Have any comics/cartoons had a positive impact on your life? Are there any that you just really enjoy? What are you loving at the moment and what are you looking forward to?
>started drawing webcomics years ago
>was always terrible
>made a bunch of good friends through it
>ended up visiting other countries and meeting people
>all because we liked drawing stupid comics
C'mon Sup Forums I believe in you!
Get with your upbeat attitude and wishing happiness for everyone.
People come here to hate everything and be miserable.
Dominator made me get back into drawing.
not for porn i swear
WoY gave me an appreciation for helping others and a drive to better myself.
No, I use them as a crutch so I can stay a stunted and bitter manchild. Wander did help me get out of my shell to try and help people more though.
Comics make me so happy. Reading a great story is the only time I feel anything at all.
What are the greatest stories you've read?
I used SU as a revision break guide December and January just past. Revision, camp transformers, revision, camp transformers. Got high firsts in all my exams. Since the show has progressed three episodes since then, I'm fucked for next year.
In all seriousness though, I got to know quite a few uni and school friends just by chatting shit about cartoons and anime. Nothing over the top, but I think we laughed our way through raikou the legend of thunder and the fourth pokemon movie, as well as scooby doo, dc vs marvel cartoons, and I've got some friends at uni who I get together with sometimes (though less often recently) and just either laugh ourselves stupid at the absurd shit in the random anime we pick up, or get pleasantly surprised and hooked when we find a cartoon we like.
Ones I've read recently: Kree-Skrull War, Death of Captain Marvel, Gruenwald's Captain America, Miller's Daredevil. Not normally a Marvel guy but I've been reading some of their key runs.
I love life and times of scrooge mcduck, it's a wonderful comic with great themes and vibes and I love the duck relationship stuff in it because it's all about faaahmily.
Friendship is Magic
Found a lot of great artists because of it as well as a renewed passion for drawing.
Pastel horses and WoY inspired me to pursue screenwriting.
Ultimately no, I'm still at the brink of suicide. But if I never watched secret of nimh and snow white and lion king when I was a kid, I would have never started drawing.
Kys faggot
If you count creative inspiration, Ren and Stimpy probably had the biggest influence on me. Its humor style was very hit or miss for me, but the way those artists used drawings to convey emotion is unlike anything I've ever seen. Even today I can look at a layout or storyboard from that show and just feel inspired to create something with a pencil and a piece of paper.
>all these good vibes
king of the hill was well written enough that i think it helped expand my little child mind at least a tiny bit from pouring over and analyzing the structure of each episode and its intended message
my little pony reaffirmed my belief that artists can make amazing stuff from absolute crap if they're simply left to their devices and given a challenge
bobs burgers reminded me of my childhood, mostly because of the characters and the humor
transmetropolitan ... i don't even know why it's on this list but it just makes me feel good... i guess it's like a silly affirmation of my beliefs and pov or whatever (wow how many of these are really about me)
wolverine and btas reminded me what masculine characters are like. i don't think you can be a fedora tipping man hating piece of shit if you've been exposed to stoicism.
all star superman showed me that you can write a comic about a guy by writing a comic _about_ a guy,
planetary reminded me of all of the older comics i used to read when i was a kid
y the last man, requiem vampire chevalier, and blacksad showed me that there is still some creativity and freshness left in comics
pyongyang makes me feel like i can write my own travelogue / retrospective
chew had such well written asian american characters that i was honestly surprised and quite honored to find out that it was written by a white guy, and once i found that out, i went back and noticed that every character had their own unique voice that absolutely rang true. if for nothing else, it is a fantastic comic for that alone, but of course it is also remarkably fun.
garfield was a bright spot in my childhood, and even after the strip turned to shit, the story of how garfield came to be is honestly awe inspiring.
invincible and injustice get my blood pumping, and injustice in particular (at least up to year 4) feels like a western shounen fighting comic. in hindsight, i'm actually not sure why it feels that way but it feels amazing.
cont.
and now for the reverse.
when i was a sad, cringey teenager, evangelion definitely contributed to me being a moody emo little shit by reinforcing my angsty bullshit feelings about society. it's still an amazing show but i cringe at the memory of who i was back then. of course, i was also depressed. of course.
and now for something tangential.
if anyone here is depressed, i highly recommend watching the sundance series "rectify". it's an amazing show that just ended, and torrents or downloads are really easy to find. as a somewhat depressive type, i found it to be a remarkably life affirming experience.
Steven Universe did everything
> SUfag
Get out of my sight, bitch
Negativity fag detected
Well I know this hasn't been the biggest or liveliest thread, but I've enjoyed hearing from you anons. I won't be around to bump it much longer. So I hope those of you who did get to see it enjoyed it and thank you for spending a little time out of your day to talk to lil old me. And if I'm lucky maybe it'll still be around tomorrow.
I hope you all have more happy than sad days head of you, and remember, it never hurts to help.
YOU CAN'T STOP THE FIRE FROM YOUR SOUL, THE RAGE ALWAYS CURSES ME... IT'S SHOWDOWN REDEMPTION
Thanks user
I keep reading your shit in Wander's voice.
