We haven't been having many comments lately... so, whatever. The misunderstanding was cleared and the night goes on.

Also, I'm gonna take that Flattr thing, it's not like it's going anywhere, anyway.

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This comic here was done earlier, which means, finally, I'm getting my rhythm back. On the other hand, I'm still getting a buffer filled(I have barely one strip of buffer now), but I'm thinking I might have more time for a while to work on that.

Which is good, considering I can't stretch this arc forever and will eventually start to get back to other even more important plots. But we'll get there...

Eventually. Until there, have a nice day!

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As I said, this is a little late. I'm thinking it doesn't matter much, since it isn't even a whole day late but... let's just say I recognize that.

Anyway, comic misunderstanding on the way! And this is not even the start of the night...

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Sorry for the lateness, got busy this weekend. Also, had to do some corrections on the strip before uploading.

Also, this week I'll be out at my girlfriend's house, and I'm not sure I can get internet there, so Friday's comic might be late. On the bright side, I'll have plenty of time to do tons of comics. Yay!

See y'all!

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The guys arrive, and a minor inconvenience is perceived. Also, I'm gonna leave you hanging onto that cliff on what the heck will be John and Jello's reaction to each other.

See ya soon!

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Yep. But it's all over(almost).

Next strip is a "real thing". Promise.

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It pretty much speask for itself. Final term, if I get through this I'm graduate! Hooray!

Meanwhile, more filler. Please stay tuned, and thanks for coming back. =)

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I ain't gonna lie to you, guys, times are tough, but I'll get over that soon. Meanwhile, I hope you guys can stand a little bit more of these inane updates.

Though I'm afraid part of my public might like some parts of this pic...

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Yes, time isn't getting any longer. I'm doing what I can to keep this running.

Besides, I couldn't resist making a sort of sequel for the last... picture.

Anyway, have a nice day.

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Sorry, I think I said(or if I hadn't, I should) that this was being a foul week for me, so I didn't have the time to come up with a decent strip in time. But since I didn't want to greet me occasional visitors with the same strip for a whole week, I decided to do something.

Call it a splash screen if you want.

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No, don't worry, I'm not having a breakdown. This here is just an idea that suffered a few transformations...

Also, a little late on the submitting so... here it goes!

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Cerebus, The Aardvark. Cerebus Syndrome. There, that's all you need to know to get the joke here.

And I'm not sure if this is a double punchline or an extended punchline but... yea, it's not that obvious here. Hope you enjoy it, I'm pretty satistfied with my job this time.

I gotta go. Lots of things to do. Including the next comic. I need some time. And I know I'll have it...

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And this is it for the romantic miniplot. Friday we start again with the random shenanigans and maybe some sketches of a main plot. I don't really have plans, college's being a bitch.

Also, one of these days I really must come up with a map for Jello's house. I'm not eve sure if the kitchen is really in that direction Zip went...

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So, with the upcoming Links section still not totally ready(I have, what... 6 buttons out of 13 done), I'm still going to start it with one idea I had: a Paid Ads section.

And before you start throwing the tomatoes, here's the deal: it's my best bet to join both mine and your interests, dear reader. Believe me.

The matter is: I do want to get some money out of this deal. Or at least try. And, since I don't see any profit coming from any sort of publishing contract, print sales of membership(in fact, I don't see any point in offering a membership for a webcomic site), paid ads are my best bet.

On the other hand, like most web user I know ads are annoying. They get in the way, which is the reason I took the banners from the top of the page and moved it down. At the very least, anyone can read the comics without even acknowledging those ads. It's a poor business decision, but I want to put the readers in first place.

So the paid ads section is a section dedicated to those kinds of links. They are links to other sites, which I'm recommending because I'm being paid for. While it is as odd/stupid as it sounds, it's at least honest.

So, yes, they will be there, and with extra space I can afford to have lots of banners and ad space. I'll still focus on the comic sites I actively recommend, so worry not. I still care.

And no, my shirt isn't an advertising space for sale. Yet.

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Ah, lovely... this one is special, as if the giant middle panel didn't give that away. Tomorrow is June 12th, and I told you already what that means! Anyway, monday is the day after, and then... who knows! That's what I love in this "job", the surprise! =D

...Anyway, hope you like it, this wasn't easy. I know it isn't anything near perfect, but it wasn't easy, I almost let some deails escape, and always judging myself and improving and checking if their sizes were right(mostly I suck at proportions)... anyway: enjoy.

And I'm very tired. I need another break.

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The romantic climate grows and grows, and it seems we're going somewhere. And then, just for fun, I do a subversion. Yay!

The next edition of Webcomics United will be very special, and I do hope having it done, completely, by wednesday. Either way, it only goes up on Friday anyway. :D

See you there, have an awesome week!

PS.: I'm really trying to write the next Webcomickery, but time isn't exactly something that grows in trees, you know...

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I know, I know... it's borderline toilet humor – it's bathroom humor, actually –, but I made it classy to balance.

Also, I'll try to spend my holidays(yep, it's holiday down here in Brazil, or almost) trying to start a buffer once again. Wish me luck.

Finally, if you're in the mood to provide some feedback(dang, I do miss some few comments around here...), what do you think about Zip and Jessica as a couple? I don't have a strong opinion yet, so you might even be defining the future of this comic! Ain't that groovy?! What are you waiting for?! =D

...Anyway, have a nice weekend, you guys and gals!

Minor corrections, as suggested by A. C.

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I'm almost late, so no big comments. Hope you liked Jessica, cause she's staying for a while. Also, I think it's cool to see someone from the offices out here on the casual world. Pretty neat.

That's all for now. Doing some college works, studying for exams and working on those link buttons. See ya!

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Starting the next mini-arc, I think double dates are a great source of both humor AND heartwarming material. And taking in consideration June 12th is only two weeks away, I have at least 4 installments to resolve this matter.

And I'll spend a nice and calm weekend by my girlfriend's place. See ya!

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I like these office episodes of WU. Well, I like everything on WU, but especially the office episodes, and I'm not sure why. I don't even like offices! Still, it's always an opportunity to create new characters on the spot, and they usually come out well.

The Boss was supposed to be something completely different, but as I scrapped two other ideas before this, he ended up as the big boss. Fitting, even...

And just like Ribbon and Bangs, Jessica will be a regular part of the cast from now on. You just wait...

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Before anything, the site has been down for unknown reasons. The hosting support has been contacted, but it took a lot of time for it to be back. Then it went down again, so I'm now with a new hosting service. It was a very unpleasant weekend, hope you guys didn't give up on me!

I'm planning to do things, and writing them down so I don't forget.

So, my Links page has been empty for way too long. But I also don't enjoy the list of links thing. I want it to be a useful page. And also to look pretty. That's why I'm going to make my own buttons for each comic, containing my rendition of its characters, settings, themes or anything else I like on it. And it'll be a table with lots of useful information... which I'll think about later. First, the link buttons.

For now, I'm just going to reassure every comic in my links list are comics I actually read and follow on my RSS reader(if it has a feed, to boot); and that I really recommend for you to read. If you like the theme, of course. Anyway, there's more to buttons than that...

Second.... my site needs some liveliness, don't it? Yep, that's why I'm going to implement an easy javascript code to make my buttons change when you hover your mouse pointer over them. Be it a two-cel anmation or just adding some color, you'll have something to chuckle at. Yay.

And finally...

I'm putting up some social bookmarking buttons there. Let me be clear here, while I don't really trhink anyone will use them, but I'm going to let it around there. Because if the time comes when you guys ever use those buttons there, I'm sure I'll have an incredibly pleasant surprise. :)

Meanwhile, I expect you guys to just spread the comics around Reddit and alikes, and vote on my comic on various comic ranks. But just to be as unintrusive as possible, I'll put those buttons way down after my "Director's Cut" speciall commentary. Not a very profitable decision, but I'm not really doing this for profit. I love profit, but if it ever comes it'll be a consequence, and not exactly my objective.

Are we clear? Good. Have a nice day and expect a new Webcomickery by the end of the week!

