Comic Amalgamation Station - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hookbill the Goomba · 09-09-2008, 07:22 AM

Not sure if this will be acceptable, but after the success of Paper Telephone, I thought this was worth a shot...

This game is a little like Paper Telephone, but with an important difference; its largely picture based. The task is to create a comic strip. The problem is that each panel is made by different people who have no idea what else is in the comic.

Basically, this is how it will work;

We'll chose some budding artists (or force some not-so-budding terrible artists). I will PM a subject to them. It will be Middle Earth related, of course. Along the lines of 'A meeting of Orcs', 'Gandalf's hat troubles' or more likely, something funnier. Each player will then draw a panel for a comic strip. (I'll give dimensions at the end...) Once everyone has sent their pictures back to me, I'll do my best to arrange them into some sort of 'story'.

If you agree to this game, then you should keep your drawings to this size;

Example;

200 X 200

So... Will any among you join this quest to spin a tale of such strangeness that all the Elves will collapse in disgust? I'd like to get about 6 players at least.

Aganzir · 09-09-2008, 07:41 AM

Yea.

I've been terribly lazy with drawing lately, and what would be a better way to get me to draw again than have an angry Hookbill pestering me if it takes me too long?

Nogrod · 09-09-2008, 03:34 PM

Ha-ha. Sure bet!

I'm in, that means...

Hookbill the Goomba · 09-09-2008, 04:58 PM

Thanks for supporting this incredibly silly game.

- Aganzir
- Nogrod
- phantom, the
- Lommy

The benefits of this game are that everyone is drawing at once, rather than in a chain. So it should be done sooner than a MASSIVE Paper Telephone run.

the phantom · 09-09-2008, 05:13 PM

I am no artist.

In the one art class I was forced to take when I was 12, my final project was a terrible drawing of a monster with a huge sword and a shoulder mounted grenade launcher. The art teacher didn't approve.

And for our final pottery project we were supposed to make an ornate pitcher with a lid. I made a four-legged monster-looking thing, hollowed out the inside, and then forced a small hole through from its mouth down through its neck to its body so that you could pour liquid out of its gaping maw.

Again, the art teacher didn't approve.

But this little game gives me hope, Hookbill. Surely here on the Downs my work will not be looked down on. I can redeem myself, and become a respected artist.

Or at least I can become a terrible artist that is laughed at rather than sent to the principal.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 09-10-2008, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by the phantom

But this little game gives me hope, Hookbill. Surely here on the Downs my work will not be looked down on. I can redeem myself, and become a respected artist.

The Downs wouldn't approve.

Phantoms aside; Hookbill, when are you planning to start this thing? Or when do you think it would start... and how much time are you planning to give to the... artists... to draw their pieces?

Hookbill the Goomba · 01-09-2009, 02:27 PM

An excellent comic, I say! Well done Oddy and everyone else involved. Laurinque's picture was quite good, I thought. Aganzir went above and beyond once again! Well done!

Thinlómien · 01-09-2009, 02:36 PM

Funny.

I must say Hookbill's picture amused me the most.

Thanks for modding, Oddie!

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-09-2009, 02:46 PM

Actually, I really liked Gwath's pic, and then I also liked P&A on Miggy and Laurinquë's ones. But great work, actually, everybody

And thanks, Oddie.

Aganzir · 01-10-2009, 06:57 AM

Haha Nog's Sam amuses me rather much. He looks like a woman.

Also, all the Oliphaunts are terribly funny, especially Gwath's. Hookbill's pic made me laugh.

Good work everyone, and thanks Oddie.

Gwathagor · 01-10-2009, 11:58 AM

I should clarify - my oliphaunt is smoking marijuana.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 09-07-2009, 11:27 PM

Tom Bombadil Goes To Hobbiton.

Comic Amalgamation Station.jpg

From left to right-Laurinquë, Thinlómien, Eönwë, Nogrod, Hookbill the Goomba, Oddwen, and Legate of Amon Lanc.

P.S. I can't figure out how to make it show up directly in my post. Sorry.

Thinlómien · 09-08-2009, 09:44 AM

That was quite amusing.

P.S. I think so too.

- Legate

Hookbill the Goomba · 09-08-2009, 10:23 AM

That was fun!

I think for the next one we should make the panels BIGGER!! I'll run it if no one else wants it. Anyone up for another?

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

P.S. I can't figure out how to make it show up directly in my post. Sorry.

Try using tinypic. Upload it there and copy the IMG code.

