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Journal Entry: Tue Jul 7, 2009, 9:04 PM


- So, the first thing I wanna talk about is the things I'm doing artistically. I've written some more stand-up comedy material, and I think I'm ready to try it out at an open mic night. I was fairly confident about the whole thing, until I saw a preview for the movie "Funny People," and I remembered that one night isn't a ticket to success. Gotta keep it going.

- Speaking of art, you'll recall in my last journal entry that I was writing a steampunk-ish story. Well, I've refined it a little more. The main character will be a man by the name of Marcus Craft. Hope you like him.

- Took down all my sprite stuff except the "10000 Hits" marker. I'd rather stick around, thank you.

- There's talk of me swinging by England one of these days. Not just because everyone in the UK thinks I'm awesome, but a few people in particular make me want to visit. Nothing is even remotely set in stone yet, so don't expect me to invade... er, visit any time soon.

- Been thinking of opening an MG Store on Cafepress or something to earn extra cash. I don't exactly expect to make a living off of my website, but a little more money rolling in wouldn't hurt.

- I wanna thank :iconchaotikku: for the new DA icon. Makes me a member of his secret club, I've heard.

- Finally, rant time! This time, on console fanboys.

As many of you know, I am a fan of RPGs of all flavors. And it is for this reason that I am looking forward to the release of Final Fantasy XIII next April. I'd heard that the release was also planned for the Xbox 360, due to Square Enix's belief that PS3 exclusives can't sell enough to make any money. So, FF13 went multiplatform.

My exact response was "Well, bathe me in ranch and call me Caesar. How 'bout that."

But, an online acquaintance of mine felt the need to suddenly get in my face about it recently, in the manner of saying, "you see? Sony sucks! PS3 sucks! Your beloved Final Fantasy is coming to Microsoft now, too!"

This prompted a different response: "Go away."

Seriously. I could not care any less about which console someone prefers to own. It's your money, you should spend it however the fuck you want. Buy the console of your choice, and enjoy yourself. Please. But, for the love of all that is good on pizza, will you please leave me alone about whether Sony sucks or Microsoft sucks? All it does is prompt my mind to dub console fanboys as "sheep."

Why "sheep?" Because it means the marketing has gotten through. These game companies know that they can't just sell their consoles as one possibility out of many. They have to sell it as the elite gaming experience, where theirs is clearly the greatest and everyone else clearly can go choke on a big can of "Kiss My Ass." The console wars have become arguments about who has the best toys on elementary school playgrounds, just with a slightly older audience. It insults the intelligence to try and read one.

I kind of expect this behavior out of people age 14 and under who wander onto the net. They're just kids. And you expect children to behave childishly. But once you reach the age of 15, you're clearly capable of cognitive reasoning. And that should be enough to tell you that console wars are the ultimate exercise in futility. They accomplish nothing, convince no one, and never end.

I'm not saying that you can't have an opinion about which current gen or last gen or even first gen console is superior. I'm just saying, "I couldn't care any less. Now go play with your toys like a big boy or girl."

  • Mood: Approval
  • Listening to: Sabaton - Metal Machine
  • Reading: Pretending You Care

So, what should I do next?

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2 deviants said Writing about fiction.
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2 deviants said A serious piece.

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I'm generally sarcastic but genuinely open-minded. I'm an optimist, and I'm a skeptic. I'm a gay man against gay pride parades. I don't believe in endless love, and I've been single for two years. I like professional wrestling and stand-up comedy. I'm a pretty polite, humble man who loves listening to death metal as loud as I can. I love the intricacies and nuances of language while I curse frequently. I don't worship any gods, but I idolize advocates of free speech. I believe everyone has the right to do whatever they want as long as they don't harm another human being, and I'm a lifelong meat-eater. I believe everyone has a right to their opinion, but no one has to listen.

I'm not really sure what all this makes me, but I'm sure some asshole has a label for me.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: The Middle Ground's castle
  • Interests: Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy, metal music, writing, acting, lighting, sprite comics
  • Favourite movie: The Big Lebowski
  • Favourite band or musician: Disturbed, Nightwish, Dethklok, Hammerfall, Helloween, Falconer, Metallica, Poets of the Fall
  • Favourite genre of music: Metal (specifically, power metal, symphonic metal, epic metal, and melodic death metal)
  • Favourite artist: Evan Stanley
  • Favourite poet or writer: My brother, Khran
  • Favourite style of art: Coloured pencil
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod Nano
  • Favourite game: Final Fantasy X
  • Favourite gaming platform: PlayStation 3
  • Favourite cartoon character: Me!
  • Personal Quote: "Praise the Holy Spoon!"
  • Tools of the Trade: MS Paint, Corel Paint Shop Pro X2, OpenOffice Writer, paper and a pencil.
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You know, I think that an animation of Eps freaking out like in the sprite at the bottom of that comic would be an awesome avatar, like maybe him running across the avatar from side to side.

Just an idea.

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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a... hey, I wonder what cloud tastes like?" Goku, Dragon Ball Z
You think so? I don't have much time for spriting myself lately.

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Why do all villains have to delve, at one time or another, into comic book supervillainy, where they be hawkish dicks purely for it's own sake? Why can't I find a villain who just wants some peace and quiet on the weekends?
Eh, if you don't have the sprites immediately available that's fine, you don't have to bother.
And if you do, but are too lazy to make it, I could always give it an attempt (and probably fail)

And again, it was just an idea, not forcing you to do anything.

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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a... hey, I wonder what cloud tastes like?" Goku, Dragon Ball Z
After 941, the colored speech bubbles vanished from WTF to be replaced with normal white ones. What happened?

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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a... hey, I wonder what cloud tastes like?" Goku, Dragon Ball Z
I changed to the white bubbles. Why, did you like the coloured bubbles?

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Why do all villains have to delve, at one time or another, into comic book supervillainy, where they be hawkish dicks purely for it's own sake? Why can't I find a villain who just wants some peace and quiet on the weekends?
Yeah, actually. Although, it's your comic, so do whatever you want.

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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a... hey, I wonder what cloud tastes like?" Goku, Dragon Ball Z
Oh boy, the crossroads people put me in. Half the readership thinks they define WTF, half of them hate them. XD

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Why do all villains have to delve, at one time or another, into comic book supervillainy, where they be hawkish dicks purely for it's own sake? Why can't I find a villain who just wants some peace and quiet on the weekends?

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