Careercow Andrew Dobson (aka Tom Preston)

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We've officially reached the point where Dobson is one of the biggest cowards amongst lolcowkind.

I have no idea why, but this triggered in me a mental image of all this thing as a wildlife documentary.

"This is the Dobson, one of the many subspecies of lolcow that inhabit the wild plains DeviantArt. This is a very cowardly creature, which retreats at the slightest sign of danger. We have to be careful when gathering our footage, for even the slightest amount of discordance is enough to alert him.
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Because his diet consists mostly of attention, the blue bear has to venture himself into dangerous territories, where he is vulnerable to the attacks of dissenting opinions, in order to survive. He has to pick his fights carefully; a sufficiently strong blow from an internet commenter can seriously injure his ego.
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An opportunity appears. A jab at the gamergate movement! Starving for attention, Dobson is unable to resist it's siren's call. In a fit of boldness, he attacks it with all of his condescending might!
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But it did not go so well for the bear this time. He completely misses the point, and now, he is exposed to the relentless attack of people telling him he's wrong!
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He makes a mad dash to save face, posting another comic to shield himself. But the clumsy measure only further intensifies the assault, and Dobson gets stinged innumerous times. It is a desperate situation. And here is where the blue bear shows a magnificent defense mechanism.
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Desperate situations call for desperate actions. The blue bear shuts off his comment section, protecting himself from further damage in his posterior. With his supply of drama secured, he retreats to the safety of his circlejerk, where he is protected by the white knights.
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But it will not take long, before he has to hunt for attention again."
 
How Dobson responds to people complaining about comments disabled on his art:
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And Dobson responds to another reply about his comic:
https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/517138209177079810
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I wanted to say "well, at least he's drawing again" even if they things he's currently whining about, but he seriously cannot shut up for like 10 seconds, can he?

I miss when his comics were hilariously poor interpretations of the art world instead of frustratingly poor interpretations of social justice.
 
This defense would have some merit, if most newspaper strips weren't demonstrably shit.

Fuck it, now I want to read some Garfield Minus Garfield.

What about Calvin and Hobbes?

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I know you said "most" but dammit, I still feel like mentioning this wonderful little comic strip. :D

Anyway, it really does seem like Dobson just doesn't seem to care about improving his craft. That sort of complacency just bugs me. From what I've seen, he clearly has potential to make good art. Or at least he had it. But he's just choosing to squander it and act like an ass on the internet. Why? Just... Why?
 
What about Calvin and Hobbes?

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I know you said "most" but dammit, I still feel like mentioning this wonderful little comic strip. :biggrin:

Anyway, it really does seem like Dobson just doesn't seem to care about improving his craft. That sort of complacency just bugs me. From what I've seen, he clearly has potential to make good art. Or at least he had it. But he's just choosing to squander it and act like an ass on the internet. Why? Just... Why?
Calvin and Hobbes is glorious and made of win. It's one of a handful of comics I hold up as genuine art, even years after Watterson did the smart thing and got out before anyone could exploit his creation. It's also one of like five comics I used to read papers specifically for. There's only a few other comics that have this kind of staying power and aren't complete fail, and since most newspapers up here stopped carrying anything that wasn't the likes of Mallard Fillmore ages ago (can't have any filthy liberal opinions in a fucking blue state after all), the only Newspapers with anything left worth a damn are one of the local papers that still runs works of complete madness like Bad Fetus and Life in Hell, and Newsday, which runs the occasional bit of amusement in the likes of Non Sequitor. But then, I'm a fan of fucking Pokey the Penguin.
 
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What about Calvin and Hobbes?

Calvin_and_Hobbes_Original.png


I know you said "most" but dammit, I still feel like mentioning this wonderful little comic strip. :biggrin:

Anyway, it really does seem like Dobson just doesn't seem to care about improving his craft. That sort of complacency just bugs me. From what I've seen, he clearly has potential to make good art. Or at least he had it. But he's just choosing to squander it and act like an ass on the internet. Why? Just... Why?

Shit, Calvin and Hobbes got me through middle school. XD

If Dobson's only issue was complacency and unwillingness (or, dare I say, inability) to improve, he'd be just like the majority of "artists" on dA. What sets him apart is the fact that he blames the fact that he sucks on everything but his own deficiencies. The haters, falling asleep in art class, fucking anime! NEVER HIS OWN DAMN FAULT.

In fact, I'd dare say his anime-esque art is better than the shit he draws today, even if most of it is fetish-laden bullshit.
 
What about Calvin and Hobbes?

Calvin_and_Hobbes_Original.png


I know you said "most" but dammit, I still feel like mentioning this wonderful little comic strip. :biggrin:

Anyway, it really does seem like Dobson just doesn't seem to care about improving his craft. That sort of complacency just bugs me. From what I've seen, he clearly has potential to make good art. Or at least he had it. But he's just choosing to squander it and act like an ass on the internet. Why? Just... Why?
Slightly off-topic, but has anyone read Bacon and Hobbes? It was just a couple comics someonr made as an homage/pseudo-sequel to Calvin and Hobbes. It was pretty damn good.

Dobby doesn't really seem like he's enjoying drawing things anymore, that might be his main problem.
 
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And no, Andrew, all that niceguying around won't get you any hankypanky...

You know he's lying at the beginning because there's no way he gives a flying fuck about improving panel layouts and good scene transitions. That would be improving his art and not whining about shit he doesn't know much about.
 
Well here be his latest anti-gamergate work

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Can someone who speaks talentless-autist-fuckwad translate whatever joke is supposed to be in here?

I think I just came across this on Imgur the other day. It appeared to be doomed to languish in the deepest pits of User Sub.
 
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