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CorruptComics

on Jan. 30, 2007

This of course isn't entirely true.

There are a few scattered laughs here and there in the vast ink deserts of "print".

Notably, 9 Chickweed Lane (see Thorax), Get Fuzzy, some Zits, the occasional Dilbert, and my new favorite newspaper comics BREW ROCKIT: SPACE GUY!


The problem with being thrust into the world of webcomics is that we have literally THOUSANDS of artists and strips out here with no rules to follow for content, deadlines, and audience. The 30-50 comics you find in your paper have been filtered one too many times to find some original and funny works. I stopped counting how many times I've read the same joke in different strips. Last month in the Seattle P.I. I counted three identical jokes by three different strips all on the same day.

The ironic thing is those comics generate their creators money.

Ever wonder how many Penny Arcade quality comics we might get if the real pros all abandoned their paper ships and started making comics like us little guys? I don't know about you, but I'd like to think if Darby Conley was allowed to just go buck wild with Get Fuzzy, none of would be safe.

Just a thought.