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There isn't much to be said here, except that, while Flora wasn't actually green as a tot, there actually is a reason to why Jello is red. Theo was included almost at the last minute while I was drawing the lines, and finally I decided to include yet another member on our cast of bureaucrats. And, just for the sake of diversity, a stickman. (Note to self: check if tarrasques are considered "fur people")

Next week I really want to start another series, though I'm not sure on what plot. I'll think of something tomorrow and we'll go along, as we always do, right? =D

Have a nice weekend!

Stock photo of a forest from stock-feele on deviantART.

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So, for the last few days some of you must have noticed... how could I put it... a strange lack of this whole site. Yes, I had some serious problems with my hosting service.

It was all good, and then Sunday the site had access problems. But I had other more important stuff to deal with, so I decided to start dealing with it by Monday, if the problem persisted.

Well, it did, and so I wrote several emails during the last days, trying to get at least a report on the situation from the tech support. To no avail. In the dark, I waited until the site was back, but it had lost two weeks of updates. No problem, though. I could recover that through my RSS reader. The biggest problem was the unstability of the site. And, of course, the lack of information.

By now the site is working well and I manged to re-upload all the comics I have submitted prior to the crash, plus the newest one. I'll also make a habit off backing up the database and files for my two sites weekly. And maybe I'll change the hosting system. But just maybe, the service was pretty good prior to now.

I'm tired and in a bad mood. But I'll get to doing more strips, and some other things. Plus, "Webcomickery", or so I hope.

Of course, it'll depend of a series of factors... but I'm optimist, and I have some blog posts to repost. Have a nice day, and I'll try to have mine. =)

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And, after a good portion of nuisance from the site, this last payback comes with a slight delay. I hope this is the last I have to deal with my hosting service, but seeing they haven't said a word about what happened, I'm not sure.

But anyway, following from the first payback to Mr. Vorhias, this is what it amounted to. An audit with your typical WU auditor. They're not kidding, guys!

And that's it. My next strip is on the way, and who knows what will follow it. But I do want to get a lot of strips done in advance and get some work on some site features. Of course, it doesn't depend entirely on me...

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Westbrook's Stormy... ah, what a delightuful character. I mean, because she's so likable and a nice person. No, honest!

But I just had to use his comic, expand the inspirating concept a little beyond the absurd and have fun with it.

Also, does the presence of sexuality in this comic bother you? I'm pretty to changing this site's ranking to PG if needed, but I try to keep it down. But I'm only human, and sexy humor is just natural! :D

Anyway, next one is the last comic and next... is a surprise. Even for me! What will I come up with next? I have no idea! Have a groovy day, y'all!

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I'm not gonna lie to you guys: this was pretty rushed! I had the idea in time, but this weekend was a rush, so I had little time to actually work. But next comics will be done pretty earlier(I hope). At the very least, I have the ideas sketched in my head. :P

So, this is payment for squazzy, creator of Sound On. Which is a comic I still can't figure out, but I can't leave my debts unpaid, can I? Not at all.

So this is it. Have a nice day, people, and I hope you had good times with your mothers in Mother's Day! :D

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I've got a lot of stuff to deal with, so my ability to come up with witty and insightful author comments is running pretty short. Let's just say this is a payback for Crappy's guest strip and move over.

Seriously, things are pretty bad. Wish me luck!

PS.: Tomorrow's my birthday. Yay for me.

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For the next few weeks I'll be paying back the guest strips I got during that hiatus of last December/January, in the order they were sent. So, starting all, Mr. Vorhias, with a shout out to his inumerous antics with this Dreamer girl.

Clever, funny, and with potential for follow-up. With that, we move onto our next. See ya Friday!

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First time I do anything with a real comic, not counting shout outs, parodies and that Crappy Comics movie teaser.

Count Your Sheep, by Adrian Ramos, is a very sweet and whimsical comic, and I tried to parody its most classic joke, which is presented in its first strip ever. What's bothering me is this weird sensation that I might be doing something wrong, something so against the principle of the original comic that it should be thrown into the deepest pits of hell and never brought to surface again.

Of course, I'm also overly dramatic when trying to win the affection of people I somewhy admire. So I just hope you all enjoy. =)

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I'm not sure, but I think I mentioned I'd do a male fanservice sooner or later after that fanservice day announcement. Thus, here it is, with a small prelude to present an illusion of plot, as well as introducing a new character, Miss Bangs, Ohm's PA.

Any of my fans that'd like to comment if Ohm is good and sexy, or if any improvements should be made on regards to my rendering of sexy male anatomy, feel free, I always appreciate the feedback.

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Sorry guys, got held back again. I'm hoping I'll get Monday strip done this weekend, else it'll also be something I needed to do up to now, like this. Else, my female and generally man-loving fans will have a pleasant surprise(I hope).

Cheers!

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So I decided to start writing about webcomics. Technical stuff such as style, theme and updating schedules, stuff that goes behind the scenes, webcomics as leisure and as a job and all that. Anything that comes to my moley mind. But I guess that demands an introduction of sorts.

Mostly, these observations are not meant as serious and set in stone. I'm not a professional webcomic artist/writer, and I do not intend to become a serious reference for all things webcomic-related

In fact, most of these texts are based on observation of other people's work. Some of it, based on my own work with comics, published or otherwise(and there's a lot of otherwise, guys!), and a little bit more on the works of Scott McCloud. Well, at least Understanding Comics, I'm still going to buy Making and Reinventing. Still, I'm not authority, I am not an oracle, and I'm not Scott McCloud, though you can bloody bet I wish I was!

Anyway, this is just a series of fun articles written for fun and a little bit of experience mingling. You know, I tell what I think, you tell me what you think... these sorts of things. And I hope it's a fun and maybe even instructive experience for all.

And, with that... next article is about updating schedules, including an explanation about why I've chosen mine to be this chaotic looking distribution of two days across the week. Have a nice day, y'all!

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Gaming comics, a niche cursed by the ever-growing wave of newcomers looking for the usual dream of instant sucess without any effort. It's not hard being a gaming comic these days, people...

Anyway, this is not directed to anyone in particular, just... something I thought would give my readers a chuckle. So, in doubt, I invested some time in that ultra-raging version of Jello.

Have fun, you guys! I know this week I probably won't... =P

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Today is my father's birthday, and this is a comic featuring the main character's parents. Coincidence?! Almost. I had plans of making a John & Ella comic for some time now, to stop dealing only with Zip and Jello, and it came in a perfect timing.

So, here's a bit of a flashback.

And just as a completely unrelated fun fact, Zip's name would be "Nil" if he was a girl. I was going to put that in the comic, but it didn't fit.

That's all, guys. Have a swell weekend!

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So, here the arc ends, and on a stealthy joke. I'm not sure if I hope you really got the joke or not... but look at the pretty background on the first panel! =D

Anyway, next strip is Ella & John, and then some fun with Theo. And then back to webcomic jobs!

And, meanwhile, please vote on our poll(down there, under the "Top Webcomics" button) for our first fanservice poster!

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So, after the movie we have an over-excited Zip and couple that's a bit conformed to having their night alone ruined by that same over-excited young man. Where are the people who were in the same room? Well, they are somewhere else so I don't have to draw them in the background, that's where!

But, look, I did some funny movie posters for you to gaze at isntead of a lifeless background in that stretched first panel. It surely makes me feel less guilty!

Next comic, we end this mini-arc and go into funny one-timers and all that. It's gonna be cool, I promise!

Have a nice day!

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Well, guys... that's it! 50 editions, yo! And that's not even counting Moley Rants, Webcomics underrated and other extra stuff! And that's all thanks to my weird perseverance and, of course, the support of all my fans... all 5 of them! Naw, just kidding, thanks a bunch, people!

Now, this... is what it is. A lineup of our main characters, which is also the source of the portraits on the new Cast page. Yes, I finally updated that thing!

So, that's it. Next strip, we get back to our usual antics, more exactly after that awesome movie Jello, Zip and Flora were watching.

See you, and thanks a lot!

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My bad. I simply forgot to plan ahead, I just forgot April's 1st was coming up and had nothing prepared. My bad.

If I had any ideas? Well, I'd mess with the layout, mostly. Maybe change it into something that resembles more a generically bad webcomic, don't know. Maybe I'll make "lazy versions" of every strip up to the next year's April's 1st... dunno. But next time I'll plan myself out.

