HWAET!

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:48 pm

What do you hate most in webcomics?

I particulary hate "well, at least it can't be any worse than this!" jokes.
I mean, did you ever stop just to say "Well, it can't be any worse than this"? And if you did, was it any consolation?

Jeffy · Post by **Jeffy** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:51 pm

angst

KathleenJ · Post by **KathleenJ** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:02 pm

Talking-head comics with a couple of smug looking guys (or girls, sometimes) - and the joke is that they're jerks and they insult each other.

Paul.Power · Post by **Paul.Power** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:05 pm

It may sound nitpicky, but I find it tricky to stomach bad spelling and punctuation. It just breaks the flow of what I'm reading. The other classic problem I spot is when the speech bubbles are badly ordered, which just leaves me going "What?" until I work it out. For me when reading a webcomic, clear, unimpeded communication is everything.

Godoftarot · Post by **Godoftarot** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:16 pm

I like to call it the CCYOJ syndrome...Can't Create Your Own Jokes.
I find this mostly in comics where the main characters are a bunch of girlfriend-less guys who play video games all the time. The reason that particular genre generally irritates me is because of the jokes. It's like they decide some other geek's humor is so clever, they must use it too.
You can't always avoid have similar ideas to other people...with all the people out there, it's bound to happen. But if you see a bunch of people doing gags about putting themselves into video games, perhaps maybe you should avoid doing that gag too? At the very least get your ass blown up, rather than being an ass-kicking macho man like everyone else.

Smight · Post by **Smight** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:17 pm

jokes with no punchline

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:27 pm

When they're in the guide but have....No site....

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:29 pm

When the jokes are not funny.

Johndisko · Post by **Johndisko** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:48 pm

i hate stick figure comics

-jd

JeremyW · Post by **JeremyW** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:54 pm

Smug characters. And the smug people who draw them.

Carlin · Post by **Carlin** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:57 pm

Talking head syndrome, horrible spelling and grammar, the poor use of MS Paint, the poor use of any image editor, broken website with no sign of competence in it's design (not a bad site, a broken one. Don't worry amature webmasters. I ain't got no beef with you), and net speak in the comic. Unless the comic is a parody of these things I find all of that more annoying than claws on chalkboard. With the execption of talking heads. It's a common mistake that I can forgive as long it is corrected. (I was guilty of it at one time... Or still am but I'm trying)

BloodKnight · Post by **BloodKnight** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:07 pm

A complete ugly bastardization of manga.

http://www.9thelsewhere.com/ - Good manga artwork

http://www.freewebs.com/fireflymanga/chapterone.htm - No comment

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:04 pm

Comic creators who pat themselves on the back about how much better their comics are than the top popular comics and yet resent the fact that they aren't as popular and it's somehow the fault of the world and instead of actually doing something about it constructively they just go on and on and on and keep whining and even go to the extent of badmouthing the other webcomics that they see as their rivals.

Ian Moulding · Post by **Ian Moulding** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:05 pm

kathleenJ wrote:Talking-head comics with a couple of smug looking guys (or girls, sometimes) - and the joke is that they're jerks and they insult each other.

Can I get an amen?!

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:11 pm

Oh wait... we're talking about comics themselves?

I despise the ones who think defacing a picture of a political figure and writing something rude is doing political commentary.

Post by **Mercury Hat** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:16 pm

The same gag repeated several times over with only a very slight change in the situation.

Godoftarot · Post by **Godoftarot** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:55 pm

Phalanx wrote:Comic creators who pat themselves on the back about how much better their comics are than the top popular comics and yet resent the fact that they aren't as popular and it's somehow the fault of the world and instead of actually doing something about it constructively they just go on and on and on and keep whining and even go to the extent of badmouthing the other webcomics that they see as their rivals.

Out of curiosity, were you thinking of anyone specifically?

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:02 pm

One's that try to hard to be funny, and really aren't. THey sort of come off as arrogant. I can't really explain it well, but I'm sure some of you know what I mean.

Stinkywigfiddle · Post by **Stinkywigfiddle** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:12 pm

Gee, I wonder if I fit in with any of these.

I guess I dislike uncreative cliches mostly.

Bwerith · Post by **Bwerith** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:13 pm

I agree with Paul.Power about counter-intuitively placed speech bubbles.

Another beef of mine is when a comic's author uploads fanart in place of a comic. Especially if it's huge, slow-loading fanart. It's a bit of an annoyance when I'm reading through a comic's archives, and all I want is to find out what happens next in the story.