life on forbez
May 18, 2001 10:47 AM Subscribe
Really? Looks like another example of the overly-slick art/weak writing web comic norm to me.
posted by rodii at 11:26 AM on May 18, 2001
posted by rodii at 11:26 AM on May 18, 2001
What exactly about the writing did you find weak?
posted by starvingartist at 11:29 AM on May 18, 2001
posted by starvingartist at 11:29 AM on May 18, 2001
And what about being on the web automatically makes it a bad comic? I think half of the comics that are published in the newspaper suck infinitely more than a lot of the web comics I've seen. Garfield, Peanuts, Sylvia, BC, and Zippy, to name a few personal hates.
posted by starvingartist at 11:32 AM on May 18, 2001
posted by starvingartist at 11:32 AM on May 18, 2001
I'm enjoying it... but "funny"? Hmm... engaging, yes. But "funny"?
posted by silusGROK at 11:54 AM on May 18, 2001
posted by silusGROK at 11:54 AM on May 18, 2001
...sigh...
I guess bwg and myself have a different idea of "funny" than everyone else.
posted by starvingartist at 12:00 PM on May 18, 2001
I guess bwg and myself have a different idea of "funny" than everyone else.
posted by starvingartist at 12:00 PM on May 18, 2001
And Bob the Angry Flower, Red Meat, and The City by Derf. I would like to link to the Thinking Ape Blues, but I don't think he has a web site. Anybody know?
posted by starvingartist at 12:09 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by starvingartist at 12:09 PM on May 18, 2001
I've always been partial to PVP, & have been getting into Rudy Park of late as well..
posted by zempf at 12:11 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by zempf at 12:11 PM on May 18, 2001
Anybody else find the Life on Forbez comics unreadable in Netscape? Weird, they're totally fine in IE.
posted by dhoyt at 12:36 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by dhoyt at 12:36 PM on May 18, 2001
I used to post Red Meat comics like this one outside my cube, but people started looking at me funny...
posted by jpoulos at 12:58 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by jpoulos at 12:58 PM on May 18, 2001
Right, I just don't think it's funny. It feels…labored.
And what about being on the web automatically makes it a bad comic?
Who said it did?
posted by rodii at 1:04 PM on May 18, 2001
And what about being on the web automatically makes it a bad comic?
Who said it did?
posted by rodii at 1:04 PM on May 18, 2001
Looks like another example of the overly-slick art/weak writing web comic norm to me.
Suggesting that comics written specifically for the medium of the web are overly-slick and have weak writing. Which normally translates to "bad". It was a generalized statement. And I really don't see what is overly-slick about Forbez. It's black and white sketches with a clunky website, for cryin' out loud.
posted by starvingartist at 1:37 PM on May 18, 2001
Suggesting that comics written specifically for the medium of the web are overly-slick and have weak writing. Which normally translates to "bad". It was a generalized statement. And I really don't see what is overly-slick about Forbez. It's black and white sketches with a clunky website, for cryin' out loud.
posted by starvingartist at 1:37 PM on May 18, 2001
Suggesting that comics written specifically for the medium of the web are overly-slick and have weak writing.
You're right that this is an incorrect generalization. The correct generalization is obviousy that Web comics typically have weak writing, poor artwork, and clunky websites.
posted by kindall at 3:39 PM on May 18, 2001
You're right that this is an incorrect generalization. The correct generalization is obviousy that Web comics typically have weak writing, poor artwork, and clunky websites.
posted by kindall at 3:39 PM on May 18, 2001
I just wasted an hour reading the entire series. It's cute; I like it. It's not hilarious, but it's enjoyable. I think the artist is doing a good job.
posted by Loudmax at 9:35 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by Loudmax at 9:35 PM on May 18, 2001
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