Captain Canuckwroteat 9:14pm Mar 10
Lol, well done.
Also Oatmeal is retarded because of all that scrolling down
Anthonywroteat 9:48pm Mar 10
But I _like_ The Oatmeal! And I like your comics! You even sent me one. :) It's on my wall now, directly above my Book of Kells poster.
Don't make me chooooose between two excellent sources of internet, er, excellence. :p
Can't we all just get along? Or, in the words of Marge Simpson, "let's none of us have a cow!"
Aight.
Oatmealwroteat 10:08pm Mar 10
Finally, somebody else who hates Oatmeal.
Raywroteat 10:09pm Mar 10
Uhm, you're really not going to like the fallout from this one. And the first two panels were good, the last two weren't funny at all, merely mean.
Of course, I may just be a retard (really, I probably am, lots of evidence for that). I started reading you first, but frankly The Oatmeal makes me laugh more often than you do.
yowroteat 10:09pm Mar 10
I used to be a fan of both this and The Oatmeal as well. Until, like the author of this comic, I read their contact me page and retarded email page. Turned me right off.
Thank you for opening my eyes :)
;P Anonwroteat 10:40pm Mar 10
Please don't make another one of these... I read your comic cause I like the style and you emulated the oatmeal just a little too well:( <3s for apokalips being its awesome self again! You ROCK!
A Nonywroteat 10:45pm Mar 10
Jealous of someone's book deal, are we?
marcuswroteat 10:50pm Mar 10
Oh, wow, that's funny, and the drama on top of it! Perfect!
swroteat 11:11pm Mar 10
finally a good comic
HelenMirrensMerkinwroteat 12:10am Mar 11
darn - was kinda hoping it'd end up with a gOatsemeal panel; xkcd has goatkcd
Roshanwroteat 12:11am Mar 11
Wow, panels 3 and 4 are really just mean. Also, this is all really rich from someone who made a Google-autocomplete joke just two comics ago.
Constructive Criticismwroteat 1:05am Mar 11
How to make Apokalips: 1) Take a funny concept 2) Butcher the delivery
Kristinwroteat 5:21am Mar 11
Hahaha trueeee shit!
Kinda mean but hey we're all bitches deep down inside :p
I still love the Oatmeal though!
random subscriber's opinionwroteat 5:40am Mar 11
wow... what a hater
Irawroteat 5:54am Mar 11
The what?
3!LLwroteat 6:16am Mar 11
How to make me never return to your site:
Bash another webcomic.
Eugenwroteat 6:17am Mar 11
I like you both. I've laughed out loud at both of your "stuffs". WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST... GET ALONG? na na na na naaaa
stevewroteat 6:33am Mar 11
Oh dear... resorted to attacking another comic, have we. Poor show, bad judgement. I won't be back.
sad facewroteat 6:44am Mar 11
oatmeal > apokalips
good day sir,
Mike Gioiawroteat 6:45am Mar 11
i wouldn't call it "resorting", steve... are certain things not open for critique / lambasting?
LULZwroteat 6:56am Mar 11
zomg I'M NEVER COMING BACK BECAUSE YOU MADE FUN OF AN SEO WHORE THAT MAKES SIMPLE MEME COMICS APPEALING TO THE MASSES!!!!! :( :( :(
laugh or go back to oatmeal's simplicity and arrogance
Ian Cheongwroteat 7:18am Mar 11
Well done. Oatmeal is overrated.
bobwroteat 7:19am Mar 11
fuck man why can't i be a pterodactyl?
Cesarwroteat 7:32am Mar 11
I read you both, and I'm pleased to say I'm very glad to do so.
I just didn't get the negative comments to this comic. I guess we are supposed to have the right to say whatever you want on the net, including making fun with someone else. I don't think readers should be worried about My Apokalips making fun of The Oatmeal. This just means we will soon read a funny joke about My Apokalips on The Oatmeal.
Please, find something else to worry about and enjoy the comics!
Cenkwroteat 7:33am Mar 11
This is only funny because it looks like it is in fact an Oatmeal comic.
