let's talk about this

>>88017406
i'd rather we fight the big blob monster of fascism and government interference, considering they're passing a law day after tomorrow that says use of a VPN is grounds for the FBI to search your computer
art is usually the first thing to suffer from those. criticism, not so much.. especially nowadays when criticism has become an art product of its own

>>88017773
>considering they're passing a law day after tomorrow that says use of a VPN is grounds for the FBI to search your computer
Wait, what in the actual fuck!?

>>88019449
>>88017773
Jesus fucking christ. How in the motherfuck did I miss this? It's been coming up for almost a fucking year.

>>88019486
Good thing then that when it hits and people realize the effects, Trump will be in charge. He'll be blamed.

>>88017406

That blob monster seems like a pretty cool guy. I'd have a beer with him.

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So, Zen Pencils thread?

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>>88019952
gets me every time

>>88017406
I love Kris Straub even if I don't like that BLM comic he made.

>>88020080
Post it.

>>88019937
>literally worshiping celebrities
This is unbelievably disturbing

>>88019937

Is that satire? I mean, is the comic deliberately drawing the opposite of what the text conveys.

>>88019972
This is a horrible message.

>>88020160
that's the joke

>>88020144
Normally you might think so, but this is Zen Pencils so no

>>88020172
Even the original? Is Zen just a parody of a self important fop?

>That comic where the valedictorian jock somehow got a job at McDonalds.
>Meanwhile, Zenpencils self insert made Facebook.

>>88020144
Zen Pencils is nothing but insane nonsense that portrays itself as deep and meaningful.

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>>88020095
It's going to cause political shitflinging but here you go.

I find it ironic that he used Miyazaki. Does he have any idea what the man stands for in his line of work?

>>88020216
The funny thing is that he's technically right for all the reasons he tried to play off as stupid.

>>88020069
Isn't there a really well done parody of this one done in Watterson's style that says something like "yeah, because, god forbid you get a job selling your art to a newspaper or something so you can afford to eat."

>>88017406
>murakami
As a /lit/fag I am highly insulted

>>88020216
>that's outside the analogy

>>88020247
We've been over this a million times. The Zen Pencils guy doesn't care about facts or research or reality. Miyazaki makes pretty movies, so OBVIOUSLY he would be in favor of this trite political message.

>>88020216
See, the analogy breaks down when you consider that one of the big reasons BLM receives a lot of backlash is because they actively cause problems on purpose. Things like blocking highways, for example.

>>88020247
No, it's Zen Pencils. The dude is the comic equivalent of a stock photo of nature with a vaguely inspiring line beneath it.

>>88020042
The happiest ending.

>>88020216
>the way they turn into black people in panel 7

REALLY MAKES YOU THINK

>>88020247
Miyazaki in a generic giant robot no less. Not even a God Warrior, that would require him to know something about Miyazaki beyond "Japanese Walt Disney". Miyazaki. The man unrelentingly harsh and critical of all his underlings and pupils (because how else will they improve?), the one who despises giant robot toy commercial shows, member of the Japanese Communist Party Hayao Miyazaki.

>>88019985
So, this man left his wife, bought a sword and a horse, and most likely died in a forest because Ned Stark, who wasn't even in all of season 1, looked cool?

>>88020322
Apparently.

>>88020322
ALL THE WAY

good thread

>>88017773
>fighting fascism
4chan is pro fascism you cuckold

>>88019937
>Yoko Ono
Instantly disregarded. Literally one of the most worthless people in the history of entertainment

>>88020216
>My house is on fire
>Better make sure to set other houses on fire
>If anyone complains I'll just remind them that my house is on fire

>>88020321
Didnt Miyazaki give up that communism stuff later in life? Most people do when they get older

>>88019937
I find this comic really ironic now, considering a lot of people really don't like John now a days.

>>88020376
>4Chan is one person

>>88020376
Well, it used to be, but now Trump is elected and now it's turning back to anti-fascist

>>88019985
Is the dragon real in the world of this strip? If so, that changes a lot of things. Learning how to use a sword and becoming a dragonslayer would be a lucrative career if dragons were real. The guy wouldn't be crazy if that is the case.

>>88020069
This comic is so inaccurate. If this guy really was Bill Watterson, he would be a hermit, living in a cabin in the wilderness, away from society.

>>88020484
Good thing it's not meant to be Watterson.

>>88020271
I just remembered that that's the one with a line like "You know the person that draws the little suns on the weather channel? Fuck them!"

I'm noticing a theme in this guys work. Its as if he's trying to convince people that your passion is more important than money.

>>88020216

>he died, in the fire

so is the reason we want to stop this fire to save some salvage lumber

pretty bad analogy brah

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>>88020081
>literally brainwash yourself

>>88020216
This comic's analogy is fine and people are just finding reasons to poke holes in it. The BLM 'movement' is shit, but for different reasons. Just because they're awful doesn't mean the sentiment is inherently wrong.

>>88020874
it does though. if black people are awful, why do their lives matter?

>>88020271
>>88020613

post it!

>>88020874
Then get a better analogy.

>>88020443
I think learning to use high powered guns would be more useful. What the fuck is a sword going to do against a creature with a ranged breath-weapon that can also fly?

>>88020216
>He died in the fire
>That he started

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>>88020874
>>88020894
>why do their lives matter?
Answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ejeUUCgkJo

>>88020216

>>88020998
>The analogy is fine
>Then get a better analogy

Anon, are you legit retarded?

>>88020346
ALL OF THE WAY BRO
HA
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>>88019486
it wasn't made by Congress, the President, or the SC

>>88020376

4chan died several years ago, /pol/ is pro facism, not 4chan.

>>88020610
>>88020484
If Bill Watterson actually met the guy who did Zen penciles and saw this strip he'd probably slap the fuck out of him on principle.

>>88017406
That zen pencils shit was awful but I wouldn't say a neckbeard comments "kys" on someone's art work because of love.

>>88020160
I'm sure its not what Bukowski had in mind when he said that.

>>88022405
>kys
What?

>>88022512
It's the only possible message that anyone could take.

>>88022405

>the nice thing is you can only listen to the parts that are useful to improving your art

Step it up anon. The comic addresses that too.

>>88022519
"Kill yourself"

>>88022601
I'm talking about where it says "mean" criticism can come from love. Though I guess he give satire as an example, which is less mean than telling someone to kill themselves.

>>88020414
Why did they start hating John?