>my little pony reaffirmed my belief that artists can make amazing stuff from absolute crap if they're simply left to their devices and given a challenge
die you degenerate barneyfag
I think the Mexican food thread in /ck/ needs another bump you autistic cunt
But that show is smarter than you
WoY made me think a lot about my life values. Also somehow this exact cartoon helped me to find real friends.
I also should mention Star vs. It may sound weird, but watching this show appeared to be very good for family bonding.
The "Ave Maria" scene in Fantasia. Chernobog isn't defeated by some great hero, or by divine intervention, but by the simple faith of a procession of Christians. It really moved me.
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>I used SU as a revision break guide December and January just past. Revision, camp transformers, revision, camp transformers. Got high firsts in all my exams. Since the show has progressed three episodes since then, I'm fucked for next year.
I have no idea what these words mean.
What a swell fella.
Futurama has had a huge influence on my humor and how I always can chuckle at the little humors in day to day life. It's how every episode is so on beat with the hilarity of each character. Everyone gets a chance to shine, and it's so absurd how well it works.
Honestly, I fall asleep to Game of Tones the dream Mom episode at least once a week. If I'm lucky I stay up long enough to watch Murder on the Planet Express right after. The second half cracks me up every time.
>7 hours later
How user?
cartoons always helped with my life. I have gone past through every dark times thanks to them. And with dark times i mean things like being bullied at school, the death of one of my parents, then get stuck to live with abusive grandparents that made me feel like I was completely useless and a burden. But cartoons (that were either Phineas and Ferb, Fairly Oddparents or Adveture Time at that time) helped me to not give up yet and keep living even if everything was going bad. I had to deal with depression as well, but I always found one or more show that managed to make me happy. Now shows like Super 4, Dinotrux and Transfomers RID 2015 (I know that \co\ hate this one but I don't care) and Rescue Bots helped me to start drawing again and gived me some idea for a comic.
Cartoons always had and will have a positive inpact on my life.
Technicolored equines introduced me to me to PnP TTRPGs which became a fond hobby of mine.
Gravity Falls, picked it up when my grandfather died.
I'm hype as fuck for the graphic novel/a potential film.
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Wander over Yonder & Gumball made me want to become an animator.
Comfy family shows like Bob's Burgers and The Loud House help me cope with the fact that I was never that close to my own family other than my brother who committed suicide 2 years ago.
Craig? Lauren? I swear, my instincts say they made this thread/lurked in it.
I'm absolutely adoring OK K.O after starting to watch it a couple days ago. Looking forward to more of the DuckTales reboot as well, like the clean and shady art style a lot.
Strongly considering The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck if I can find a copy at my comic book shop because of it and seeing a story time thread once or twice here.
I greatly appreciate Adventure Time even if I lost interest in it years ago. It helped revitalize my enjoyment of cartoons when it first premiered and I was a pre-teen seven years ago.
CN Real, my dislike of Chowder and Flapjack, and the fact that the majority of cartoons that CN was airing at the time were either out of studio garbage or the network trying new things again and them being massive failures.
AT reignited the spark and had me looking forward every week for new episodes. Hell, I was absolutely ecstatic over the premiere for it ever since I caught a trailer for it in the Summer while watching the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.
As scary as it sounds. WoY was what made me change a lot of my attitude towards optimism and positivity. I now try to see everyhthing from the best perspective and I do not allow most things to bring me down.I shall say, it has quite improved my life quality.
I probably wouldn't have started drawing it if wasn't for Garfield. Even if I can acknowledge it's not exactly a great comic, it's what inspired me to doodle in the first place. Now I draw pretty much every day, and it's just about the only personal hobby I have that brings me any manner of serenity.
A couple years ago, a fella came across my comics and other drawings and liked them so much he invited me to a skype call just to yap for a bit. 3 years later we're in a nice comfy discord with other friends where we share our art, give critique, ideas, sometimes game, and just generally pal around. Even when several of them are in college, they still make time to hang around and chat. Swell guys, good artists, very happy to know them.
Hanazuki is the first cartoon I've ever cared one iota about. I've tried getting into lots of cartoons in the past, but even if I enjoy them, I never felt invested. It was always just entertainment, which isn't a bad thing, but I wouldn't have cared if the shows simply stopped airing. But something about Hanazuki just clicks with me, and it always puts a smile on my face when I watch it or draw it. Silly as it may sound, it's made the past year a lot more pleasant for me. Gives me something to watch now and then, and cute stuff to draw when I'm feeling down.
It Hurts!!, its a really nice series and the ending opened my eyes on how much a person can selflessly do good for others.
didn't change my opinion tho, I'll forever be a selfish monster, once I even told my best friend I wouldn't die if it meant it'd save him am I flawed?
care to show your arts, famm?
How is that selfish? There's a difference between being selfish and being a martyr wannabe.
[spoilers]You can't give up yourself for others because you're the most important person you know, user.[\spoilers]
That ending was existentially terrifying and reaffirmed my desire to remain selfish.
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i think aqua teen hunger force made me cooler
brightened my day
It's always nice hearing how this show has positively influenced others.
bump again, we need more positivity
>Studied intensely over a long period, using the absurdity of SU to balance out the stress and lack of wind down time.
>Got high results ( approx 80 percent in each of the exams )
>Facetious remark about the slow scheduling pace, meaning said routine can't be repeated
There ya go user, translated it for you.