people, as was pointed out, tend to ignore the idea of finding a style that suits them. posted by Kleptophoria! at 4:40 PM on December 20, 2004
Update: the former placeholder URL for "Joe Common Has Issues" now resolves to the sample strip. Here. Guess it made the cut? posted by PinkStainlessTail at 6:22 AM on December 28, 2004
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