between this and the alt text "I'm gonna go draw judgmental comics for a living" is he making fun of Zen Pencils, or is this just self depreciating humor? I've never really thought of SMBC as being judgmental.
>>84123502
He's making fun of all webcomics with infalliable self insert main characters that talk about whatever social issue the author faces and puts whatever opposing argument the author faces as the wacky and stupid antagonist
and also zenpencils
but SMBC is judgmental in many ways
>>84123502
What makes you think he's making a jab at zen pencils specifically? It seems like a more general criticism.
Zen Pencils is fucking shit though so it would deserve it.
I doutbt it's zen pencils completely. I think the's talking about the entire genre.
Also the guy's hair is red, which indicates that he's talking at least a little about himself.
is this a dobson thread?
>>84123502
I'd say it's not a shot at Zen Pencils because Zen Pencils comics don't have actual characters
>>84123810
>don't have actual characters
But who needs character's when you've got ART which is PURE and UNTAINTED by CONFORMITY and GREED???
>>84123572
I dunno, something about being judgmental and telling people how to live their lives while saying "the way you should live your life is narcissism" set my mind to zenpencils first.
but I realize zenpencils hasn't done anything noteworthy in that department recently (compared to "sell your belongings and become an insane Game of Thrones cosplay hobo" or "people who criticize me hate art and have no other motive, and here's Miyazaki in a racist robot thing")
but yeah, assume redhead with comics is self depreciating usually, but this doesn't seem to match Zach as much as his usual stuff.
>>84123810
character flaws don't mean "this is not a believeable fictional person" it means "shit that is wrong with me as a person morally"
>>84123502
It's not a jab at Zen Pencils. There's already another SMBC strip that directly parodies Zen Pencil.
>>84123502
He's getting mad that when he acts like a cunt to people lots of them don't care and keep on doing their own thing regardless of his assravage