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Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« on: 20 January, 2012, 07:26:47 PM »

http://t.co/ExxCdt2W

I winced when I read Sohmer's script...but drew it anyways.  :D


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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #1 on: 20 January, 2012, 07:44:00 PM »
That's fab! I kep forgetting about Gutters, it really is good. I've been working my way backwards from that one - I thought Morrisoncon was a good'un
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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #2 on: 20 January, 2012, 08:02:36 PM »
I can't articulate how horrible a person Ryan Sohmer comes across in his work. Least I Could Do and Gutters are two of the most ignorant, foul web comics currently being produced. And yet some how he managed to keep storing incredible talent to draw his ignorance and filth.

I have to ask Quarter; what drew you to working with the man, if the script 'made you wince' in the first place? What is the attraction to drawing another ignorant gay joke by a man who continually falls back on offensive stereotypes concerning everything from race, sex, and sexuality?

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #3 on: 20 January, 2012, 08:23:59 PM »
Being foul mouth doesn't bother me -I like it- but having no talent for humour does, and this chap certainly has none. I've shuffled through many pages and haven't laughed once.

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #4 on: 20 January, 2012, 09:30:18 PM »
Hey Adventurer,

Sorry the emoticon above wasn't very clear...I gotta stop relying on them.  ;)

I winced, yes. Then I laughed. 

I thought if I brought a bit more 'cartoonyness' to the style of my art for this page, that it might work well with the words. According to the comments on the site, it seems to have gone down mostly funny as intended. I'm sorry that wasn't the case with yourself. Humor is a tricky thing...what I find funny you might not, and vice versa.

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #5 on: 20 January, 2012, 09:50:34 PM »
I thought it was very funny.

then again, I have read a few others and like them as well. never been to the site before, but will be going again.

Your art was very nice, too!

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #6 on: 21 January, 2012, 12:42:40 AM »
Oh man, that was just so great. Who would have thought that lazily trawling Urban Dictionary and probably just recanting whatever you saw there verbatim could produce such magic.
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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #7 on: 21 January, 2012, 09:00:54 AM »
Oh man, that was just so great. Who would have thought that lazily trawling Urban Dictionary and probably just recanting whatever you saw there verbatim could produce such magic.

I don't understand the critique, Roger. Could you explain what you mean, as otherwise it may just come accross as a mean sprited person trying to be all cool with a soundbite. I thought the comics strips were mostly funny looks at the comics industry.
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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #8 on: 21 January, 2012, 11:26:30 AM »
It's great to see Gibson among the creators on this who are all outrageously talented (including Mr Quarter obv). Honestly - not much of it strikes a chord with me as they clearly are doing it with a fondness and a love for the product and personally I find the world of American mainstream comics the most alienating and shallow market-driven shitemachine on the planet. The CONTINUOUSLY AMAZING artwork throughout is compelling on it's own though and it's nice to see parodies so slickly produced.

 In terms of the potentially offensive-to-LGBT wolvie thing - meh, I've seen much MUCH more offensive stories. I thought he was going to be pink. Stuff like Family Guy is much more homophobic on a regular basis and to a much larger audience. I agree with Rog, who I presume was saying that the glut of the strip was just an explanation of what "Eiffel Towering" is (which urban dictionary actually explicitly defines as a straight activity so Mr Sohmer has BEEN CREATIVE there). Although the wider element is that weird Marvel "who will Wolverine choose" thing which The Gutters have made quite a few references to. This is the least offensive of them really. I mean, at least it's a progressive compromise.

Summary: The Gutters is a popular lightweight parody of mainstream American comics that regularly gets absolutely incredible artists in, Mr Gibson Quarter kicked some arse and "FutureQuake, Something Wicked, as well as Zarjaz and Dogbreath" was probably seen by a ton of new people who will hopefully investigate ;)

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #9 on: 21 January, 2012, 12:05:49 PM »
You're right about the artists Foxy - I was very impressed by the quality there.
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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #10 on: 21 January, 2012, 01:42:41 PM »
My favourite parody of the superhero genre is the animated cartoon the Adrenalini Brothers. I understand  the point of this kind of humour; but it's about as subtle as a sledgehammer. Mainstream American culture is crap but this humour belongs in a Viz comic.
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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #11 on: 21 January, 2012, 02:09:48 PM »
This doesn't deserve to be in Viz and neither does it deserve the quality of art it seems to get.

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #12 on: 21 January, 2012, 03:12:54 PM »
I didn't mean the art Joe, I meant that brand of lavatorial humour.
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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #13 on: 21 January, 2012, 09:50:28 PM »
Mainstream American culture is crap.

I love generalizations (note the 'zed' in my spelling).

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Re: Gay Wolverine...in the Gutters.
« Reply #14 on: 21 January, 2012, 09:53:28 PM »
Can't say mainstream European culture is great either.