Warbot_009: The Yutani Account

[Zack Finfrock]

Oh geez. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/07/07/warbot_009-the-yutani-account/)

[Yumil]

Man, I dont know who the sickest bastard is. You guys for coming up with this, or me for laughing at it.

[Dracorion]

You horrible, horrible, pathetic little men.

I feel bad for laughing at it. How do you feel for making it?

[BigGator5]

And yet another Alien reference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weyland-Yutani). Love it!

[Ggolbez]

This is the darkest episode yet. I have no idea how you're going to top this.

Truthfully, I don't know how far the series can go with every episode being increasingly more tragic.

[Kikero]

I don't experience schadenfreude. Why do I keep reading this comic? =/

[Rejected Again]

Reading Warbot is like a watching a delightful random cruelty generator. I can't wait for the day that Warbot goes postal.

[Invisible Queen]

His first words! This is historical.

And, they let him do that important thing which I assume is a speech* that's going to be key to the Weyland-Yutani merger? Heavy stuff.

*I watched Schizopolis yesterday, and it's frighteningly like Warbot.

[Bells]

Oh C'MON!

I was doing ok right until the very last Panel, then i burst laughing!

[Klemmins]

You sick men. Why do you have to go and make Warbot such a jerk? I mean skipping work to go bungee jumping?

And you made him stupid(no bungee cord) and he has HORRIBLE penmanship.

[Zack Finfrock]

Has anyone noticed this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/splashed_ink/RoboStatue.jpg

[BitVyper]

Welp, we've officially hit "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" levels of horror. Actually, it's kind of funny that a computer is the victim this time around, unlike that story. Maybe it's karma.

[Eldezar]

Has anyone noticed this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/splashed_ink/RoboStatue.jpg

I was wondering what the hell that thing was, but my monitor is craptastic and I took it for a pencil holder.

Anyways, I love this comic and everything about it. The Warbot At War drawing you did for your draw-a-thon is one of my longest lasting desktop wallpapers.

I also never really noticed his headlights until now.

[Neni]

OK, usually I don't post on the Warbot comics, but THIS is just the... the.. the...

UHH!

Please, KILL the poor guy! Just kill him!
Take out his hard-drive, delete it, run it over with a magnetized steam-roller, burn it, spill the ashes in a lake full of blessed water, speak some prayers for the wrteched soul and oblitterate the body-parts from existence!!!

Nobody deserves this! That's hell! ALIVE!!

Even BM and OnionKid (aka Sarda) from 8Bit Theater had a better life than THIS!!! And that's saying a LOT!

[Lost in Time]

Warbot is kind of a jerk.

[Zack Finfrock]

OK, usually I don't post on the Warbot comics, but THIS is just the... the.. the...

UHH!

Please, KILL the poor guy! Just kill him!
Take out his hard-drive, delete it, run it over with a magnetized steam-roller, burn it, spill the ashes in a lake full of blessed water, speak some prayers for the wrteched soul and oblitterate the body-parts from existence!!!

Nobody deserves this! That's hell! ALIVE!!

Even BM and OnionKid (aka Sarda) from 8Bit Theater had a better life than THIS!!! And that's saying a LOT!

:D

[Fifthfiend]

He may not be able to kill himself, but maybe he can make up for it by killing some more innocent bystanders.

[Si Civa]

I don't know why, but that jerk part just made me think that whole warbot comic is Brian's biography.

I know it's not, but I can't help feeling it.

Also, poor Warbot can't even kill himself, he's total failure.

[DarkDrgon]

.....you are horrible people.

[Shadow Bunny]

Why are there window-shaped lights on those buildings at night if there are no windows on them during the day?

[Kurosen]

Because shut up.

[Dracorion]

Why are there window-shaped lights on those buildings at night if there are no windows on them during the day?

Because Warbot is in black-and-white and the colors of insides and outlines of those windows are gray when put in black-and-white. Because shut up.

[Mirai Gen]

Warbot looking forward, then down is just the saddest thing in the world.

Probably why it made me laugh so hard.

[Nuklear Waste]

Can I pretend that the guy in the third-to-last panel came all the way from the right to the left JUST to say that, and then walked back to the right, instead of just saying it as he passed by? Because that's how I interpreted it at first and it was hilarious.

Also, love how the crew is the same as the one from The Beach.

[Kurosen]

Your interpretation is correct.

[Zack Finfrock]

...

Also, love how the crew is the same as the one from The Beach.

Glad you caught that. :D

[Kepor]

He may not be able to kill himself, but maybe he can make up for it by killing some more innocent bystanders.

Homicide is suicide's more popular cousin.

