Kirbopher 2008-10-09 23:06:09

Either case I'll be around to check 'em out. Nice sketches by the way.

ZekeySpaceyLizard 2008-10-09 23:08:17

"hatch a big scheme to become Newgrounds' next phenominon, wondering how I can WOW people,"

make a cartoon about video games.

igott 2008-10-09 23:12:53

-Good Animation
-Good Voices
-Original Funny Story
And soon... You'll have to deal with me, I getting Flash and the stuff starts 2009.

Jerry-Springer 2008-10-09 23:16:11

Look, there are times when we'd all like to be the life and soul of the party.
Who wouldn't want to be "Mr. Popularity" - think of the fortune, the fame, the women...

But in our search for the superficial we often over-reach and deny what is truly important to us.

Springer's Final Thought:

Kids your age often have a craving to be the center of attention - it's not unusual, HECK, even I was the same when I was your age! I guess it stems from a need to be accepted by your peers and, in extreme cases, a need to hide deep rooted insecurities, not just from others but from ourselves.

But this need for acceptance can often result in one overlooking the things that are important and, sadly, pushing away those who care just so you can find a place with the "IN" crowd.

Remember: "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed"

Until next time, take care of yourself...

...and each other!

Koalafish 2008-10-09 23:18:42

Like Zekey said but if you still reckon that sounds like too much effort, just get some sprites from your favourite Mario games

DEFINITE FRONT PAGE

MAYORMCHEESE 2008-10-09 23:19:27

BOOOOOBS

MRat 2008-10-09 23:23:21

I remember once upon a time, oh about a year ago actually, I said something to you in between ignorant insults to make you act dumber. Do you remember what I said? I do. Well, not verbatim, but here's the gist.

"Dude, stop trying to be this. Stop trying to do that. Stop trying. Just do shit, man."

How many times have I said this? HOW MANY? The reason you've never finished anything or become a sensation is because you're interested in things other than the cartoons themselves.

MRat 2008-10-09 23:25:41

Also that fat Naruto guy is FANTASTIC!

dirtshake 2008-10-09 23:34:10

I think Jerry hit the nail on the head with this one.

If your looking for a next step, try making flash for fun. Just get your ideas out there and who cares whether or not people like it or if it skyrockets you to the top of newgrounds. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. However if you make flash purely for your own enjoyment it won't matter as much if you movie doesn't reach the level of fame you wanted.

For me it's always been this way. I know going in that my movies probably won't make the front page and probably won't be well known by many people. But that doesn't stop me from trying to improve my work and getting it out there. Perhaps I'll hit the right chord and get a front page flash someday. Maybe my skills will reach a level where I can gain a fanbase that is excited everytime they see my name on a submission. Or maybe I'll never be that big and just have a portfolio of movies on a Newgrounds profile that I can show my friends and get a few laughs from.

Im not saying go in with low expectations so you'll never dissapoint yourself. That's not the right approach either. The right approach is somewhere in the middle and is different for everyone. A key starting point would be to just make movies for the fun of it. If you start there you will never be dissapointed with how much or how little "fame" you recieve from your movies.

Finally, I think you've got a lot of fans from your time here. You've had at least three movies on the front page that I can remember, you get your news posts on the front page of Newgrounds, and all your movies get a lot of praise for the quality of the work. They also get a lot of critique with the intent of helping you, which you and I know, is more valuable than a whole bunch of 10 reviews with three words saying "WOOT". Even if it is not the entire site rooting for you, your movies make an impact on the community.

With that said, nice picture. Your getting A LOT better at drawing the different body shapes of people. The fat budist looking guy looks great, the bigger yet muscular samoan looking guy in the top left is awsome, the pirate looking chick in the middle has a great expression, and the naked chick looks nice too from an anatomy standpoint. Nice job!

skarai 2008-10-09 23:47:34

Thats more like it!

sorbitol 2008-10-09 23:54:48

Come off it, mate! You're starting to sound pitiful!
Are artists given Front Page privileges to moan about how unpopular they are?
How many more of these are you gonna cough up?

All these pricks^ may give you the empty compliments that you're so desperately after but if you have to beg for kind words then what dies that ultimately say?

