Double Barrel Crack Pipe

[Cruelty]

the last time i tried to draw a comic strip i had to have been 9 years old, and i've NEVER attempted to write anything funny. so this material of mine is completely amateur.
i been thinking it might make this decent webcomic, but maybe it's just not amusing..? :l   
i dont know, i tried both of these jokes across my friend, and he thought they were pretty funny (keep in mind i just kinda used them casually, and not like HAY LISTEN TO THIS JOKE AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK to get a natural/honest response), but i guess i'd like to see what a few more people think. :}

the main themes in it are (planned to) be video games, drugs, and pop culture / the media.. but mostly video games. the drugs are only there because they're potheads.

I'd imagine i should explain these characters first.. the human-looking guy is half moose. the other thing is half duck, half turtle. they're both part of a pre-development project i've been planning for some time now, and i just really started to like both of them, so i put them to use here.


i may need to set up this one, but i'll explain it afterwards..

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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1209/dbcpbombproofza9.jpg[/img]


to anyone who didn't get it, it's about nintendo's seemingly indestructible consoles/accessories. the joke really loses it's spark if you didn't get that bit beforehand.

yay/nay?

this one doesn't need to be set up.

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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4953/dbcpadhdhc1.jpg[/img]

if you don't get it, maybe i'm just doing something wrong. this one was drawn in a slight hurry.

yay/nay?

i have a few more 'scripts' (i.e., dialog) prepared, as well.. but i'm too tired to draw them up at the moment, so let me know if you thought these were okay? =D

btw if anyone knows anything about the anatomy of western styled comic strips, and i'm just doing something wrong/bad, i'd love to know. :B

 

[Despain]

The logo in the corner looks like it says "Crack Double Pipe Barrel".

I'd have a lot more to say but I can't stay online for much longer. It's an interesting and good start I'd say.

 

[Cruelty]

hm, i really aint the best at making logos :\

thanks for letting me know what you think tho. =D


heres another one..

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http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/593/dbcpwiitvkh6.jpg[/img]

after i drew this one, i just looked at it for about ten minutes and came up with so many different dialogs for it..somehow i dont know if this was the best choice, but i went with it anyway.

at this point i'm unsure if adding shading is a good or bad idea, i'm trying to keep it simple. i'm also considering 'tracing' the lines with in adobe illustrator, so maybe i'll try both of those ideas on my next one.

opinions/comments would be appreciated

 

[tensuke]

It's not so bad, the first one wasn't very good until I learned what you meant, then it's actually pretty funny. You have a good art style and all so I'd say not to trace/shade, but it would be interesting to see if it looks better. All in all pretty good!
Oh and yeah, the wording on that last one is a little weird...

 

[Cruelty]

thanks bro. i gotta work more ideas that'll make sense to a wider audience, that way people wont have to be explained why its funny @__@

heres one that may or may not be funny. my friend helped me come up with this situation after i pitched the idea..

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6051/s ... arlch9.png[/img]
at least he had tj&e3 to fall back on, right?

if you're younger, you may or may not know who this is.

 

[Venetia]

Hey, that's pretty cute. Toe Jam & Earl (1 & 2) are still some of my favorites of all time :D

 

[$t3v0]

Same here! I play the original whenever I'm in my garage. Can't get enough of those high-tops!

Really cool comics. I'd tune in if they came weekly etc etc

 

[Cruelty]

Really cool comics. I'd tune in if they came weekly etc etc

exactly the kind of feedback i'm looking for. =D
thanks gusy.

here's one that's only half funny if you don't quite know a lot about pokemon. i didn't feel like coloring it because it's just another 'is this even funny' one @_@

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8926/dbcppkmnnp7.png[/img]

i'll start to invest more effort and time into these once i get a bit better, but for now i'm just going to keep it simple whilst i learn.
heres an early logo
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7016/fishlogoqh4.png[/img]

i got the idea from the aquabts logo, but instead its a fish >_>


btw im glad to see you guys like tj&e :}

 

[Despain]

I like the new logo thing a lot.

For the Nintendo TV one, I think it'd be a lot funnier if the box just had a TV on it with the Nintendo logo and maybe the damage-resistant text but didn't show the wiimote itself on the tv box. It'd be more subtle and probably seem less forced. It's a cute idea.

Your lettering in the last one is sloppier than in the others, be careful about that. The DS also looks horrible, but I really enjoy the joke. I think it would be so much funnier if he was asking about a bellyzard or a chain chomp or something but then I doubt as many people would get the joke.

 

[Rain]

I like the new logo thing a lot.

For the Nintendo TV one, I think it'd be a lot funnier if the box just had a TV on it with the Nintendo logo and maybe the damage-resistant text but didn't show the wiimote itself on the tv box. It'd be more subtle and probably seem less forced. It's a cute idea.

Yeah I totally agree with you there, getting rid of the remote will make it funnier.

Your lettering in the last one is sloppier than in the others, be careful about that. The DS also looks horrible, but I really enjoy the joke. I think it would be so much funnier if he was asking about a bellyzard or a chain chomp or something but then I doubt as many people would get the joke.

I dunno, I think that the kind of audience he's going for is already pretty specialized so cutting it down a bit more might not be a bad thing if it can make the joke funnier.

And also yeah... the DS looks really bad :/

(loving the Logo though)

 

[Cruelty]

yeah the drawings are crummy on the last one because it's the first time i tried a comic with multiple panels.. and i didn't want to spend all night on it and have it just not be funny. :\ if/when i decide to actually take a real crack at starting up this site, i'll put way more effort into these things, and re-draw the ones that look bad. the very first one with the NES controllers is a good representation of what i expect the rest of them to look like.

many thanks for the ideas and feedback. maybe the wii remote bouncing off the screen was a bit much. :l
and camisado is right about the pokemon joke. 9 times out of ten if you know what EVs actually are, you probably know about the nicknames that popular competitive movesets always get. sure a few less people would get it, but it would, indeed, add an extra bag of lols for the people that do get it.

btw i was quite fond of that DS tbh

 

[Cruelty]

*bump

decided to give my other character a turn. his name is ephram the retarded rabbit. same deal, though, video games, etc.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8793 ... ectzc9.png[/img]

i was going for a sunday-newspaper-cartoon style with this one.

if you're not sure wtf it means, it's in reference to FOX's recent criticism of the game. i don't expect it to be a knee-slapper, i'm working on new dialog.. coolest part of making this one entirely digitally is that i can change this stuff so much easier. =D

now onto web design. so far I have this header:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3103/headeryo2.png[/img]

first off, the 'bomproofing the house' is where the 'featured' comic would be. i figured i'd put a direct example of what that area would normally look like. then theres just some basic navigation on the right for new/old/random comics.. pretty much all you need with something like this.
this fucker took me HOURS on end to come up with.. and that's about it, this is the reason i haven't came up with any jokes.
please remember - this is just a header.. >__> im working on a way to make the rest of the page look cool.

NOTE : funky fish logo now has a circle around it  :crazy:

 

[tensuke]

I'm bumpin' it because I have to say, I'm loving it!
Great job on this so far, I see this really taking off!

Wondering though, would 'New' go to the newest comic and 'Old' go to the first one? I guess there'd be buttons for Prev/Next comics as well then...
Carry on.