http://mycagecomic.com/...Guess this Seinfeld-meets-Dilbert-with-funny-animals strip, which some called "fresh," "funny," and "manga style," didn't generate enough namedropping strips, "fanservice" (oh Jesus), and strips insulting its own readers to become a huge marketing success. Canceled.“I feel like my childhood dream was shot point blank through the eyes.”- Ed
I've never heard of this before, but I'm reading it now. It's not half bad.
My Cage isn't exactly an outstanding comic, but it's still sad to see it go since the industry desperately needs some new blood.A lot of people are hoping the author will continue it in a web-only format, or at least make another webcomic.
I remember hearing about this awhile ago but took no interest in it because the "hype" for it sounded retarded.Also, it wasn't in any of my local papers.
Out of all the comics that could possibly be canceled, why this one?
Oh, this is a newspaper comic! Since it was on the web and I never heard of it before, I assumed it was a webcomic, and was trying to figure out how a webcomic could be "cancelled" as opposed to just being abandoned.
"My Cage" got a mild boost from Comics Curmudgeon, where the creators constantly peddled their own strip for a long, long time. Eventually they got unhappy with the level of loyalty they perceived there and began opening fire. The strip was as good as dead right then, because it sure as hell wasn't getting a boost from anyone else. >A lot of people are hoping the author will continue it in a web-only format, or at least make another webcomic.Yes, this. From the nonsensically bleak-sounding title to the in-jokes and cameos (Foglio's "Girl Genius," for Christ's sake), "My Cage" IS a webcomic, trying to pass itself off as a newspaper strip. Are newspaper readers going to recognize "Girl Genius?" You might as well have Li'l Evil or Kevin and Kell.>“I feel like my childhood dream was shot point blank through the eyes.”- Ed(facepalm)Might I suggest Dumm Comics? They already have a resident attention-whoring drama queen, but they have funny animal comics that range from work-safe LOL RANDOM to varying levels of sociopathic guts-and-poop "shock" humor. As long as the other drama queen doesn't get jealous, Ed should fit right in, and he'd be free to do stuff he couldn't in the funny pages. He'd only get one strip a week, though.>Out of all the comics that could possibly be canceled, why this one?True enough, there are worse ones out there. ("Dick Tracy" for example, has become a burning train wreck of slow, stupid writing and awful art.) Maybe Ed was being a dick to King Features as well, in which case a write-in campaign isn't going to do squat.
>>87303>Are newspaper readers going to recognize "Girl Genius?" You might as well have Li'l Evil or Kevin and Kell. Some comics can get away with pandering to the internet.
@ Anonymous /co/mrade "Eventually they got unhappy with the level of loyalty they perceived there and began opening fire"Huh? waht are you talking about? When did we do that?
"(Foglio's "Girl Genius," for Christ's sake),...You might as well have Li'l Evil or Kevin and Kell"Actually in the same strip we did have a cameo from Coney fronm K&K. We had about 12 webcomic characters guest star to say there are a lot og good webcomics out there. What's wrong with webcomics BTW?
>>87317For future reference, when replying to specific posts it's a timesaver for everyone if you hover your mouse over the post number (located to the right of the subject, the poster name, the date and the time) and click the button. This'll add the post number to your message box for easy response.Carry on.
>>87330 Thanks Rametarin. And...Oops!
>>87318There's nothing at all wrong with webcomics. There's simply a difference in the audiences for print comic strips and webcomics. I made that pretty clear in the message, and it SHOULD be obvious on its own. >>87317You had Norm act as your stand-in for your readers, dropping by your table at a meet-and-greet, and refusing to write in on your behalf, at your request, in the most assholish manner possible. Remember the backlash at Comics Curmudgeon?...This whole "Gosh! Golly! I don't know what you're talking about! When did we ever do that?!" feigned ignorance routine doesn't say good things about you, by the way.
