comic strip: MICROFICHE

[roel]

It's not bad, but I think you could do better if you tried.

You should reconsider the weight of your lines. I suggest you take a look here: http://www.inktank.com/AT/index.cfm

Now, I can understand you chose to use the same composition for every frame. It helps establish the dryness of the humour. But it doesn't work very well for frame number 3. The surprising/funny effect of the guy smashing the bottle could be enhanced by at least changing his pose to a more dramatic one.


I'm looking forward to see more of this!

[pregnant embryo]

roel: agreed. ;)

Here's round 2!

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/02-fatlady.gif

[Capt.Jackass]

heh, they're pretty funny, the style is a little different, but different is good =)


i have one problem with the first strip though, why does he put ketchup on eggs? why whould anyone put ketchup on eggs??:curious:

[ndat]

Holly shit !!! :D
Not many things make me laugh, but that second one is funny as hell... It made me drool on myself, I had just taken a big gulp of coke before I read it. Man Im lucky I didnt spray my moniter, Good Job now keep it up :)

[EAP!]

It's disturbing..... but not!

nice simple art

-EAP!

[pregnant embryo]

EAP!: If you think that one is disturbing you ain't seen nothin' yet! :twisted:

NADAT: No food or drink near your computer....but your monitor would have been better than your keyboard. :) (pregnant embryo claims no responsiblity for damage or trauma that may occur after consumption of product - although pregnant embryo will take credit ;) )

CAPT JACKASS: Different is great! Consistency is a restriction.

The question is not "why whould anyone put ketchup on eggs? (although it has been done) but why whould anyone put that vile sludge on 'anything'? And futher more "why do ketchup flavored potato chips exist?" :argh:



Strip 3:

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/03-istowhat.gif

[pregnant embryo]

:hmm: Hmmm...I was really expecting the last strip to strike a chord with this computer based community....


strip #4

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/04-layoftheland.gif

[pregnant embryo]

strip #5

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/05-lawyer.gif


***note this strip has been edited as per Jeroentje's following suggestion***

[jeroentje]

Keep posting these pregnant embryo.
I think it is interesting to see a serie develop here.
For the consistancy (sp?) try to use the same typeface everytime (preferably the one you use for the speaking). That way you can keep the visual line in it (if that makes sense).

Cheers, jeroentje
(btw, where you from?)

[SheepFactory]

I love your strips :beer: :thumbsup:

[pregnant embryo]

SHEEP FACTORY: Thanks :)

JEROENTJE: Thank-you for the endorsement! :beer:
pregnant embryo's base of operations in Victoria BC, Canada.
Truth be told...you brought to attention the fact the same font was used for all the all the strips but the last one....some corrections are in order.



Strip #6

Here's a more 'serious' strip for all the philosophers out there. The thought is worth the think!

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/06-Lu-Xun.gif

[NGKrush]

I like what you're doing, it reminds me of a comic I quite like (for all the dutch/belgium ppl: cowboy henk, lees het! :) )

I was wondering about your 2nd comic: now the fat lady's dead, how can it end ?

[Heber]

ahaha awesome work...so many artists from bc on this site....probly more tahn anywhere else! nice to see your work....i luv the one about the fat lady...:thumbsup:

[pregnant embryo]

NGKRUSH: Here's da paradox...If it's over when the fat lady 'singes' then the strip should have ended before it started.
Checked out COWBOY HENK...but alas, ignorance of a language other than english again prevents understanding. Will continue to look for translated ones. :)

RAYFUSION: There does indeed seem to be a disporportionate number of BC Canucks and Netherlanders (at least commenting on this thread)....what's the connection? (heeheh) ;)



Strip #7
Here's a little vampire tale...tis' the season for the Halloween spirit. :twisted:

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/07-von-helsing.gif

[pregnant embryo]

TRICK or TREAT? :twisted:

There are reservations about posting this one. Peers have suggested that it is not as strong or entertaining as others...Are there any other views out there?

Put your knives away, light some candles for the dead, pull some chairs around the fire, make some 'punkies' and watchout for spirits...HAPPY HALLOWEEN! :twisted:

Without futher ado:

Strip #8

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/08-ghost-story.gif

[SheepFactory]

:beer:

[pregnant embryo]

SHEEP FACTORY: Cheers to thee! :beer:

Strip #9

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/09-esp.gif

[decoy]

You know what I'm thinking....You know what I AM THINKING!

