SO I went to DragonCon this year and it was my first con ever, a magical expirience... and I even maganged to stumble across the telltale LFG booth of magic and wonder.

While in the midst of all the magic and wonder and sweaty middle-aged men who live in ther mom's basements and were passing this glorious booth with nothing on thier mind, I was busy haggling despratly because I'm a cheap you-know-what.

And then I went over to Lar and I told him about my mystical drawing powers and that if I made drawings for him, maybe he could be willing to do an art trade...

So I did, and I was led to believe that he liked them, and agreed to to a trade. But alas, time had run out and I had to leave, and so I never got the promised other half of the trade, and I was a very sad Panda.

So, after attempts at contacting him via e-mail (as he told me to do..., although he proably gets lots of e-mail and has little time and etc.) I am calling myself rejected and posting my pathetic sob story here so you wenches can pity this poor fool who was led to believe that thier art was worth something.

Welcome To moocows options of the day:

A. Accept hes busy
B. Get over it
C. Post a scanned copy here
D. Give up...
E. All the above



Im not gonna make any excuses for him... though its Con' Season...
I say dont take it personal... shi7 happens and you'll have more oppertunities in life to trade off with other ppl..etc etc.. dunno why but sob stories like these have a tendency to make me wanna be violent torwards the poster.. so i hope i refrained form doing that here now

I know he's busy.
I'll get over it, but I remember debts.
He has the things I drew for him, I never got the chance to scan them or snap photos.
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP.

Oh yeah and you're quite the welcome wagon.

Yeah Mooie, go do your homework and leave the new fella alone if you're gonna be that unhelpful.

I suggest waiting for a reply. Lar gets a LOT of email, but he does his damnedest to reply to any and all serious inquiries.

Post your pics in the non-art picture thread (or whatever it's called) that's stickied in the forum. Then we can all see your artistic skills.



But lemme get this straight, you weren't able to complete the rest of the trade because you had to leave? That's it?


Just a bummer, man. Maybe you'll get to see him sometime in the future...

Ohh that sucks alot, but he is very busy so maybe he will respont to you later.

I didn't have the chance to scan or take photos of the pictures I traded him. He has them.
He "owes" me art.

But whatever.

If you wanna see my "art", here: Deviant Crap

Thanks, man. GothicMoocow is quite a little butt termite.

Don't we all know it?

But he is kind of right, to a degree & you've already agreed with that, saying he's both busy & usually bogged down by e-mails.

I don't think it's quite worth the rant, well, annoyance post, but then again I guess when something like that happens, meeting an Artist you might as well consider the god of Artists, then I suppose it's something you should cling to like your own heart...

Oh well, I'd just have been happy to have met him, let alone actually be owed art by him.. I shouldn't worry about it. Odds are he'll reply, eventually, or you could try & ask him on Twitter, he seems to be fairly active on there in regards to questions & such.

a termite but a bit right.

Dragon-con ended 5 days ago

The only time I emailed Lar I didn't get a response for at least a week

Not ranting, just ebing annoying. Plus it's a good reason to finally get on a forum of some sort.

It was awesome meeting them.

Haggling with Sohmer was fun because he was really annoyed with me.

I don't do twitter.

Annoyance at others is OK, but insults are going a bit too far.

Ah, fair enough in that case, fair reason to sign up indeed. End of the day, I stand by my point of not being worried about it. I'm sure your Art is somewhere in Lar's assorted piles of random things.

I daresay it was, and Sohmer seems like the kind of guy that could be wound up by haggling, but then again he also writes one of the most awesome Jigallo's I've ever heard of so.. It's a hard fought battle I guess.

Hmm, well, in that case all I guess you can do is wait a while and see how this particular storm weathers out; Welcome either way.

/dance

/highfive

Thanks, dude!

I was just being real with the newb. sorry >.>


The art you read and view is not enough?


>.>

"give me strength father, to fight off this temptation"
wow... You actually agreed with me?
Lol i love the support though was teh name callign really neccessary?


