Snafu Comics

Snafu Comics
Snafu Comics The Snafu Comics strip "Bigger is Better" parodies Mario Brothers series.
Author(s)	David Stanworth, Vinson Ngo (Bleedman), Shaun Healy, Giovanny Hernandez, Matt Herms, Happy.
Website	http://www.snafu-comics.com/

Snafu Comics is a webcomics site maintained by David Stanworth, an American known online as "SnafuDave". It serves as the home of several comics, including Stanworth's own creations, as well as those of other artists. It is also the source for the free to use Comic PHP script which automates webcomic sites using PHP.

Comics

In the past, Snafu also hosted Digital Purgatory and This Comic Sucks. Its current features include the following.

Comics by Stanworth

Snafu Comics

David Stanworth's original series, Snafu Comics is a gaming comic that debuted on May 15 2002. The strip has two main characters, Dave and Travis, and the two characters originally spent much of their time playing and commenting on video games, forming the basis of the humor in the strip. The current theme is generally current events ranging from movies, politics, and random social commentary. The strip also sometimes refers to other Internet subcultures, and sometimes features in-jokes that are explained by the news posts accompanying each comic. Although multi-part strips occasionally appear, it mostly follows a gag-a-day format. It is a weekly comic, typically updating on Mondays.

Stanworth says that he altered the art style for different strips to fit different audiences and types of humor; he says he alters it "every week."

TIN The Incompetent Ninja

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TIN The Incompetent Ninja

TIN The Incompetent Ninja, or just Tin, is Stanworth's second comic. Tin, whose name is an acronym for "The Incompetent Ninja", is an assassin who is dangerous to everyone except his intended targets. Tin repeatedly attempts to assassinate Chung Him Yuen, a character named after Stanworth's roommate, but manages only gory collateral damage (including killing his master's grand daughter.). Eventually he is sent back to ninja school where he frequently makes mistakes that result in the deaths of various classmates, as well as his "Elementary School Sensei", who would rather commit suicide than teach Tin again. After he is asked by the young ninjas about what happened to their Sensei, Tin decides to take over the class. He eventually founds his own Gang; PMS(Powerful Men Society). In some strips, Tin is pictured in bed next to a pink (female) ninja, and the focus is on sex-related humor, rather than violence. Tin debuted on January 5 2005, and used to update weekly, usually on Thursday. TIN also has an animated short by Stanworth on Newgrounds. After a four month hiatus, TIN returned briefly on December 6, 2007, though it has again become inactive since September 11, 2008.

Comics by Bleedman

Sugar Bits

Sugar Bits
Author(s)	Vinson Ngo
Website	http://sugar.snafu-comics.com/
Current status/schedule	Updated regularly
Launch date	March 18, 2007 [1]
Genre(s)	Action, Drama, Humor, Fantasy

Sugar Bits is a manga-styled series created by Bleedman. Although its plot, characters and locations are entirely original, they do seem to draw inspiration from nursery rhymes such as The Gingerbread Man and Little Bo Peep. This comic takes place within a realm undisturbed by humanity known as Harmonia, the inhabitants of which produce all the pleasurable feelings humans experience; in particular, the characters of focus, from the realm Confectionaria, produce the zest we feel from consuming sweets. The comic features a gingerbread man named Hansel Gingerman, a member of a quartet of accomplished soldiers known as the Brave Hearts, who protect Harmonia. Hansel has (somewhat) mutual feelings for Ginger, the moody, sarcastic, rather abrasive princess of Confectionaria who also created him in her youth. He is also close with the anthropomorphic sheep Bo, a fellow Brave Heart. The story involves Hansel following after Ginger and mysteriously disappearing into the nightmarish realm of Dystopius where he tries to find her; Bo, meanwhile, is dispatched to find Hansel.

Other characters include: King, a talking lion, leader of the Brave Hearts, and Bo's father; Braveun, a tall, mute figure with reddish, armor-like skin who accompanies Bo into Dystopius; Cupcake, a hyperactive rabbit princess who neglects her duties (helping children enjoy vegetables) to eat candy; Professor Cocoa, a chocolate moose who supervises the creation of "Zest" and can only communicate by blowing raspberries; Robin, a vixen sailor who seduces passersby to feed her living ship monster Nemo, but later befriends and assists Bo and Braveun; and Mammon, a.k.a. Gene, a demonic-looking gentleman who helps Hansel navigate Dystopius, and who seems to have some relationship to Ginger. Ginger also has a seemingly malicious twin sister, Licorice. Other, currently minor characters include Bleedhart, ruler of the as-of-yet unseen Sorrow Sanctum, and Mindsnare, the mysterious apparition who sends Hansel into Dystopius. The comic features a noticeable cameo of Little Red Riding Hood as portrayed in the comic Everafter.

