John

First and definitely foremost, you [i]nailed[/i] the highlights and shading on the Alex one, particularly on the clothes. I just... keep going back over the piece and staring at it because of that, lol. Oh my goodness, I love it. Everything else is fantastic, too, except for the sword hilt (which you already recognized in your dA comments there) and the right arm. I assume you were trying to convey perspective there, but it didn't really come off too well (that does look like a pretty tricky angle, though). I don't suppose this is too much of a recurring problem for you, though, because you handled the same situation in the KKC piece quite well. Speaking of which, I like it a lot, also. How you put the more defined characters on a less focused, more non-traditional background almost reminds me of one of Bill Watterson's watercolored Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strips. You could have worked on the tree a bit more, though. Since the trunk is so plain and rigid, it looks pretty flat. As far as the characters go, all I'll point out is the guy's eyes, which are pretty well out of proportion. I like everything else about it, particularly the hair, which was quite cleverly colored. Awesome stuff.

[b]White:[/b] There's not a whole lot to really judge on here, but what is here is great. It's just... fun to look at passing through posts, heh. I don't see anything in your set that I don't like. 10/10. (Also, can I see the stock you used, just out of curiosity?) EDIT: Blah, he got to it first. [b]Oblivion:[/b] Both pictures are very low quality. The one in your sig is pretty cool, but the quality just makes it almost grating to look at, heh. I'm not even sure what the pic in your avatar is, though. XP And both need some sort of border. 5/10.

Loved, loved, [i]loved[/i] that first one, Ziggy. =D The first song that came to mind for me was "The Impression That I Get" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It's their biggest (read: only) hit, maybe, but not without good reason. I love the Bosstones' lyrics. Not poetic at all, but they say exactly what they're supposed to, clearly and succinctly. This song in particular reflects probably the most prominent way I try to look at things in my life. [b]The Impression That I Get[/b] Have you ever been close to tragedy Or close to folks who have? Have you ever felt a pain so powerful So heavy you collapse? No? Well... I never had to knock on wood But I know someone who has Which makes me wonder if I could It makes me wonder if I never had to knock on wood And I'm glad I haven't yet Because I'm sure it isn't good That's the impression that I get have you ever had the odds stacked up so high You need a strength most don't possess? Or has it ever come down to do or die? You've got to rise above the rest No? Well... I never had to knock on wood But I know someone who has Which makes me wonder if I could It makes me wonder if I never had to knock on wood And I'm glad I haven't yet Because I'm sure it isn't good That's the impression that I get I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested I'd like to think that if I was I would pass Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I might be a coward, I'm afraid of what I might find out I never had to but I'd better knock on wood 'Cause I know someone who has Which makes me wonder if I could It makes me wonder if I never had to but I'd better knock on wood And I'm glad I haven't yet Because I'm sure it isn't good That's the impression that I get

*comes back for only his second go-around* :X [font=trebuchet ms]1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]The Toadies[/b] 2. Are you male or female: [b]Mister Love[/b] 3. Describe yourself: [b]I Come from the Water[/b] 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]Backslider[/b] 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Dollskin[/b] 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Away[/b] 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Possum Kingdom[/b] 8. Describe how you love: [b]I Burn[/b] 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]Mexican Hairless [/b](Actually, those things scare the crap out of me.) 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]Push the Hand[/b] 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Quitter[/b][/font]

Mine would probably be a restaurant. My family had one a few years ago, and owning a restaurant really allows for a huge amount of creative freedom in many areas. Really, the only boundaries you have are the very loose ones of your food service provider and your location. After that, you can do almost anything you want with it, and it's pretty exciting.

Enraged, Donald Rumsfeld unexpectedly unleashed his psychic abilities on the entire Senate.

Wow. This really shouldn't even be up for questioning, Prick Wizard. People admitted long ago to making the crop circles, and showed clearly and logically how they did so. There's no debate here, lol.

:O Is this possibly a reference to "mah spoon is too big"? ([url="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8566509224844456939&q=rejected+cartoons"]link[/url])

First of all, I don't think I see how your parents are ruining the relationship between you and your boyfriend. They may hate him, yeah, but they can't exactly make you two break up. If anything, it seems like it's making your relationship stronger through the adversity. I do see what you're saying, though, about it being that much harder. I'll tell you right now that your parents aren't going to do much changing, so you'll have to simply endure if you want to make this work. However, you're fifteen right now. You're not exactly in a position to be making a promise to marry someone six years down the road, lol. I'm not saying you're not going to, but see what happens to your relationship in that over half of a decade. You'd be surprised how events may play out.

One thing I love is ugly comics, and this one is truly hideous. =D Retribution might've been right about you trying strips. The humor is definitely different here than in S in S. If nothing else, you can always go back to single panel. Keep 'em coming, anyway.

[quote name='Raiyuu][font=Trebuchet MS']What are this "Trillian" and this "Adium" of which you speak? Do they connect the contact lists from all your other IM clients? Because if so, cookies to whoever invented them.[/font][/quote] They do, they do. Clients like Adium, Trillian, and Gaim allow you to log into different IM services with only one program. In addition to lots of other benefits, they usually have much better interfaces than the default clients like that of AIM.

