💼 Careercow Andrew Dobson (aka Tom Preston)

[DykesDykesChina]

In what world does a bikini count as being nude?

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[AnOminous]

Phil Foglio, creator of the webcomic "Girl Genius", used to do erotic comics.
Studio Foglio makes little money on Patreon (~300 bucks a month), since their focus is on selling comic books and they've got a track-record of updating their webcomic 3 times a week (with only short downtimes every year or so) for the past 10 years.

Phil Foglio could be the anti-Dobson. Like Dobson, he has had a career that is mostly niche pursuits, starting with the wonderful What's New in Dragon Magazine in the early '80s. He has always been an avid con goer. His focuses have always been pretty spergy. The closest to mainstream I think he's been is collaborating with Asprin on the Myth Adventures series.

He usually has a fairly minimal style, with not too much in the way of flourishes, although I haven't followed him lately.

However, that's where any similarities they have end. Foglio is just a genuinely nice guy, has developed as an artist over the years, people actually like him, he actually enjoys creating art, and he has an actual sense of humor, the kind that involves jokes people actually laugh at. I can't imagine Phil Foglio crying like a bitch on Twitter literally years after someone sprayed him with water at a con. But then nobody would do that to Phil because he isn't a gigantic asshole.

 

[Von Clausewitz]

I have to admit, if this ends up with some authorities seizing his shitty Mac to look for CP, I'll gonna die of laughter.

"Mister Dobson, from moment we took you in, we knew that your ego was a somewhat inflated. But after checking your external hard drives - we had no idea...."

Phil Foglio could be the anti-Dobson. Like Dobson, he has had a career that is mostly niche pursuits, starting with the wonderful What's New in Dragon Magazine in the early '80s. He has always been an avid con goer. His focuses have always been pretty spergy. The closest to mainstream I think he's been is collaborating with Asprin on the Myth Adventures series.

He usually has a fairly minimal style, with not too much in the way of flourishes, although I haven't followed him lately.

However, that's where any similarities they have end. Foglio is just a genuinely nice guy, has developed as an artist over the years, people actually like him, he actually enjoys creating art, and he has an actual sense of humor, the kind that involves jokes people actually laugh at. I can't imagine Phil Foglio crying like a bitch on Twitter literally years after someone sprayed him with water at a con. But then nobody would do that to Phil because he isn't a gigantic asshole.

Howard Taylor is also a good candidate for the anti-Dobson, I mentioned him earlier. He's the guy who makes "Schlock Mercenary" since 2000 and put out a strip each day. He's probably everything Dobson wanted to be (minus lesbians)...

Also I try not to comment on his retweets, but this is exceptionally stupid SJW-bullshit:
Yes, just ignore people that are mean to you. It's not like you could learn "how to life" or something.

 

[Gothicserpent]

 

[Von Clausewitz]

This still frame looks like Korras mongoloid sister is having a stroke, while jerking off an invisible penis with one hand and trying to smash her head in, with a brick she's holding in the other one. Also, she either pooped her pants or is in the process of doing so...

 

[UglyOldJafar]

"We don't live in Revenge Of the Nerds anymore, It's time gamers grew up."
This is also a really shitty metaphor. In Revenge Of the Nerds the nerds were the victims not the bullies.

Depends on interpretation. I once saw someone pointing out that the nerds pretty much commit daterape at one point to get even with the people that bullied them.

Bad thing is: You could fill a barn with all the confidence Dobson doesn't have. So that ain't gonna happen.
He's simply incapable of going "I like that stuff. Yeah. So?" Strangely enough, one of the things Dobson seems to have liked (and used a lot for his inflation art), Azumanga Daioh, was drawn by a guy who started out on erotic stuff before making his slice of life mangas. What's even more interesting: There was a guy who made really well-drawn porno doujins of a series called "Yotsuba!" (which is by the same guy as Azumanga Daioh) and this doujin-artist was in fact so good at mimicking the original style, rumors popped up it might be the Mangaka himself doing these doujins. Ultimately, the Mangaka hired the Doujin-artist since he was so good at doing that style.
This isn't that uncommon, it seems. The guy who made "Ghost in the Shell" has a larger amount of erotic stuff than regular. In Japan, being good at drawing porn is a possible start to become a regular comicbook artist.
What I'm trying to say: with enough confidence, Dobs could have made regular comics and his erotic stuff. If only he ever was mature enough to stand up for his fetish.
The way he behaved, that boat has sailed a long time ago. In his panic to hide it, he invoked one hell of a Streisand Effect and now, all he can do is meekly pointing at it, try to aknowledge it, but all he does is "Yeah I did this a decade ago and people still pretend it was important!". If he at least admitted that it was an important phase to him personally, but by trying to sweep it under the rug wholesale, he just manages to appear very, very insincere.

