I feel shamed by the quality of everyone else's first comic...

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Yay, I'm glad to be part of someone's first (good) stripcreator memory!

I liked mmyers from the start, but I don't remember if it was a comic or something he said.

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Mediocrity at its most average.

He was on my favourites list from two and a half years back when I went walkies, but I have no memory of what strips of his I read to get him on there.

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I got here from www.frogstar.com a funny site. I was origianlly looking for the MANA MANA song by the muppets.

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I dumb :D

Wait, I was nice to someone? Someone new? This must have been before my soul died.

Pity you didn't make it to St Louis, mmyers.

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It was boorite for me. He and I both posted our first comics way back in March of 2001 when we worked at the same place (we've both moved on since then).

After the initial novelty, there came the heady days of the comic contests--it seemed there was a new one every day. I even won one and was absurdly proud of it.

Of course, boorite went on to be a legend on SC, whereas I, well, didn't.

My first comic was equal to its title:

Failure by fishoutofbeer 3-13-01

Who is this guy? I've done it! I've created a monster! I'm outta here.... You shall do my bidding! Please?

I came here after a friend of mine posted a couple comics he had made here at another site I visit. He's long gone from here, but I stuck around, mostly because... sniff... I have nowhere else to go, maaaaan. ;)

And sadly, I deleted my first comic a year or so ago when I was in a particularly foul mood. It was one of those early "Squirrel and Cowboy" crapfests, so we're probably not missing much.

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I has a flavor!

Wait, I was nice to someone? Someone new? This must have been before my soul died.

Pity you didn't make it to St Louis, mmyers.

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Hey I was surprised as the next guy. I wished I was there too, Kajun. At the time, I just knew I wouldn't have the time or $$$, but in hindsight, I should have went without the sleep and just charged it and came to St Louis.

And Dexx, I was pretty charged up when cool folks started putting me on their favorites. I would keep a close eye seeing how many favorites I was on. It sounds corny but I was very flattered. I should also mention that jes_l and umfum and choad and MikeyG made me feel like I was part of something really cool. In the grand scheme, I guess we're all second or third wave guys, but I felt like we were the new guys who were actually making cool comics. I'm forgetting people, but you get the idea.

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Reading through this thread, I was thinking it was only for vets. Then I realized that I was around close to six months before the illustrious mandingo(who seems older due to his well-earned adored status).

I was googling for some kind of "comic strip creator" WAAAAAY back in the hazy days of January, 2005, when I miraculously stumbled across this gem of a webhole.
My first impression was, "Wow, there are a lot of users here for something so "niche"." Then, the harsh ripping of noobs in the forums frightened me into the lurking stage, where I remained for some two days or something.

I made a comic, after much fretting over its quality.

CRAPSHOOT THEATRE #0 -- 1.25.05 by theReverend 1-25-05

...and we're back! Welcome to Crapshoot Theatre. You like that? I just made it up! Now we join our story already in progress... I thought we had an agreement and then you come out with this? Repeat after me: I AM ASIAN AND FROM ASIA I told you when we met that I'm Mexican, but you didn't listen, as usual. This relationship is making my brain bleed... You can pack your fucking bags tonight, damn you! ...hahaha! Those girls! Didn't I tell you bitches I love all my children? Haha...well, that's another edition of Crapshoot Theatre! Peace out!

I was driving at concepts I never fully understood, and it shows. Ah, youth.

My reception at first was lukewarm. I feel I have not yet earned my keep or the respect of many of the veterans, despite high-points of social acceptance (such as positive comments from the likes of possums, DragonXero, JESUSSANDWICH) and winning a Photoshop Valley contest.

Could this be due to off-putting wafts of self-importance such as the likes of this very post?
MOST LIKELY

Boy did that unnecessary diatribe end on a bitter note. Great.