Jakewroteat 7:44am Mar 11
I loved the comic, and I love Oatmeal (the food and the web comic). A lot of you are taking this to a new level of internet-crazy. It is not like you are married to the comic, it is OK to read them both even if the illustrators don't like each other.
jimwroteat 7:48am Mar 11
what are you 10 years old? i chuckle at your comic sometimes.. i also chuckle at the oatmeal sometimes.. this just sounds like you're jealous... it isn't even that funny.
Joelwroteat 7:51am Mar 11
I'm pretty good are recognizing jealousy and humor when I see it.. You sure bring the hate but sadly I can't find the funny.
Piss off mate!
:Wwroteat 7:52am Mar 11
I don't understand why people who are commenting are so offended...
I mean, they're pointing out the faults of a guy who is arrogant and writes shitty comics. He's not a burn victim, a saint, or an important person, he's an asshole who has nothing better to do except pretend he's a grammatical genius and come up with reasons for punching dolphins. Since when was it not ok to make fun of assholes?
Blind Followerwroteat 8:02am Mar 11
I've never heard of The Oatmeal, but that guy can suck my balls!
Johnwroteat 8:02am Mar 11
Jealousy will get you nowhere.
harwroteat 8:06am Mar 11
Now if you could only make a satirical comic detailing how to make your own comic even remotely funny you'd be golden.
Gracewroteat 8:09am Mar 11
Sure, the *style* is imitable. Yet, it's the dripping sardonic humor and wit behind Oatmeal's comics that make it funny, memorable and relatable. Goddamn but do I hate bad grammar, printers and talking on the phone.
Dregwroteat 8:10am Mar 11
Right on. Pity you come across as bitter in the final panel, though.
Noah Rosenrosenwroteat 8:11am Mar 11
mother of Bob, this is amazing. I like how you've cranked the lambaste level from stun to kill. I like it a lot.
Markwroteat 8:34am Mar 11
There are plenty of webcomic artists that have the talent and command the respect to mock The Oatmeal, but sadly you are far from being on that level. My advice to you: don't play with matches that are bigger than you are.
Monkeymanwroteat 8:38am Mar 11
Well... I'm sorry, but the Oatmeal is better drawn and funnier than your comic.
apokalips is a haterwroteat 8:59am Mar 11
hey you suck.
jairwroteat 9:07am Mar 11
people are really getting offended by this comic. i don't think this is offensive, is just funny. i imagine that the oatmeal guy will think this is funny too and will make a revenge comic, what would be fun.
another tyrannosauruswroteat 9:30am Mar 11
I'm just another tyrannosaurus
Violatorwroteat 9:33am Mar 11
How to make a boring comic full of spite and jelousy = see above.
where the hell am I?wroteat 9:41am Mar 11
Hey, look, somebody I've never heard of grabbing traffic by mocking a more popular website. You win the internet!
VanDurstonwroteat 9:44am Mar 11
Are other comics open to criticism? Absolutely. Any medium of expression is. That being said, if you ARE going to level criticisms, you open yourself to them, doubly so. And unfortunately, this comic is guilty of many of the same transgressions. Plagarism? Matt Groening might find your use of "Clamps" interesting. Other users on Reddit have already called him out on other "borrowings". And speaking of Reddit, boy you sure are about to enjoy the same suck-fest of fame from Reddit and Digg, except this time it is going to be on someone else's coattails.
And please don't use Gurewitch's name, you aren't fit to speak it. You are not even in the same league, artistically or comically.
Not only are you butt-hurt, your just not funny.
haters gonna hatewroteat 9:51am Mar 11
http://bit.ly/bdXpqE
Declanwroteat 9:55am Mar 11
Spot on.
Andrewwroteat 9:55am Mar 11
0/10
fidgetwroteat 9:58am Mar 11
Your science puns and henny youngman one-liners are lame. Oatmeal smokes you.