:thumbsup: :applause: I am thinking I like, I like :applause: :thumbsup:

:beer:

quack quack

[facial]

Hey, It is so great. I love your idea. Keep more. :beer:

[RISKBREAKER]

Oh man.......that Van Hellsing one had me on the floor:applause:

Me likey a lot :D

[pregnant embryo]

Geez, awol for a few days and get over 400 hits! Thanks to everyone!! :beer:


RISKBREAKER: Thank-you! Hope you didn't get too dirty on the floor. :)

FACIAL: Hey Thanks! Many, many more on the way. :)

DECOY: Guess I didn't know what you were thinking :shrug:.....Thanx anyway! :)


Strip #10

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/10-modernpsychology.gif

[Neil]

You mentioned in your inital posting that you were hoping for publication. I would suggest that although they are funny, you better watch the subject matter. I'm sure you know what i mean by being politically correct, so i won't dwell.

[wildsheepchase]

I think the whole point is that the humor isn't pc. I could easily see this type of comic being published in alternative newspapers or magazines.

[KotsVlok]

WAhahah dude, make some more of these comics, i just cant stop laughing :applause: :applause: :beer:

[Gentle Fury]

Im really impressed!!

You may not be able to get published in canada, but you would prolly have a chance in the states......your stuff is awesome!! Love the style, very whitty! I dont care what anyone says, the ketchup one was hillarious!!!! (oh an in case you are wondering there actually is a difference between Ketchup and Catsup......Catsup is english and contains fish paste :) )

Keep bringing out more!!! Kinda reminds me of Red Meat only with a point!

[Neil]

Just look at the subject matter in a newspaper and you'll see what i mean. I agree that many of them are funny, especially the ketchup one...that's great!

A fat lady burning to death and 2 people laughing about it would NEVER get published. You can make fun of people being stupid or doing something silly, but people burning alive is.... odd.

[Gentle Fury]

Originally posted by Neil
Just look at the subject matter in a newspaper and you'll see what i mean. I agree that many of them are funny, especially the ketchup one...that's great!

A fat lady burning to death and 2 people laughing about it would NEVER get published. You can make fun of people being stupid or doing something silly, but people burning alive is.... odd.

You are quite mistaken, you have obviously never seen Red Meat..........that strip has been in nationwide publication for almost a decade and they even have a child molesting milkman.......un-pc is what really sells.........the wierder and more depraved the better!!!!! Microfiche is tame in comarison to some of the stuff out there!!!!

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2002-10-22/index-1.gif

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2002-09-24/index-1.gif

That strip is the best!!!!

[pregnant embryo]

KOTSVOLK: Thanks. Hope you stop laughing long enough to have something to eat so you don’t starve to death! :beer:

NEIL: PC is a cuss word in my world (The Progressive Conservative party is evil - especially Ralph Klien :) ). Political Correctness is dead. Getting published in an alternative publication ( the mainstream is for the mindless gold fish ) was only a curiosity and a small part of a subtle ploy to get ideas out to as many minds as cost effectively as possible. In the greater scheme of things PREGNANT EMBRYO will self publish MICROFICHE in a collected book(s) ( as is done with all PE works ). REMEMBER IT'S NOT PC...IT'S PE ;)

GENTLE FURY: mmmm....fish paste. Catsup deserves a try! :)
Thanks for the kind words! :beer:
It’s interesting that you mention RED MEAT. Although it is very formulaic, that was the strip that inspired MICROFICHE. There are some MICROFICHE strips that make RED MEAT look like tofu - but not yet ready to be permanently banned from CG TALK...It is nice here. :)


Let's test the water a bit. Strip #11 is a little more controversial(?)...

Liked the story but not the art...:thumbsdow

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/11.1-first-contact.gif

[pregnant embryo]

So...It was approached from a new angle - that better ‘illustrated’ the idea. :thumbsup:

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/11.2-first-contact.gif

[eunuchbot]

you should put a disclaimer on your strips : "do not read in class, the professor will kick you out and then NO MORE MAX FOR YOU!!!!"

I was laughing so hard I choked

[pregnant embryo]

EUNCHBOT: Warnings are CENSORSHIP. ;) Glad to hear you enjoy! :)


STRIP #12

This strip is dedicated to COLARGOL. The now deceased pet rat. R.I.P. :sad:

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/12-pig-teeth.gif

[pregnant embryo]

Here's another thinker (hehe :) )

Strip 13

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/13-think-outside-the-box.gif

[pregnant embryo]

Strip #14

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/14-trust-me.gif

[SheepFactory]

lol , :beer:

[pregnant embryo]

SHEEP FACTORY: :beer:

Tis' the season for BAH HUMBUG! :twisted:
DEATH TO X-MAS!!