[GARUD]

The words on the paper are meant to say "No Love" right?

[Kurosen]

That's correct.

[Grognor]

Is this some kind of fetish? I think it is.

[BitVyper]

Is this some kind of fetish? I think it is.

Well why else would someone make a webcomic? The money and glamour? Fans like us?

[Lorpius Prime]

So what are all the crumpled up papers? Did Warbot make those? Or is that trash his office-mates were throwing at him or something?

[Kerensky287]

So what are all the crumpled up papers? Did Warbot make those? Or is that trash his office-mates were throwing at him or something?

They're failed attempts at suicide notes.

Speaking of which, panel 9 really makes this comic for me.

And I can't imagine how this could get worse... though I don't doubt Clevinger's capacity for cruelty to fictional characters. Warbot will probably end up accidentally causing the deaths of everyone he has ever loved and admired.

[entrando2]

You sad horrible beings. D:

Why do you make worlds to torture nexus of mass destruction and makes us enjoy and/or be sad for it?

[Zack Finfrock]

You sad horrible beings. D:

Why do you make worlds to torture nexus of mass destruction and makes us enjoy and/or be sad for it?

Because we enjoy and/or are sadden by your enjoyment and/or sadness.

[Link_991]

You wonderful bastards.

[Wyndon]

You wonderful bastards.

Probably the best way to sum up Warbot's creators.

[Fungrus]

Haha, excellent. I was a bit worried when there wasn't an episode for such a long time, but that was worth the wait.

[Kurosen]

Yeah, that was a pain in the ass. Just little things kept cropping up at the worst times. Deadlines on other projects for me followed by computer problems for Zack, etc.

Don't worry, we're always thinking about Warbot. A lull does not indicate a lack of interest or a hiatus that'll become permanent. If there's any reason why we'd have to stop updating it in the long term, you'd hear about it on the main page pretty damn quickly.

[Lemarc]

I assume that'll be when you eventually run out of progressively more horrible things to do to him. The last comic is Warbot destroying the world and then floating in space, alone, forever. It can't be that far off.

[InsaneGenius]

I assume that'll be when you eventually run out of progressively more horrible things to do to him. The last comic is Warbot destroying the world and then floating in space, alone, forever. It can't be that far off.

I can actually see that happening. Though it's not the end. Every week a strip of... let's say 12 panels of Warbot floating in space is added.

[Kurosen]

Don't give us ideas!

[Babybahamut]

I can actually see that happening. Though it's not the end. Every week a strip of... let's say 12 panels of Warbot floating in space is added.

If that was true, I'd probably still read it... WIA is certainly compelling if nothing else.

[Deborah]

And then after 5 weeks or so his eye could move.

[Red-Mage]

And then after 5 weeks or so his eye could move.

... And Hed Say Ahhhh Blis Get a top hat, wine, and a monocle and just poure it on him self and jamm up and DIE!!!!

[Doc ock rokc]

It would be Wonderful if we had a Postal comic ending in the It was all just a dream kind of thing. Or one where he goes to the shooting range and shoots off the back wall.

[meo]

Don't give us ideas!

That's just too bad, mister.

I would like to request the next Warbot comic being something nice, warm and fuzzy. Because he failed to get companionship through a creature made by his own hand, through women or even his co-workers, he decides to go to the animal shelter and adopts a cuddly little kitten.

The next eight panels are of him and the kitten having fun. Him dangling a piece of yarn and the kitten batting at it, the kitten climbing atop his head to nap there, Warbot keeping the kitten on a leash as they walk through the park and sit in the flowers.

The final panel can be of warbot from the legs-up, hiding the floor and his feet. He can be entering through the door to his house at night. And there can be a single sound-effect on screen.

*CRUNCH*

[Lemarc]

Now now, people. Every time we make a horrible suggestion, we're taking away a possible Warbot comic that they might have thought of on their own. If you really want to see something in the comic, keep your mouth shut about it.

[meo]

Now now, people. Every time we make a horrible suggestion, we're taking away a possible Warbot comic that they might have thought of on their own. If you really want to see something in the comic, keep your mouth shut about it.

Artists who limit themselves in a subject simply because it was suggested by another person aren't very good artists at all. :p I'm not worried that something won't be used in a comic simply because it was posted.

[G.I.R.]

Yay! New Avatar! It's so horrible... yet so funny. Poor Warbot.

[Cicero]

Jesus Christ. I mean Jesus Christ.

No, but seriously--Jesus Christ!

[Kurosen]

There has been talk of doing a pet comic, actually. Not sure if it's ready to be the next one though.

[Token]

I'm going to cry myself to sleep tonight.