TheCriminalDuder 2008-10-10 00:23:56

Ya give up too easily dude!
Every series can be saved no matter how much ya end up re-designing, re-writing, re-animating, and overall re-doing. Look at the horrid mess that is The Duders (my series) you could watch every one and not know what the fuck it's about and might catch the names of all the characters. I've screwed up a bunch too and theirs lots of negatives but, theirs the huge positive of the potential of it being able to be changed in every and any imaginable way because it is still mine.
You are a god of your series - you have the power to do whatever ya want with it. I just recently found the style I enjoy animating my series in and the story was just thought out and finished last summer - course I still got lots of shit to animate. It takes work to save flash series' or at least turn 'em into something entertaining.
So ya... that's my lil' rent why I don't think ya should be done with your DevilSlayer series but, if it bums ya that much out then just don't do it.

Also, don't worry 'bout bein' a phenominon on NG. Everyone gets theirs eventually. It's lame but, that's how it is.

P.S. Sorry for being baked and leaving a long blog post comment. :P

Galazor 2008-10-10 01:47:51

Yeah I sometimes feel like I'm wasting my time with stuff I come up with too :/, still... I LOVE the theme to devil slayer, I immediately downloaded it when I first saw one of the episodes on the front page I think last year. I usually play it when I want to test a stereo's bass, it's perfect for that.

Another thing, it seems like a lot of artists have been getting cold feet in the past few years: Kenkaku with Gamer kids, Kirbopher with TTA, there was another but I don't remember who, ah well, I saw a few episodes of Devil Slayer and it DID sorta remind me of X-men but it's so near-impossible to come up with original ideas (and claim the rights to them before someone beats you to it) that I think the execution of ideas is something people should start considering more and more these days.

Comick 2008-10-10 03:04:50

Reading posts like this are double-edged swords. In a way, I want to tell you to cheer up and go for your dreams, but in another way it also makes me question whether you have the heart to self-motivate yourself without this outside commentary. The only one who can really get you to act is YOU. Because your will power is what really matters, (especially in animation), and having this tone of defeat about where you're going and you have ADD is not very convincing to hear. Pushing yourself to draw and animate is really the only way to improve no matter what. Fun stuff is a nice diversion, but only if it's a break you take between those higher levels of work. And what ends up happening sometimes is that people never stop taking that "break", because they never willed themselves to strive above it and get back to the more serious art form of animating. This is of course assuming you even want to produce higher forms of animating... I can see it in your art skills, practice, and story lines, but maybe I'm reading too much into this and you never had that intention...?
*On another note, I've always liked your work and I do look forward to your next animation. :)

SuperSmurf 2008-10-10 08:00:37

want easy popularity? make a show about hot anime girls playing video games in their underwear. It's a guaranteed success.

sorbitol 2008-10-10 08:54:41

I was watching Broken Flowers last night starring Bill Murray.
It's a fucking excellent film all about growing old and jaded and wondering where your life went wrong.

Bill Murray is so under-rated but you don't see him moaning about it and pandering to the mainstream. He does what he believes in (and Garfield).
Alright, so he may come back for Ghost-busters 3 but that's because he's respecting his fans.

So, as artists, this is our choice: You either do what Bill Murray does or you do what Rob Schneider does.

Think about it.

MysticShinHanKu 2008-10-10 10:31:38

That's very exciting. It will be cool to see brand new cartoons from you. Series are awesome, but it's great when you don't know what to expect from some of your favorite artists. Every time they submit something it's completely different and barely connected to their previous submissions. Good luck on that!

But at the same time, if you truly love a series, don't let it die. You're a really talented animator

BoMToons 2008-10-10 11:14:02

I just found out about you (from that NG war recording). I like your style, hang in there.

You're right though, you gotta do what makes you happy. Don't get too caught up in Internet fame and aspirations...you may get there and find it empty, conversely you can guarantee a good time if you're doing stuff for yourself instead of others.

MindChamber 2008-10-10 14:13:53

we all want to explode on the scene with something dope, but that takes time. lots of time.

My advice is take a break from the hardcoreness and bust out a dumb little flash once in a while. AND HAVE FUN....Who cares about some stuckup snobs that think they are too good for the site because they got a few animation classes around their belt? Fuck em, they started out just as stupid as the rest of us.
Do something fun for you..

Emanhattan 2008-10-10 14:41:40

your artwork is very impressive, you shouldnt care about popularity if you are having fun with it.

I very recently learned this. took me time.