4chan: Beyond one billion

Re:4chan: Beyond one billion by nsmartt on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @08:31AM (#4349721)

Rage comics are just "MS paint comics" with recurring characters and a set format- which makes sense given that reddit is a less chaotic alternative to 4chan. Of course, the chaotic nature of 4chan is not a bad thing.

Also, the memes that originate elsewhere are still made popular due to 4chan's influence. e.g. "trollface" apparently comes from deviantart but is commonly used in rage comics (I think).

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Re:4chan: Beyond one billion by Agart on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @12:00PM (#4350700)

The trollface is from a 4chan comic. The creator posted it to DeviantART too, but it's not really "from" there. http://whynne.deviantart.com/art/Comic-Trolls-98357844

There are a few similar comic artists. Notably 3-Angled-Blue, who drew some amazing MS Paint comics that are slowly being made into rage comic templates.

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Re:4chan: Beyond one billion by nsmartt on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @03:05PM (#4351703)

Thanks. I had done a quick search beforehand to see its origin because I knew it was used in rage comics. Upvoted.

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