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Trivial Pursuits => Arts & Entertainment => Topic started by: satchel on August 26, 2003, 02:55:53 pm
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These ‘Dinosaur comics’ are pretty funny. I’d start with the first one (http://www.qwantz.com/20030201.html). As with many comics, the early strips are best, including some strange but funny postmodern observations on humor and storytelling. They drop off after that, but I was impressed with many of them.
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If by "drop off" you mean "become extremely awesome", then I agree!
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These ‘Dinosaur comics’ are pretty funny.
They don't even exist according to my browser - just show a broken image link icon...
Cue extinction jokes...
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Yep, extinct in my browser (mozilla firebird) too. Most distressing.
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Works for me, but they SUCK SIX KINDS OF ASSHOLE.
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I wouldn't put it as bluntly as Jough, but these seem to be dinosaurs exchanging dialog translated word-for-word from English to Japanese to Basque and then back to English. It makes sense, but it makes NO F'inG SENSE if you get my meaning.
That said, the idea of a giant green dinosaur interrupted in his stomping of a log cabin (in a white field with nothing growing, no horizon and white all around) by the realization that he has unknowingly or forgettingly had a homosexual tryst with his former roommate (a UtahRaptor)....well, I guess that is something we all have had to face from time to time.
yeah.
I don't like it either. But god bless the brave soul expressing him/herself. It goes to show you that there is a market for EVERYTHING.
Like this, found at the same site, for instance: http://www.cafeshops.com/qwantz.4687190
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IMHO, it's the kind of thing that can be best enjoyed if you only do a handful of strips at a shot. The gag is sort of funny, sort of, but it wears thin after the 20th strip or so of the day.
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Welcome to Ryan, the strip’s creator.
I disagree with most of the opinions expressed here. The static artwork is a statement itself, part of the aesthetic. The runnings observations on storytelling are ironically broken up by the seemingly banal personal experiences of the characters. But these experiences (for example, an alleged homosexual affair) and the characters’ reactions to them are subtle indictments of dramatic cliches.
The physical structure of the strips are identical because the strips are transcending traditional presentation/interpretation. Their texts and the postmodern self-examinations of the strip are the gist.
It’s not only a comic, but a statement on comics, modern art, and modern life.
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Thank you satchel for your excellent observations and kind words!
I find that people will either be able to accept that the pictures don't change, or they won't. If they do, there's suddenly this running joke that they're let in on, where they know the pictures don't change, but the characters don't - and they can play with that. A good time is had by all!
But if they don't, then they tend to think things like "sucks six kinds of ass" (which is a pretty awesome way to describe something sucking, I must admit).
Actually I am a little surprised that more people here don't like it - I would have thought the people who like Achewood would have a better chance of liking my comics?
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Actually, wait - he said "six kinds of assHOLE".
That's just crass!
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I quite liked the few I've looked at so far. I thought the dialogue was amusing, well written and such. It had good meter to it, might be because I like Japanese fiction!?
What I have a slight problem with is the lack (to me) of emotion and characterisation allowed by the art style, but it may just be me.
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I like these comics. They are extremely awesome.
Ryan, you have my blessing.
Edit: SHIT! I just realized that I've read thirty strips without checking the alt text!
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Wait till she realizes what happens when you click the "comments" link!
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Ryan, I retract my earlier statement.
I found myself going back and reading more than the first five of them. And they get progressively better as you get past the obvious jokes and find your groove.
I haven't read all of the archives, but that you've made a new strip consistently every day and that many of them are better than Onstad's "Variety Hour" makes me have to give you at least a half-hearted "thumbs sideways".
As a fan (perhaps "fan" isn't the right word) of postmodernism and social engineering, I must applaud your efforts - especially your stamina.
And I'm sure the ladies do, too. ;)
So I amend my statement to say that these strips only suck 3 1/2 kinds of ass.
-- Jough
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To amend my earlier statement: although I find the repetition tiresome in long-haul reading, this is really only a problem going through the archives and presumably is fine if you're reading one strip a day, as God intended.
Also, I really can't say anything bad about a strip that contains dinosaurs talking about Discrete Math. That's just plain LEGIT.
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Also, I really can't say anything bad about a strip that contains dinosaurs talking about Discrete Math. That's just plain LEGIT.
Yea, as I said, I love the writing, which genuinely makes me laugh (or smirk which is laughing to me when I'm alone in a room), and I will continue to check em out.
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Hey, Ryan, it's not that I think you suck, I just don't get it and/or it doesn't appeal to me. My opinion is based on my reaction. It's as meaningless (and meaningful) as every opinion here.
But being a sort of failed (or unstarted or not restarted) writer myself I'm really glad you are out there doing you're thing. Because I'm not, which sucks six kinds of ass in and of itself.
Do your thing, wildman.
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Holy cow guys! You can think what you want of my comic; I know it's not for everyone!
THAT BEING SAID, all these compliments are nice! More please.
legit wildman,
Ryan
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I GUESS THERE IS A LESSON HERE FOR US ALL
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I GUESS THERE IS A LESSON HERE FOR US ALL
Lessons!? Here!?
Dear me what has become of us!
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I actually think these are turbo-rad, if you will pardon the modern slang that I just made up. I'm really looking forward to reading through the archives.
I'd go so far as to buy a shirt if it wouldnt end up costing like 50 of my meagre canadian dollars.
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I couldn't help myself.
(http://mywebpage.netscape.com/jldunston/dinosaur.jpg)
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JL, you need to make your own web comics.
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JL, you need to make your own web comics.
Why, because I'm good at it, or to keep me from messing with other people's strips?
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JL, you need to make your own web comics.
Why, because I'm good at it, or to keep me from messing with other people's strips?
Just to keep you busy. You seem to have too much time on your hands.
P.S. You misspelled "achewood" at the bottom of it.
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AUGH! I'm a moron!
I'll fix it as soon as Spouse gives me my computer back.
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Oh man, I love these Dinosaur comics.
Great work, Ryan.
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Hooray for me!
Also I put Jamie's guest comic up (a long time ago).
Can you believe I forgot my password here?
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Quantz is wonderful- for a variety of reasons. The writing is inventive and stays fresh, and the repetetiveness of the pictures just becomes funnier with time. Also, I find it odd how I start to put expression and character into the T-Rex's face, when it has so little.
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Lesbians!
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This comic has made it onto my bookmark list, which at present only contains about seven or eight. It's the first one to do so since Patches (http://www.hingos.com/patches/).