Rage ComicsBy Toe Myint Naing,

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What are Rage Comics?

• Rage Comic are usually pre-made cartoon faces, which show commonly express rage or other simple emotions to make a troll

• Low-quality comics• Relating with internet memes

Vitality of rage comicso Easy to create

o Four panelo Last panel (4th panel) = where emotion is reveledo Can be created easily with Microsoft paint or mobile applications

o Relatable o Humor aspect behind it Rage maker Rage comic maker!

The beginning of rage comics

was uploaded to 4chan in Aug 2008

Simple 4-panel comic strip showing the author’s anger about getting ‘splash back’ while on the toilet

Others liked it and quickly modified and reposted it with other new ideas

1st troll face

o It was created by Carlos Ramirez, troll face’s creator in 2008.

o Known as the father of troll faceo Didn’t entirely succeed because its

character refer to mighty mouse from 20th century fox

Rage rodent

The characters in rage comic

Rage comics are special because at their core they consist of well-known faces or expressions which are meant to show universal emotions of varying degrees under a wide variety of circumstances.

Here are a few

Rage guyo used to express serious disappointment,

exasperation or displeasure in any given situation.

o Beginning of rage comicso Known as f7u12

Client -“How much time do you need to finish your assessment?”Me -“30 hours”Client -“Can you finish it today?”Me -f7u12

Troll Faceo A character wearing a mischievous smile

to represent the facial expression of an internet troll

o The mascot of rage comics by rage comic fans

o A bully to rage guy and forever alone guyo In 2008, known as ‘Cool face’ or

‘problem?’

“Hey Jessica!”“yep?”“I love u”“OMG, really?”“Yes, it is my favorite vowel”

Problem?

Forever Alone

o A lonesome character that is used to express loneliness and disappointment with life.

o Add “forever alone” word for a more humorous effect

Y U NO o Carefree grammar as a way

to attract someone’s attention on an issue.

o Was taken from “Y U No” Japanese comic series in Feb 2002

Poker face

o Demonstrate mostly awkward and sometimes embarrassing social situations.

o Respond with a blank expression and a caption was mostly written as “poker face”

- Sitting on the toilet and shitting like a boss- Feel master huge shit is coming down“Splash! Splash! Splash!”- Suddenly heard someone outside the door hit the door and said“Ha Ha, I heard it”

Now Kiss

o 1st generation of comics used in 2-panel comic

o One act like a director who try to force an apology out of two other characters by kissing

Yao Ming Face or Bitch Pleaseo Line drawing of the

professional basketball player Yao Ming wearing a hearty smile

o After 1 year of appearing Yao Ming Face, in 2010, a similar face to “bitch please” portrayed as a “Fuck NO”

Profitable?

Answer - satisfactoryHere

o Carlos Ramirez, the creator of the troll face

Since registering with the U.S copyright in 2010,

o Over $100,000 was earned for licensing fees, settlements and other payouts associated with troll face

o Between $10,000 and $15,000 for every few months from rage comic t-shirts

Conclusion

‘Everything is funny, as long as long as, it’s happening to somebody else’

Thank you for your attention

Any Question?

Reference

- Meme.at (2013), All the meme faces. Retrieved from http://www.memes.at/ - Rage comics (2013), by opspe, historical meme historian. Retrieved from

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rage-comics- Rage comics. (2016). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_comic- Our 8 favorite rage comic characters: a case study. (March 28, 2012).

Retrieved from http://www.weirdworm.com/our-8-favorite-rage-comic-characters-a-case-study/