Jackwroteat 9:59am Mar 11
Somewhat true, but it's not like everything here is A+ material either.
some guywroteat 10:07am Mar 11
i hate that oatmeal guy but i still read all of his comics. random violence between comics rocks so good. now make fun of xkcd. (that guy's like some weird nerd/douche combo.)
that same guy laterwroteat 10:12am Mar 11
actually, xkcd guy is more like a douche projected onto the nerd axis.
wowwroteat 10:17am Mar 11
so i just went to oatmeal.com never having been, and holy crap it was like a page full of chain emails and inane lists. what a bunch of populist crap in 50pt font. go play farmville.
Apokalips is way better.
"15 reasons printers were sent from hell"??? seriously?
fedwroteat 10:24am Mar 11
SHIT IS CASH!
The Oatmeal is gay. It's mostly some loser ranting about how annoying his web design clients are. Argh I hate people giving me money for a job that shouldn't even exist!
Zacwroteat 10:30am Mar 11
I genuinely dislike you now.
I hate youwroteat 10:30am Mar 11
I genuinely hate you now.
Stabbinswroteat 10:50am Mar 11
a WELCOMED jab, oatmeal blows at everything except marketing a mediocre product
louleywroteat 10:55am Mar 11
I don't think that people are offended by this comic ... I think that they are just finding it unfunny, immature, and unnecessarily mean spirited. Which I am inclined to agree with.
Evanwroteat 11:02am Mar 11
I'm loving this :)
A Huge Vaginawroteat 11:06am Mar 11
Mean people are so mean! Mean people were mean to me once, and I didn't like it. I don't like seeing mean stuff happen anywhere to anyone. The anonymity of the internet empowers me to finally stand up for those who can't do it themselves. I feel the need to really chastise this cartoonist for my dear friend, whom I have never met or spoken to. I also enjoy commenting on youtube videos.
Shame on you, Apokalips Guy, Shame. On. You.
I hope The Oatmeal Guy is okay. Does anybody know? Somebody should call him. I feel sooo bad. He must be really sad. I remember I was really sad when people were mean to me. Poor guy. I think I'm going to make him a card. Will you guys all sign it??
You're a mean, mean meanieface, Apokalips!
Halwroteat 11:09am Mar 11
Petty. And your sh** isn't wasn't ever exactly groundbreaking. Enjoy my page load today. *Unsubscribe*
Hal?wroteat 11:20am Mar 11
Hal?? Noooo! Come back!
Team Captainwroteat 11:23am Mar 11
Alright, we're going to be "Team Apokalips"... I'll take... the kid that hit puberty early, the hot chick, and the jocks... Team Oatmeal... you can have the fat kid, Asthmatic Andy, and... the chess team.
Game on.
Grantwroteat 11:24am Mar 11
Liking retarded stuff, doesn't make you retarded guys. It's okay. No need to get defensive. This is spot on, and I'm loving this website.
Treywroteat 11:25am Mar 11
Team Apokalips!!! WOO
Someone from Argentinawroteat 11:36am Mar 11
It's so crazy but I just open two windows. One was the oatmeal and the other was this window... It was kind of... crazy... I'm still shock for this... wow...
Job shouldn't exist?wroteat 11:39am Mar 11
Fed, you are retarded. If you think graphic design shouldn't exist you should probably no longer partake in the internet....
REALITY-IN-YOUR-FACEwroteat 11:45am Mar 11
the oatmeal is an seo/spammer d-bag
HahaaaaAhahhhwroteat 11:45am Mar 11
This is the most unfunny comic I have ever read. Please do the world a favor and kill yourself.
ericwroteat 12:01pm Mar 11
I have never heard of the oatmeal till I just googled it and looked at the page. Absolutely terrible.
wheres the beef?wroteat 12:12pm Mar 11
How is -this- not reddit/digg bait? I get what you're saying, but it's kind of like when a less famous rapper tries to start "beef" with a more famous one. You're just using Oatmeal so you can get some page views. That's way more obnoxious to me than "whaaaaaaats the deal with printers? Amirite?!"
your work is shitwroteat 12:20pm Mar 11
Shiit. . your a no talent fuckstick, I had never heard of Apokalips and it's probably because its fucking crap. This post is power troll bait && lose.
yowroteat 12:21pm Mar 11
HOLY FUCKING CHINESE PEOPLE, WHERE DID YOU COME FROM
cowboyvenuswroteat 12:32pm Mar 11
LOUD NOISES!!!!!!!!!
