Comments on: The FUNN-e-PAGES: MS Paint Adventures

By: dpomerico

dpomerico — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:45:47 +0000

I’m sorry if I made it sound like I had read the whole comic–I haven’t, and I didn’t mean to imply I had. I’m just saying that, from what I’ve read, I do enjoy it–foibles and all–and I think even part of the charm are the things that “annoy” me about the comic.
I also did know it was done in Photoshop, but only realized that after I had posted. I’m adjusting the post to reflect that now. Thanks.

By: Ryan Rinehart-Taylor

Ryan Rinehart-Taylor — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:34:11 +0000

Hey… Uh… You may want to read through the entire archives before writing articles next time. I find it hard to believe you did with MSPA, because the art later on in Problem Sleuth is not even jokingly bad, but rather intricate and downright awesome, even if aliased.
Also, it was made in Photoshop, not MS Paint.
MSPA today is also a highly different creature, with the current story (Homestuck) featuring music and Flash animations, and even more detailed and, frankly, beautiful art.
As for “eventually something needs to happen”… Shit happens. Trust me. The entire universe is at stake in Problem Sleuth, and we suspect the same is true of Homestuck.

By: Requiem

Requiem — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:57:45 +0000

The credit doesn’t matter, just the comic
Something readers should keep in mind is that all the “commands” in Problem Sleuth are user submitted, so while it feels like a set path you have to follow it was anything but when the story was being made. If you catch up to the current story and go on the forums your input (either in the “Suggestion Box” or one of the general comic threads) can be incorporated into the current story.
Also, the art is always only as good as the author wants it to be. If you look at some of his non-comic work you can see he’s a great artist but intentionally roughs it up to suit the theme of the comic. About 1/3rd of the way through Problem Sleuth pages like this start showing up and you get a glimpse of just what he is capable of: http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000927
Then, in Homestuck you get to see this sort of thing, and it blows your mind: http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002657
(both links contain minimal spoilers)
Probably the best thing about MSPA though is that it tends to update multiple times per day, seven days a week.

By: dpomerico

dpomerico — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:56:20 +0000

I like that it’s official.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:52:50 +0000

Okay, these are officially awesome.

By: dpomerico

dpomerico — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:09:20 +0000

You are right! (Obviously you’re right, because you know what you said). Apologies, Requiem–thanks for the recommendation!

By: Tillie

Tillie — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:31:50 +0000

I can’t take credit for the webcomic suggestion this time, dp. I think it was Requiem who mentioned it. I am going to take it for a spin, though, now that I have some free time!