Biggest Webcomic Plug I Can Come Up With

Van Douchebag · Post by **Van Douchebag** » Tue May 25, 2004 4:22 pm

Newgrounds.com

I've been a member of that site for quite some time now (4 years) and I'm a moderately successful Flash artist there as well, appearing on the Frontpage of the site as featured Flash, as well as briefly on the site's Top 50 Flash Films of all Time.

Then it dawned on me while I was tinkering in Flash - what about a flash film dedicated to webcomic artists? Like a huge ass plug for Keenspacers and Keenspotters?
I mean, Newgrounds gets literally tens of thousands of hits daily, so putting up one big plug Flash would be a great way to pull attention to this place.

The basic gist is that of the popular "rant-toon", like "You Are a Fucking Moron" from zipperfish.com or "Neuroticly Yours" from illwillpress.com, but instead I stand there talking about how great webcomics are in a comedic tone, and finally end it with "Have you hugged your webcomic artist today?"

I'll calling it "Tribute to Webcomics"

Van Douchebag · Post by **Van Douchebag** » Tue May 25, 2004 4:54 pm

Here is a screeny from what I've started tonight.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Tue May 25, 2004 4:57 pm

Timings bad since we just had it but it might be worth saving the finished product for next Webcomic's Day or whatever it's called now.

Sounds good, anyway!

- Joel Fagin

Soap Soaperson · Post by **Soap Soaperson** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:03 pm

Well, I kinda like illwillpress.com... and so I think such an idea could definitely reach out to people who usually wouldn't read webcomics. Let us know about your progress!

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:05 pm

Yeah, I was trying to get some of the people that don't read webcomics for myself too. Too bad it didn't work.

Van Douchebag · Post by **Van Douchebag** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:09 pm

RPin wrote:Yeah, I was trying to get some of the people that don't read webcomics for myself too. Too bad it didn't work.

I loved your film.

There was only 2 problems.

1- Newgrounds is full of kids who wanna see cuss words, boobies and violence
2- The song itself was a little too slow. I would have preferred to see something more intense and upbeat.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:26 pm

Heh. That's a gread idea, Van! Hope it works!

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:39 pm

The idea is grand. Which webcomics are you going to present? Only Keen ones or the others too?

Hank · Post by **Hank** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:42 pm

There is no bad time to promote me, I mean webcomics. GO FOR IT!

(P.S. For those of us not "in the know", could you provide a link to some of your Flash work on Newgrounds? I'd kind of like to see it)

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:49 pm

I guess you're talking about Van.

...right?

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:53 pm

Link yours anyway, Pin!

Jaster! · Post by **Jaster!** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:58 pm

I put a video of myself messing with a rubik's cube up there the other day for no good reason. It didn't do very well, but then I wasn't expecting it to. The only webcomicy stuff I have to show off is this old thing, which I'm going to submit as soon as I get the time to actually attempt to finish it. Ho hum.

Van Douchebag · Post by **Van Douchebag** » Tue May 25, 2004 6:28 pm

RPin wrote:The idea is grand. Which webcomics are you going to present? Only Keen ones or the others too?

Ah, surprise :p

This film got me Frontpage and was on the Top 50 for a while. I made it last August.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/108652

Here is broader range of my work since December 2001
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/search ... el%20caron

Mr Ekshin · Post by **Mr Ekshin** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:28 am

Ah, you beat me to it. Make it good!

Evil Jamie! · Post by **Evil Jamie!** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:14 am

Sound pretty nifty!

ShineDog · Post by **ShineDog** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:49 am

**hugs van**

Asarea · Post by **Asarea** » Wed May 26, 2004 5:02 am

Hey pretty cool idea

tell us if the film's finished ^^

Van Douchebag · Post by **Van Douchebag** » Wed May 26, 2004 5:12 am

No prob - it'll be done in a week about (I work VERY quickly in Flash. I do in a week what people do in a month)

An update - testing out how I will look on screen

Deathbringer · Post by **Deathbringer** » Wed May 26, 2004 7:46 am

I would sign up, but lets say the "Calibre" of person (i use that term in the loosest possible sense) on Newgrounds wouldnt like my strip

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:22 am

Van Douchebag wrote:
This film got me Frontpage and was on the Top 50 for a while. I made it last August.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/108652

Heres a philosophical question, if a strawberry eats a pie containing some other kind of fruit is it cannabilism, or would it just be sick and wrong?