Dolemitewroteat 12:35pm Mar 11
I want the two minutes of my life bac... Oh look! Shiny!!
Alexwroteat 12:38pm Mar 11
I genuinely enjoyed this, as I have enjoyed all of your comics. Don't listen to everyone else; this is fantastic.
obwroteat 12:38pm Mar 11
i love people who are saying "i've never even heard of Apokalips before" and well now??
Leave some lovewroteat 12:48pm Mar 11
fuck 'em, roll with the punches. If oatmeal can't take a joke, well have a cry.
I like most of your comics - this was brave, and my son, fortune favours the bold!
DMGwroteat 1:21pm Mar 11
Oh, you, uh, got a little something there. Right there. Not there, there. I think it's a little speck of your self-conscious fear of being bettered showing.
Well That Was Funwroteat 1:29pm Mar 11
Just thought I should say that my first introduction to your comic was the bashing of another comic by illustrating the basic logic utilized by said comic; that tactic can be applied to ANYTHING to make it sound stupid. I won't be coming back.
Jetstreamwroteat 1:35pm Mar 11
must say, you come off a lil' jealous. and wtf is myspokalips.. never even heard until someone linked me
Mike Gioiawroteat 1:39pm Mar 11
I think some of you guys take The Oatmeal a little too seriously.
fuzzyjediwroteat 1:42pm Mar 11
i love you mike
Mike Gioiawroteat 1:49pm Mar 11
I love you too, fuzzyjedi. I love you too.
cowboyvenuswroteat 1:59pm Mar 11
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING ABOUT!!!!!!!
Johnwroteat 2:06pm Mar 11
I'm not particularly offended by this comic. I read Apokalips more often, though I find The Oatmeal funnier. Don't get me wrong, though like both The Oatmeal and Apokalips. However, the old "don't take it so seriously" defense lies only one notch above the "get a life" defense. We just post comments on the internet. You drew an entire WEB COMIC about it.
slimredninjawroteat 2:08pm Mar 11
Oatmeal is no Morning Squirtz but then neither are you. You are however much better then oatmeal. http://www.morningsquirtz.com/Chester_Molester.html
magnetswroteat 2:14pm Mar 11
spot on! you get my thumbs up!
Noah Rosenrosenwroteat 2:33pm Mar 11
Morning Squirtz is horrible. You're doing good, Mike. I thought your Oatmeal of the Oatmeal was awesome and in no way speaks of your insecurities as a webcomicist. It does speak volumes about your tiny penis size, but I think you've come to terms with that already.
Mike Gioiawroteat 2:38pm Mar 11
Haha, I came to terms with that after those pictures got released on the internet.
Disappointedwroteat 3:44pm Mar 11
The Oatmeal Guy Responded on Reddit, it doesn't look like there will be a sweet webcomic war. (I can't copy the embedded links, but it is under the Oatmeal vs. Apokalips thread):
In many of my comics I pick topics that everyone can relate to, but I also create a wide variety of others that don't follow that formula. The list format comics are my biggest traffic drivers, but my passion really lies in some of my less-trafficked comics and stories.
I don't understand why, when criticizing a webcomic, the first thing people attack is the artwork. Does Cyanide and happiness become less funny because they're stick figures attached to ovals? What about the fuuuuu rage threads? Or this paintbrushed-but-hilarious masterpiece? Some of my artwork is crappy, yeah, but a lot of it isn't (that goddamn coffee cup took forever to draw). Also, apokalips is no Nicholas Gurewitch, either.
Also, I think in all my webcomics I've only ever used one pie chart. When I create an infographic piece I try to draw things in a way that makes you see it differently, rather than just firing off statistics and showing some silly line graphs.