STRIP #15

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/15-modern-x-mas.gif

[Gentle Fury]

Originally posted by pregnant embryo
SHEEP FACTORY: :beer:

Tis' the season for BAH HUMBUG! :twisted:
DEATH TO X-MAS!!

STRIP #15

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/15-modern-x-mas.gif


HOLY CRAP!!!!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!!

[Fetus23]

yes yes yes!! really great strips going on in here!! that last one with santy claws is especially amazing!!..keep going!!!
:applause: :applause:

fetus

[Ant4d]

Great stuff.
:thumbsup:

[vannova]

nice style, interesting stuff.. made me laugh! :)

[pregnant embryo]

Oi, To the World!

GENTLE FURY: Thanks again for the comments and music recommendations! Hope the ‘!’ key on your keyboard never fails. :)

FETUS: Wouldn’t be here without ya! :) yes yes yes I will keep going....no end in sight!!!
ANT4D & VANNOVA: Thanks guys! :beer:



By popular demand another christmas strip...and a candy cane up the nose to anyone with a ‘real’ christmas tree.

Strip #16:

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/16-Tommy-tree-too.gif

[Gentle Fury]

thats awesome.......

revenge is sweet!!!!!!

[pregnant embryo]

GENTLE FURY: Revenge is awsomely sweet!!! Thanx man :beer:


Yeah, yeah. The year of the monkey isn't until 2004. Whatever. If you're gonna be picky read it next year...

Strip#17:


http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/17-Year-of-the-Monkee.gif

[pregnant embryo]

Strip #18:

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/18-Cat-astrophy.gif

[pregnant embryo]

Strip #19

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/19-MAGIC-beans.gif

[Michael Chen]

Sorry, but I don't get some of these jokes :scream:

But the some of the drawings look simple and cool :thumbsup:

[FraggleFart]

He He i have just read the whole thread and been laughing my socks off! Keep it up! LOVED the thinkers' box piece. And the computer/net thing is now on my desktop, if thats ok? The santa one had me in stitches.
Awesome toons, excellent style
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Hope you get that fat cash publication:deal:

[Gentle Fury]

Originally posted by pregnant embryo
Strip #19

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/19-MAGIC-beans.gif

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is the best one yet!!!!!! you rule!!!!!!!!!

i cant stop laughing at that one!

that one was like Liquid Television in comic form!!!! (anyone else remember that show??? i watched every epi of it!!! ah back when mtv was actually cool!)

keep em coming man!!!!!!

[RISKBREAKER]

dude, magic beans....... classic:applause:

[tobyWong]

Magic beans indeed is the best one yet.


P.S.-You should put a copyright on your strips, just to be safe.

-TW

[pregnant embryo]

RUKUWA: Not all of them are jokes...don’t worry about ‘getting’ them (I don’t get most the strips in newspapers) as long as reading them wasn’t a waste of your time. ;)

FRAGGLE FART: I hope your feet don’t get cold without your socks :D Funny you should mention publication....MICROFICHE book 1: strips 1-24 Was just printed this week. It will be up for sale shortly at www.pregnantembryo.com (but why buy when you can read most them here for free.) I am honoured that you have the ‘computer/net’ strip on your desktop...feel free to e-mail/spam it across cyberspace if you like! :beer:

GENTLE FURY: HAHA!!!! I RULE!!!!!!?? More strips are on the way. With all your encouragment I’ll never stop!!!! HAHAHAHA!!! :beer:

RISK BREAKER: Dude, Thanks :)

TOBY WONG: Magic beans certainly seems to be the most popular yet. As for the copyright thing....BAH. I appreciate your concern but if someone wants to steal it and redistribute it for me all the power to them (see comment to FRAGGLE FART). We are in the age of free information...music, movies, comics etc.


STRIP #20: a strip for the boys (although it is probably applicable to the girls too)

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/20-Wash-your-hands.gif

[Fetus23]

:applause:
note taken!!
:thumbsup:
:beer:
:wavey:
fetus

[jeroentje]

Ehm... shouldn't there be a step 4: repeat step 1 ?

