Voting - Round 1 - Da Artful Dodger vs. Norik [Archive]

CharlieH

06-30-2009, 9:45 PM

Poll is open for 2 days.

Who should win on Art, Humour and creativity.

Battle thread here. (http://forums.explosm.net/showthread.php?t=51247)

Norik

06-30-2009, 9:48 PM

It's not letting me vote for myself.

EDIT: now it is. After like 3 times pressing that button it took me to an empty page... bleh.

Antisaint

06-30-2009, 9:49 PM

Oh man oh man this was a close one. Dodger because Norik hates pokemon.

Norik

06-30-2009, 9:49 PM

Really?!

WiffleBall

06-30-2009, 10:30 PM

Going with Norik on this one, but I wish both of you luck. Norik, you are one of my bffs, I hope you go far in this. :D

Inseln

06-30-2009, 10:33 PM

Norik for his fucking EPIC finale.

Tempest

06-30-2009, 10:55 PM

Norik had the creativity on lockdown but Dawger's made me laugh more, and I like his art style better. Plus the Team Rocket reference and the MJ puns.

06-30-2009, 11:17 PM

I went for Norik 'cause of his art and creative juices. Also, that ending was great and the fact that he put in such effort is admirable.

PS: Hating pokemon isn't a reason to vote for the other guy.

VerminScum

07-01-2009, 1:08 AM

I voted Norik for his amazing amount of effort.

Pitabread

07-01-2009, 1:20 AM

The whole Lost thing kind of ruined it for me, sorry Norik. Both were good though, I really enjoyed this one.

bigjon94

07-01-2009, 1:52 AM

BOOST NORIK TO VICTORY!

Hats of!

07-01-2009, 1:54 AM

I really hope Norik wins (sorry Dodger). I preferred his humour and his style. And I love the lost references in the last one (although, JJ hardly has anything to do with Lost nowadays).

hollywood_maggot

07-01-2009, 2:26 AM

I can't vote, since Norik's comics wouldn't load.

Norik

07-01-2009, 2:32 AM

Give them time. They should work. Try refreshing a bunch of times.
And besides, all you have to know is that mine kicked ass.

jewishjosh

07-01-2009, 3:36 AM

The whole Lost thing kind of ruined it for me
May you rot in a maggot-infested pit for as long as Bernie Madoff is in jail.

Norik, holy sweet Jesus, fan-fucking-tastic. That set a precedent for first-round epic finishes, and obviously the Lost references won me over in a heartbeat - I could even recognize Damon and Carlton before you identified their names. Well done with the smoke monster etc. For using pop culture as an aid, that was pretty fucking amazing. Dodger's MJ references were alright but they seemed a little run-of-the-mill even though they were well-executed. Aside from my Lost rant, the art was a toss-up and I found myself more drawn to Norik's style of creativity and humour this time. Good job both of you.

WoeStorm

07-01-2009, 8:04 AM

Seems like Norik's getting friends to vote for him.

I enjoy'd Dodger's more.

Laurence

07-01-2009, 8:39 AM

I preferred Norik's. The finale was great because, well, I think Lost is dumb as fuck and it was a pretty good skewering of the whole thing. Was close though.

timbot

07-01-2009, 10:02 AM

This was a really tough one. But, I think Norik's epic ending just edged him over. Both were great, and both actually made me laugh. I wish you both could go on.

BreakTheWalls

07-01-2009, 12:29 PM

MINDFUCK!

Norik, if only to see this plot device possibly furthered. Both were great though.

WoeStorm

07-01-2009, 1:58 PM

Yeah, but getting your friends to log on/register and vote for you seems like cheating, dunnit? At any rate, I think, this is one close poll.

Norik

07-01-2009, 2:08 PM

Yeah, but getting your friends to log on/register and vote for you seems like cheating, dunnit? At any rate, I think, this is one close poll.