"forgive them mother for they know not their sins"

Though you should probaly tell the noob the rules- and how not to double post

Y'welcome. Just a heads up early on as you are indeed a new folk person; Stop the double posting & start using that adorable edit button there.

Otherwise you'll eventually end up with the Mods hounding you down & tagging you. It hurts. But yes... I'm sure you can find your way around.

The Psycho's hang out in the JJ, there's a thread to introduce yourself should you feel the need too, and... well, everything else is pretty self explanitory with the sub-forums to be fair.

Latchkey, dear, use the edit button, please. Double and triple posts are frowned on.
Just remember that for future reference, 'kay?

I usually don't stay on forums long because of people like you.


Oh no, double posting, I'm starting the apocolypse.

I hate it when people call me dear.

And then people use it on the internet, and it reaks of fail.

I think it's just more of an annoyance & seen as a way of people bumping up their post count ASAP. Either way, tis just friendly advice. Won't get much friendlier than that sadly before the name calling starts & then there's some form of Olympics going on with every wielding wooden spoons...

Sorry, it's just I hate that forums are full of mostly picky, strict, buttlicks who fap to rulebooks all the time.

Calling people dear is just a habit of mine. Sorry if it bothers you. I try to stop myself, really I do.

Double posting is seen as post-whoring. It's frowned upon and we let it slide when it's accidental, but don't do it on purpose or we start deleting and editing. It's unfair to the people who have been here for a long time. Next time it's on purpose will be an official warning (you get maybe three of these) and then we take further action.

I realize you're new, but I urge you to read the rules if you haven't already. There may seem to be favoritism, but there really isn't. We try to treat everyone on the same level. If anything, we go easier on new members to allow an adjustment period.

As to the subject at hand, I'm with everyone else. Lar is very busy and he'll answer as soon as he gets a chance.

... I can see where you're coming from, and I agree to a certain extent, thankfully the Forum here isn't like that.

Over at 'Dark Lord Potter' what you said is slightly more true, but you also get the title 'Pedo-Raped' when you get smacked with the ban hammer over there, so hmm...

End of the day, the mods here are for the most part, friendly enough.

Kay varies depending on coffee intake & which ache's acting up, but 99% of the time she's absolutely fine, though the strictest mod, then again she is effectively Momma Mod so...

Gigs is fairly hesitent in regards to Modding it unless people go crazy, but meh.. Dev, I'm un-sure about & dear Fluffles (Zoran) is a mixture of the 3 really. Graveyard Shifts make for interesting mod hours whenever he's around.

Go ahead and ban me.

Come on, bring it.

First time I think I've seen a triple post here

You sir/madam, have lived a blessed life then. I've seen a quintuple post before. It made me RAEG. And honestly, Latchkey, you're getting petulant. Is it that hard to conform to a small rule? The edit button lets you place your thoughts in one convenient place with less hassle than making a new post.

Yeah I think I may know why Latchkey got rejected....

It's in my nature to argue. I love it.


So anyway, back to my impatient sob story, whine whine whine.

Five days? Geez, I really should start keeping track of time.

And I do tend to draw faster than most...

NOW ALL I NEED TO DO IS LEARN HOW TO FLY.

Also keep in mind besides this comic, he does a daily comic for LICD and other projects. Perhaps showing a wee bit of appreciation, gratitude and understanding might go a long way.

Its what i said, hehe and ignoring the previous comment he directed to me... (though its temptin to know i have the power to annoy someone enough they leave.. i wont for now) I will state to the original poster... it could be worse.. you could be taylor swift at the VMA's Lawl.


Edit: I see Lar lurking lol.. hi lar!

Personally I prefer the conversations at the booths. had an, interesting look at Star Wars of all things due to a particular panel in the comic I discussed at the booth when I visited.

Luke could not have fit in the taun-taun. Just as Cale (Pinky) could not possibly fit in the dwarf without Richard doing something.