Reading this comic, I got the impression that the author thinks we're in some kind of competition - that one day someone is going to pin a medal on us for having the best webcomic on the internet. I'd create a retort in comic form, but I'm actually working on a comic about Nikola Tesla right now and all the badassticular stuff he did with electricity, and I'd rather put my energy into that instead. Seems silly to get in a webcomic pissing match when we both could be burning the creative fire on other things. I'm not really familiar with apokalips, but my advice to the author is to just keep churning out content and draw whatever makes you happy.
Lastly, congrats to apokalips for finally getting some reddit upvotes for one of your comics. The only other comic which received a significant amount of upvotes was the one you did about zombies, a topic some might refer to as a "tired internet meme."
-The Oatmeal
soyjowroteat 3:46pm Mar 11
Not that you have the comic timing, but man, this is your best comic...
You should have...wroteat 3:48pm Mar 11
Made fun of The Oatmeal's anybody-can-do-it template of randomly inserting ridiculous activities, adjectives, or similes that have nothing to do with the topic at hand... and how he sneaks in hidden click-advertisements.
shitty mealwroteat 3:49pm Mar 11
oatmeal blows
mewroteat 3:55pm Mar 11
u mad
Mike Gioiawroteat 4:16pm Mar 11
Well I can't say thats not a fair retort.
But ehhh Tesla? I'm not getting in to it again, but thats really another reddit thing too and it's pretty well documented. Also, Kate Beaton covered it pretty thoroughly: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=61
Ok, done, I'm done.
Sparklestheunicornwroteat 11:14pm Mar 11
Well, I totally disagree with you, but whatever, I still love your comic. The people who decided to stop reading are dumb asses. So what you have to stop reading cause Mike has a differing viewpoint? Oh no, someone said something you disagree with, the world is coming to an end!
Paddywroteat 12:07am Mar 12
I think Oatmeal's comics are funnier than yours for the most part.
:/
Sorry.
Ryanwroteat 5:33am Mar 12
So let me get this straight; you're a no name web-comic taking a jab at a successful webcomic...yawn.
Argentina here againwroteat 6:46am Mar 12
I really like the Oatmeal and this comic was very funny to me
WHY IS THERE A NEED TO TAKE A SIDE ???
Men... People just loves the titles that has a "vs" in the middle, no matter who is behind
Molliewroteat 7:55am Mar 12
What a shame, I used to enjoy this webcomic, but petty name-calling is a huge turnoff. Bad karma, man.
What Say You (99)
Lol, well done.
Also Oatmeal is retarded because of all that scrolling down
But I _like_ The Oatmeal! And I like your comics! You even sent me one. :) It's on my wall now, directly above my Book of Kells poster.
Don't make me chooooose between two excellent sources of internet, er, excellence. :p
Can't we all just get along? Or, in the words of Marge Simpson, "let's none of us have a cow!"
Aight.
Finally, somebody else who hates Oatmeal.
Uhm, you're really not going to like the fallout from this one. And the first two panels were good, the last two weren't funny at all, merely mean.
Of course, I may just be a retard (really, I probably am, lots of evidence for that). I started reading you first, but frankly The Oatmeal makes me laugh more often than you do.
I used to be a fan of both this and The Oatmeal as well. Until, like the author of this comic, I read their contact me page and retarded email page. Turned me right off.
Thank you for opening my eyes :)
Please don't make another one of these... I read your comic cause I like the style and you emulated the oatmeal just a little too well:( <3s for apokalips being its awesome self again! You ROCK!
Jealous of someone's book deal, are we?
Oh, wow, that's funny, and the drama on top of it! Perfect!
finally a good comic
darn - was kinda hoping it'd end up with a gOatsemeal panel; xkcd has goatkcd
Wow, panels 3 and 4 are really just mean. Also, this is all really rich from someone who made a Google-autocomplete joke just two comics ago.
How to make Apokalips: 1) Take a funny concept 2) Butcher the delivery
Hahaha trueeee shit!
