Comments on: New Angry bird webcomic launched for holidays

By: Chris Cantrell

Chris Cantrell — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:58:23 +0000

Pac-Man fever was no joke. ;) I still love the cartoon to this day even though it’s painfully bad.

By: Gerry Mooney

Gerry Mooney — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:38:07 +0000

The dialog reads like it was translated from another language.

By: Jim Kohl

Jim Kohl — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:54:41 +0000

I think the art is great. But worrying about others, and what to get for Christmas… not exactly “angry”.

They should put those birds in holiday traffic, or the mall this time of year. That would anger them up quick.

By: Mike Cope

Mike Cope — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:35:05 +0000

Ha! I remember watching that, Norm :)

By: Norm Feuti

Norm Feuti — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:39:43 +0000

Reminds me of the “Pac Man” craze in the 80s. They managed to spin that all the way up to an animated TV show.

By: Diego Jourdan

Diego Jourdan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:24:33 +0000

Well, the art being by THE Cesar Ferioli, i’ll be sure to keep an eye on the strip!

http://lambiek.net/artists/f/ferioli_cesar.htm

By: Mike Cope

Mike Cope — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:35:23 +0000

Creating a comic around an already successful commercial product is nothing new. The purpose of such cartoons is pretty simple: 1) entertain the existing fan base; and 2) entice new customers to buy your product.

Personally, I think the art here is better than your average web comic. I can’t vouch for the writing because I’ve never played the game.

The level playing ground of the web is an interesting factor. Whereas you may read a Tony the Tiger comic on a Frosted Flakes box, you’d never see it printed alongside syndicated newspaper strips … Unless Kellogg’s bought the space as an ad.

But even then, the purpose of the feature would be pretty obvious.

By: Kat Ruhl

Kat Ruhl — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:10:36 +0000

It’s a little depressing that such a simplistic game whose game play concept is as old as dirt is so popular right now. Sure it’s cute and fun but MAN they are just merchandizing the crap out of it!

By: Chris Cantrell

Chris Cantrell — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:18:10 +0000

Each of the birds are launched at defenses that pigs have set up after stealing their eggs. Each bird is a different color and has a specific trick that they use to destroy the pigs when you launch them from the catapult / slingshot.

That is about as deep as any story gets with the game. It’s a fun game but this is obviously a cheap cash-in.

By: Alex Hallatt

Alex Hallatt — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:58:34 +0000

Am I missing something?

I don’t play the game, but I hope it isn’t as dull as this script. Looks like it was written by a committee and not a cartoonist…