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Description There is a bit of a background for this one. Though I think it is entertaining enough without it. But then again, I know the background...so I guess you should too.

We had a anonymous peer critique at the comics department for the school newspaper where this appears, and one of the critiques is here reproduced in full:

"I love this two guys. The jokes are funny and the art is nice. But here is my problem: I wish they would stop trying so hard to be like Penny Arcade. I mean, that's cool if Penny Arcade is an influence on you and inspires you. Cool. Awesome. All artists are inspired by the great artists that came before. But I think it is wrong to try to BE another artist. By trying to be like Penny Arcade, they lose that honesty and start to enter the Land of Being Phoney. I think Fungasm could be better than it already is if Ling and Leo stopped being like Penny Arcade and started being themselves. The comic would then enter the stratosphere and then really take off!"

well, needless to say, Leo and I found the feedback especially entertaining, and thought it deserved to be shared.

All jokes aside however, to tell you the truth, we are both actually highly honored to be compared to Penny Arcade. Frankly, for me, PA had been a source of inspiration since the very first 3-panel comic I drew back in Middle school, Leo and I still follow it on a regular basis. But even with all the love I have for it, I have no intention of becoming PA. They are heroes for me, and I am not so conceited to imagine trying to take the spot of my own heroes. They happen to fill a niche in the market, and they cater to a certain audience. I cannot claim to fill that same niche, and therefore cannot cater to the same audience. They are a gamer comic, and as much as me and Leo play games, we don't play enough to take this comic in a game-oriented direction. Aside from that though, we really are just 2 guys that find assholery amusing. I suppose in that respect, we are like PA, but they don't have a copyright on 2-men asshole teams, nor do they claim to. PA will always be a source of inspiration for me and Leo, but we have never attempted to emulate them. All of these jokes in our comics are from us, from our conversations, and are things we find funny, and if that makes us like PA, then all I can say is that PA would have a great time if they ever hung out with us.

art by moi, script and lettering by Leo ~Onidas
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Comments: 20

tronnie [2008-03-10 02:40:13 +0000 UTC]

you guys are like Bill and Ted. snerk.

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polive In reply to tronnie [2008-03-10 03:24:06 +0000 UTC]

but are our adventures.... excellent?

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tronnie In reply to polive [2008-03-10 03:34:02 +0000 UTC]

enough so to make daily(?) comics? yes.

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polive In reply to tronnie [2008-03-10 06:09:28 +0000 UTC]

daily? >.> <.<

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tronnie In reply to polive [2008-03-10 15:32:17 +0000 UTC]

no pressure or anything..

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AlanaHikariChan [2007-02-22 05:18:21 +0000 UTC]

WHUT. XD

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MorwenMD [2007-02-20 06:25:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh, the shackles of PA. Besides, Ling's too lazy to even colour Fungasm. There's no way you can even CONSIDER Fugasm to be an imitation of Penny Arcade.

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MorwenMD In reply to MorwenMD [2008-04-27 10:40:50 +0000 UTC]

I think it's funny that you so totally look back on your comments.

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polive In reply to MorwenMD [2008-03-04 05:44:54 +0000 UTC]

looking back on this comment. It's actually kind of funny. Since I totally DO color fungasm now

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polive In reply to MorwenMD [2007-02-20 14:18:51 +0000 UTC]

haha, you know what? toning with grays and then cell shading on top I think is actually more work than full color with no shading (PA). The only reason that Fungasm is grayscale is because the scholl newspaper doesn't print in color D: if this thing ever goes webcomic, it'll be in full color for sure.

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polive In reply to polive [2007-02-20 14:21:27 +0000 UTC]

and then...I fail to imagine what the pure concentrated awesome might do to your nervous system.

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Anime-chan [2007-02-20 05:12:39 +0000 UTC]

That last panel is full of awesome.

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UndeadSeras [2007-02-20 04:34:27 +0000 UTC]

Lawl.

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Kitsune213 [2007-02-20 03:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Strongbad is the greatest.

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Silveraxe [2007-02-20 00:53:14 +0000 UTC]

ahaha hilarious XD
great XD

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xibanana [2007-02-20 00:25:03 +0000 UTC]

Noooo, take me with youuu! *flop*

I love the random rainbow and sun in the second panel.

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Kitsune213 [2007-02-20 00:10:22 +0000 UTC]

XD Inspiration is cool.

Though the last pannel looked like you guys were really happy to be flying into the Stratosphere.

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Onidas In reply to Kitsune213 [2007-02-20 00:24:15 +0000 UTC]

It's even better when you say it like Strongbad.

"STRAT-TOS-PHEEEEERE!"

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polive In reply to Kitsune213 [2007-02-20 00:19:07 +0000 UTC]

oh, but we are. WE ARE.

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Onidas [2007-02-20 00:06:43 +0000 UTC]

FSSSSEEEWWWWW!!!

Obligatory LAWL.

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