>>87370: I didn't think you made it clear, and yes...the difference in audience is clear, but what is th problem with doing one strip with some cameos for fun? Sorry if you thought the 'please write in strips' were assholish. We never actually got accused of that. The backlash at CC was becuase it was meta-humor w/ guest appeaarnces by us. Not because they were insulted. I'm still in good standing with my fellow 'Mudges (I site I was a fan of before I got syndicated). In fact several offered to write letters the past few days to get us un-cancelled. Norm in those strips wasn't standing in for readers being idiots or wahtever for not 'refusing to write in on your behalf, at your request, in the most assholish manner possible' but for readers thinking them writing in doesn't matter because the strip will still be on the web. And I stick to that. If the papers don't carry it it's not on the web. "This whole "Gosh! Golly! I don't know what you're talking about! When did we ever do that?!" feigned ignorance routine doesn't say good things about you, by the way."Hey! I've got enough ignorance i don't have to feign it! LOL! But seriously, I had no idea what your talking about because I never had any problems with the CC crowd. Yes, many didn't like those strips, but none took them personally and I didn't take them not liking them personally. Also, you really shouldn't judge people personally based on there professional work. I wrote those strips because I knew the strip was in trouble and didn't (and still don't) want it to end. It was a long shot, but I knew I'd regret it if I didn't. I've actually been very good to our readers. I always answer back e-mails and such. Also, you say "where the creators constantly peddled their own strip for a long, long time. "...actually Melissa (the artist) never went on there. I only did because I did before I got syndicated. Also, the 'shot through the eyes' lines was just put on the blog as a joke. I didn't actually expect newsites to use it. Anyway, I was just curious about the "and began opening fire" thing, since I've never had a problem with anyone on CC. I usually don't even respond to the postings unless they are written directly to me, and have even used the negative ones to fix several things about the strip.So, thanks for answering. Sorry you didn't like the strip and for anything I've done with it you didn't approve of because you for some reason thought it reflected something personal about me that you didn't like, but, it happens I guess.Later!-Ed
>this threadNever heard of this comic before. Don't read the comic pages of the newspaper. It's not bad, nothing special. At least it's not Family Circus.
>>87381Hey, just wanted to say kudos for being classy. Getting heckled by an anon can be pretty jarring.
Wait, I'm confused. Is the OP the creator of the comic himself?If so, uh. Hi, dude. I read your comic sometimes.
>>87659Wait, was it? I didn't get that. Thought it was copy-pasta from the site or something.
>>87667Well, the dude with the name "Ed Power" was directly responding to anon's concerns, so... I think so?We may have run him off, then. Maaaaan anon, why you gotta do a thing.
Get real. OP was not Ed. Ed was clearly visiting /co/ for the first time, which suggests that he was running around searching for discussions of his cancellation. Ew, Googlebation.
Let's run out the last two months right here and get some honest feedback for Ed. I'll post 'em if no one else does but keep my mouth shut; let's see what others think.
>>88002It takes a lot of class to make a good reference to Peanuts that doesn't feel cheap. This has all the class of discount boxed wine.
>>88050I laughed.Fuck, dude, you've got some kinda samefag grudge going here.
>>88146 You don't understand man, WEBCOMICS KILLED HIS FAMILY.
>>88146That was my first post in this whole thread, who the fuck am I samefagging?A "we are so wacky because we use childish stuff" followed by a "HEY! REMEMBER PEANUTS? I DO!" just isn't funny.
>>88002For a newspaper comic, it's alright. It's not very funny, but it's... well, it's alright.
>>88180Oh, you're samefagging me (the OP)....Because if person (a) and person (b) have a similar opinion with which person (c) does not agree, then person (c) must automatically conclude HAW HAW (A) + (B) = SAMEFAG HURF HURF I'm posting the strips now. But otherwise, I'm not commenting on their quality.
>>88182Yeah. "Doesn't actively make me angry or sick when reading it" is top tier, as newspaper comics go.
>>88299>>88002At least it's not Attica.
I like the character designs.