[G.I.R.]

I'm going to cry myself to sleep tonight.

And that, sir, is exactly why they make this Comic.

[Invisible Queen]

Maybe it's all the Alien references, but I could see Warbot getting a pet and it somehow leading to an innocent bystander getting chestburstered.

PS. the kitten climbing atop his head to nap there Awww.

[Lemarc]

Maybe it's all the Alien references, but I could see Warbot getting a pet and it somehow leading to an innocent bystander getting chestburstered.
No matter how many people get killed, I can't think of any pet comic that could possibly be more depressing than meo's idea. Maybe with a few panels added onto the end of warbot standing motionless, without looking down.
But I wouldn't be surprised if Brian and Zack came up with something even worse.

[meo]

No matter how many people get killed, I can't think of any pet comic that could possibly be more depressing than meo's idea. Maybe with a few panels added onto the end of warbot standing motionless, without looking down.
But I wouldn't be surprised if Brian and Zack came up with something even worse.

I'm certain they could outdo creating something warm and cuddly that loves Warbot unconditionally, something that finally makes him happy and has no expectations of him like dates or paperwork, only to be viciously and suddenly cut down in the blink of an eye because of the way he was built and has no control over, leaving him alone, miserable and with the knowledge that the one thing he enjoyed spending his time with is forever gone by his doing. Perhaps, I don't know, the shelter could call and ensure that Fluffy's neutering appointment was still on the day after at the local vet right afterwards.

Or he could get a parrot that spouts 4chan memes. Y'know. That's pretty bad, there.

[3stan]

Or he could get a parrot that spouts 4chan memes. Y'know. That's pretty bad, there.

Brian and Zack are depressing evil, not stupid evil.

[Grognor]

Brian, Zack, I ask of you as a fan.
Please make that exact suggested comic.
That is all.
Thank you for your time.

[Deborah]

The final panel can be of warbot from the legs-up, hiding the floor and his feet. He can be entering through the door to his house at night. And there can be a single sound-effect on screen.

*CRUNCH*

I'm going to give my cat extra hugs tonight. Until I suddenly have nightmares of accidentally crushing her, and curl up into a fetal position around my pillow instead until she tries to affectionately paw my nose, which will send me into a hysterical crying fit.

[acheron]

That's just too bad, mister.

I would like to request the next Warbot comic being something nice, warm and fuzzy. Because he failed to get companionship through a creature made by his own hand, through women or even his co-workers, he decides to go to the animal shelter and adopts a cuddly little kitten.

The next eight panels are of him and the kitten having fun. Him dangling a piece of yarn and the kitten batting at it, the kitten climbing atop his head to nap there, Warbot keeping the kitten on a leash as they walk through the park and sit in the flowers.

The final panel can be of warbot from the legs-up, hiding the floor and his feet. He can be entering through the door to his house at night. And there can be a single sound-effect on screen.

*CRUNCH*

Well, I hate you now.

[MFD]

Brian, you should listen to your mother.

[Deborah]

Brian, your mom is awesome.

But I think you did make this comic just sad enough - your mom's idea about the bill made me laugh out loud IRL.

[Loyal]

I like how the guy in panel 12 doesn't even notice the giant robot that just smashed into the ground. I'd like to believe this is an everyday occurance for Warbot and the people are just used to it by now.

[Nuklear Waste]

Here's the best idea evarz for a Warbot comic: Warbot has the chance to finally do something that would make him happy, but he gets distracted by TV Tropes and misses the opportunity.

[Invisible Queen]

I figured that Warbots had some sort of default mass destruction insurance, to deal with the constant crane lift assistance and making holes in the ground and such. What does mrs Clevinger know that we don't? :O

[BardTheFifthLightWarrior]

OK, usually I don't post on the Warbot comics, but THIS is just the... the.. the...

UHH!

Please, KILL the poor guy! Just kill him!
Take out his hard-drive, delete it, run it over with a magnetized steam-roller, burn it, spill the ashes in a lake full of blessed water, speak some prayers for the wrteched soul and oblitterate the body-parts from existence!!!

Nobody deserves this! That's hell! ALIVE!!

Even BM and OnionKid (aka Sarda) from 8Bit Theater had a better life than THIS!!! And that's saying a LOT!

Yes, it is saying we must continue to watch and sadistically enjoy his tortured, terrible existence.

Brian is quite possibly the only person who can make this kind of comic and have people laugh at it. Not many other writers can make people laugh at the protagonist terrible existence for more than 10 episodes/comics/whatever, so I'm waiting to see if the next one is also as enjoyable.

And a question to Brian and Zach.

