Ganelon wrote:
NCHammer326 wrote:
Hello, I'm going to simultaneously whore something I helped write whilst contributing to this discussion.
http://www.cracked.com/article_17607_5- ... -hell.htmlSomething you helped write? I'd say half of the comics on that list are the results of your masochistic heroism alone. I recently read through all 104 pages of that other Worst Webcomic thread and I figure I can momentarily stop lurking for a chance to speak to you.
Why weren't the very worst webcomics included in that article? Were they simply deemed too depraved and horrifying to be willingly shown to potentially innocent people? The Office Bitch probably shouldn't have even been on that list for just those reasons, but fortunately a lot of details were omitted.
Perhaps I'm asking the wrong person. I don't even know how much say you had in the article itself, but you definitely found and
read through the entire archives of some of those abominations. Either way, you deserve more credit than merely having helped write the article.
I'll give you the whole backstory:
After essentially living in the
Worst Webcomics threadon Cracked (starting from
page 11and onward, where I first introduced lawforkids), I made a pitch for an article: "The X Worst Webcomics". David Wong (the site admin and one of the editors) said:
Quote:
Yeah we wouldn't just do "worst". We'd want to take a more in-depth look at them somehow.
I was considering doing something myself but by the same token I wasn't sure how to approach it, I was going to consider doing something exploring the world of fetish webcomics or something, like really trying to explain what they're doing underneath the crazy.
Heartbroken, I went back to the Webcomics thread and about a month later, Wong
actually invited me to help him write an article on the most baffling webcomics.
I got paid $50 to research various comics, finding dozens of strips per comic, trying to find the most insane things. I went through every comic in that article, plus several others that didn't make the cut. One thing I MUST emphasize:
the actual writing was done by Wong, and I wouldn't have it any other way. The man has a book coming out (he links it in the begining) and if you read his articles (click his name at the top), you'll see he has an amazing writing style. Also, the man is funny as hell. This article had me dying.
A few comics that were considered/researched but didn't make the cut:
-Sarah Zero
-Triquetra Cats
-Shredded Moose
-A comic that was basically cannibalism/torture porn
I'm not even going to name that last comic, because I don't want anyone else to read that or give the author any traffic. The comic (and if you know what I'm talking about, please don't refer to it by its actual name) is one of the most depressing things I've ever read.
Also, Lawforkids is the greatest thing ever. It's like an antidote for viewing awful webcomics. Just go to the page 11 link and the tone changes from "God, these are some horrible comics" to "Lawforkids is the best thing ever".
I'll try to answer any other questions you guys may have.