Also, notice under the strip, under the strip comments, something new? Yep, that's my cartoony face there, and if you hover your mouse pointer about, you'll find something that was missing... that's right, now we have this "Director's Cut" extra comments on the strip, substituting our "alt-text", which was discarded. Cool, heh?

Finally, we reached 50 strips! Awesome! Thanks for the support, keep coming and all that. Also, I really love the feedback, so leave a comment once in a while, will ya?

That's all. Thanks a bunch, and Mole out!

PS.: No author avatars were harmed on the making of this special feature... I hope.

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So, as I said, LOLGarfield wouldn't do, instead I thought on making it a bit of fanart. Then I took Crappy's stuff and worked it into a movie preview joke

Turns out it works even better as a teaser. No one knows what the heck was that about, but it surely grabs your attention. And it also looks pretty awesome.

Anyway, the makings of any sort of "Full Lenght Comic" out of Crappy Comics is entirely up to Mr. Crappy. On my side, I made those shapes in Inkscape instead of MS Paint, and heck they look much better!

So, next comic... surprise. It's #50, so I'm in the mood for something completely different. Stay tuned!

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And now you know I love poking fun at stylistic flaws. Pro-tip: if your artistic choices render your characters undifferentiable from each other, don't blame the readers for not noticing those two identical stick figures are different people.

All in all, it was fun and easy. Next preview was going to be a Garfield parody, but I found out actually mimicking Jim Davis' style woudn't be worth it. I'll think of something else.

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Movie preview jokes: the format is easy to produce and it's pretty decent(or so it seems). So, I'll keep it as filler so I can at least try to get some sort of buffer.

So, first preview: I'm not jabbing at anyone in particular, just a general commentary. One that's pretty obvious, so it pretty much writes itself. Yay.

Next week: more previews. It's gonna be a fun week...

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I know what you're thinking, and yes, she's green as a side-effect of having that ability.

Now, to the usual "pointing out the references" moment! Abstruse Goose-inspired floating heads up there, a "crappy" triangle waaaay back there on the last panels, and that giraffe gal that acted on Furdissey is back. Oh, and that little mole there, too, it's mine. :D

In all, this was a very satisfying comic. Coming next: movie preview antics!

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So, look at this comic! With detailed backgrounds and all that! Well, okay, the backgrounds ain't THAT detailed, but it's an improvement, I reckon.

In case you didn't get it right out, background characters are inspired by Abstruse Goose and its floating heads. Also, that concession worker is Kori, from Westbrook's Multiplex of Death.

I had fun with those posters. You might not even be able to read them behind the characters, but I like them anyway.

Next comic: more funny conversation with Jello's girlfriend, this time inside a theater room. You can't miss!

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So, we start another story starring our awesome main characters. There's something behind this, but the backstory is easily deductible. What will happen, though... well, there are some surprises along the way.

And, yes, all movies in Webcomic World are parodies. Copyright bites!

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Back to our usual plotstuffs, I'd just like to make one teaser for you dearl fans of WU. It's this: next time we'll see her, Ms. Ribbon will have undergone sever makeover. Yep, I decided to change her style from the manga-ish she is now to... somethig more fluid and proper. Wait and see.

So, to what matters: Sandra & Woo! Who, incidentally, are looking for guest art, but I'm pretty sure I'm not able to provide. Not now. Not this time. Still, it's a sweet comic that carries a cute "Calvin-n-Hobbes-esque" tone, with some dashes of this and that all around. Also, Larisa is, somehow, a very lovely juvenile psychopath. Gotta love that.

And that's it. Next strip, start of a new mini-arc, and a new character to be introduce. Hope you'll enjoy it. Really do, because keeping up with the schedule is proving to be quite a challenge this semester. But I never give up before I'm bled to death.

So... have a nice day!

PS.: You might want to check the Furdissey arc for clarification...

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I swear I wanted to do a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy joke, but it just didn't fit.

Also, this is the first comic to feature a transcript in its "alt" field. Hope it'll be useful!

PS.: I also have overlooked the International Women's Day. I'm a mess...

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Here I go again, using my story to explain you guys a little bit more of how the fictional hiring system of WU works. As a bonus, a background with a very NON-STEALTH reference. Come on, I know you got it!

...If you didn't, I don't know what to think...

PS Starting next strip: transcripts!

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Firstly: yes, I know, that's actually the title. I know, I programmed the site, I know it's the title that pops up when you keep the mouse over the picture for long enough, and alt is the text that appears when/while the browser can't display an image. It's just the way it's referred to in a number of places, including TV Tropes. Also, it sounds better.

Now, to what matters: I'm gonna get those out. But, to understand why, a brief story of alt-texting on the webcomics community...

...Okay, I'm not sure where it started. I first saw it on xkcd, once in Girly, and it's also a staple of Dinosaur Comics – so much they have 3 alternate jokes – and I liked it, so I thought my comic could have it too. Then I thought better and saw there was no reason for it to stay.

The Alt-Text works as some sort of background info and extra joke, and coming up with something good requires a bit of extra writing work. But, mostly, since this is not a comic that appeal specifically to people who would be looking for an alt text, it just looks gratuitous and nothing more.

But I like easter eggs and I have at least a few alts which I like, and I don't want to lose them. Also, it was referred at least in one comic comment, so I guess I should just put it somewhere else. The question remains... where?

I have no idea. I could make an invisible div with some little javascript somewhere(easy as pie, in fact, and I think that's what's done in Saturday Morning Breakfast Comic), but it hardly matters for now. Also, I think it'll be better if it's a surprise, eh?

Finally, what's going on alt and title now? Well, the title will feature... the title of the comic. The alt, on the other hand, will have the comics transcription. Yes, I think this means you'll be able to search the comics by its dialogue, even on Google. At least, I hope so. Either way, it'll be an improvement, semantically speaking...

That's all. I just wanted you guys who know that there's alt text material to be warned. Don't worry, be happy, and have a nice summer/winter!

PS.: I put my comic on the Top Webcomic ranking. Feel free to vote whenever you want, there'll be either a fancy text or a button somewhere on the comics page. No incentives for now... but they'll come up eventually!

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Hi, we're back! Yes, I actually made it all the way back from vacation lethargy, yay!

And, yes, this still is Webcomics United. Don't recognize Ms. Ribbon? Really? Hm... okay.

Well, this is just some foreshadow for maybe a bigger plot. If I'll ever develop on it further, we'll se on the future.

For now, just take your guesses!

Have a lovely day, everyone!

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Hello, and welcome back to Webcomics Underrated, our serial but infrequent segment of webcomic criticism. Today, we turn our eyes to what I call a challenge: a comic from someone with whom I have a nice relation, but that cannot pass unscathed. From Mr. Crappy-Comic-Artist, the unnamed strips I call Crappy Comics!

Story

Crappy Comics isn't the most story-driven comic, instead taking the humorous route of the gag-a-day strips. There are two recurring characters: Square, a red dimwitted rectangle who should be legally unable to operate heavy machinery; and Triangle, a blue scalene triangle who is socially functional, and still manages to have his funny moments. They live together, for no better reason than that's what comic characters usually do when they are a comedic duo, and sometimes receive the visit of a sociopathic green circle named Circle. Much hilarity ensues, of course.

Anyway, the comics have little continuity, with each comic being, usually, a self-contained episode, with but a few strings of strips that follow each other chronologically. As a matter of fact, Circle was introduced a bit into the strip's timeline, but that's it.

On characters... well, they are what they are. Square is wacky, Triangle is straight, but flawed, and Cricle is completely out of the psycho scale. Once in a while some throwaway characters are introduced, such as a doctor and Triangle's niece and her friends, but nothing significative. Let's get back to the writing later.

Art

Oh, the art. Let me put it this way: if you're interested in giving this strip a chance, you'll just have to get over the fact this strip is mostly a rectangle and a triangle over white background. Just stating the truth in the matter, bluntly. Now, to the little details...

So, the art is, apparently, made in MS Paint, and composed, usually, of colored shapes and speech bubbles which are not bubbles at all. Most of it is Triangle and Square on white background, which qualifies this as the infamous "talking heads" style of comic-ing. Nonetheless, Mr. Crappy has the good habit of putting some background objects when the situation calls, such as computers, portraits, lamps, and maybe even a building. Nothing awe inspiring, though. It's MS Paint we're talking about...

