online community comics

[VerlangenLotte]

here's some comics I've illustrated over time the time Ive adminned Pokemon groups.
They're kind of just poking fun at the stereotypes you see in online communities, as well as shooting down fallacies in common arguments.
Some buds encouraged me to share on the Smogon forums so here I am :)

 

[Bummer]

oh cool I saw your greninja comic the other day on imgur

spread the truth, brutha

 

[VerlangenLotte]

oh cool I saw your greninja comic the other day on imgur

spread the truth, brutha

It's already made it to imgur eh? Not sure if I should be impressed or not haha

 

[KAIZA]

Oh, we all meet one of those every once in a while. Nice comics; equal parts hilarious and informative! :D

 

[Heliosan]

Best comic? Best comic.

 

[Ranger Mike]

Dude these are amazing! I love your art style and the way you can make such as sensitive subject (towards non-smogonites at least) so funny!

 

[strawberry]

Ah I stumbled upon that geninja comic on imgur as well, it's great. Keep these comics up because I'd (and probably quite a few other people) love to see more.

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys! These won't be the last comics :)))

 

[Pent]

I died.

Laughing.

Keep this up! YAYAYAYAY

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Forgot to include this one, it's a lot sketchier than the others :>

 

[princessofmusic]

Hahahah, I saw these at work earlier but couldn't leave a comment yet. These comics are great, and I especially love the second one in the OP for how logically it reads. Also, your cartooning style pairs really well with this kind of stuff, which is awesome. (All Smogon critics are bald, clearly.)

Personally, I think powersaves are OK for cloning, but I still prefer the "magic" of breeding things manually. ;p That's just me, though, and I realize it can take FOREVER in certain scenarios. To each their own!

If I were to suggest a comic, maybe draw one focusing on the community? A lot of projects and activities besides battling go on here, like C&C, The Smog, and art, but it doesn't stop some people from thinking of the site as more of a battling-obsessed hivemind of robots. It's kind of funny, but still. Dunno if that would interest you at all, though.

 

[Ununhexium]

These are making me laugh out loud irl and my family is starting to ask questions

 

[Mova]

These comics are actually a pretty accurate description of Genwunners and the so-called "filthy casuals". Ah, the guy remind me of those days back when Charizard sucked, and the noobs used it anyway.

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Hahahah, I saw these at work earlier but couldn't leave a comment yet. These comics are great, and I especially love the second one in the OP for how logically it reads. Also, your cartooning style pairs really well with this kind of stuff, which is awesome. (All Smogon critics are bald, clearly.)

Personally, I think powersaves are OK for cloning, but I still prefer the "magic" of breeding things manually. ;p That's just me, though, and I realize it can take FOREVER in certain scenarios. To each their own!

If I were to suggest a comic, maybe draw one focusing on the community? A lot of projects and activities besides battling go on here, like C&C, The Smog, and art, but it doesn't stop some people from thinking of the site as more of a battling-obsessed hivemind of robots. It's kind of funny, but still. Dunno if that would interest you at all, though.

Wow! Thank you so much for such thought out feedback.
I do indeed want to do more comics in the future that include other aspects of Smogon/Pokemon communities but today is actually my first day on the forums here! I'm eager to get accustomed to some of the cool things ya'll got going on. I've always known of how expansive Smogon really is and it's time for me to experience it first hand! I'm sure I'll get tons of insipiration on some new material around here

 

[Lord Wallace]

I'm glad you got around to sharing these on the forums [: They've been great at clearing some misconceptions about competitive battlers and such on the FB communities in a light-hearted tone.

 

[Kingler]

I saw these earlier but forgot to comment, good job on these :) they're pretty funny ahahahahaha

 

[wolfenstein]

It's nice to see some comics that are both funny and good looking. I genuinely like these. The art style is basic but so effective... It reminds me of those old newspaper comics and I love it, especially the dank facial expressions of the enraged gen wunner. Hope you do more of these, with some new and different ideas!

was not disappointed

 

[theninjadoesnotspin]

I'm so glad you posted these on here, I'm seeing so much well-deserved recognition.

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Here's the latest addition, done today!
One thing that bothers me a lot is people who think randomly listing weaknesses with no context is the equivalent of an actual critique.
And it's also annoying when people start dropping comments when you didn't ask! Sometimes I just want to bring up a favorite Pokemon without analyzing it, ya know?

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Also, I've been exclusively accessing these forums on mobile and not gonna lie it's been a while since Ive posted somewhere other than Facebook and Tumblr. Apologies if my formatting is an eyesore!

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Woop! New update for those keeping up yo

 

[Karxrida]

These are great. I'll admit that I often do the "Don'ts" in the third comic and I'm trying to be less of an asshole, but for some people (like the guy who thought Legendaries = Broken in the last one) assholery might be necessary. Especially if you give them a taste of their own medicine by curbstomping with the non-Legendary Ubers. :3

 

[VerlangenLotte]

Every series needs a cover ayyeee :)

 

[Pent]

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Every series needs a cover ayyeee :)

/me drops Banhammer.

 

[princessofmusic]

Awww... that Pikachu is in the greatest style. I also love how in the previous comic the Gen Wunner got portrayed sympathetically for once. :p (but you misspelt "Suicune" in the third-to-last panel)