You've got too much talent for your own good. Amazingly, I didn't catch the "finish your vegetables" until a few minutes of looking at it, lol. You *might* want to switch the "your" and the peas around and see how that looks, but I think it was most likely just me. >_>; As for color, you might want to make the colored vegetables more saturated, but other than that, this design is just fantastic. As for the chameleon, I'll agree that the colors looked fine, but it just didn't go too well with the subject matter, I thought. You might go ahead and use either of those, but I'd throw in some more along with it. If any shirt should be printed in several colors, it should be this one. :p

I rarely use MSN, but I stay logged into it either out of force of habit or paranoia that anyone I know might eventually log on. >_> Not a hassle, though, because I use Adium as my client for that and AIM. Wonderfully nifty program, it is.

I gotta say, there's been a lot of hilarious responses to this picture. I didn't think there would be, since the pic didn't really lend itself to humor at first (to me at least), but awesome job everyone. XD

Sagestone: perhaps Black: nay I have to say, I like the idea a lot more with yellow or green. The sagestone looks great, but I don't think it goes well with this idea, since it's not really as "natural" as something more colorful. Same with the black, but in addition to that, black is sort of the color that's defaulted to when color doesn't matter in a t-shirt, lol. And not only is color central to the joke in this shirt, the shirt's so simple that the element of color should probably be added to it anyway to sort of busy it up a little. And something you might toy around with is making the chameleon a mite smaller, or offsetting it a bit on the shirt, to sort of emphasize the perception of it being hidden. Nevertheless, it's still a very clever idea, and I haven't seen anything like it on Threadless before. I really want to see it go into print after the vote. =D

"Of course, surfing abandoned naval minefields was an exciting but short-lived fad."

"Dante had slashed one too many cobwebs on that island, and now karma and irony served him his vengeance."

Yeah, the human mind is very susceptible to suggestion. Our opinions and moods are formed by whatever our minds pick up in our environment, so it's only natural that you're going to get a different result when you change a part of that environment.

[b]White:[/b] The picture is very confined, and as the others said, the black space on the top and bottom really should've been filled up with something. Something along these lines could have worked with another theme, but yours centers around hate being something that "demands action", and the piece is far too simple and subdued to demand any action, heh. While I'm on the subject of the text, though, yours is the first I've seen in any typography piece that I've ever liked, and I do like it quite a lot. This is especially surprising since it's on the theme of hatred, lol. That was the big plus of your piece for me. [b]Retribution:[/b] The pink "o" does add some necessary color to the piece, but frankly I would have considered adding that color some other way. I've got a pet peeve against coloring one letter of text differently for no apparent reason, I guess. XP Other than that, I likes a lot. Contrary to what Aaryana and Indifference said, I like the overlapping text in the background. From my judgement, the whole point of that text was that you weren't really supposed to be able to read it all, or to care about reading it all; just a bunch of political trash and lies, all of which sort of overlaps and meshes into one big, useless mishmash. The down-pointing arrow seems to affirm that idea pretty well, heh. I also usually don't like the colors you used at all, but in this context, with their contrast to the mood of the piece, they come across as subtlely sarcastic, which I like. Also, on an aesthetic level, the drop shadows were also a great touch. The pic would have looked pretty flat and boring without them. I honestly did like both pieces a lot, but [b]Retribution[/b] gets my vote for this one.

Yes, single-panel comics are teh best. Much more fitting for this type of humor, anyway. And hooray for mySpace! (Never thought I'd say [i]that[/i].)

First things first: ^________________^ Anyway, this chapter was fantastic, especially since you seem to have taken some of the advice about added description and really used it well. I had said before that I saw a lot of grays and indescript shapes when reading previous chapters, but that's not a feeling I got anywhere this chapter; it was all described excellently. The jokes, of course, were also hilarious. I'm a sucker for puns. XP And I'm liking the approach you're taking with Retribution. Reminds me of a comic book villain, using Photoshop illusions as his "trademark" of sorts, heh. Other than a few jumbled sentences that threw me off, I don't think I saw anything I didn't like. Wonderful story.

D': Sorry about that, I didn't know I had won. >.< [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Immortal.jpg[/img] "Guys, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but they canceled Home Improvement, and... yes! Hold that pose!" EDIT: Horgh totally stole that stomach thing from a Calvin and Hobbes strip, by the way.

[b]First:[/b] [quote name='Keyblade Wielder][font=Comic Sans MS][size=1][color=DeepSkyBlue]Another reason why there is no such thing as a Mario Dating Sims game.[/color][/size'][/font][/quote] lol, that was pretty clever. [b]Second: [/b][quote name='Gavin][size=1]"[b]The single greatest reason why gay marriage should never be legalised in the Mushroom Kingdom.[/b']"[size=2][/quote] *shudder* [b]Third:[/b] [quote name='Swedish Chef][/size][/size']At first Peach did not want to believe it but satellite photos proved her greatest fear, Mario was having an affair.[/quote] I like the idea of it being satellite photos, heh. It just makes it that much worse. I liked some more of the captions too, but I guess I should keep it at three. But frankly, I'm surprised nobody made any jokes about slash. XP

I like "The Power Is Yours!" the most, just because of the title and the guy's crappy outfit, lol.

[quote name='Retribution][size=1]Here's the original O Rly? [url="http://yearoftheowl.ytmnd.com/"][b]Year of the Owl[/b][/url'] animation. Enjoy it, but be careful - it goes on for quite a while. Please do not forget your friends, family, school, or work while watching.[/size][/quote] Oh, thanks. I guess the site I got that image from shut down or something. I didn't upload it to Imageshack when I posted it because they were having troubles at the time, I recall. [img]http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6600/orlybunch8ff.jpg[/img]