And, talking about poor artistic tools, the comic is settled on a lot of copy-pasting, including some live-action faces now and then. Mostly, though, it's just obvious that the main characters are the same image duplicated over most of the panels. If you think about it, it isn't that bad considering his tools, but I'll get to that later.

The art is still expressive, not all it could be, but enough. On the "Picks" section there's one I think was especially well done. I know what you're thinking, but, no, I won't let him off the hook just because he's my buddy, or sort of. But the art will be further tackled later. Let's get to the good parts...

Ups...

Crappy can tell a joke, that's clear. It's not always gut-busting, but there was no strip in which I didn't know what was going on. Also, he's been resisting greatly the usual author's

His characters are also well worked, though Triangle is surely the least distinctive, him being the "Straight Man" and all that. Circle, on the other hand... him being psychopathic and over-the-top would make him an instant hate for me, but he's spaced out nicely, so every time he appears the mood is settled on his favor. Heck, the first strip I ever read had a Circle timing that was impecable. Square, last but not least, is the usual dumb best friend, and while he's well-round, I'm not much a fan of the stereotype.

And, as a minor point, the vertical strip layout. Few comics follow that layout, most of them being horizontal strips or full pages. The vertical layout is ideal for a webcomic, seeing that the image is loaded from top to bottom. It might not be intentional, but it's very cool nonetheless.

...and Downs

The art. Heck, this is gonna be a long one...

So, okay, you want your comic to be minimalist. Fine, you can have your shapes, it doesn't mean they should be static, though. Comics must be dynamic, which is a bit of a contradictory statement, seeing that comics are a collection of static pictures that tell a story, but I digress. Copy-paste is a dynamism killer. I bashed copy-paste once and I maintain my position: it's a "sometimes tool", which can easily turn into a very bad one.

Rather, not using the sacred ctrl-c-ctrl-v might make the strip better. Sure, Triangle and Square should look alike from panel to panel, but the camera can walk and turn and zoom around the characters. They could tweak their shapes a little to express emotion. Heck, a horizon line could add lots to the expressivity of the comics! Roughly, the tip is: you can have your crappy comics, but try making them less crappy.

Which brings us to a simple principle: the strenght of resides in the communion of art and writing. If the art is bad, or the writing is bad, or both, the comic as a whole suffers, no buts. This means that, when you limit your writing or your art to an extent, the other part will have to make up for the lack of quality.

Besides: improvement. I'm a defendant of constant improvement. Experiment with the art and style of writing, adopt what's good, reject what is not, treat your readers' feedback with care. That's all as true for traditional comic artists as it is to people who decide to draw their comics as stick figures, heads, shapes or even the same art every single day.

Reviewer's Picks

Lunchbox of Doom - First Crappy Comic I ever read, which means I was spoiled on Circle's existance; but, still, I like the timing and the punchline here.
ROCKIN' - An example of a Crappy Comic well done. The art is simplistic, but expressive.
Hell Sweet Hell - Backgrounds. They do make a difference!

Further Random Topics

It seems with each review I'm getting better at nitpicking. I mean no harm, though, there's a reason why my reviews always have an "Ups" and a "Downs" secion. I rely on them to highlight what I think it's done right, and what I think needs improvement.

As said before, Crappy Comics is an example of webcomic which limits its art. It's in the same line as stick figure and sprite comics, in the sense that the expressivity of the art is limited by its inherent subpar quality. What all these comic styles, and some more, have in common is that: their art can easily fail to convey any message, if you don't know how to make it do so. But they are still able to deliver the message, if you can manage them well.

And, with that, I declare Crappy has its value and still a lot of space to grow. Of course, growing is a choice that should be taken by the artist. I merely give a hint and push here and there, eh?

So, this finishes yet another episode of Webcomics Underrated. Hope you liked it, and I'll be on look for more comics to review for our next feature.

PS.: If you didn't get the thumbnail joke... it's okay. It is quite obscure, after all.

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I talked about this a long time ago on my blog, but I figure you guys who visit this site haven't read my blog, since it's written in Portuguese... anyway, it's about a little thing about myself. Namely, vacation makes me horribly lethargic.

As a rule, when vacatin time comes I am initially hyped by the promise of free time to work on my pet projects – such as this webcomic and a few game programming related affairs, not to mention some books and other stuff –, but after a while the promise of free time turns against myself and I find myself doing exactly the opposite: nothing. Or, rather, lots of things, most of them not productive at all.

Still, the fact I am rising from my lethargic condition to write this extra feature is proof that I am back to work. I'm working on a new buffer, on some art requests and other things as well(including two features of this same site). So, dear fans – if you actually exist and are not a figment of my hyperactive imagination –, stick around, for there might be more soon. Quite soon.

But, for now, let me get back into my burrow. Have a nice day!

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And... again, Mr. Vorhias is in the house, since, frankly, I've ran out of guest strips. So, unless anyone else send me something or I get my laptop back, we'll be on some hiatus for the next few weeks.

Anyway, it's Theo! Also, it refers to that other guest strip, you might remember. Anyway, it always get my laughs.

Have a nice day and wish me luck, buddies. I think I'll need some...

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So, next on the list... the fabulous, the awesome, the fantastic... Westbrook!

So, James Westbrook, author of Mortality Girls, which was reviewed on this very site in Webcomics Underrated. For those not into the whole stuff, "Markita" is one of the spin-off characters of his latest storyline, and this is some sort of "Baby Spinoff" version, except, this being Westbrook's stuff, she's quite the little devil in child's body...

...Yeah, I won't lie, I was expecting something related to WU, but it's good enough. I'm not picky, and I like the guy, so it's here. Enjoy, and till next week!

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So, this is our next guest, Mr. CTHULHU from Sound On.

I... read the comics, but I'm not very sure I could make out what's going on. Probably because the first comics seem to be hidden somewhere. Worth a try, though.

Also, a guest strip without Zip. That's very cool.

Till next time, when we might or not have a repeating guest here. Let's see...

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Our next guest here is – I am not making this up – Crappy Comic Artist. Which, as his username tells, makes crappy comics. They're actually pretty good, though his art is, indeed, crappy. It happens.

Nonetheless, he made this strip and I quite like it, so I'm thankful. Take a look at his gallery and have fun with his strips, if you may.

All in all, have a nice week, and I'll see you next Friday.

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First one, from Mr. Vorhias, buddy from deviantART. Take a check there, he's got plenty of cool and funny stuff on the stash.

And he also suggested this idea for me once, and instead of waiting for me to do it, he just got the job done. Awesome, eh?

That's it, and next week here comes another strip, from another artist. Cheers and all that!

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Just in case you're wondering, the "expect occurrence" are actually two:

1. Vacation. I knew I'd be travelling away by the 18th, and probably only come back months after, when classes are on again. So, my bad entirely.

2. My laptop's monitor is failing yet again, and since I'm still on warranty, I can send it to tech support for free, and that's what I'll do. But since this is tech support, it might be there for a few months, so it'll be hard to be drawing during my vacation, as I was planning before...

So, that's it. The site will update weekly, due to the lack of strips done to me. It happens.

All in all, nice holidays for you, and I hope you'll still be around when I'm back again.

Cheers, Mole out!

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Quite frankly, I don't endorse the use of the copy-paste. Actually "technique" is being used with a fairly wide meaning here. There are few things you can actually do with copy-paste without looking like a hack and, believe me, basing your comic entirely in it, is not it.

Doing humore over it, though, I guess that's pretty clean.

And get your torches ready, tomorrow we'll have a nice effigy to burn! =D

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And so it all ends well, everyone had fun and Theo continues to amaze us with his ever growing nerditiy. Yay.

...What? No, of course I couldn't write the whole adventure, we're on a deadline here! In fact, I must beg once again: guest strips! I need them desperately! Sure, I've tried, but it seems you don't get guest strips from many people if you aren't a hot shot million-visits-per-day webcomic these days...

Well, no more mourning over it. If I get enough strips, well. If not, please do not forget this site will be active again by February. Maybe March. We'll see.