Then again, it's inflation... a fetish so absurdly pathetic and embarassing, even bronies and people into sweaty armpits justifiably mock it.

Edit:
You don't even have to go so far as to take artists from Japan into consideration.
Phil Foglio, creator of the webcomic "Girl Genius", used to do erotic comics.
Studio Foglio makes little money on Patreon (~300 bucks a month), since their focus is on selling comic books and they've got a track-record of updating their webcomic 3 times a week (with only short downtimes every year or so) for the past 10 years.

The reason he brings up why he did it changes a lot, depending on what kind of asspat he wants to get.
Originally, he said he didn't like how western cartoons were slowly becoming more and more like anime in style.
Why would that mean he has to draw his horrible OCs beating up little kids, sexually assault a defenseless woman, though?

Might be a bit off-topic to this image, but I just want to express that I really, really hate the style of Jon-Arbuckle-clone Gamerdude McMullet and Smugfield. Especially the ugly stub-noses and the way the eyebrows sorta wrap around these dead, soulless saucer-eyes.
As if the smug pandering soapbox bullshit wasn't enough to drive a stake through his comic's hearts, Dobson sure manages to kill all interest by picking a style that is plain ugly to look at.

That's true The guy who did Hellsing e.g.drew porn first. And that is where 85% of his characters, including Alucard, came from.
But here is why I thinkDobson would have failed, even if he embraced it: As you said, he is into inflation. One of the most pathetic fetishes on the net subcultures. There was never a way he could have made it big with his fetish in any way. Which is baffling in itself if you ask me. In a world filled with people willing to pay for doujinshis that contain rape, bondage, brainwashing, furries, anything that results in the physical or mental twisting of characters and such, he was falling for the one fetish I think not even the germans would get? Or Dobson could have just drawn basic lesbian smut just like the average brony does.
I never thought I would say that, but I have more respect for porn artists like furry fetish asshole Jay Naylor, than I have for Dobson.

 

[CWCissey]

Depends on interpretation. I once saw someone pointing out that the nerds pretty much commit daterape at one point to get even with the people that bullied them.



That's true The guy who did Hellsing e.g.drew porn first. And that is where 85% of his characters, including Alucard, came from.
But here is why I thinkDobson would have failed, even if he embraced it: As you said, he is into inflation. One of the most pathetic fetishes on the net subcultures. There was never a way he could have made it big with his fetish in any way. Which is baffling in itself if you ask me. In a world filled with people willing to pay for doujinshis that contain rape, bondage, brainwashing, furries, anything that results in the physical or mental twisting of characters and such, he was falling for the one fetish I think not even the germans would get? Or Dobson could have just drawn basic lesbian smut just like the average brony does.
I never thought I would say that, but I have more respect for porn artists like furry fetish asshole Jay Naylor, than I have for Dobson.

Hell I have more respect for foot fetishist and proven arsehole Jay Geis than I have for Nookie Bear!

 

[Ravana]

[MEDIA=twitter]638874922618593280[/MEDIA]Yes, just ignore people that are mean to you. It's not like you could learn "how to life" or something.

What is even happening in this picture? A rock hits a floating head in the rain and a hand holds scissors as another holds a lock of hair. ??????

 

[Stud2Stud]

In what world does a bikini count as being nude?

London during the victorian age.

That's true The guy who did Hellsing e.g.drew porn first. And that is where 85% of his characters, including Alucard, came from.
But here is why I thinkDobson would have failed, even if he embraced it: As you said, he is into inflation. One of the most pathetic fetishes on the net subcultures. There was never a way he could have made it big with his fetish in any way. Which is baffling in itself if you ask me. In a world filled with people willing to pay for doujinshis that contain rape, bondage, brainwashing, furries, anything that results in the physical or mental twisting of characters and such, he was falling for the one fetish I think not even the germans would get? Or Dobson could have just drawn basic lesbian smut just like the average brony does.
I never thought I would say that, but I have more respect for porn artists like furry fetish asshole Jay Naylor, than I have for Dobson.

Well, Inflation might not be the best way to become famous, but he could have kept that going as a means to make easy money.
He could have spread out to other fetishes (like stuff involving lesbians), the point is: he wouldn't have had to limit himself to inflation.
I have to admit, with Dobson inability to draw limbs, I would have loved his failed attempts at drawing foot-fetish-art

Also, speaking as a German myself, I can assure you: I do get the inflation fetish, see it's very simple. Everyone that has that fetish is complete bonkers and wants to rub one out over pool floats.

Hell I have more respect for foot fetish and proven arsehole Jay Geis than I have for Nookie Bear!

Foot-fetishists at least can point towards Tarantino and go "He's one of us". Who do inflation-enthusiasts have? Dobson.
That's... harsh.

