The title for this post was the subject for an email I received once. It set the tone for the rest of the email. And all artists/creators get complaints; it goes with the business. I do not get many people complaining about the comic these days, but in the early days, I got my share of them. So, since we’re going back to Classic 1977 Comics this month, I thought I’d share with you some “classic” complaints. I normally respond to complaint emails in a very nice, polite tone, but today I’m tossing that out the window. Prepare to die!
“In the sea of unfunny webcomics the [sic] fill the web, this has got to be one of the least funny. “
- Tip for you buddy… if you’re gonna complain, get your English correct. And what an odd way to say I suck. It’s like he was trying to impress me (and other folks over at StumbleUpon.com) that he was “smart” and used fancy sentence structure only to fuck it up and make himself out an idiot. Fail. Also, have your read some of the other webcomics out there? I am not the least funny… by a long shot.
“This would have been HILARIOUS in 1992.”
- You should have seen it in 1977, it was fucking hilarious! Get a grip! 1992? I know you’re probably upset over Doogie Howser, M.D. being canceled that year, but gimme a break. Hey, at least I was having sex back in 1977. Loser.
“I’m a stoner and you’re not that funny.”
- You should see me when I’m drunk! I’m a laugh riot. Odd that he had to classify himself that way. Like Stoners rule whats funny or not. They rule munchies, but not jokes.
“You draw your women with big boobs and skinny waistlines and your jokes are really old.”
- What?! Every artist out there that draws women draws them with ridiculously large breasts and small waists. Some of the “greats” out there draw exactly like that. Every hear of style? It was my style to do that. I’ve settled down since then, but come on. Oh, and in case you haven’t notice, I *am* old therefore my jokes are old. Kinda the premise of the comic, dirt-bag.
“It’s like you’re tyring to draw someone else’s comic.”
- Actually, I’m very good at drawing other people’s characters. I also lean toward Hanna-Barbera cartoon style as well and I know a LOT of people out there that hate that style. Hey, here’s a clue for you: they made a TON of money. So suck it.
“The hair has got to be the worst.”
- LOL! You were not alive in the 70s obviously as our hair was almost as bad the big hair styles of the 80s. Once more, that’s the premise of the comic, thus way it’s called 1977. It is funny how many people *miss* the fact that the comic is based in 1977, even though it the freaking title of the comic. For those people we have scissors with rounded tips so they won’t hurt themselves. These are the people that use hair dryers while still in the shower and thus why we have those little warning labels. It’s like they’re surprised electricity can kill you.
To wrap up the complaint post, here’s some complaints from George Carlin!
What you haven’t been called racist by someone who didn’t get your cartoon at all which was making fun of racist people. Then feh…you don’t got nothing. haha
Hard for me to be called racist when I deal in sex, drugs & rock and roll. That’s fairly universal.
But that said, there are a lot of morons with keyboards these days who have a lot of “guts” hiding behind a computer monitor and slamming an artist’s work. In the day when they had to pull out paper, use a pen and write legibly, these pee-sized idiots couldn’t handle the task. But now, with “hunt and peck” typing, everyone is a critic.
I ignore most complaints, for good reason.
I got called racist and told my comic was filled with only middle class white people. Don our Filipino artist is one of the main characters.
Now that ranks right up there with sheer ignorance. Complain about a comic you’ve not fully read. Nice. “Here’s your sign….”
In my opinion, your style is kinda Hanna-Barbera, but with a touch of Robert Crumb thrown in.
Nice! R. Crumb! I’ll take that comparison any day! “Keep on truckin’…”
I’m really happy that she loves me!
Okay, I follow most of your references in your comments, but I’m being “thick as a brick” today and don’t get it… You may enlighten the old fart at any time…
I don’t know why people bother to complain or hate on certain webcomics. My principle has been, if you don’t like it, “change the channel” and go to something that makes you happy. If I’m doing that terrible a job, my comic will surely die a horrible and painful death on its own merits.
I agree, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Most comics, or creative works in general, do not need someone to state it’s bad. Like you said, if it’s bad, then it will die out on its own. Like the remake of “Bionic Woman” Great show in the 70s, terrible remake.