All in all, have a nice day, and we'll be back by Monday, you know...

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In case you're wondering, I miss playing RPG, it's been months now since I last met some friends to roll dice and make stupid (but hilarious) decisions in crucial moments of the plot. Not to mention the critical failures! Ah, good times...

Anyway, we won't see much of this game, because soon will come the time when I'll be unable to continue the strips. Also, because this is not a gaming strip, so I wonder why I even started this little arc. I guess I just like exploring all sorts of things.

But enough. This comic is almost late and it must be submitted. Have a nice day, fellows!

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Surely, I hope you know who we're talking about right? I mean... look at that face, doesn't it remind you of someone? Anyone?

Ah, well, you'll have to wait till I bring this up in the future then.

Also, I won't lie: I'm posting this merely 20 minutes before it goes online. This was a rough week, people!

Thanks for coming by. And pass along the word: Webcomics United needs guest strips!

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Westbrook mentioned this house doesn't even seem to have a basement, which is good, because it doesn't, and I'm trying to avoid as many consistency problems as possible.

In unrelated news, I'm out of commentary. I just need to post this before I go out for the weekend without internet and unable to post this by Monday.

Oh, yes: guest strips, anyone?

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Is this the start of a mini-arc? Why, yes, why not?

This was a comic that took some time doing, but I think it was worth it. The 8-bit battlefield is acceptable(though maybe not the message box), and I'm quite proud of that telephone.

And, yes, I'm still on the looking for guest strips. Anyone would like to appear here? Knows someone who would? If you'd kindly help, I'd be thankful.

And that's it. Have a nice day.

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There are good comics and bad comics. There are also those that are so good they are awesome, and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, those who are so bad they're horrible. And then there are those who defy any definition of goodness.

Shredded Moose manages to be a webcomic for which I seen no favorable review. It's hosted on a well designed site, with passable art, but its writing is hideous. It's not only bad, but so cringeworthy it makes you wonder if it's not a deliberated attempt at trolling the whole world at once. And, just in case you're wondering, no, it doesn't excuse itself from being what it is.

But, fortunately, the comic has achieve self-awareness and shut itself down for the time being. That, or the artist got fed up with the writer and walked away. Either way, it's in hiatus and now you'll be unable to "appreciate" this unbelievable pile of offensiveness, but that doesn't meanyou'll just have to trust my words alone on that.

And so I thought I could exploit such badness in my comic. Hey, this is a webcomic about webcomics, including those who appear to have just crawled from the deepest abyss of Hell!

And now, go in peace.

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And Fanservice Day comes up, that date I made up just so I could make a joke about how totally unsexy all my characters are. Brilliant, eh?

Just out of curiosity, which one of them amuses you more? I'm pretty divided between Zip's total lack of sexiness(and nipples) and Ella's "pixels as big as cats" sort of pin up pose, complete with red pantyhose. Theo is something else, too; since eveything with fur on might be sexy to the right person, I had to work a bit to make him even less appealing.

On the other hand, you might delight yoursleves with that cut shot of an actual sexy woman on the third panel. Again, no men, because I did not want to make this comic even less appealing. I'm owing you one more, my probably-non-existing female fans!

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This would come up, someday. I, of course, am compelled to treat the subject as humorously as posible. All in all, breaking the fourth wall is a risky move, and I'm not interested in taking it.. yet.

But, to other more pressing matters: GUEST STRIPS. You comic artist or friend of a comic artist, it's your chance to have your work published somewhere else and get another link to your stuff. Take part on this wholesome event of artistic interchange and help me save one or two months of inactivity! =D

Seriously, though, I'm needing guest strips to fill December and January, and I'm not picky. At all. If you wish to have your stuff here, let's talk and make it a deal.

And that's pretty much that for now. Friday, you know, is Fanservice Day! ;D

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I'm dead serious: next Friday is Fanservice Day here at WU. I won't blabber anymore, though, 'cause I'd like to see what your minds will come up with in the mean time. You, whoever is reading this. I know there's at least some 5 people...

Anywho, you just brace yourselves with Miss Ribbon's lovely lady lumps. And for all you female readers(anyone?), the reason there's no hunk in this announcement is simple: I can't draw handsome men to save my life. I could try, but that'd be left for another time, when I'm not trying to convey any sort of actual sex appeal.

Okay, I'll stop.

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Look it's him again, Black Hat Man! Then again, it's not, which means, yes, it's not him, again.

Seriously, I miss Black Hat Man in xkcd. In fact, I miss characters in xkcd. I have this opinion that Mr. Munroe should try to develop some characters intead of just throwing random stick figures whose personalities are not well defined in each installment of the webcomic.

But enough, I think this was a joke waiting to be made, and I couldn't wait for a lot of time after Halloween so it'd look less like me milking a lame joke again and again. Seriously, this will be the last of xkcd in the strip for a while.

Also, the buffer is coming along pretty well. In the very least, I'll have two weeks of comics ahead, if I can come up with strips every Monday during classes. Yes, that's what I've been doing. Anywhat, putting them together is surely taking some time, and my usual refusing to take the easy way doesn't help either.

But I'll survive some way or another. Have a nice day out there.

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For some reason I like this strip. It's probably that last panel, with the differently shaped screaming bubble and juxtaposing dialogue. Also, Zip's not permanently smiling. That sure looks good.

Starting now, I'm planning on having a solid buffer of 3 strips or more. It'll probably shrink again when the next arc starts, but I'll make my best. You'll know if I succeed!

And thanks for coming. Have a nice day!

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Back to the plot(or lack of), Zip did manage to make some pretty bucks. I really liked drawing that illustration on the box of that impressive "Marvell" HDTV set. I'm also very glad it was diminutive enough not to be so obvious I'm not very good at realistic coloring.

There isn't any much to say, so I'd like to thank all you people who's been commenting, it does feel awesome to know there's people coming here. Keep showing up, please! =D

Also, it's "Day of the Dead" down here. No, I'm not in Mexico, I'm far to the south, and around here things are pretty much sober. All in all, it's a day off. I'm really in need of some of those, oof... XP

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This is Halloween... one day too early!

Yes, I admit, there's no joke here, only references. I tried to come up with something, but nothing came... oh, well...

Anyway, down below is the "cheat sheet". I'm trying to make this text as long as possible so you won't be able to see it without scrolling, just in case you're trying to figure out who's who.

Anyway... here they are:

• Theo as Tycho, from Penny Arcade;
• Zip as Riff, from Sluggy Freelance;
• Jello as Kirby, from Nintendo Super Squad;
• John as Black Hat Man, from xkcd;
• Ella as White Mage, from 8-bit Theater;
• Miss Ribbon as Otra, from Girly;
• Smiley Sticks as... any Cyanide and Happiness Character, I suppose;

Have a Happy Halloween! =D

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So, I decided to use this area to talk about my experiences in this strip. Since this is, mainly, a meta-work, it puts me across many genres and styles, and this might prove interesting material. For our first take on this viewpoint, let's see what Furdissey has added to me as personal experience.

Before anything said or done, I have nothing against furries. I actually fail to understand the memetic hate spread around the Internet towards people who admit to enjoy anthropomorphic animals in a way or another. Any further comment here is about the artistic experience of working with anthropormhic characters, and just that. Of course, after such disclaimer, you must be guessing my experience didn't smell exactly like roses...

Not that it was outright bad, I enjoy anthropomorphic critters. I have three mole personas and also once made a short-lived furry strip, which forunately never left the pencil sketches of my notebook – more due to the shoddy writing than actual art. But if you ever saw my mole alter-egos and any other stuff you'll see my level of anthro is more on the beast side of the scale.

Furdissey, on the other hand, was far more to the human side, a parody of sortso of oh-so-many other furry comics around the big 'Net. It gave me the opportunity to try something different for a while, but it still felt a bit disappointing. I'm not sure what it is, but I think it has to do with the over-humanization of the characters. In short, if the animal traits are being toned so much down, why not making them human anyway? I know it's a personaly quarry of mine, but I still prefer animal characters with most animality as possible, be it in shape or behavior. Watership Down still is one of my favourite books ever, after all.

