Bad Webcomics

[HT_Black]

Everything here, with special mention to Monster Lover and Kit n Kay Boodle (for reasons that should hopefully be obvious).

The fuck? Jack is on there.

I probably should've mentioned something about the prevailing anti-furry bias (And applaudable lack of intelligence) that defines most of the editors...Yeah, that would've been a good idea.

 

[The Breadcrab]

(Flame shield up)

Actually, forget it. Flame shield down. I'm not afraid to display my hatred towards webcomics.

Pretty much all of them.

Seriously, I even hate Penny Arcade and Critical Miss. Stolen Pixels is occasionally funny, but it's still not that good. I have several problems with webcomics:

- Obscure jokes or references that even an avid gamer like me can't understand or doesn't know about (really? A character's face in Homefront? That's your joke?)
- Overuse of profanity and immature material to squeeze laughs
- Unlikeable, cocky main characters who think the world revolves around them and can go choke on roped turd
- Sweeping generalizations
- The trend of turning opinion into fact
- Over-explained jokes
- Under-explained jokes
- Jokes that are not very funny to begin with (most of them)
- God-awful "hipster-gamer" dialogue that is confusing and stupid
- Abstract or implied punchlines that make no sense
- Crappy, annoying, or obnoxious art styles

From the moment I saw my first Penny Arcade panel to right now when I just viewed an soul-crushingly unfunny Critical Miss, I've hated webcomics. And nothing can change that.

 

[sluggyfreelancer]

There are quite a few.
I don't want to keep you here all day though, so I'll just give you the really popular ones that are terrible, and deserve to be taken down a few pegs.
XKCD, Questionable Content, Sluggy Freelance.

Curious to know, what do you find terrible about Sluggy?

 

[HT_Black]

(Flame shield up)

Actually, forget it. Flame shield down. I'm not afraid to display my hatred towards webcomics.

Pretty much all of them.

Seriously, I even hate Penny Arcade and Critical Miss. Stolen pixels is occasionally funny, but it's still not that good. I have several problems with webcomics:

*snip*

From the moment I saw my first Penny Arcade panel to right now when I just viewed an soul-crushingly unfunny critical Miss, I've hated webcomics. And nothing can change that.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

(Hopefully, at any rate.)

 

[sageoftruth]

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/sweetbroandhellajeff/

I win.

Good god! That is horrible! Am I missing out on some kind of joke here?

 

[Worgen]

you know that one webcomic you really like? well its horrible and because you like it, your horrible also and you might want to never use the internet again

 

[Arkvoodle]

Shortpacked!.

Somehow went from toy store humor to rampant sexuality along with political & religious scapegoats.

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

XKCD. I don't like the art or the jokes. It's just... Eeeehhhcccckkk

CAD is also up there. I check in on it now and again to see if it has improved. It hasn't

Jay Naylor comics are the second most retarded attempt at political satire I've ever seen. It's a shame, because he seems to have some artistic talent.

Wait, are we thinking of the same Jay Naylor? Because if we are, I've yet another reason to dispise the man.

EDIT:

Shortpacked!.

Somehow went from toy store humor to rampant sexuality along with political & religious scapegoats.

No kidding. Did they really need to add all those characters traits and make them the main focus? I prefered it when he was making characters strawmen for those who he disagreed with on the topic of toys.

 

[Strain42]

Persona 3 FTW and Persona 4TW. The art style is total crap, the parody aspect of it is laughable, the jokes are often either stale or repeated call-back jokes that aren't even funny. Overall they are horrible horrible webcomics and I have no idea how it gets thousands of views every single day.

And don't even get me started on the writer. "J.C. Scott aka Strain42". He has to add that so that he can pretend people give a crap about him as a serious cartoonist instead of just another stupid internet username with a Hitchhikers reference in it

A dumbass comic written by a total dumbass. Stay far far away from it if you know what's good for you.

...That was fun

 

[puffy786]

Okay guess, all webcomics can be seen as bad by the general population. Its just that each webcomic is like by atleast a few people. I like XKCD and its more complicated jokes. I use to like Ctrl-alt-del before there were mountains of text. For the most part, I dislike all others which some other may enjoy. Sturgeon's Law applies here for specifically your taste.

 

[The Breadcrab]

Snip.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

(Hopefully, at any rate.)

If that's supposed to be a cure, then I'm sorry to say it has failed.

I'm five pages in and still not laughing. I gave up when it suddenly threw a crap-load of text at me and expected me to read it. No, I will not. I'm not going to suffer through your mountains of dialogue for something that probably won't even be funny.