 

[CWCissey]

Foot-fetishists at least can point towards Tarantino and go "He's one of us". Who do inflation-enthusiasts have? Dobson.
That's... harsh.

And Mylar (to a point).

 

[AnOminous]

Also I try not to comment on his retweets, but this is exceptionally stupid SJW-bullshit:
[MEDIA=twitter]638874922618593280[/MEDIA]Yes, just ignore people that are mean to you. It's not like you could learn "how to life" or something.

It's reasonable advice toward Dobson. He gives trolls exactly what they want while shitting on his actual friends.

What you reward, you get more of.

Of course, most people could just ignore trolls and they'd go away eventually, usually within a matter of hours or days. Most people aren't Dobson, though. Even if he completely stopped responding at this point, he'd have years of weening to deal with because of his lengthy history of being so easy to manipulate.

 

[Curt Sibling]

Phil Foglio could be the anti-Dobson. Like Dobson, he has had a career that is mostly niche pursuits, starting with the wonderful What's New in Dragon Magazine in the early '80s. He has always been an avid con goer. His focuses have always been pretty spergy. The closest to mainstream I think he's been is collaborating with Asprin on the Myth Adventures series.

He usually has a fairly minimal style, with not too much in the way of flourishes, although I haven't followed him lately.

However, that's where any similarities they have end. Foglio is just a genuinely nice guy, has developed as an artist over the years, people actually like him, he actually enjoys creating art, and he has an actual sense of humor, the kind that involves jokes people actually laugh at. I can't imagine Phil Foglio crying like a bitch on Twitter literally years after someone sprayed him with water at a con. But then nobody would do that to Phil because he isn't a gigantic asshole.

Well said! Foglio is a bit of a legend to some of the cartoonists I hang out with,.
As you nicely point out, Phil represents everything the Preston could have been, but will never achieve.

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

https://www.patreon.com/guidelines

Authenticity:

Patreon is for artists, creators, and people who bring ideas... Don’t put up fake pages or collect money for things you’re not actually doing. You also can’t use Patreon as a prank or to fund non-activity. For example, no Creator is allowed to collect funds for *not doing* something, or to fund the distribution of creations that are not yours.

Something something half of Dobson's creations aren't his own property.

Also something something wallpaper.

 

[Rin]

Hell I have more respect for foot fetishist and proven arsehole Jay Geis than I have for Nookie Bear!

Dobson's never tried to possibly molest a kid, though. I mean, he's a shitty person, but let's not get crazy here.

 

[CWCissey]

Dobson's never tried to possibly molest a kid, though. I mean, he's a shitty person, but let's not get crazy here.

That is true, I forgot about that.

You got lucky Dob!

 

[UglyOldJafar]

London during the victorian age.

Well, Inflation might not be the best way to become famous, but he could have kept that going as a means to make easy money.
He could have spread out to other fetishes (like stuff involving lesbians), the point is: he wouldn't have had to limit himself to inflation.
I have to admit, with Dobson inability to draw limbs, I would have loved his failed attempts at drawing foot-fetish-art

Also, speaking as a German myself, I can assure you: I do get the inflation fetish, see it's very simple. Everyone that has that fetish is complete bonkers and wants to rub one out over pool floats.

Foot-fetishists at least can point towards Tarantino and go "He's one of us". Who do inflation-enthusiasts have? Dobson.
That's... harsh.

If Dobson would have just embraced some other fetish. Like what Carradine did.

 

[CWCissey]

If Dobson would have just embraced some other fetish. Like what Carradine did.

Duuuuude.

We mock, but we don't wish harm on them. It's not cool.

 

[Ido]

I drew Dobbot.

Spoiler: I tried

Edit: I was in class so thanks @UglyOldJafar!

 

[UglyOldJafar]

I drew Dobbot.

Spoiler: I tried

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That's adorable. He looks like he is going to have his first day at kindergarden.

 

[Pickle Inspector]

London during the victorian age.

Well, Inflation might not be the best way to become famous, but he could have kept that going as a means to make easy money.
He could have spread out to other fetishes (like stuff involving lesbians), the point is: he wouldn't have had to limit himself to inflation.
I have to admit, with Dobson inability to draw limbs, I would have loved his failed attempts at drawing foot-fetish-art

Also, speaking as a German myself, I can assure you: I do get the inflation fetish, see it's very simple. Everyone that has that fetish is complete bonkers and wants to rub one out over pool floats.

Foot-fetishists at least can point towards Tarantino and go "He's one of us". Who do inflation-enthusiasts have? Dobson.
That's... harsh.

They actually seemed to think of Dobby in a very positive light - http://www.bodyinflation.org/node/22688

I think it's the only time I've seen Dobby in demand, they talk about mourning his departure and how he was a great inspiration for them.