Laurinquë · 01-12-2009, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Actually, I really liked Gwath's pic, and then I also liked P&A on Miggy and Laurinquë's ones. But great work, actually, everybody

And thanks, Oddie.

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Laurinque's picture was quite good, I thought.

Thanks! I don't often draw things so I didn't know how it would come out. But I had to put Alien in it.

I thought that this round was amazing. Coherency has benefits...compehension! As for yours Gwathagor, I thought the opposable thumbs part was hilarious. Wouldn't have been complete without it. Oh, and I found The Ka's quite clever indeed, Hookbill's too, but isn't it always?

09-09-2008, 07:22 AM	#1
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Comic Amalgamation Station Not sure if this will be acceptable, but after the success of Paper Telephone, I thought this was worth a shot... This game is a little like Paper Telephone, but with an important difference; its largely picture based. The task is to create a comic strip. The problem is that each panel is made by different people who have no idea what else is in the comic. Basically, this is how it will work; We'll chose some budding artists (or force some not-so-budding terrible artists). I will PM a subject to them. It will be Middle Earth related, of course. Along the lines of 'A meeting of Orcs', 'Gandalf's hat troubles' or more likely, something funnier. Each player will then draw a panel for a comic strip. (I'll give dimensions at the end...) Once everyone has sent their pictures back to me, I'll do my best to arrange them into some sort of 'story'. If you agree to this game, then you should keep your drawings to this size; Example; 200 X 200 So... Will any among you join this quest to spin a tale of such strangeness that all the Elves will collapse in disgust? I'd like to get about 6 players at least. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

09-09-2008, 07:41 AM	#2
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Yea. I've been terribly lazy with drawing lately, and what would be a better way to get me to draw again than have an angry Hookbill pestering me if it takes me too long? __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

09-09-2008, 03:34 PM	#3
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Ha-ha. Sure bet! I'm in, that means... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

09-09-2008, 04:58 PM	#4
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Thanks for supporting this incredibly silly game. - Aganzir - Nogrod - phantom, the - Lommy The benefits of this game are that everyone is drawing at once, rather than in a chain. So it should be done sooner than a MASSIVE Paper Telephone run. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket... Last edited by Hookbill the Goomba; 09-10-2008 at 08:45 AM.

09-09-2008, 05:13 PM	#5
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	I am no artist. In the one art class I was forced to take when I was 12, my final project was a terrible drawing of a monster with a huge sword and a shoulder mounted grenade launcher. The art teacher didn't approve. And for our final pottery project we were supposed to make an ornate pitcher with a lid. I made a four-legged monster-looking thing, hollowed out the inside, and then forced a small hole through from its mouth down through its neck to its body so that you could pour liquid out of its gaping maw. Again, the art teacher didn't approve. But this little game gives me hope, Hookbill. Surely here on the Downs my work will not be looked down on. I can redeem myself, and become a respected artist. Or at least I can become a terrible artist that is laughed at rather than sent to the principal. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

01-09-2009, 02:27 PM	#7
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	An excellent comic, I say! Well done Oddy and everyone else involved. Laurinque's picture was quite good, I thought. Aganzir went above and beyond once again! Well done! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

01-09-2009, 02:36 PM	#8
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Funny. I must say Hookbill's picture amused me the most. Thanks for modding, Oddie! __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

01-09-2009, 02:46 PM	#9
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Actually, I really liked Gwath's pic, and then I also liked P&A on Miggy and Laurinquë's ones. But great work, actually, everybody And thanks, Oddie. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

01-10-2009, 06:57 AM	#10
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Haha Nog's Sam amuses me rather much. He looks like a woman. Also, all the Oliphaunts are terribly funny, especially Gwath's. Hookbill's pic made me laugh. Good work everyone, and thanks Oddie. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

01-10-2009, 11:58 AM	#11
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	I should clarify - my oliphaunt is smoking marijuana. __________________ Stories and songs.

09-07-2009, 11:27 PM	#12
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	And Here It Is! Tom Bombadil Goes To Hobbiton. Comic Amalgamation Station.jpg From left to right-Laurinquë, Thinlómien, Eönwë, Nogrod, Hookbill the Goomba, Oddwen, and Legate of Amon Lanc. P.S. I can't figure out how to make it show up directly in my post. Sorry. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

09-08-2009, 09:44 AM	#13
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	That was quite amusing. P.S. I think so too. - Legate __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris Last edited by Thinlómien; 09-08-2009 at 09:45 AM. Reason: LegT