->''If you can't draw, never fear, just steal some graphics from your favorite video game. And add yet another unlicensed pixel comic to the overcrowded, overstunk landfill of web comics.''
-->--'''[[HomestarRunner Strong Bad]]'''

A sprite comic is a comic, most usually a [[{{Webcomics}} webcomic]], that uses sprites from video games for the majority of its visual work. A "sprite", in computer graphics, is a 2D object that moves around; the characters and enemies in video games, especially earlier ones, are good examples of these. The comic is not about pixies, more often than not.

An artist chooses to use sprite art in his or her comic for various reasons. Sometimes, the "artist" has no drawing skill but still has the desire to make a comic. In other cases, the artist's skills lie in manipulation or creation of their own sprites. In still other cases, the artist wishes to achieve a distinct look. In other cases, the artist attempts to replicate the look used in the original work, in the case of a fancomic.

Sprite comics that use ripped sprites have a reputation for being poor quality in terms of writing, humour and visuals; as they're easy to create, those with the least skill often gravitate toward them. However, there are many notable exceptions, enough to justify giving a newly discovered sprite comic the benefit of the doubt.

A sprite comic is distinct from a PixelArtComic in that the majority of the visuals are sprites.

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!!Examples:
* ''BobAndGeorge'' is a sprite based comic that started as filler for a hand-drawn comic that never got off the ground. Instead, the author used the sprite comic to tell the sometimes comical, sometimes dramatic tale of two super-powered siblings trapped in the universe of the ''MegaMan'' games.
* Dave Anez also hosts a number of sprite comics on the ''Bob And George'' site. The two best, arguably better than the main comic, would be:
** ''[[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/paint/ MSpaint Masterpieces]]'' a reintepretion of the classic MegaMan stories, which mixes the Gameboy-exclusive bosses into the story (and gives a plausible explanation as to why a robot with a 100% Metool alloy armor would be useless).
**''[[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/metroid/ Metroid: Third Derivative]]'' is a pseudo-sequel to the second ''Metroid Prime''. (Which was written long before any notable information was released about ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''. It is amazing how many details the writer has thought up that coincidentally match up to the real sequel.) Also notable for spawning the MemeticMutation of [=Flashman.EXE's=] FanNickname: Shoulderman.
**He also hosted a number of popular, now defunct sprite comics including ''JailhouseBlues'' and ''PlaguesMisadventures''. They are still available for download on his [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/downloads/ downloads page]].
* ''[[EightBitTheater 8-Bit Theater]]'' is a fractured SadistShow retelling of the first ''FinalFantasy'' game for the NES. The "[[DesignatedHero heroes]]" of our tale are Fighter [=McWarrior=] (a naive nimrod obsessed with swords), Black Mage Evilwizardington (a HeroicSociopath, though calling someone who was briefly King of Hell "heroic" is stretching the term to the breaking point), Thief Prince Elf of Clan Khee'bler (a MagnificentBastard elf with a fondness for exploiting the stupidity of those around him with convoluted, fine-print laden contracts, enforced by his crack teams of Lawyer Ninjas), White Mage (the resident [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]], who also plays the DeadpanSnarker when Black Mage isn't available) and Red Mage Statscowski (the {{Munchkin}} personified, complete with stat-fudging, rules-lawyering, and needlessly complicated plans thwarted by either circumstance, or blissful ignorance of his own stupidity).
*''CaptainSNES'': A TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture version of ''CaptainN'', starring a new "champion" as he tries to figure out a way to save Videoland from being shot to hell. For Mature audiences only.
* Josh Lesnick parodies it in his own inimitable way [[http://go-girly.com/go/spritecomic here.]]
* Spoofed in ''HomestarRunner'', in which one of the examples of webcomics Strong Bad gives are "unlicensed pixel comics". The site currently has a game that lets you make your own ''Stinkoman 20X6'' comics.
* [[http://www.smbhq.com/nc Neglected Mario Characters]] by Jay Resop, are probably the first sprite webcomics ever.