Is it more difficult to write, or draw this comic? (from a moral standpoint)

[Kikero]

Is it bad that I wouldn't read this webcomic if I wasn't addicted to it's art style?

[BardTheFifthLightWarrior]

Is it bad that I wouldn't read this webcomic if I wasn't addicted to it's art style?

It actually makes you a better person

[Lemarc]

Is it bad that I wouldn't read this webcomic if I wasn't addicted to it's art style?

No, that probably renders you a better human being than most of us.

[Zack Finfrock]

Is it bad that I wouldn't read this webcomic if I wasn't addicted to it's art style?

Thanks. :D

[Shadow Bunny]

I'm always impressed by how much you can have Warbot convey despite the fact that his eye is the only thing that moves.

[Invisible Queen]

The critics say about Bruce Willis, "He's an actor with a very wide range of expression: Eyes open and eyes closed." Kinda like Warbot, who can stare blankly and look down. The funny things is that it works. Present the audience with a blank slate and our imagination will fill in the blanks and create a rich, deep character that remind us of ourselves and make us identify. Of course in Bruce Willis' case his eternal stubble and hangover destroys that delicate process. Anthony Hopkins is a better example. But it probably works best in comics, where you can have characters with tremendously few physical features. I'm rambling.

[Kurosen]

Naw, that's part of our intent with Warbot. To kind of push the boundary of what a person will project, emotionally, onto a character. Scott gets a ton of praise for making Robo so expressive given that his face is completely blank except for his eyes. But they're big eyes, and most human facial expressions can be read from the eyes and eyebrows, and Robo is human sized and human shaped, so it's easy to interpret his body language too. He's completely non-human, but he projects enough human-like signals that it's not only easy but natural to treat him like one.

Then you've got Warbot who is just this huge block. Not human sized, not human shaped, no human range of motion or movement, no head, and a single tiny optic for a face.

It's interesting to me how completely the audience tends to sympathize with Warbot despite his complete lack of human-like signals. Some people can't bring themselves to read it because they feel so bad about Warbot's life.

[Krylo]

Speaking of his design--I remember a more streamlined and, well, awesome-looking prototype sketch?

I'd have to say I'm glad you went with this one. If you had gone with the awesome looking one, it would have made it much harder to sympathize.

[Megaman FTW]

Brian, are you looking into taking the comic anywhere soon?

As in: Can we expect these first few comics to serve as the introduction for a larger story, or will they always be more self-contained comics that never have plots stretching farther than one or two strips?

[Kurosen]

We may be cooking up a multi-installment storyline at the moment.

[Babybahamut]

I think my favourite part is panel 12, with the guy in the background completely not caring. Clearly in this world, warbots throwing themselves from buildings is a common enough occurrence that no one pays it any attention.

[Kikero]

Kinda like Warbot, who can stare blankly and look down.
You forgot the side-ways glance.

[Zack Finfrock]

You forgot the side-ways glance.

You should never forget the side-ways glance.

[rpgdemon]

Naw, that's part of our intent with Warbot. To kind of push the boundary of what a person will project, emotionally, onto a character. Scott gets a ton of praise for making Robo so expressive given that his face is completely blank except for his eyes. But they're big eyes, and most human facial expressions can be read from the eyes and eyebrows, and Robo is human sized and human shaped, so it's easy to interpret his body language too. He's completely non-human, but he projects enough human-like signals that it's not only easy but natural to treat him like one.

Then you've got Warbot who is just this huge block. Not human sized, not human shaped, no human range of motion or movement, no head, and a single tiny optic for a face.

It's interesting to me how completely the audience tends to sympathize with Warbot despite his complete lack of human-like signals. Some people can't bring themselves to read it because they feel so bad about Warbot's life.


I'm just about at that point, where I can't really read the comic. I donno, I don't derive any pleasure or amusement out of it, it all just seems too pathetic. It's not even cathartic, it's just depressing and pathetic. DX


The happenings of the comic, I mean. Not the comic's existence.

[Invisible Queen]

I only forgot for a few hours. V_V

[Zeryo]

this is the first warbot that didn't actually make me laugh, well, except for the jerk part.

well played

[Bob the Mercenary]

Brian is an evil heartless bastard.

[The Gunslinger]

What kind of a magnificent bastard would let this depressing comic get posted? Oh, wait... Its the same guy who made 8-Bit. ALL IS FORGIVEN!!!!

[Desgami]

These are really sad... WIA I mean. They're really sad.

[Dørmatte]

I would've been more depres- err, funnier if nobody even cared, and it just ended with the panel before he gets ranted at and the two at the end.