Sinfest

Eh. That's actually a bit of a variable. In Fist Of The North Star the bad guys there were some of the most entertaining characters, especially compared to Ken at times.

Then again, Ken was in no way a DESIGNATED hero, and even he had some pretty good characterization at times.

Saying that today's strip is the funniest one in a while is just preaching to the choir.

But it's worth doing anyway.

The only complaint I have is that the realistic drawing style doesn't really fit the cartoony atmosphere. Still had fun though.

I agree, I liked the Devil's previous look much more. He changed a lot from his last appearance with that board of directors-like group.

New comic:

http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2014-08-26

So, Tim and Eric (I know they don't have actual names, so why don't we call the slim guy Tim and the fat guy Eric, after what I assume to be a not so funny comedy duo made famous by Adult Swim), decide to make a game out of the fact that demons can't survive in the Reality Zone for too long until they burn up.

edited 25th Aug '14 8:53:58 PM by TargetmasterJoe

Works for me. Tall is Tim. The other one is Eric. All in favor?

Also, another good comic. Two for two. Let's see if Tats can go the whole week.

He has to go back to the main characters at some point.

Motion passed, bring in the dancing Charmander.

edited 25th Aug '14 9:35:40 PM by Metalix

It's at least a (completely moronic) attempt at comedy today, yet this comic still annoys the crap out of me with another mention of the ZONE. This whole reality zone concept is becoming more and more ridiculous as time goes on. Why Tats is so desperate to make it work is beyond me.

First the premise of the comic. Why are they burning themselves with it? This is cartoon character level of stupidity. Yet this simple throwaway joke gives us new insight in how little Tats thinks things through. At first I assumed the reality zone was just a lazy cop out if Tats wrote himself in a corner that kind of existed on its own. But seeing idiot #1 and #2 inflicting self harm with it changes that.

So now I can only assume everyone alive in the Sinfest world knows it's there. If nameless bully #1 and #2 (henceforth known as Tim and Eric) know it's there anyone should and would know. So if everyone knows it exists, why aren't there any conscious interactions with it except by these two?

If the zone is so dangerous to devil people, why hasn't the god damn devil built a wall around it yet? I mean his technology blows up in there and he has been shown he doesn't want to cross into it. Yet it's also inconsistent. Why didn't the fembots explode in there like any other piece of devil tech hardware?

Also if this is a WELL KNOWN place where the Devil holds no power, then why doesn't everybody (looking at you, Sisterhood) move there and be free of him forever? It would make the whole "fight the patriarchy" crap unnecessary. Just walk over an imaginary line and you're free forever.

Who put up the signs that say "Reality zone"? Reality is the place you live in and can observe for yourself. If any in universe character was to call it that they need some sort of awareness that they are living in something that isn't reality. So what do they call their own world? What's on the sign on the other side when leaving the reality zone? How big is it? Where is it in relation to anything?

If you want to use stuff with big powers and consequences you should take proper time to establish it in universe or else it becomes an ass pull the author can fall back on whenever he wants to. This is something Tats doesn't seem to understand. Basic story telling.

edited 26th Aug '14 3:53:53 AM by hayate666

I don't really know, but I'm guessing whoever put it there was also the same guy who put the sign for that Trans Zone and any other Zones there are.

Also, on a side note, is anyone familiar with Tim and Eric, the comedy duo? I haven't really seen their work, but I figured no one liked them because they were there when Adult Swim was having its Network Decay.

Not really. I've seen PLENTY of people do similar crap. It's basically one of those, "check out how tough I am" sort of deals. Like pulling on another guy's ears in a blizzard.

Honestly, compared to the crap I've seen college frats get up to, this seems almost sensible.

They have a really random "I don't know WHAT the fuck is going on" style to them that gets on a lot of people's nerves. Those Old Spice commercials with Terry Crews (DOUBLE SUN POWERRRRRRRRRRR) were directed by Tim & Eric, which should give you some idea of what an entire show created by them would probably be like.

edited 26th Aug '14 8:30:38 AM by JakesBrain

I like that humor, but only in short burst. Longer stuff, well, not really...

@hayate

I don't have a problem with this because this is what the Reality Zone was supposed to be for. Just a quick little gag or some non-sequitur. It's when Tats turned it into an honest plot point that made me pissed.

True. Turning pre established Sinfest into serious Coffeefest was like ramming a square peg through a round hole. Now the cracks in the wall keep showing up every time he makes a comic.

Alternatively, things get bad when the various zones (but the reality zone is the only one that matters lately) stop having consistency. Like how in the reality zone its apparently a feminist utopia.

http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2014-08-27

Har de harhar, let's keep making fun on dudes PSTD... This time squick (who also loses hard earned money)

Looks like Tats can't go for more than two days.

You know, if this happened at almost any other time in the story, it'd be a small jab at Squig and nothing more. But he has PTSD from almost being shot. Pull a prank on a classmate on some random, ordinary day? Whatever, have a laugh. Pull a prank on a classmate after they've been in a car crash and have three broken bones? You're an asshole.

edited 26th Aug '14 8:41:02 PM by daveshan

Sad thing is, I would actually agree with Squig to some extent. Yes, he has fantasies and sexual urges, but he's not a BAD person, he seems like a nice guy, and he doesn't hurt people. So yeah, for all his perviness, he's civilized for the most part.

I just won a bet with a friend of mine visa vi the comic going back to unfunny. Hope he likes having a Mullet.

edited 26th Aug '14 8:43:25 PM by Raylas

No, see, to Tats, having urges makes you a monster. You need to be dead from the waist down, like Criminy.

He is a Chivalrous Pervert, isn't he? Yeah, he ogles and he is a self-professed pervert, but he never actually does anything.

Exactly. He's got a high sex drive, yes, but he wouldn't hurt anybody. He's honestly pretty civil and actually is a pretty good guy. Kind of a big fun sort of character.

Son Of Sharknado: I do so adore your particular brand of snark. It's, shall we say.... A SNARKNADO!

-runs for cover from thrown objects-

edited 26th Aug '14 9:09:56 PM by Raylas

- Prepares to fire stuff at Raylas, then realizes the catapult isn't loaded -

FML

Puns like that deserve to be PUN-ished.

edited 26th Aug '14 10:05:47 PM by hayate666

Load YOURSELF into the catapult, man! Where's your sense of adventure?

Honestly, when the WORST of your sins involving women is looking at porn in a public place, the phrase Dudebro shouldn't even enter your head. Granted, there WAS that one video that made him feel gross after he was..."finished" with it, but I'd say that has more to do with Tats' fetishes than anything.

Y'know, someone really needs to sit Tats down one day and explain to him that if he feels ashamed of his preferred fap material, that's most likely on HIM instead of the rest of the carriers of Chromosome Y.

Then again, I'm a Bible Black fan so perhaps I'm not the best of authorities on the subject.

edited 26th Aug '14 11:11:27 PM by Metalix