* ZeldaComic - inspired by 8-Bit Theater, Based on LegendOfZelda (mainly ''Legend of Zelda II: The Adventures of Link'')
* Ben Croshaw of ZP fame had one of these back in the day. The main characters were both protagonists from his video-games. [[OldShame He has since disowned them.]]
* ''[[http://www.ansemretort.org Ansem Retort]]'' is a comic that uses sprites from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and places KH characters on a FOX reality show. It's core cast also competes with the cast of 8-bit Theater in the CompleteMonster Olympics, with the winner being largely a matter of taste.
* Holy Zen! is a webcomic that primarily relies on sprites from the Guilty Gear video game series.
* ''[[http://wizard-alcove.net/ Power Rings]]'' is a Sonic the Hedgehog-based comic that essentially makes fun of all of the characters through absurd [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderizations]]. Unfortunately, those not particularly familiar with the games and comics are likely to miss a lot of the jokes.
* ''[[http://www.drunkduck.com/Final_Blasphemy/index.php?p=64273 Final Blasphemy]]'' is the story of a group of friends who (mostly independently of each other) suddenly find themselves super-powered and part of a very large multiverse, including worlds based on those of [[SuperMarioBros Mario,]] MegaMan, and the various [[FinalFantasy Final Fantasies]]. Powerful forces threaten that multiverse, though, so the friends are charged with defending the multiverse from said forces. [[ItGotWorse Things get worse]] from there.
* [[http://www.8easybits.net How to Make a Sprite Comic in 8 Easy Bits]] (8 Easy Bits, or 8EB for short) is a spritecomic focusing on The Author's (not an author avatar. Names aren't given for the characters, and as such they are referred to by their role) attempt to make a sprite comic. Two things of note about the comic:
** One is that the actual author of the comic is an English major, so it's one of the best-written sprite comics, if not one of the best-written webcomics.
** Two is that it's written as if video game sprites are actors, so his sprite comic, in context, makes more sense as a TV Serial than a comic.
* [[InWilysDefense In Wily's Defense]] is a MirrorUniverse of the classic MegaMan games set within its own universe that's presided over a God that's lazier than a sloth watching TV and with a love of widespread chaos as his angels of [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and [[UncannyValleyGirl Destruction]]. Oricinal characters aside ([[SarcasmMode after all, who cares about]] ''[[SarcasmMode those]]''?), [[DeadpanSnarker Cut Man]] is the main character, Dr. Wily is an ex-roboticist that runs a Twinkie factory, [[TheMafia the New York Mets]], led by Don Bluehat patroll the coridors, Dr. Light is an [[SmallNameBigEgo egomaniacal]] villain, X (yes, X is in here, despite it still technically being the classic series) is an OmnicidalManiac, Heat Man has a [[AGodAmI god-complex]], and Gemini Man is a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} raving lunatic]]. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters And that's just the start]]. It's short-lived sequel, Tales of Southtown, goes to a new scene where SNK characters are all shoehorned into the same city, and is worth looking at just to read Geese Howard's insane rants about America. Take note, however, that the comics [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness lack any sort of brevity]].
* [[http://littlebeast.awardspace.com/comic.html?id=newest Too Many Authors]] is a sprite comic made by [[LittleBeast This Troper]], so he's going to not describe it much and instead wait for the WikiMagic. It is however notable for being in the [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover CrossoverWars]].
* [[http://f4e.anarchicq.com FRIENDS 4 EVER!!!!]] uses sprites from various horror video games including [[SilentHill Silent Hill]] and DOOM.
* [[http://www.cvrpg.com CVRPG]] uses primarily custom-made sprites to parody ''Castlevania''.
* ''NintendoAcres'' is about 5 videogamecharacters living together. fans are known to start similar webcomics.
* ''ThePerpetualAquarium'' is a comic that uses graphics from the Neopets website, jumping between pop culture parodies, commentaries on daily life, and commentaries on Neopets site happenings. It differs from many Sprite comics in that it is actually authorized by the terms of the main site.

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