I'm happy that you guys like some of these webcomics, more power to you. But I despise them completely. I don't consider myself pessimistic, cynical, or a "wet blanket", but I hate webcomics and do not find them funny. Me and them just were not meant to be.

 

[prince_xedar]

I like CAD, CaH and PA, i dont really have a webcomic i read that i dont like cause i dont read many webcomics

 

[HT_Black]

Snip.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

(Hopefully, at any rate.)

If that's supposed to be a cure, then I'm sorry to say it has failed.

I'm five pages in and still not laughing. I gave up when it suddenly threw a crap-load of text at me and expected me to read it. No, I will not. I'm not going to suffer through your mountains of dialogue for something that probably won't even be funny.

I'm happy that you guys like some of these webcomics, more power to you. But I despise them completely. I don't consider myself pessimistic, cynical, or a "wet blanket", but I hate webcomics and do not find them funny. Me and them just were not meant to be.

Ah well. The dancing ninja grenade zombie Ben Franklin and space dracula was worth a shot.

 

[Laser Priest]

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/sweetbroandhellajeff/

I win.

That's made with the intention of being terrible.

Megatokyo is among the worst things to ever hit the internet.

 

[Laser Priest]

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/sweetbroandhellajeff/

I win.

Good god! That is horrible! Am I missing out on some kind of joke here?

It's a webcomic that's supposed to be made by one of the characters in the actual comic (Homestuck). He considers himself a master of irony.

 

[penguindude42]

I like CAD, CaH and PA, i dont really have a webcomic i read that i dont like cause i dont read many webcomics

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MS Paint Adventures. Seriously, I'm more than a bit tired of praise for it and everything related to it that's not Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, if only because of the "STAIRS" thing.

Ctrl-Alt-Del, because it tries too hard to be Penny Arcade. /megaflameshield

SONICHU. Everyone else on the interbutt has pointed out its sheer shittiness.

~Tom #!

 

[The Breadcrab]

Snip.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

(Hopefully, at any rate.)

If that's supposed to be a cure, then I'm sorry to say it has failed.

I'm five pages in and still not laughing. I gave up when it suddenly threw a crap-load of text at me and expected me to read it. No, I will not. I'm not going to suffer through your mountains of dialogue for something that probably won't even be funny.

I'm happy that you guys like some of these webcomics, more power to you. But I despise them completely. I don't consider myself pessimistic, cynical, or a "wet blanket", but I hate webcomics and do not find them funny. Me and them just were not meant to be.

Ah well. The dancing ninja grenade zombie Ben Franklin and space dracula was worth a shot.

Actually, I read a bit more Dr. McNinja and for what it is, it's not bad (I guess), but still nothing that'll change my opinion. It is one of the better ones though, if that makes anyone feel better.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

*Bloody double post*

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

I don't know any 'bad' webcomics. Just ones which I liked when I was younger, was later told they were rubbish, and upon re-reading them with a more critical view found out that they weren't as good as I remembered.

Snip.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

(Hopefully, at any rate.)

If that's supposed to be a cure, then I'm sorry to say it has failed.

I'm five pages in and still not laughing. I gave up when it suddenly threw a crap-load of text at me and expected me to read it. No, I will not. I'm not going to suffer through your mountains of dialogue for something that probably won't even be funny.

I'm happy that you guys like some of these webcomics, more power to you. But I despise them completely. I don't consider myself pessimistic, cynical, or a "wet blanket", but I hate webcomics and do not find them funny. Me and them just were not meant to be.

Well, I say kudos to you for still being willing to try new ones and give fair criticisms. I don't suppose anyone wants this thread to be filled with people bombarding you with webcomics to try in an effort to 'convert' you, but may I suggest you read a little of Girl Genius? Because either you like it, which would be nice, or you don't, in which case I would be interested to know what you felt was wrong with it.

Although I should point out that it isn't really trying to be funny at the start and the colouring becomes a lot less idiosyncratic in later chapters.

 

[NightlyNews]

There are quite a few.
I don't want to keep you here all day though, so I'll just give you the really popular ones that are terrible, and deserve to be taken down a few pegs.
XKCD, Questionable Content, Sluggy Freelance.

OK I can understand XKCD - it's a little pretentious and big for it's boots but does deliver the goods sometimes

Never read or heard of sluggy

And I 2nd you explaining how QC in terrible, seriously it may not be your style it's not a gag a day strip but the art work is nice now its evolved and his writing both serious and comic is hard to fault and it's a real living story that you can't help be drawn into.

honestly did you read like the first 20 strips and quit

...I challenge anyone to get past 500 and not be hooked - seriously

Even then the artworks got a way to go...

Meh I'm even kinda a fan of QC, but saying you will be hooked after investing so much time into something is pretty meaningless.