[pregnant embryo]

FETUS: :wavey: :beer:

JEROENTJE: True! True! :applause: :beer:



Strip #21:
http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/21-animals.gif

[ironbearxl]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA, ROFLMAO!!!!!
Make one about George W. Bush, please!!!!
:applause: :applause: :applause:

[tobyWong]

have you tried submitting these to the sf bay guardian? Seems like some of your strips would fit in humor wise.

-TW

[Fisheye]

hehe..... different but makes you chuckle....almost on a darker "twilight zone" zide of humor hope you can get someone to pick them up and pub them.

[pregnant embryo]

FISH EYE: Submitted for your approval, a story of a comic strip called MICROFICHE...
Darker side indeed! Thanks for the complement and vote of confidence! :beer:


TOBY WONG: The Bay Guardian was one of the only U.S. paper I submitted MICROFICHE to. I recieved no response but I think it was due to the presentation of the strips. In retrospect my submission came across as spam mail. I will probably submit them again in August/September after I have completed a year’s worth. :deal:

IRON BEAR XL: I have done two strips on George W. but neither where high enough quality to meet PREGNANT EMBRYO standards. I am working on another just for you (there is so much material there maybe it will be two!)...hopefully it will be posted before the bombs start falling on IRAQ (I better get my ass in gear cuz that won’t be long! ;) ) Stay tuned!

In the mean time (a strip MEAN to cats)....STRIP #22:

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/22-I-said-Fetch....gif

[pregnant embryo]

STRIP #23

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/23-who-dunnit-.gif

[jeroentje]

Nietzsche said:
"God is dead."
God said:
"Nietzsche is dead."

[Nevermore]

Originally posted by jeroentje



been reading large popmerchandising? ;)

[pregnant embryo]

JEROENTJE: HAHAHAHA LOL And it's true too! :) So who died first the God or the man? :shrug:



STRIP #24

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/24-curiosity-killed-the-cat.gif

[decoy]

1974, 1991, 2012 and SPACE INVADERS?

What freakin' year are you living in? :shrug:



QUACK QUACK

[pregnant embryo]

DECOY: You got me...I've been out of the loop too long (sorry) I don't even know what day it is let alone what year! :)

And just in case anyone thought I topped myself...haha No such luck. But if anyone is thinking of ending it...here's some inspiration!

STRIP #25

http://pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/26-suicide-solutions.gif

[euxneks]

That last one was just sick.

Laughed my ass off tho! haha

[jeroentje]

Originally posted by Nevermore
been reading large popmerchandising? ;)
I dunno what you mean but I have to admit I saw that on a friend's T-shirt ;)

[Prs-Phil]

I just read all of them GREAT man :buttrock:
Finally !!!

[gaggle]

I laughed, I cried. Very nice work.

I very much so enjoyed the wrist-slitting suicide one. I think I've seen the same basic idea portrayed in other images around the 'net, but yours is delightfully harsh just the same. Hooray.

[pregnant embryo]

The polls are closed and the results are in from strip number 25....

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/25-end-of-the-world.gif

a) Artifical Intelligence 10.66%
b) Disease 19.67%
c) Poleshift 8.20%
d) Nuclear Winter 17.21%
E) HAND OF GOD 27.05%
f) Other 17.21%

122 votes

KIRT: Alright point taken no more 'cheery' strips... ;)

SECRETASIANMAN: Human stupidity would have won by a land slide. :)

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EUXNEKS: Sick is my middle name...I hope you find the ass you laughed off. ;)

PRS-PHIL: Glad you decided to drop by. I hope you visit again. :beer:

GAGGLE: You are a very confused individual...laughing and crying...plain wierd! The wrist sliting strip was 'inspired' by one such net strip (something about walking up the street, not across)....but I thought it didn't go far enough. So I PREGNANT EMBRYOised it! :)

NEXT UP....


STRIP #26

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/27-cold-and-clammy.gif

[Dark-Angel]

LOL :D why didnt i see this befor funy stuff

[lindavanbruggen]

Nice style.
I like your humor

Are you inspired by Redmeat.com? (if don't know, check it out, it is hilarious)

[pregnant embryo]

A cgtalk exclusive....(this strip will not see print).
After almost a year away from my home (computer) I am sticking my head out of the sand because I couldn't resist poking fun at one of the human race's most eccentric citizens...

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/wako-jacko.jpg

More eventually

[Prs-Phil]

Yeah ... great that you´ve decided to share that with us.

I´m laughing my ass off and I´ve shown it to some of my english mates (and the other strips to because I´ve bumped into this thread again) ... we love em

keep it up

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