Kinda mean but hey we're all bitches deep down inside :p
I still love the Oatmeal though!
wow... what a hater
The what?
How to make me never return to your site:
Bash another webcomic.
I like you both. I've laughed out loud at both of your "stuffs". WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST... GET ALONG? na na na na naaaa
Oh dear... resorted to attacking another comic, have we. Poor show, bad judgement. I won't be back.
oatmeal > apokalips
good day sir,
i wouldn't call it "resorting", steve... are certain things not open for critique / lambasting?
zomg I'M NEVER COMING BACK BECAUSE YOU MADE FUN OF AN SEO WHORE THAT MAKES SIMPLE MEME COMICS APPEALING TO THE MASSES!!!!! :( :( :(
laugh or go back to oatmeal's simplicity and arrogance
Well done. Oatmeal is overrated.
fuck man why can't i be a pterodactyl?
I read you both, and I'm pleased to say I'm very glad to do so.
I just didn't get the negative comments to this comic. I guess we are supposed to have the right to say whatever you want on the net, including making fun with someone else. I don't think readers should be worried about My Apokalips making fun of The Oatmeal. This just means we will soon read a funny joke about My Apokalips on The Oatmeal.
Please, find something else to worry about and enjoy the comics!
This is only funny because it looks like it is in fact an Oatmeal comic.
I loved the comic, and I love Oatmeal (the food and the web comic). A lot of you are taking this to a new level of internet-crazy. It is not like you are married to the comic, it is OK to read them both even if the illustrators don't like each other.
what are you 10 years old? i chuckle at your comic sometimes.. i also chuckle at the oatmeal sometimes.. this just sounds like you're jealous... it isn't even that funny.
I'm pretty good are recognizing jealousy and humor when I see it.. You sure bring the hate but sadly I can't find the funny.
Piss off mate!
I don't understand why people who are commenting are so offended...
I mean, they're pointing out the faults of a guy who is arrogant and writes shitty comics. He's not a burn victim, a saint, or an important person, he's an asshole who has nothing better to do except pretend he's a grammatical genius and come up with reasons for punching dolphins. Since when was it not ok to make fun of assholes?
I've never heard of The Oatmeal, but that guy can suck my balls!
Jealousy will get you nowhere.
Now if you could only make a satirical comic detailing how to make your own comic even remotely funny you'd be golden.
Sure, the *style* is imitable. Yet, it's the dripping sardonic humor and wit behind Oatmeal's comics that make it funny, memorable and relatable. Goddamn but do I hate bad grammar, printers and talking on the phone.
Right on. Pity you come across as bitter in the final panel, though.
mother of Bob, this is amazing. I like how you've cranked the lambaste level from stun to kill. I like it a lot.
There are plenty of webcomic artists that have the talent and command the respect to mock The Oatmeal, but sadly you are far from being on that level. My advice to you: don't play with matches that are bigger than you are.
Well... I'm sorry, but the Oatmeal is better drawn and funnier than your comic.
hey you suck.
people are really getting offended by this comic. i don't think this is offensive, is just funny. i imagine that the oatmeal guy will think this is funny too and will make a revenge comic, what would be fun.
I'm just another tyrannosaurus
How to make a boring comic full of spite and jelousy = see above.
Hey, look, somebody I've never heard of grabbing traffic by mocking a more popular website. You win the internet!
Are other comics open to criticism? Absolutely. Any medium of expression is. That being said, if you ARE going to level criticisms, you open yourself to them, doubly so. And unfortunately, this comic is guilty of many of the same transgressions. Plagarism? Matt Groening might find your use of "Clamps" interesting. Other users on Reddit have already called him out on other "borrowings". And speaking of Reddit, boy you sure are about to enjoy the same suck-fest of fame from Reddit and Digg, except this time it is going to be on someone else's coattails.
And please don't use Gurewitch's name, you aren't fit to speak it. You are not even in the same league, artistically or comically.
Not only are you butt-hurt, your just not funny.
http://bit.ly/bdXpqE
Spot on.
