FOA - Winter Joke (take 2)
The original one did not pass the editorial board for publishing on Comics Kingdom, which was obvious in hindsight but still bummed me out. Nonetheless, I rewrote it to be less explicit. The original one will be posted on the archive site eventually, but let CK have this one and hopefully making jokes about religion won't be seen as a no-no either.
I've tried to remain PG-13 at most with the strip for CK reasons, save for a little cursing here and there, but sometimes I wonder if they really want that at all from me, given what one can reasonably get away with in a PG-13 setting, or even TV-14 rated setting these days. Starting to wonder what there is to get out of this relationship with a bigger company, rather than a paid commenter telling me I screwed up. As much as I feel annoyed by all this, it's probably better to keep with it. Probably.
Comments (5)
Hey I’m glad you’re allowed to post the originals here. What benefits are they giving other than money? Do they promote or print your books?
Seems like a frustrating thing to have to do. I found this version funny, which isn’t surprising since I think you’re able to make good art even when restricted. However, having to change the excellent jizz joke because of your comic publisher(?) sucks. In my experience, jobs are always limiting one’s creativity in some capacity. I hope you’re able to find clarity on how you want to move forward with this CK gig. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and edited comics with us.
It may be better not to keep with it. Remember when you had your own website where you could post whatever you liked without a Reichsleiter telling you what to do? That was pretty cool. It probably didn’t pay as much. I don’t know. I do love your work, and I hate censorship with a passion. So just… think about it.
I think using nazi terminology is way too much in this case. Even calling it censorship. They are asking me to change the joke, not censoring it. There's a difference. They could just not run it if I decided to not change it. But the job calls for a comic and I like doing the job overall. So, I made the decision myself to change it. The original, like I said, will be posted on funnyonlineanimals.com when the time comes to add it to the archive. It's not lost.
It actually got BETTER! :-)