Maybe Han is Richard in disguise

NO FLAMING ALLOWED.

If you don't have something nice to say, don't post.

Snap. I got edited. I don't see why the OP's posts weren't edited either...considering a few arguments were started from it.

See above post.

There's nothing wrong with Latchkey's first post, Tex. Not one thing.

If other users decide to start an argument about it and flame, that's their fault, not hers. I don't buy into "But they started it", "They were asking for it", "They made me do it" or any other excuse that tries to fob off the blame on someone else. Everyone here is responsible for their own posts.

Also, nothing wrong with what you edited in there (so far) but it's not a good idea to edit your post after it got -edited by a mod.

The "I love too argue." comment scares me.

it is often used by forum trolls.

And the vaguely veiled insults are not really that amusing either, Your comics are pretty funny though.

Very Awkward Zombieish.

Latchkey, no offense, but don't be nasty to everybody here. The rules are in place for a reason, please abide by them or you'll find your butt on the cold hard ground on the other side of the BANned wagon.

As has been said time and time again before, Lars is a very busy individual. Whining about not getting your half of an art trade is no way to get somebody's attention.

Like others said he probably gets a lot of mail

if he didn't, that might come across as an indication that the comic isn't famous. Since he is and can't reply to everything, be thankful

People like to say the same things as others.

ANYWHO

My complete lack of a sense of time has contributed to the creation of this board. And the realization that I draw much faster than the average bear. And the fact that my life is measured in terms of event-to-event rather than day-to-day. I just realized that college does this.

And pardon my n00bishness, so let's all leave it be.

I understand, okay.

Let's not all turn into buttsmears.

Once again ending with an insult?

Can you make a post that doesn't end all negatively?

And when many people say the same thing, that usually means something.

"hey guys, is this pizza round?" "yes" "yes" "yes" "yes" "why is everyone saying the same thing?"

It's not an insult. It's saying "let's avoid this."

Don't get so touchy.

I am sorry for jumping to that conclussion, your other posts had implied insults, so i assumed that was one as well.

anywho hopefully you get your Lar sketch.

I assumed the same thing...
he also ended it with "dont get so touchy"


see heres a prime example why the internet can be so cold.

Without actually body language or smiles something can be misinterpreted.. but add a smilie and even the most insulting comments around can seem playful... for example:


this guys starting to rub me the wrong way, i hope he gets super banned

Don't you dare turn your back on me... I'll hamstring you!
Hey you're right!

The guy is a gal. And yes perhaps she is not experienced with the proper form to write in a forum.

If you do say something jokingly make sure you have a smiley face or emote attached to it. Specially if you are new and no one knows your sence of humor yet.

I usually really try to give people a fair chance, but there are two things I dislike in people;

1. people having a huge ego.

2. People who do not care about the feelings of others.

She seemed to have both those traits, But maybe it is just a misunderstanding.

Your attitude is revolting. It doesn't matter how talented you are, or how dedicated you are to your dream, if you don't learn how to treat people, you will never, ever get far.

Consider how many people want the same thing you do. Now take a look at how you treat people. Maybe it has nothing to do with your art...

Nicely put

Totally agree. Your attitude is horrible.

And not to start anything, but I saw your art on Deviate. Let me give you a bit of advice from an art major. Anime art isn't going to get you anywhere, because it's everywhere, it's relatively boring on the overall and when it comes to originality it comes up very short. Find your own style and maybe you'll see more reception from other artists.

Only one I liked was your revolution one. Good use of space. People forget white space is just as important as the dark

or even branch out and find something from a favorite novel that's never been put to art, and surprise the author with it.

A friend did that, and the author she did that for is trying to convince the publishing company to use it as a cover.

it helps to have fun with the author at Dragoncon each year of course.


in regards to attitude. A person can't get offended by ego's unless said offended person has a big ego themselves.

hurt, yes. Offended no.

Don't act all high and mighty.

I'm an art major, too.