P.S. What does this mean?

when theReverend drinks, corporate logos pay the price by mandingo 7-13-05

BRAWWWWW hi there did i just ... ... vomit you up? don't you remember? you ate me in a drunken rage when i told you we don't serve shakes at Taco Bell and you'd have to go to that 24 hour Burger King on Los Palms and 7th BRAAAWWWW GET THE FUCK BACK HERE, MAPQUEST! TAKE YOUR BEATING LIKE A MAN!

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A person on an IRC server gave me a link to one of Digger's comics. I then read some of Kitty's comics and after that I signed up.

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Poo perhaps?

default by little_kitty 5-25-03

hello. i am the default character. i am used often. me also default character. me get used in many ways. I meant in comics. Uh, yeah, me too...

A friend of mine had some comics on here, kangol22, and he's long since been ...uh, not here. haha. I was here for a few months before I really did anything though. Then I messaged (and I think sucked up to) kajun, jes, and fuzzyman. The rest is simply history.

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it's because they're all jealous of your enormous babymaker

while it's my reason for getting up in the morning

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what if nigger meant kite

BARRY HAS PROBLEMS by crabby 6-25-01

BARRY ARGUES WITH HIS WIFE I KNOW YOU KEEP TELLING ME IM THE FATHER BUT I DONT BELIEVE IT!!! OH MY GOD!!! HOW DID HE FIGURE IT OUT??? BARRY'S CHILDREN LISTEN TO THE ARGUMENT I WAS BUILT TO BE THE PERFECT CHILD WHY DOESNT DADDY LOVE ME??? DANG BRO, DAD IS ACTING LIKE A TOTAL SQUARE. TEN YEARS EARLIER I SHALL BUILD YOU A ROBOT CHILD AND IMPREGNATE YOU WITH MY NATURAL SEED!!! YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE BUDDY FOR $200!!!

I made a Captain Underpants webcomic when I was home sick during high school. I googled around looking for other sites that would let me make comics and eventually wound up here. Shortly after arriving I began asking how I could be #1, which led to me not sucking dick and lots of other catch phrases.

I don't post or make comics nearly as much as I used to because I just don't have time like I used too. However, I will always have a place in my heart for stripcreator and everyone who posts here. Even the people I hate.

Well... Some time long ago I saw an ad for the then-new "MSN" that featured a quick shot of some sort of "comic-chat".

I've been making my own comics since adolescence (got mixed up in the small-press community for a while, actually started to get noticed, but dropped out of the whole thing during a depression that lasted for a few years).

Years later I was on a site called "rotten.com", you may have heard of it, which linked to something called "jerkcity" (no idea what that is). Anyways, I instantly noticed the characters on there looked just like the ones from that ad way back when. It in turn linked to this oddity of a site called stripcreator (check it out if you have some time!). I figured THIS was that comic-chat device from MSN I'd longed to use from my teenage years. Come to find out it wasn't that (sorta... it is often used as an elaborate chatroom in unskilled hands), but something much better. It was a heavy synchronistic moment for me.

I believe this is my first comic, don't think I deleted that...

Priests HATE Satan. by ArtemisStrong 10-27-02

What? What do you want now? To petition for the souls of the righteous. Well, fine. I don't see what you possibly have to offer that could sway my potent thirst for fresh souls, though. Err... How about? Uhh.. Well... maybe, as sorta' like a personal favor to me? Hmmmm... Hurm... Hmmmmmmmmmm... Huh... Ah-hehmmmm... Hmmmmm-mmm-mmmhm... Uh... No. Fucking Satan.

I was instantly attracted to the religious-themed characters at first and didn't move up to nailed-stick-man until

Rejection Is A Dish Best Served Long Distance. by ArtemisStrong 12-08-02

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Ham-fisted ham fisting.

The crabsticle writes...SC.com will always owe you a huge debt, if for nothing else than inventing the word "SCROE!"

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Around mid-May 2001 I was asked to look up various community building web entertainment notions for inclusion in products for the company I was working for at the time. I found LowPass and tried 2 comics. I don't know if that creator name still exists. Then I decided to try on this Spankling character and made this:

Beware Little Girl by Spankling 5-29-01

Beware little girl! Violence is for men only! Take this wrinkle brain! Yikes! Next... Beware little girl!

