Comments on: Who’s Got a Problem with Puns? http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/ The semi-sci fi comic of the future... sort of. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jim (JP&TM creator) http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-815 jim (JP&TM creator) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:31:06 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-815 @me!: Yeah, wit and jarrett have an overly rosy view of sherpa (sorry guys.) Like I said, it's alright, but it the description you read on site about it is a load of crap, and the gocomics site in general is a horrible atrocity on the eyes. I don't mean to trash gocomics, and if that's your thing, then by all means go for it, but I'm just not convinced that it's the surest path to syndication. But I suppose it is cheap advertising if you don't mind the fact that you have to sign a contract with them stating that you'll run any offer you have on your strip by them before accepting it. The best part of that is that they say, "because we've already put so much time and effort into nurturing your talent..." Yeah right. Sherpa is what it is... It just ain't what they pitch it as. @Wit: yeah, I'm still working grandpa out. He's evolving. @Scott: puns are fine. Fred doesn't care for them. Stephan Pastis might disagree though, since for years they've been his bread and butter joke. @Jarrett: I don't know, I thought this one should have been the bigger format for the sake of delivery. @Kevin: Sure, why not. As long as they know it's Cintiq... Better practice your pronunciation of "wacom" too just to be safe. (I don't know what the correct pronunciation is though.) As for the art... Eh, it's just time put in and practice. I wasn't born with more skill, I've just put in the hours. @me!: Yeah, wit and jarrett have an overly rosy view of sherpa (sorry guys.) Like I said, it’s alright, but it the description you read on site about it is a load of crap, and the gocomics site in general is a horrible atrocity on the eyes. I don’t mean to trash gocomics, and if that’s your thing, then by all means go for it, but I’m just not convinced that it’s the surest path to syndication. But I suppose it is cheap advertising if you don’t mind the fact that you have to sign a contract with them stating that you’ll run any offer you have on your strip by them before accepting it. The best part of that is that they say, “because we’ve already put so much time and effort into nurturing your talent…” Yeah right. Sherpa is what it is… It just ain’t what they pitch it as.

@Wit: yeah, I’m still working grandpa out. He’s evolving.

@Scott: puns are fine. Fred doesn’t care for them. Stephan Pastis might disagree though, since for years they’ve been his bread and butter joke.

@Jarrett: I don’t know, I thought this one should have been the bigger format for the sake of delivery.

@Kevin: Sure, why not. As long as they know it’s Cintiq… Better practice your pronunciation of “wacom” too just to be safe. (I don’t know what the correct pronunciation is though.) As for the art… Eh, it’s just time put in and practice. I wasn’t born with more skill, I’ve just put in the hours.

]]> By: Kevin http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-814 Kevin Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:16:17 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-814 The second panel makes me want to hang my head in shame for anything of might that I might have called art. Keep it up, and I expect to hear of the J. Tierney "Cintique" seminars in Vegas. Fans of the mammals do get reduced admission, don't they? The second panel makes me want to hang my head in shame for anything of might that I might have called art. Keep it up, and I expect to hear of the J. Tierney “Cintique” seminars in Vegas. Fans of the mammals do get reduced admission, don’t they?

]]> By: Jarrett (Creator of Mandy) http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-813 Jarrett (Creator of Mandy) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:03:35 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-813 Very well done strip, thing a beauty. Lovin' this new size. Very well done strip, thing a beauty. Lovin’ this new size.

]]> By: Scott http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-812 Scott Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:56:49 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-812 Nice. Great art, great writing. Especially in that second panel. I cracked up at Adam's "Nobody liked the pun?" line. I like puns more than I care to admit. They can be annoying though. It's all about how they're delivered. Nice. Great art, great writing. Especially in that second panel. I cracked up at Adam’s “Nobody liked the pun?” line.

I like puns more than I care to admit. They can be annoying though. It’s all about how they’re delivered.

]]> By: wit http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-811 wit Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:58:23 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-811 Jim, sorry I've been a little absent...you know the story. Anyway, today's strip is beautiful. I like the contrast between the high-detailed panel 2 and the sparse panels. Grandpa is a scary mother f'er. You should do a close up shot of him in one of your strips just to drive home his horror. Jim, sorry I’ve been a little absent…you know the story. Anyway, today’s strip is beautiful. I like the contrast between the high-detailed panel 2 and the sparse panels. Grandpa is a scary mother f’er. You should do a close up shot of him in one of your strips just to drive home his horror.

]]> By: me! (pd creator) http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-810 me! (pd creator) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:33:40 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-810 "Oh, come on, nobody liked the pun?" Perfect! Like the close-up on evil-grandfather guy too. Thanks for your input (via Wit's site) on ComicSherpa yesterday, even if he didn't agree with you. “Oh, come on, nobody liked the pun?”

Perfect!

Like the close-up on evil-grandfather guy too.

Thanks for your input (via Wit’s site) on ComicSherpa yesterday, even if he didn’t agree with you.

]]> By: MJ http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-809 MJ Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:14:03 +0000 http://jetpacksandtimemachines.com/whos-got-a-problem-with-puns/#comment-809 Now that's a serious list. Clearly too much time the young have. Now that’s a serious list. Clearly too much time the young have.

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