Achewood Thread 12: Hey, Look! We're Back! What Happened?!

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Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

He is the dude who sucks. Also he has depression.

_{he needs a special lamp to be in society}

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Just Offscreen: Jun 29, 2006; We must hope that our current selves will one day step aside to make room for better versions of us.

It got old three years ago.

# ? Mar 3, 2014 22:02

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

Hey, Teodor got his bone on in a place that isn't the back of a van!

# ? Mar 3, 2014 22:06

Oxxidation: Jul 22, 2007

Just Offscreen posted:

It got old three years ago.

It couldn't have gotten old then, there weren't any comics.

# ? Mar 3, 2014 22:23

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

My Lovely Horse posted:

Is that why Lyle has been taking shits in the garage?

That is one of his less vile convenient fictions, yes.

# ? Mar 3, 2014 22:26

Farmer Crack-Ass: Jan 2, 2001; this is me posting irl

Johnny Aztec posted:

He said himself that he was burning himself out. Constantly agonizing over the right turn of phrase. Get everything juuust right.
I'm not going to dig through all the interviews and what not to get the bits. Dude spent more time drawing cat cocks than he did with his family
but hey, you can do whatever you want in life.

It's entirely possible to creatively burn out without spending all of your waking life on a project. Burnout can be as simple as being totally bored and unmotivated to continue working.

# ? Mar 3, 2014 22:28

head58: Apr 1, 2013

Man, Achewood "fans" are the "best."

# ? Mar 4, 2014 04:31

Peanut Butler: Jul 25, 2003

I'm not a huge fan of this arc, but if a dude wants to do whatever art he wants to do on a website for people to look at for free, awesome.
Making good poo poo is often an exercise in making lots and lots of just plain poo poo and seeing what floats to the top, they're not all going to be brilliant.

# ? Mar 4, 2014 05:07

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Seldom Posts posted:

The irony of you trying to interpret my intentions is not lost on me.

How wrong was I, out of curiosity?

# ? Mar 4, 2014 05:35

Disgusting Coward: Feb 17, 2014

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

It's entirely possible to creatively burn out without spending all of your waking life on a project. Burnout can be as simple as being totally bored and unmotivated to continue working.

Yes that is possible but Onstad specifically said the 24/7 agonising over the comic thing.

Jesus Farmer Crack-rear end we got the chessboard out but you playin' Whac-A-Mole.

# ? Mar 4, 2014 11:31

some plague rats: Jun 5, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

Blue Raider posted:

As slow as this arc is, every week has given us at least on quotable line. I'll buy that for a dollar.

Yeah I work in forestry and "Don't be an idiot just because it's fast" are words to quite literally live by in this industry

So did Onstad hire a ghostwriter or what? Because it doesn't seem possible that the guy writing this current sop is the same one who gave us this

# ? Mar 5, 2014 02:35

Improbable Lobster: Jan 6, 2012; "From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.; Buglord

Crane Fist posted:

Yeah I work in forestry and "Don't be an idiot just because it's fast" are words to quite literally live by in this industry

So did Onstad hire a ghostwriter or what? Because it doesn't seem possible that the guy writing this current sop is the same one who gave us this

He could just be off his game.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 02:40

some plague rats: Jun 5, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

Dude is so far off his game he's left the park and started a new game on the other side of the city that bears no relation to the original game and is more closely related to the awful local games played by idiots who live in ditches and grub for change in the city fountains and wrestle dogs for sport

Alternatively some variation on chess board/whack-a-mole, you get the idea

# ? Mar 5, 2014 02:54

Van Dis: Jun 19, 2004

head58 posted:

Man, Achewood "fans" are the "best."

Yeah I agree that the comic is not what it used to be but people in this thread are fuckin weird as hell about it

# ? Mar 5, 2014 03:25

tacoman165: Feb 9, 2005

Crane Fist posted:

Because it doesn't seem possible that the guy writing this current sop is the same one who gave us this

I try not to read too much into the comics, but I could believe ever single one of those panels refers to Onstad. I've thought for a while he's wanted to ditch comics and go into long-form writing; I was pretty enamored with Achewood up until the "erotica fanfiction" arc, now I just want the second cookbook and full-time Little Nephew blog.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 05:26

Naylenas: Sep 11, 2003; I was out of my head so it was out of my hands

Onstad is a legitimately talented writer, who slips up from time to time. 80% of the posts in this thread have veered sharply from tired and uninteresting "lol this sucks now" into the realm of legitimately creepy and lovely digs at his personal life and mental health which none of you know anything about.