0/10
Your science puns and henny youngman one-liners are lame. Oatmeal smokes you.
Somewhat true, but it's not like everything here is A+ material either.
i hate that oatmeal guy but i still read all of his comics. random violence between comics rocks so good. now make fun of xkcd. (that guy's like some weird nerd/douche combo.)
actually, xkcd guy is more like a douche projected onto the nerd axis.
so i just went to oatmeal.com never having been, and holy crap it was like a page full of chain emails and inane lists. what a bunch of populist crap in 50pt font. go play farmville.
Apokalips is way better.
"15 reasons printers were sent from hell"??? seriously?
SHIT IS CASH!
The Oatmeal is gay. It's mostly some loser ranting about how annoying his web design clients are. Argh I hate people giving me money for a job that shouldn't even exist!
I genuinely dislike you now.
I genuinely hate you now.
a WELCOMED jab, oatmeal blows at everything except marketing a mediocre product
I don't think that people are offended by this comic ... I think that they are just finding it unfunny, immature, and unnecessarily mean spirited. Which I am inclined to agree with.
I'm loving this :)
Mean people are so mean! Mean people were mean to me once, and I didn't like it. I don't like seeing mean stuff happen anywhere to anyone. The anonymity of the internet empowers me to finally stand up for those who can't do it themselves. I feel the need to really chastise this cartoonist for my dear friend, whom I have never met or spoken to. I also enjoy commenting on youtube videos.
Shame on you, Apokalips Guy, Shame. On. You.
I hope The Oatmeal Guy is okay. Does anybody know? Somebody should call him. I feel sooo bad. He must be really sad. I remember I was really sad when people were mean to me. Poor guy. I think I'm going to make him a card. Will you guys all sign it??
You're a mean, mean meanieface, Apokalips!
Petty. And your sh** isn't wasn't ever exactly groundbreaking. Enjoy my page load today. *Unsubscribe*
Hal?? Noooo! Come back!
Alright, we're going to be "Team Apokalips"... I'll take... the kid that hit puberty early, the hot chick, and the jocks... Team Oatmeal... you can have the fat kid, Asthmatic Andy, and... the chess team.
Game on.
Liking retarded stuff, doesn't make you retarded guys. It's okay. No need to get defensive. This is spot on, and I'm loving this website.
Team Apokalips!!! WOO
It's so crazy but I just open two windows. One was the oatmeal and the other was this window... It was kind of... crazy... I'm still shock for this... wow...
Fed, you are retarded. If you think graphic design shouldn't exist you should probably no longer partake in the internet....
the oatmeal is an seo/spammer d-bag
This is the most unfunny comic I have ever read. Please do the world a favor and kill yourself.
I have never heard of the oatmeal till I just googled it and looked at the page. Absolutely terrible.
How is -this- not reddit/digg bait? I get what you're saying, but it's kind of like when a less famous rapper tries to start "beef" with a more famous one. You're just using Oatmeal so you can get some page views. That's way more obnoxious to me than "whaaaaaaats the deal with printers? Amirite?!"
Shiit. . your a no talent fuckstick, I had never heard of Apokalips and it's probably because its fucking crap. This post is power troll bait && lose.
HOLY FUCKING CHINESE PEOPLE, WHERE DID YOU COME FROM
LOUD NOISES!!!!!!!!!
I want the two minutes of my life bac... Oh look! Shiny!!
I genuinely enjoyed this, as I have enjoyed all of your comics. Don't listen to everyone else; this is fantastic.
i love people who are saying "i've never even heard of Apokalips before" and well now??
fuck 'em, roll with the punches. If oatmeal can't take a joke, well have a cry.
I like most of your comics - this was brave, and my son, fortune favours the bold!
Oh, you, uh, got a little something there. Right there. Not there, there. I think it's a little speck of your self-conscious fear of being bettered showing.