The series started in March 18, 2007 and is updated regularly, usually between one day to two weeks.

PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi

Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi
Author(s)	Vinson Ngo
Website	http://ppg.snafu-comics.com/
Current status/schedule	Updated occasionally as of October 16, 2008
Launch date	January 18, 2004
Genre(s)	Fan fiction, Action, Comedy, Drama, Humor

PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi (also known as PowerPuff Girls D or PPGD) it is a manga-styled fancomic.

The comic is a crossover of sorts based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, though finding Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup slightly older and now going to school in a fictional neighboring city of Townsville known as Megaville. Evil forces soon set their sights on the girls, which lead to conflicts as the comic progresses.

While PPG Doujinshi includes many familiar characters (drawn manga-style), the comic also sports many original characters, the most noticeable being Bell, a supposed Powerpuff Girl dressed in white who works for the villains.

Also, some characters from the original PPG were reimagined, such as the Rowdyruff Boys who were recreated under what seems to be a secret government program called Project Rowdy (by using a DNA, as seen on newgrounds). This program seems to be run by an organization called by fans as the "Global Defenders", an organization (likened to CADMUS of the Justice League: Unlimited TV series) which seems to feature I. M. Weasel as the chief scientist and an original character named Dr. Brisbaine. The Global Defenders also seem to have links with Mrs. Wakeman and Jenny from My Life as a Teenage Robot, though it is unclear whether they are full members of the Global Defenders or not.

There has been fan speculation that Dr. Brisbaine is an alter ego of Dr. X, the main villain of the story.

The comic is known to be much darker in tone than the animated series on which it is based. One of the darker elements of the story is Dexter of the show Dexter's Laboratory having to deal with the tragic death of his sister Dee Dee. It is also known to have characters written in very different ways from how they act in their respective programs. Despite this, some characters retain their personalities, such as the egotistical but useless Irken Zim and his completely insane robot dog GIR.

PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi was updated regularly on Sundays until September 10, 2005, when Bleedman turned his attention to work on his related comic, Grim Tales From Down Below. The comic will be updated regularly after Grim Tales is completed. New pages have been added as of October 13, 2008, albeit infrequently. The comic's current storyline is a side-story focusing on characters from Atomic Betty, though it takes place within the same universe. Presumably after Betty is saved, she should have been taken to earth and meet the girls.

The comic was the "Outstanding Superhero Comic" and "Outstanding Character Art" winner on the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards in 2005.

Grim Tales from Down Below

Grim Tales from Down Below
Author(s)	Vinson Ngo
Website	http://grim.snafu-comics.com/
Current status/schedule	Updated regularly
Launch date	December 20, 2004 [2]
Genre(s)	Action, Drama, Fan fiction

Grim Tales from Down Below is a manga-styled webcomic based on the animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.

The comic is mainly based on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, but also draws on other series with similar themes (such as The Nightmare Before Christmas), as well as other Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon shows (such as Anti-Cosmo and Anti-Wanda from Fairly OddParents, and Clockwork and Dark Danny from Danny Phantom), and even sources as diverse as Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light and the Spawn comic books. The story centers around Grim, Mandy, and their two children, Minimandy (a.k.a Minnie) and Grim Jr. (a.k.a. Junior). While Grim Tales includes many familiar "anime-inized" characters (under a disclaimer), the comic also sports several original characters, such as the children of Grim and Mandy.

Grim Tales is known to be much darker than the animated programs on which it is based, even containing a 9/11 reference (Bleedman had a poll on his deviantArt account to see if the page should be removed. The majority voted for it to be kept.). Also, while the original animated series was neutral towards religion (there's, for instance, several characters of several mythologies, such as the Greek goddess Eris), Grim Tales seems to be more towards Judeo-Christianism, as there's an angel character who mentions God several times, and there's even a reference to the seven deadly sins [3]. The comic also shares the same universe as another Bleedman comic, PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi, albeit several years in the future.

Grim Tales is mostly updated on Sundays. Currently there are two sagas planned for the series, the current one being a recap of sorts explaining how Minimandy gained her current, sewn-together appearance and how Junior gained his right eye. It also gives the backstory for the comic. The second arc is a continuation of the flashback, and will concern "Him"'s daughter Mimi, also known as "Her", along with finally bringing out the true nature of Junior and Minnie's relationship.

King of Fighters Doujinshi

Bleedman's first comic, King of Fighters Doujinshi is a fan comic based on The King of Fighters. It was produced in 2001 and has since concluded. The main characters at the time used are K and Kula Diamond.