And it's not just a "one-time affair" either. Back in time, when I first listened to "Rocky Racoon" I imagined the whole story in anthros, with a whole cast of critters. Of them, only Rocky himself made into the Internet. I think this sort of style is something akin to "catgirls", and that annoys me for a bit...

But then that's just me. I'm sure people who chose that level of anthro have their reasons. Me, I had a special pleasure in drawing Theo and Red Warrior. Red, because she was already designed and had that fierce look to it(and more animalish legs). And Theo, because, being a sloth, making him seem human was just that easy without having him lose his animal traits much, which is also why he's got assimilated by the main cast. But for the rest, I'll probably avoid that sort of style in the future.

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So, yes, our special Halloween Comic is coming up. Time to speculate on the characters' costumes, people! ...there is, if there is any people out there.

And thanks for you... two, who left comments. I like comments, it makes me feel as if what I'm doing is actually been seen, and that feels good. Very good.

So, I'll se you again by Friday. Have a nice week.

UPDATE: And just in case you really want to know... this is what a Slash-Fic is. Worry not, it's just a definition page, not the actual thing. It's perfectly safe for work.

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So, all's well that end's well, I suppose. I had a bit of guilt about letting Zip get away after such glaring display of lack of common sense, but at least he didn't had it easy. Anyway, I'm happy I won't be drawing bigger pages in a while. That sure helps keeping my life on toll...

And, talking about my life, today I'll be making a partial project presentation at college. If there's anyone out there, I hope you're wishing me good luck! =D

And stay tuned, cause we will, indeed, have a Halloween strip. You just wait there... ;)

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This is the last we'll see of Furdissey. At least, if I don't get the crazy idea of revisit the comic in a while. Which I think I won't, but nobody knows. Either way, I hope you've been missing the good ol' format, because it's coming back! =D

...Anyway, I hope it'll help me to grab more time before yet another webcomic-in-a-webcomic. In fact, I think I'll let you vote on this: next arc I'll put Zip either into a gaming comic or a TG comic. Which one? You have the opportunity to convince me! Leave your kind words down there and I'll consider.

And have a nice day. Or night.

UPDATE: Well, damn, it took me long enough... I mean to mention this earlier, but I kept postponing to the next strip, but this is the last, so...

The Red Warrior is a creation of "A. C." There, credit where credit is due.

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And so, it is "Improv Time"!... with probably dire consequences that will be unveiled on the next installment only. For now, appreciate my horrid grasp of action sequences. Damn...

Either way, you came all the way here, take some time to leave a word down there! Also, you notice which time of the year this is? Yes, the All Hallows Eve is close. If you're alsking yourself if we'll have a commemoratie strip, the answer is "hell, yes!"

Till there, and have a damn nice day.

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Comment boxes. Saw'em? Huh?

See, I want to hear what you, dear reader and/or stumbler, has to say about this comic. While most of my work is posted beforehand on dA, I'm guessing part of my (future) fanbase has not an account there and doesn't plan to, so I need some other means for feedback. Namely comment boxes.

Now, hear attentively: if there's one thing I learned from comment boxes, is that they attract spammers. That's why I took care on moderating this dear thing. So if you're hurrying to the nearest comment box to say your mind, great chances are you'll be barred by my mindless, cold and automated moderation system. Because there's few things I hate more than spammers. Damn spammers...

But fear not, if I ever spot the true comment of a true fan, or even just any person, I'll let it go and it'll not repeat again. Unless you abuse the system trying to put scripts or too many links in your comment. Nonetheless, I'll try to make real comments pass through quickly, so there's no need to be aggressive towards my poor program.

That being said, I hope this doesn't turn out bad, or I may be forced to take it down. But that's just in the worst case. Keep it cool, and it'll be kept up.

Have a nice day, and please do not forget to comment!

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I admit, this was very rushed. It helped a lot that I had the outline for Zip's train of thought already in my head, and this one was not very artistically demanding. That second panel, on the other hand... yes, it was lazy. I just got pissed off at that bull person, so I gave up and moved on.

On a high note, though, this means I managed to not let my schedule slip. Now, if you don't mind, there's a lot of stuff to be done. Including Friday's strip. Have a nice week!

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So... this was made in a hurry, not much for a lack of time, but for an excess of stuff to be done. Also, the day before yesterday I had no power at all.

That crowd on the first panel was such a pain I don't ever want to do another crowd scene in a while. The fourth panel is my favourite, though.

And that's it. Monday's strip will probably either come very late during the day or only Tuesday. Monday is a holiday, so there are great chances I'll have no internet connection, and my comic buffer has ran dry, so I haven't got the next one ready yet.

Have a nice weekend!

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I think the punchline cut off the dialogue here, but I didn't have much to say else, and I wouldn't be able to go on with the plot if I didn't have that last panel.

Also, the fact that my buffer is dry and I refuse to let my schedule slip before the 50th strip or holidays, whichever comes first, will probably ensue in crappy strips.

At the very least, I'm admitting. I'd feel worse if I didn't push myself to keep on trying, sorry there. Let's hope for the best!

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I don't know how many guessed "raccoon", but most people would assume I'd chose something else. Like a mole, but that'd be too obvious for me. ;)

Anyway, next strip we'll have more characters coming. That is, if I manage to finish it by Monday. Wish me luck!

(Man, I really should have built a bigger buffer, damn it...)

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Hello, and welcome to our second issue of "Webcomics Underrated"! Why does that means we actually have a series? Well, I do guess so! Doesn't that make me of myself, eh? :DAnyway, my first plea for suggestions was a success and thus I've managed to find a new comic to read and review. For my luck, it's short and quick to read,since it is just on its 3rd issue. A story of heroes, villains and, of course, civilians. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Chillin Civilians

Story

Anyway, the cast is joined by Ila and her older sister Isis, in whose house Didj come to live(renting a room) and also Snipe, who's a Robot Ninja. No, this is not a spoiler. It'd be a spoiler if I told you that – HAH! Gotcha! XD

So, I must say, there isn't much "plot" in CC for now. We have several plot hooks, but nothing much, which either means there isn't much or there's a lot to expect for in the future, since we have a practically blank slate for a storyline or more. The characters have little potential for what I could see of them, but then i could be incredibly wrong. See, that's the problem with reviewing new stuff, there's so little you have to analyze.

But, from what I can see, CC has a lot to offer. If it'll exceed or rather fail to match this potential, it's a matter for the future.

Art

Of the art, though, there's a lot to be said. First things first, it's quite incredible that the style evolution is so much visible through the comic's timeline.

The art starts as fairly good pencil, then gets firmer and firmer, though it suffers a bit in the mean time. As I noted the author already, during the second issue of the comic the background lines are thicker than the characters', which makes them strangely fade into the BG. Also, since the BG is traced(the author told me), the lines are not only thicker, but harder, which makes it a bit uncomfortable. But it's getting better, thankfully.

But to good things: the character drawing is awesome. The style looks vaguely familiar, though I'm not sure exactly from where... still, there's at least one comproved instance of awesome design at hand, and, given unto Caesar, that's pretty much where the art stands on: the characters. They are expressive, lean and distinctive. A pity in earlier instances you can hardly differentiate the sketch lines from the actual ones, but, again, it's much much better now, and I hope it improves much in the future.

On a little note, the comic had a free format in the earliest pages, but now is strictly published in a definite 2-page format. Beats me, it looks good nonetheless.

Ups...

CC has potential. It's new and has a premise that works. It's like a cross between Cloverfield and Watchmen, only with real superpowers, less bitter and deep Moorean writing and no shaky camera(thankfully). Anyway, it's something that works, and Didj is taking it to a good way. Of course, with him going out from action for a while due to military duty will stall the things "a little bit", but I'm willing to see what's coming next.

Also, the art works for the genre, there's something on the not quite occidental and not quite oriental either style that just fits onto the premise like a glove, action-packed scenes included.

...and Downs

Oddly, all my nitpicks are on the art department. As I noted up there, the story is quite juvenile for any plot complaints to be done, so I'll leave it at that. But the art got some shifts here and there, and there's a bit to nitpick on.

For instance, the issue of coloring, or the lack of it. The issue is: the backgrounds are shaded, but characters are completely black-and-white. Both things are not a problem on themselves, but the dissonance is a bit unsettling and annoying.