You're welcome for giving you an opportunity to think "what we're not allowed to discuss in a discussion forum anymore?", because I know it gives you a tiny dopamine jolt.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 07:17

a star war betamax: Sep 17, 2011; by Lowtax; Gary’s Answer

What!? We're not allowed to discuss in a discussion forum??!

# ? Mar 5, 2014 18:20

Disgusting Coward: Feb 17, 2014

Naylenas posted:

Onstad is a legitimately talented writer, who slips up from time to time. 80% of the posts in this thread have veered sharply from tired and uninteresting "lol this sucks now" into the realm of legitimately creepy and lovely digs at his personal life and mental health which none of you know anything about.

You're welcome for giving you an opportunity to think "what we're not allowed to discuss in a discussion forum anymore?", because I know it gives you a tiny dopamine jolt.

Can I eschew your proffered dopamine jolt, and instead go for the "Naw man it's 80% faggots going STOP IT STOP DISCUSSING THIS GUY" and defending the sadbrained thief like he's their uncle or something?" package instead cause mmm back of the head tinglies.

Plus, like, "legitimately creepy"? It's a bunch of nerds talking gossipy poo poo about another nerd on the Internet. A bit dumb, but then 95% of everything ever is ultimately a bit dumb. Creepy would be if we were stalking his movements and digging through his family's facebooks and photographing his house, and WebDog only really likes C-A-D so it's all good. You big drama queen.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 19:05

Darth Windu: Mar 17, 2009; by Smythe

Even better than the posts about how Achewood sucks are the posts about how NONE of you have ANY right to JUDGE this man, he has made WONDERFUL things and WHAT have you ever DONE with YOUR life ANYWAY etc

# ? Mar 5, 2014 20:16

JHomer722: Jul 30, 2006; And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.

y'all are some grumpy weirdos.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 22:38

KICK BAMA KICK: Mar 2, 2009

JHomer722 posted:

y'all are some grumpy weirdos.

Once they get goin' they can't stop or they'll get maaaad.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 22:47

100 degrees Calcium: Jan 23, 2011

I don't know about you, but I don't know about Achewood. Anymore, that is.

When I was a child, Achewood was a simple enough affair. Crispy stellas served up cool, some bonin', some depressed cats, some rad chilis. We loves those chilis. Nowadays? Largely nonsense. I can't believe Achewood these days.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 22:59

Loving Life Partner: Apr 17, 2003

It is the angriest a person can be, to do this

# ? Mar 5, 2014 23:06

JHomer722: Jul 30, 2006; And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.

Don't sass me when I'm grumpy! I'll have you slayed.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 23:09

JHomer722: Jul 30, 2006; And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.

I am mad about what I SAID I am mad about! Web comics!

# ? Mar 5, 2014 23:10

Wanderer: Nov 5, 2006; our every move is the new tradition

Van Dis posted:

Yeah I agree that the comic is not what it used to be but people in this thread are fuckin weird as hell about it

The strip Means Something to a lot of the people in this here thread, in one way or another. What you're seeing is an old marble pedestal rocking back and forth, in the moments before the tip and crash.

# ? Mar 5, 2014 23:15

Jerry Mumphrey: Mar 11, 2004; by zen death robot
(and can't post for 4 years!)

Despite having a forums account and posting in this thread, Onstad is still a stranger to all of us. Nobody should be a cock to a stranger.

# ? Mar 6, 2014 00:11

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

zoomdog posted:

Despite having a forums account and posting in this thread, Onstad is still a stranger to all of us. Nobody should be a cock to a stranger.

What if it's the guy who invented comic sans?

# ? Mar 6, 2014 00:53

100 degrees Calcium: Jan 23, 2011

prefect posted:

What if it's the guy who invented comic sans?

HE WANTS TO TASTE THE CURB! HE WANTS TO TASTE THE loving CURB! It's not being a cock to give someone what they want.

# ? Mar 6, 2014 01:07

ryonguy: Jun 27, 2013

This has not been a good arc for achewood, and I posit that the longer story arcs have rarely been as good as the shorter stories/one offs. I don't think Onstad has ever really been that great at long form stuff. His Chris Ware-esque ramblings aren't really up to the same level.

# ? Mar 6, 2014 02:42

Pope Guilty: Nov 6, 2006; The human animal is a beautiful and terrible creature, capable of limitless compassion and unfathomable cruelty.

Darth Windu posted:

Even better than the posts about how Achewood sucks are the posts about how NONE of you have ANY right to JUDGE this man, he has made WONDERFUL things and WHAT have you ever DONE with YOUR life ANYWAY etc

Come on, it's just tedious and unpleasant.

# ? Mar 6, 2014 03:06