Truly newspaper strips are a dying breed.http://abcnews.go.com/WN/comic-strips-cut-newspapers/story?id=10093899
Hey Ed, your comic runs in my local newspaper.I gotta say, with me getting Family Tree in there that literally fills be with an urge to take a sharpie and scribble out that comic every time, it's kinda sad to see that mycage is the one that goes.Because, not that I'm a huge fan of it, but it is something that helps me get over the rage that is family tree, and you are a pretty decent webcomic. Though, my dislike for furries kinda irritates me throughout it because there is something about it that makes it seem less like a comic with characters that happen to be animals to be a furry comic.
>>88376They're cutting Lio? Damn, that's a comic I actually like.
>>88409FUCK.Lio is amazing.
>>88299I'm just learning about this strip, so I don't get what inside joke is being made about the evil baby and the red dog.The secondary joke about the evil baby? That I have seen before.
>>88457"Evil recognizes evil."--Dr. Smith (in that fuckawful remake)>"King of the Drama Queens"I said I wouldn't comment anymore, but FFFFFFFFFAHAHA OH TEH IRONY
>>88457Max (the red dog) is Norm's boss and in accordance with tired stereotype is utterly soulless evil
>>88581Meh.
>>88915Oh, hey. That's much better.
>>87759 "Googlebation"? LMAO! I perfer the term 'vanity googling'. ;)
>>88949Mm-hm.
>>88949So, wait. Are you the dude who wrote this comic or aren't you?
>>89277The best one so far. But I can see how that strip wouldn't fly with some people.
>>89282I really doubt it.
>>89679So... I guess the thing gets stuck to his clothes? Is that it?
>>89889Haha. WOMEN!
>>89893But the joke doesn't change if you were to reverse the characters?Might be worse if you reversed them because then you'd be getting a stale "oh look at the big dumb useless guy" joke. Isn't it funny when guys are big dumb and useless?? Of course it is because we use it in TV commercials for fucking everything, except beer commercials sometimes. And women are untouchable because having them mess up/let their male significant other get the upper hand sometimes is SEXISM.
>>89937You are a smart individual, my good man.It's an unfortunate truth, double standards...
>And women are untouchable because having them mess up/let their male significant other get the upper hand sometimes is SEXISM.:\
>>89937Beer commercials have been leaning towards the misogynist side recently, though. I think there was a Budweiser ad that claimed they invented feminism as a way to keep women out of men's hair so they could enjoy their beer in peace. What the fuck?
maybe batypus should learn to fly under his own power like a proper superheroor get a spare plane or two with his immense fortunesor set up a dummy account to pay the bills automatically instead of insisting your superhero compatriots waste their valuable time paying bills manually
You have my admiration, man.Being able to pump out hundreds of strips to the standards of the flavorless dregs that edit public newspapers and consistently produce that level of mediocrity for years is nothing if not an exercise in marathon Old Man dancing. Earnestly enjoying the music and moves or just following the rules for the sake of the game, it doesn't matter.To shackle your talent and more soulful material to a table and then stretch it out to fill a time and work quota, diluting the content and quality of your vision to suit the needs of what has been green lit for the consumer. It must feel like a chef forced to sell boxed pizza at a store chain.At the very least you walk away with a little credibility and notoriety that even technophobic elderly and taste restricted gradeschoolers would recognize. Shine on, you athlete of the mundane!
>>89963 You're welcome. Anytime. :D :D :D
>>90089Isn't "I was voted least likely to..." a very standard Highschool joke?
>>90254Eh, I like this particular variation, and the delivery of the high five line was enough to make me smile.
>Miley CyrhinocerosI approve of this comic.
>>90323How about today's?
LISSEN TA DEM CRICKITS
>>91441aint no crickets on the innernets
>>91442That's racist.
>>91446they too tiny and light to press the keys, its science
>>91327Okay, let me ask you guys something. Isn't it a bit strange to see the same sequence of "fake insults" in a row?
>>91637How do you mean? Are you talking about: > @#$*@#$...? That does look weird.
>>91816The Clerks, Office Space, and When Harry Met Sally references I got, but what's the fourth one referencing?
>>91818Fletch
Sorry I'm late!
Oh shit, I completely missed yesterday's, too!