Just thought I should say that my first introduction to your comic was the bashing of another comic by illustrating the basic logic utilized by said comic; that tactic can be applied to ANYTHING to make it sound stupid. I won't be coming back.
must say, you come off a lil' jealous. and wtf is myspokalips.. never even heard until someone linked me
I think some of you guys take The Oatmeal a little too seriously.
i love you mike
I love you too, fuzzyjedi. I love you too.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING ABOUT!!!!!!!
I'm not particularly offended by this comic. I read Apokalips more often, though I find The Oatmeal funnier. Don't get me wrong, though like both The Oatmeal and Apokalips. However, the old "don't take it so seriously" defense lies only one notch above the "get a life" defense. We just post comments on the internet. You drew an entire WEB COMIC about it.
Oatmeal is no Morning Squirtz but then neither are you. You are however much better then oatmeal. http://www.morningsquirtz.com/Chester_Molester.html
spot on! you get my thumbs up!
Morning Squirtz is horrible. You're doing good, Mike. I thought your Oatmeal of the Oatmeal was awesome and in no way speaks of your insecurities as a webcomicist. It does speak volumes about your tiny penis size, but I think you've come to terms with that already.
Haha, I came to terms with that after those pictures got released on the internet.
The Oatmeal Guy Responded on Reddit, it doesn't look like there will be a sweet webcomic war. (I can't copy the embedded links, but it is under the Oatmeal vs. Apokalips thread):
In many of my comics I pick topics that everyone can relate to, but I also create a wide variety of others that don't follow that formula. The list format comics are my biggest traffic drivers, but my passion really lies in some of my less-trafficked comics and stories.
I don't understand why, when criticizing a webcomic, the first thing people attack is the artwork. Does Cyanide and happiness become less funny because they're stick figures attached to ovals? What about the fuuuuu rage threads? Or this paintbrushed-but-hilarious masterpiece? Some of my artwork is crappy, yeah, but a lot of it isn't (that goddamn coffee cup took forever to draw). Also, apokalips is no Nicholas Gurewitch, either.
Also, I think in all my webcomics I've only ever used one pie chart. When I create an infographic piece I try to draw things in a way that makes you see it differently, rather than just firing off statistics and showing some silly line graphs.
Reading this comic, I got the impression that the author thinks we're in some kind of competition - that one day someone is going to pin a medal on us for having the best webcomic on the internet. I'd create a retort in comic form, but I'm actually working on a comic about Nikola Tesla right now and all the badassticular stuff he did with electricity, and I'd rather put my energy into that instead. Seems silly to get in a webcomic pissing match when we both could be burning the creative fire on other things. I'm not really familiar with apokalips, but my advice to the author is to just keep churning out content and draw whatever makes you happy.
Lastly, congrats to apokalips for finally getting some reddit upvotes for one of your comics. The only other comic which received a significant amount of upvotes was the one you did about zombies, a topic some might refer to as a "tired internet meme."
-The Oatmeal
Not that you have the comic timing, but man, this is your best comic...
Made fun of The Oatmeal's anybody-can-do-it template of randomly inserting ridiculous activities, adjectives, or similes that have nothing to do with the topic at hand... and how he sneaks in hidden click-advertisements.
oatmeal blows
u mad
Well I can't say thats not a fair retort.
But ehhh Tesla? I'm not getting in to it again, but thats really another reddit thing too and it's pretty well documented. Also, Kate Beaton covered it pretty thoroughly: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=61
Ok, done, I'm done.
Well, I totally disagree with you, but whatever, I still love your comic. The people who decided to stop reading are dumb asses. So what you have to stop reading cause Mike has a differing viewpoint? Oh no, someone said something you disagree with, the world is coming to an end!
I think Oatmeal's comics are funnier than yours for the most part.
:/
Sorry.
So let me get this straight; you're a no name web-comic taking a jab at a successful webcomic...yawn.
I really like the Oatmeal and this comic was very funny to me
WHY IS THERE A NEED TO TAKE A SIDE ???
Men... People just loves the titles that has a "vs" in the middle, no matter who is behind
What a shame, I used to enjoy this webcomic, but petty name-calling is a huge turnoff. Bad karma, man.
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