Also, again on the background tracing: first, it looks artificial. Second, the lines are thicker and not smooth. Tracing background can be a handy tool if you – like me – can do proper backgrounds without a lot of time working on it, but I suggest using a vector software(Corel, Flash, Inkscape, et cetera) for that, so your lines won't look so blatant.

And, finally, speech bubbles. I have no qualms against overlapping bubbles or bubbles that get over the characters or scene(heck, I do it often), but when your bubbles are trespassing the panel lines, that's a bad sign for sure. Especially so because there's usually a stylistic reason to do so: to indicate the speech is beyond the time/space of the scene on that panel. When you just do it randomly, it loses the lovely impression it gives when done rightfully.

Reviewer's Picks

The Robot-Ninja's Hand - This is a prime example of good character design. I'm still amazed.

Engorge - Another awesome character, and also the last page done to this date.

Enter the Bishounen - I like the background effect, even though this early page suffers from the indistinctive sketch lines I mentioned earlier. I still had my chuckles with that. :D

Random Further Comments

I have this bad feeling maybe I nitpicked much in this review. It's my second review and I'm already getting the "mean reviewer flu"...

Now, most of the comments made refer to older comics. This is a relatively new comic, and it has space for growth, and I'm quite happy that the author seems to be working towards that. That's very good, indeed, when an author is seeking for improvement instead of settling with whatever crap he has at hand...

So, CC is fairly good, really. I'm pretty sure that you will like it, or at least not hate it. It's likeably like that, I guess. I'm also happy to know there's a lot of comics around dA, I was a bit afraid I'd run out of them in a few runs. =P

And I don't have much more to say. Once again, I recognize my work as a critic may not be a really "pro" one, but I'm trying. Now I guess I need to improve on the thumbnail pics...

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I swear I tried to come up with a cool machine, but a glass tube was the best I could do. I admit, my buffer is dangerously low, so I'm in some sort of "creative budget" here. Besides, I'm not really the person to come up with a decent machine, so... it's for the greater good.

So, which animal will Zip be turned into? Made your bets already? Next strip we'll all know...

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And so, Zip's off to work. His first job is in this – as appropriately addressed before – furry comic. It also features a different layout, and is produced colorless for my convenience.

Some people say they prefer this panel layout(without the 6 identical panels fixed format), but unfortunately it's not appropriate for the main strip. Mostly because it's not meant to be a bigger epic, just a series of gag strips with a wee bit of continuity, so the strip format is much better.

Besides, planning these variable panels sure kill me.

So, stay around to witness a miracle... the miracle of Furrification!

Also, make your bets on what kind of animal Zip will be. ;D

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This is the second instance of my series of little exposition comics on how the world of Webcomic Character Syndication works. This time, a few pointer on how Fillers are classified, how comic staff people may know if they're suitable or not for working with them, and why Jello mentioned, on our last chapter, that humans usually don't work in furry comics.

And, this time, a special thanks for my personal critic... I don't really know her name, but she goes as Gryphon's Shadow. Thank you, Gryphon's, for fixing the awkward texting on the second panel. =D

...And yes, next strip thing start getting relaly different. Furdissey, here we come!

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Hello, and welcome to Moley Rants. My name's Bruno Guedes, sometimes called "Professional Mole", sometimes "Pro-Mole" for shorts, or "Professionally Apt Parascalops brewerii" for long... yes, I'm sorry, I won't do that again. Nonetheless, that little guy up there's my avatar, who will, hopefully, humor and guide you through my rants with some lovely antics and funny cartoons... So, what's this all about?

I have a blog out there, but it's turned to other public completely. On top of all, it's on another completely different language. Still, this one has yet another different crowd altogether. This is for people who visit this comic here. Thus, it's to deal with this site's future and webcomic stuff that are not full-fledged reviews. Also, they're not here to comment on my own strips, for that's why there are those little texts below each comic.

And so, this being the first edition of Moley Rants, here's something for you to chew on: I don't know what I'm doing.

By that, I mean I have almost no theoretical knowledge on writing. My art skills are mostly based on observation and experimenting. And my comedy is intuitive and may be based on flawed examples. I'm not a critic, I'm not a professional. I do this for fun and attention, and maybe for the prospect of earning some money with advertising... but mostly fun and attention.

My motto on this strip, though, is "always improve", or at least try to.IMHO, I managed that at least for now, as the first strips will show you. My dialogue palcement was worse, my choice of making "ephemeral panel lines" was horrible, and I'm finally getting the hang of speech and bubbles and camera angles. Maybe even sceneries. Who knows?

So help me out here: keep reading, do not flee, have hope on me. Call on me when I screw up, I'll promise to hear you attentively and try to improve, if you're not just outright bashing and messing with me, that is... But while I'm the artist/writer here, my public is sure important for the development of this comic.

Thanks for sticking by, and hope to see to next time. Have a nice day and some bunch of good luck.

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This strip is a landmark. Here is where Zip's work actually starts being done. I.e., next strip will be in a different style and different place. In other words, for a few weeks we'll stop publishing Webcomics United and jump to Furdissey. Which, by the way, is a fictional webcomic. I'm not crossovering yet, sadly.

This will be a challenge, especially since my buffer is running over. Also, college is pressing. But I'll keep on trying.

Also, you may have not noticed, but there's some extras posted now. It's my first webcomic review. Read it, and I hope you enjoy it.

Peace and luck, and till the next comic!

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You must know Sluggy. If you don't, go there, and I dare you to read it's whole archives. ;D

Meanwhile, Zip once again shows us there's aways a silver lining behind every cloud. And, by now, it's just obvious Jello is the straight man in this "two wacky guys" relationship. Boy, can it really get more wacky than that?

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First of all, I hope you like the new panel borders, now with some actual space between panels. I think it looks much better, and only a few more pixels wide. No problem on my book.

Now, this one was just a bit of exposition on my part. It's always safe to expose how you ideas are going in your head, in case your readers still didn't get them, or they just aren't clear enough. See, that's how filling works, for starters. So I hope things are a bit more clear now...

BTW, coloring stuff makes the process of strip-making a bit harder. It's still worth it, though.

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Hello, and welcome to our very first episode of "Webcomics: Underrated". Here I'll comment on DeviantART-hosted webcomics, most of which do not receive all the attention they deserve. Some of them do, though, but they are still good – or bad – enough to deserve a mention anyway. Nonetheless, let's get it started!

So, for my first try on the wondrous world of web reviews, I've been reading an amusing series filled of the joy of friendship, teamwork, witty remarks and blood. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mortality Girls

Story

Mortality Girls starts with a pretty straight-forward storyline entitled "Meaghan Kills", in which, as you might have guessed, Meaghan kills people. It all happens in a movie theater, until the sheer number of corpses cause the wave of crime to be easily spotted, but it all solves itself at the end and no one gets hurt... except the ones that were stabbed and hammered to death, of course.

A few stories later, Meaghan and her two friendly partners in crime Tanya and Anisa, together with fellow ushers of the new movie theater they are employed after the old one was closed and nicknamed "The Multiplex of Death", see themselves once again involved in more murders and deaths and even a superplot of mystical powers that need them to do their job, whichever it is. As the story goes, more characters enter the story and some join the strange "sisterhood of killers". Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, September, a girl a bit too clever for her age, copes with some problems of the good old times, including a demonic child and Halloween mischief. All in good humour, of course. :)

I like the premise, it's simple and even outstanding. Having killers as protagonists might not be original – yes, I am looking at all of you, comic book anti-heroes! –, but when they're just normal people pushed beyond the edge or obeying voiced from beyond, things get a bit more interesting. In fact, considering that last part, I'm expecting some twist, like them all being hallucinating in psychosis... yeah, I guess that'd be very cool! :D

So, the story starts pretty light-hearted – or, I'd rather say, as light-hearted as a story about a serial killer can be –, and a few chapters later gives a turn to seriousness and plans of cosmical creatures from beyond. Yes, this is a warning, if you cannot take the Path of Cerebus, maybe you won't like this. The story still has to cross the line of seriousness, and the occasional random fits of humor, regular or dark, are still keeping it from jumping that damned shark.