Along the way I accidentally met nice people and joined a web community that was entertaining itself.

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

If you were me you would know how I got here.

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possible savior probable SEX MACHINE

I used to hang out at Snopes' forums and zenboy posted a link there to here (known as Lowpass at the time, which explains some of my early references and why inside jokes do not age well). I didn't get inspired to make a comic until a couple weeks later, after I saw this one...

Mixup in the Shipping Department by gabe_billings 1-24-01

What's up with this fucking invoice? I ordered Battle Droids! Not pantywaisted fagbots! Would you like a cup of tea? Would you like a cup of tea? Would you like a cup of tea? Would you like a cup of tea? Would you like a cup of tea?

So I created this...

Genius at work... by wirthling 1-26-01

Oh boy! This lowpass site is cool! I'm going to make the most super duperest comic ever! I will use clever irony and topical satire to convey a thought-provoking message... .............. ...or maybe I'll just go back to surfing porn...

...and several even suckier ones that day until I finally made one I liked...

Dialectics... by wirthling 1-26-01

Hi! I'm famous actor George Clooney. Nice to meet you! You don't look like George Clooney. In fact, you look a lot like a red telephone... There weren't any available characters here that look anything like George Clooney... Well, the author could have at least used one of the characters that looks human... You have no imagination. Go away... I can't go away right now. I'm expecting a phone call...

...and then I was hooked.

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SC.com will always owe you a huge debt, if for nothing else than inventing the word "SCROE!"

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I always thought that was joshw or jools or one of those J people.

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Well a year after I moved to Wyoming, I met this girl who would later become my Crazy Ex-Neighbor. She introduced me to this guy whose girlfriend said I should read AtheistDiary's comics. I got hooked reading his stuff, made an account, and now look at where I am.

My first comic. I tried to be all satirical. Later I attempted funny.

An American God by ivytheplant 10-09-03

Ever wonder what would happen if God was one of us? An American? Yeah. Uh... JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

Granted i'm still pretty new here, but i'll tell my boring story anyway.

Having just found out about the wonderful world of web comics (in a gaming magazine, which had a penny arcade strip in it) i got hooked on reading Penny Arcade and PVP. Naturally i wanted to make my own comics, so i searched around on the net, and i found this wonderful website.

This was my first comic!

It's the life we choose by The_young_scot 7-07-05

Some of you may wonder, that even though I never seem to work, I can still afford to have the most up to date games... Just know that some sacrifices must be made to live my lifestyle... Half-Life 2.... you better be fucking worth this Thats the spot....

Talk about a Penny Arcade influence!

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I think I read a link for stripcreator from Penny Arcade/PVP as well. Straight away I knew I was destined to be part of this rag-tag fugitive fleet of so-called "strippers". Soon after I developed a taste for wormwood based spirits, and the rest is history.

Congestion charges lack wang; ability to crush puny humans by jes_lawson 12-17-02

How would you deal with traffic congestion in Central London Red Robot? Graagh! I will crush your puny Earth vehicles human! Then I will eat your pathetic Mayor Ken Livingstone! At least he is less angry than the average driver on the M25 And his suggestions made more sense as well

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Pity you didn't make it to St Louis, mmyers.

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I second that. See you in '06 with any luck.

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Please replace the handset, and try again.

SC.com will always owe you a huge debt, if for nothing else than inventing the word "SCROE!"

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I always thought that was joshw or jools or one of those J people.

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Another thing I came up with and others ran with. I have no problem with it.

I got here by doing a Google search for something like "make your own comics." This was the first strip that I received from the Plutonian thought broadcasts.

Saved again by boorite 3-13-01

Incoming missiles! Save us, O Lord! First you gotta believeth on Me! OK, OK! I believeth on you! Very good. Let the miracles begin. What th--? Damn. It still doesn't work.

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What others say about boorite!