I didn't actually TELL any of my friends to vote for me. Bigjon94 just started a Skype chat with me and said "I'm voting for you."
And Wiffleball's had an account since last year, so I don't think it's cheating.

jewishjosh

07-01-2009, 2:18 PM

Even if you are pulling a bitch move, it's not gonna stop me from supporting you by virtue of edging out Dodger. (Not that Dodger's comics were bad by any stretch.)

Mustache

07-01-2009, 2:20 PM

The art was exactly the same. I went with dodger due to his comedic style. Although the mindfuck thing made me laugh, I don't watch Lost.

Norik

07-01-2009, 2:32 PM

The art was exactly the same. I went with dodger due to his comedic style. Although the mindfuck thing made me laugh, I don't watch Lost.

You mean the Michael Jackson and Pokemon jokes? Yeah, those sure were great and not in any way unoriginal.

Mustache

07-01-2009, 2:52 PM

You mean the Michael Jackson and Pokemon jokes? Yeah, those sure were great and not in any way unoriginal.

Uhhh, this whole tournament is for fun bro. Take it the fuck easy.

Norik

07-01-2009, 3:01 PM

Uhhh, this whole tournament is for fun bro. Take it the fuck easy.

This isn't a game, man, This is shit is real. :argh:
Lol, nah, I just get really competitive.

WoeStorm

07-01-2009, 5:25 PM

"And Wiffleball's had an account since last year, so I don't think it's cheating.

And his first post was in this thread, but I won't derail the thread for it.

Pokemon and Pokemon jokes are great, by the way.

Norik

07-01-2009, 5:33 PM

And his first post was in this thread, but I won't derail the thread for it.

Pokemon and Pokemon jokes are great, by the way.

Well I didn't know about him only posting here.
Anyway, I just think Pokemon jokes are kind of stale.

CuntMuppet

07-01-2009, 5:35 PM

It was a close one and I really liked Norik's finish but Dodger's just about won it for me on humour. I don't care how old the MJ joke is, first time I heard it I gave a slight chuckle but seeing it in Dodger's comic actually made me laugh out loud.

RaxoZellet

07-01-2009, 5:47 PM

The art was very similar which made it very consistent and both were very creative.

So the deciding factor was the humor. Norik's made me smile but I was just lost on the whole Abrams thing. Dodgers actually made me laugh with the juvenile humor.

So he gets my vote.

Assaulted_Peanut

07-02-2009, 9:27 AM

Norik. He pulled off some hilarious facial expressions.

exetra

07-02-2009, 9:53 AM

Jeez, this is fucking close.

Norik

07-02-2009, 10:10 AM

I've got another 11 hours to win... This is crazy.

a-lil-tot

07-02-2009, 10:54 AM

I found Norik's to be more "flowing" if you get me... The whole brother thing to escape a facefull of stabs seemed a bit too easy, and plus, by the end I was MINDFUCKED so badly it was insane.....

CuntMuppet

07-02-2009, 10:56 AM

I wouldn't say it was easy, actually pretty clever since he took advantage of the fact that Norik didn't bother with a first name, I know I wouldn't have thought of that.

John Travolta

07-02-2009, 12:14 PM

I think I'll vote for DaD because norik seems like a little prick ITT.

jewishjosh

07-02-2009, 2:15 PM

Vote for the comic, not the artist, douche.

Hats of!

07-02-2009, 5:46 PM

Christ, this one was close.

Aramon

07-02-2009, 6:53 PM

Three hours left and Norik only need three votes. Damn this is the craziest poll in the tourney yet and it's only Round 1.

Norik

07-02-2009, 6:59 PM

D:
This shall be crazay.
And I'm cool with not winning, because then I'll physically have to make more comics, but it would be fun.

Aramon

07-02-2009, 7:31 PM

29-28?!?! Coming back to this poll is like watching Lost. By the way, that's why I voted for you. MINDFUCK was the funniest thing this tourney and I think I'll probably have to put that panel in the Best Panel Competition.

Dartful_Dawger

07-02-2009, 8:39 PM

Wow, our battle had the most page views out of all the battles and this has the most page views out of all the polls.

Whoever loses, at least we put on a show.