Art

Westbrook's art is efficient, i.e., simple yet effective. It's incredible how simply traced faces can convey expressions in such a sure way that the characters in Mortality Girls do. That, and Westbrook's capacity of drawing backgrounds and establishing shots are some of the comics most impressive treats.

But maybe his biggest fault is character depiction. Many characters – especially the main roster – look too much alike each other without cosmetic aids – hair style, clothes, make-up, distinctive accessories –, which is, of course, a consequence of such simplistic style of drawing. I understand it's just hard to put more details in such a limited style, and changing the style would just change the whole feeling of the comic.

And, just to end this on a fairly neutral tone, his digital enhancing skills are getting better. They really are, but that's something best seen than explained. Nice work there, Westbrook.

Ups...

The comic is fair original, from what I can gather. A growing squad of girls destined to kill for the greater good, combined with all sorts of mystical beings that help them and... okay, this does sound like the premise for one too many webcomics, but here's what: the story is not boring, and, throwing aside the... I won't mention, since it'd be heavy spoiling, but let's just say that, weirdness apart, the story actually sounds real. Or, to use the technical term, it has enough verisimilitude.

But, specially, Westbrook's humor is... something better seen. It's sometimes plain funny, sometimes sexy, many times carrying amusing and slightly obscure references, and, as you'd expect from the premise, dark humor in many nuances.

...and Downs

First, the mythological mash-up. This sort of thing always end up looking a bit forced into the storyline, and while it's still managing to maintain itself consistent and not intruding, it's already borderlining the Deus Ex Machina. It's not that bad, but it can become, and there are few things sadder than a webcomic degenerated into a metaphorical myth salad with the main characters simply walking around, merely guided by the plot. Render unto Caesar, the last storyline is something completely different and devoid of such mannerisms altogether, what fills me with some hope. It seems closer to the "old stories", and that is good.

And exposition. Pages full of nothing but dialogue with no reason other than to expose. Looking back, it wasn't much frequent, but, just to point, "Disobedience" features a whole epilogue of exposition on the events of the story. Sure, it's from the point of view of another character, but pure exposition still. When possible, exposition should always be incorporated into storytelling, rather than detached from it, and Westbrook had succeeded before. Good sign, it means it's just a minor nuisance after all...

Reviewer's Picks

- Aubrey - she's imaginary, evil and, as odd as it sounds, cute. Among many supporting characters, the imaginary girlfriend of a character I don't even remember if he had a name or not got stuck in my mind, so much she is featured on the title image for this review. Go figure.

- The Bitch-Mary argument - I don't know, it's so random, so out of nowhere, so completely off-topic it just stands up. Also, I learned something... completely useless, but still interesting.

- Token Guy - Quite a funny piece of lampshade hanging... and also RAEP! :lol:

Further Random Comments

This is the first installment on this (hopefully) series of reviews. All being said, I'm not a professional reviewer and I'm not all that versed in storytelling and art theory. Maybe one of my biggest flaws as a reviewer(and judge) is that I recognize the subjectivity inherent to the human discourse. What that means? Well, let's give a pause here before starting on this.

Simply putting, reviews are not the gospel. Mine, then, shouldn't even be considered "official". I might say I'm just a honest reader doing a good service for all those people who come around to a name such as "Mortality Girls" and start wondering "eh, should I read this? What's it about? What's good in it?" My answer is laid, judge for yourself. If you like it, you're welcome. If not... patience.

But I'm also aware of my job as a critic, that is not just to bash or praise, but to try and help improve. As an avid webcomic(and standard comics, too) reader – and now a writer, too –, I'll try my best. But since my words are not laid in stone, to follow my humble advice is your choice only. That is, if I made myself clear enough when needed.

All in all, I might have nitpicked on stuff that doesn't matter, or not nitpicked on stuff that deserve. Practice makes perfection, and everyone starts from somewhere, so please bear with me...

And, here: take this grain of salt. This review will go much better with it.

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So, since we could not have a protagonist leaving with his parents, we instead move him to a friend's house, where they can take part in many shenanigans together!

...disregard, of course, that he knows this friend for less than one day... But, hey, he wouldn't be Zip Stiff if he wasn't optimistic enough to move in with someone he knows for less than 24 hours, eh?

Also, finally John and Ella have degenarated into a stereotypical TV sitcom couple. Eh, that happens...

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I guess that's when Ella M. Stiff stops being just "The Main Character's Mom" and starts being her own character. Which is good, somehow I like this little srpite. She has some "snap" to her, but I can't tell exactly what...

And I'm very sorry if this economically based speech sounds strange for anyone with a decent knowledge of economy. I'm not an actual economist, I just try to pretend I am to put some background on my strips.

...Then again, I think that hardly matters when we're talking about fictional economy of a fictional universe.

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Don't worry, one day you'll know Uncle Steve's story. By now, let's just focus on the fact that matters: it's long, boring and John Stiff likes to repeat it. A lot.

I don't have anything else important to say about this strip, so I'll say something unrelated: one month of strips, yay! Also, did you notice we now have panel borders? I really like it better that way, and it'll also change a bit more in a few strips. I won't spoil the surprise, though...

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See? I told you Jello would be back.

Anyway, now I'm dwelling into webcomic character genetics. You see, Sprite + Stickman = Hand-drawn Chibi. Seems simple, eh? Now try crossing a Furry and a Stickman. Man, things sure get messy... And we're still in the half-half territory, when we start dealing with quarters, then it gets messy...

Also, you might want apoligies for either a lame punchline or dialogue after the punchline. Either way, I just couldn't leave Jello silent there. My bad.

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Not much to say about the strip's plot itself. I think I managed to make it as short as it need to be(in a 6-panel strip, of course) and still introduce yet a new character(and one I really like, for reasons not completely known to me) on the same strip. And that last sentence... well, you know where this goes, eh?

A few more comments, here: first, if you think the erratic panel lining is irritating, rejoice, for nexts strip will come with a new style of solid panel lines, and I guess that's much better. So much better that I'm upgrading it a few strips later, to have actual panel borders. Hooray for that.

And I'll let more discussion for the next strip. Something to do with the schedule and stuff.

BTW, I was really going to put "Do the Proud Dance" in Zip's bubble in the penultimate panel, but I felt that woul be much better as an "alt-text joke". I guess you only noticed there's an extra text when you hover your mouse pointer over the strip now I told you, eh? XD

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These are the sort of stuff Fillers have to deal with: changes on layout, adaptation to different styles, some changes don't go away as quick as they should... but there's also the upsides, of course, as "That's What She Said Guy" shortly shows us: a good Filler might become part of a webcomic's cast, and it's always good to have a stable income, rather than the very unpredictable and unstable one the Filler career provides...

And I guess you weren't even listening were you? No, it's okay. I know, the comic is much better than my inane speeches... *sigh*

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So we start having an actual cast now. This little guy is named Jello and is a Metamorph, meaning he can assume many forms, as show in the fifth panel there.

Other than that, I just love Stiff's laid-back attitude. I think if I can keep him from becoming a total moron instead of a lovable fool, I'll be breaking a record in the Webcomicsphere. Wish me luck.

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See, this is the gimmick of the webcomic, as a whole: Stiff gets work on various webstrips, of different styles and genres, and I'll build humour and plot from that. I guess it's simple, yet effective, enough.

And yes, I'm still hoping people will actually read this at the time it's published. But I guess I'm just too optimistic, too...-_-

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So, yeah, that's what Webcomics United do: they put webcomic characters where they fit better. And if you know what kind of comic this is, you know exactly what's coming. Otherwise... well, you'll have to wait for the nextr strip in Friday! Hah!

...that, or look for the next strip on deviantART. Yes, it's there, I made a lot of strips on advance. Look at your own risk...

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This being the first strip, I guess it's a good time to welcome you, my reader, and thank you for starting your trip along my short(or not so, depending on the time you find out about me) archive of strips. I hope you are amused

Also, feel free to browse around the site, the FAQ and Cast pages are good places to start knowing this strip better. If you wish to comment about the strip, the Contact page will provide you with information you'll need to do so. Or you can visit it in deviantArt, which have a comment engine, which this site (currently) doesn't.

All in all, have a nice day and enjoy this strip. I hope it manages to give you some good lot of fun!

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