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Rusty, a Boston-based writer and artist, is the creative force behind the webcomic "Bummer Party". With a knack for humor, Rusty shares his comics with a global audience of "random strangers on the internet".
"I just want people to laugh! There are a lot of comic artists out there getting people to think or feel some deeper emotion — and that’s great, but I just want people to get a good chuckle when they read something I created. Any additional emotions are purely coincidental," the artist shared with Bored Panda.
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Ryan Mercer 1 year ago (edited)
The problem is anonymity. In the beginning, it was real and had both positive and negative consequences. But the crack down on kiddi pron changed all that. Now there is no real anonymity, but we're still allowed to pretend. Which means people aren't entirely accountable for the things they say to each other, so all too often they behave badly. Where else can you vent, diatribe, or be completely flippant in completely inappropriate ways? That's why I use my real name online, where ever I go. I may not read replies, because they are all too often toxic, but I want others to hold me accountable for the things I say. It serves as example, if nothing else.
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flower petals 1 year ago
Sadly, this is the, possibly, worst part of the human psyche- some of us are capable of taking pretty much anything and using it for bad purposes. The problem isn’t the internet per se (or, in other cases, religion) that’s the problem, it’s what some people do with it.
Rusty revealed that it actually took him many months of work before he had any art he felt halfway decent about sharing. He thinks that the main thing that kept him pushing himself to keep doing it was watching each comic improve just a bit over the last one. "Seeing that tangible progress was helpful."
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𝙻𝚞𝚗𝚊⋆𝚝𝚑𝚎⋆𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚢 1 year ago
Me: *drops fork* My cat: AAAAAAAAHHH- Also my cat: *smashes bowl and wakes everyone in my family up yet doesn’t bat an eye*
MaximumKarmaSaint 1 year ago
My cats won't eat their own food while I'm in view, yet they will try to steal my food while I'm EATING IT. I have a story about a time when I went to my friend's house, we were having fun, and we ran into the room where both the dog and the cat were, I went over to pet the cat, but it ran to the wall, showing that its tail had lost most of its fur! We were very confused, so we checked the cameras, which showed the dog chasing the cat onto the table, where the cat dragged its tail through a candle, igniting it. But that's not the weird part, the weird part is that the dog was scared, but the cat just stared at its tail while it burned the fur off of it!
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Kevin the Manager 1 year ago
Y'all know why the hipster burned his mouth? He sipped the coffee BEFORE it was cool...
Ryan Mercer 1 year ago
Voting third party is often a spiteful choice that acts as an obstacle to self interest and the greater agenda of getting the most of what you want from the pitiful choices you have.
Load More Replies...Rusty has a lot of ideas written down in his notes for future comics. If he's feeling pumped about an idea, he tries to sketch it out pretty fast; otherwise, it usually ends up in that never-ending pile of ideas he might never fully develop. "I go back and explore old ideas when I’m feeling tapped out or I’m looking for something quick to knock out."
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One of Rusty's favorite topics to explore has always been how people interact on the internet. He posts comics on Reddit quite often, and Reddit, more than any other social network, "seems to exacerbate the Very Online ways people interact with each other" — and the artist loves it. "People will respond to the most innocuous things with just complete and utter vitriol. It’s fascinating to me."
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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 1 year ago
"Eat me, Daddy" may have ruined Lion King for me forever, lol.
Lotekguy 1 year ago
I wonder if they know he might mean that nutritionally, rather than erotically?
"Social media is weirdly one of the more personal topics I write about. My comics are largely consumed by people I don’t know and will never meet, but who know me. Thinking about that parasocial relationship too much can give you the heebie-jeebies, so I try and process it through humor and comics."
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Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago
Her eyes were sapphires, so shiny and bright, but her teeth were like stars, they came out every night.
Surenu 1 year ago
Her teeth were like stars - yellow and very far apart from each other
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Tim Fawcett 1 year ago
She has teeth like God's Holy Commandments - ten of them, every one broken
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M O'Connell 1 year ago
This should have at least rhymed with "and drowned the whole world" (I miss the early 2000s).
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
I always take my áss to parties. I'm rather attached to it.
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Elizabeth Brown 1 year ago
I feel like this one might be a little bit targeted in who the author is
Ashley_Kirin 1 year ago
She's not even that great of an author either. Her writing is on the cusp of below average/average.
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John Smith (he/him/xy/️) 1 year ago
We only know the few that made it, not the thousands that failed
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censorshipsucks 1 year ago
I could not get my kids to explain why this was allegedly funny. Deez.
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Star the Furry Therian! 1 year ago
This is what we need :) More supportive allies in the queer community! Unless there's some undertone I'm not getting...?
White Sauce Hot Sauce 1 year ago (edited)
White male in a red hat. The image of which has been ruined by a certain orange ba$tard.
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Ryan Mercer 1 year ago
Sometimes no means yes. Right ladies? (this is how I attracted female attention.)
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censorshipsucks 1 year ago
this must be a moron republican because bernie is basically the opposite of what they stand for.
Bec 1 year ago
He is the only U.S. senator who is an Independent, but he caucases with the Democrats. He has very progressive ideas.
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Jacqueline Serrano (Jacqui) 1 year ago
Libertarians told Trump to go eff himself at the convention. Best thing I've ever seen. I replayed the moment probably a dozen times. Seriously, though. Vote Biden. The world can't risk Dictator Trump and the MAGA Cult.
Rusty's exploration of internet interactions often mirrors the curiosity surrounding distinctly unique subcultures. Just as Rusty's comics engage random strangers on the internet, the presence of modern-day subcultures is a testimony to human expression and individuality.
Exploring how subcultures carve out their spaces online can be as intriguing as observing the evolution of hipster trends in real life.
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