Others

Brain Dead

A new comic centered around a zombie apocalypse with a man named Zack as the main character. It is currently updated every Tuesday. Zack wakes up to Silent City being infested and utterly destroyed by zombies. After crapping himself, getting dressed and having his toast, he goes on a mission to rendevous with his girlfriend Julie and hopefully escape from the city or survive till help arrives....he hasnt even planned that out yet.He is now constantly fighting his way out of wave after waves of zombies (with a sense of humor). He then meets Ivan, a mysterious and extremely strange masked man whom speaks in third person, his role in the story is a mystery so far. Story and artwork is done by Nick Kirschner.

Invader Zim: Manifest Doom

An Invader Zim doujinshi written and drawn by an artist known as Happy de Guzman. It has been stated she would update the comic monthly, but so far no new pages have been seen yet because of pharmacy school. The comic is currently on hiatus.

Everafter

A comic created by Shaun Healey, better known by his screen name Endling, Everafter is a dark fictional crossover between various fairy tales and nursery rhymes. It focuses on a mentally disturbed Little Red Riding Hood, an inmate at the "Everafter Maximum Security Asylum and Home for the Fantastically Traumatized," a mental institution in the fictional realm of Grimmoire. Red's mind snapped after a traumatizing reencounter with the Big Bad Wolf, portrayed as a black, demonic creature, causing her to replay the events in her mind under pressure and sending her into a psychotic, murderous state. Humpty Dumpty runs the Everafter Asylum as its corrupt chairman, with an original character named Dr. Crooked as its head psychiatrist. Other staff members who have appeared thus far include Red's psychiatrist Dr. Cricket (whether he is an original character or the Talking Cricket from The Adventures of Pinocchio is unclear), Puss in Boots as Humpty's personal bodyguard, one of the Three Little Pigs named Iggy as chief supervisor, and Pinocchio as a janitor.

Many other inmates besides Red are scheduled to appear, though most have not appeared in the comic as of yet. The only inmate shown thus far is Goldilocks, who appears much more lighthearted and ditzy than the other characters portrayed, though she does sport scars on her face that seem to suggest she was mauled and possibly traumatized by the three bears. Other inmates scheduled to appear include: Tom Thumb, who wears shoes he claims always speak to him; a pyromaniacal Hansel and deranged Gretel; an anorexic Jack Sprat; Little Miss Muffet, accompanied by an abnormally large spider on her back; and grotesquely infected twin sisters Rosie and Posie (named after Ring Around the Rosie), described only as having been treated in Everafter longer than any other inmate.

The comic offers a sub-comic "intermission" within the comic, featuring cameos by characters from other web comics on the site including Grim Tales, Tin, and Snafu.

As of April 2009, the comic has been put on long-term hiatus until Endling's other web comic project, Endzone, is completed.

Sticky Floors

A web comic by artist Matt Herms, and is usually updated on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It focuses on the mildly humorous situations of a group of friends. The jokes are usually of a sophomoric sexual nature, but do span across other kinds of humor, ranging from racial naivety to jokes based around a character's incompetence. The comic has introduced a new character named Frank who is a "Frankenstein monster made out of sex toys". Thus, showing the sexual theme of the comic. To date, Frank has never been seen, although there are some pictures taken of him (like Frank, these pictures are not seen either). The comic has recently been updated, but it is unknown how often it will be updated as of yet.

Titan Sphere

A webcomic by Stan, it is unsure as to what tales this comic holds. It starts out by a man being shot by an energy ball then brought back to life by a mystical force. It is soon concluded with a new comic currently called "Pirate Harbor".

Training Wheels

A webcomic that parodies anime and other shows but rarely updates. As of April 14, 2008, the author G-O has cancelled Training Wheels stating he no longer has time to update it due to work. However, he recently posted one update.

Soul Frontier

So far it has introduced the characters and has just began on the storyline. Even though the comic is brand new it is in the hiatus section. The webcomic is from BlueFox.

Forgotten Tower

This comic is in the updated section unlike Soul frontier. The webcomic is from BlueFox. It has not been updated in nearly a year.

Fluffy Doom

A new addition to the site. So far, it is only in preview mode, but it has shown a guy answering a want ad for a cult.

Bunnywith

Another new addition to the site. It updates everyday, each time showing an armless bunny with something else, hence the name, Bunnywith. The series is done by an artist know as Alex Pardee. He is best known for his very detailed art of which some can be considered grotesque. He has recently been a very active member of Snafu who aspires to bring something special with his artwork to the site.

MyPanda

MyPanda is the newest addition to the site. It updates daily, each time describing a panda,it's likes,dislikes,and other things relating to it. Also,some days might relate to each other if you pay attention. For instance, one day the comic said that MyPanda vacations in Candy Land, but the next it said he was diabetic.

External links

• Snafu Comics web site
  • Snafu Comics Forums
• authors Art site
• MySpace Page for Snafu Comics
• Interview with David "Snafu" Stanworth
• Review of Sugar Bits, ComixTalk, September 2008