What puts you off a gag comic?

[bear1]

I dislike it when an artist reacts to a comment in form of a strip in which he verbally beats up the 'mean and stupid' commentator.
Like:
Blank mob character: 'hey, artist-chan, I don't like that you used orange juice in your last strip.'
Artist character:'oh, ok. Here, I give you the finger because I can. Now F-off.
Isn't that a great punchline? So funny! Like, share and support me :D'

I mean...honestly, if you are butt hurt over a comment that's ok. But it's not good comedy material nor does your frustration make you look sympathetic. It actually makes you look spoiled and rude

Also I dislike gags built on straw man arguments in general.
It's not funny, not entertaining, not natural. just lazy.

[Amberday]

i don't mind if the jokes are repeated. i quickly forget so everything seems new to me. what's a real turn off are boring jokes. like um... was this supposed to be a gag comic? they're so dull i can't stand them. and another thing is when a creator overdoes having a wacky personality for their avatar (if that's what you call it) when they're so hyped up EVERY. SINGLE. EPISODE. i mean crazy characters are fun but it feels like the creator is trying too hard and it's annoying.

[Busalonium]

Wow, I was surprised to see my comic mentioned here. Thank you!

[whirlwyndstorm]

I agree with seeing the same joke recycled a hundred times and that the introverted relatable artist thing is getting old. But I'm also put off if the main character is way on the other end of the spectrum - an unapologetic, obnoxious jerk, especially if there's no consequences for being that way.

[Tes]

Speaking of repeated jokes/tropes, the biggest one that really peeves me is the "I don't have any ideas for a comic" comic. I've read it too many times and I'd rather wait for the creator to come up with an idea than use a cop-out like that.

[dawgofdawgness]

No problem! You have no idea how hard I laughed at "Flowers" lol

[juyunseen]

The biggest problem most gag a day strips have is that the characters aren't characters, but instead are just faces to deliver jokes. A newspaper strip like Get Fuzzy for example, works because the strip delivers a gag each day, AND provides ongoing characterization of Bucky, Satchel and Rob. The jokes are secondary to the world the strip is building. Pearls Before Swine is charming not because of the jokes, but because of the specific voice with which it speaks.

[Aspie_Gamer]

"MUH DUH-PWE-SHUN" and/or "MUH ANX-EYE-ITEE"

Boooooooooo freakin hoooooooooo! When that's the majority of your strips, it becomes clear that you don't actually suffer from those conditions so much as you suffer from being addicted to cheap attention on social media. I'm not to going to deny that people go through periods of depression and social anxiety. I've certainly been there myself, but again, there's only so much suspension of disbelief that can go on when the punchline for every strip is how weak you are because of your issues. Not to mention its creative stagnation too.

Also "look at me I'm quirky!" type comics.

No. You're not. You are fake though that's for sure. In fact, If you really were quirky, you wouldn't need to remind your social media followers of that 24/7 now would you? I equate this to "girl gamers" who post 90 percent boob and ass shots and maybe 10 percent gaming related content on Instagram (and even then, its bland casual fare like Call of Duty).

[Puppisama]

I barely read gag comics because, as you say, they tend to be sameish, with reading only one it counts as 1000, unless they have a heck of a crazy life, which most doesnt xD

[Puppisama]

Yeah, lately the "cute" trend is making me puke, I don't want bland cute characters doing cute stuff just because they're cute, I can't find any fun on that, and I seriously cant understand how reading that is fun.

[Luminosophy]

I really dislike political ones. Not because they're political, but because they're extremely low effort that treat always you like a 5 year old. "Hurr durr politician X is dumb LOLZ"

Wow, great social commentary. Not like anyone could just spend 5 seconds to tweet the same message and have the exact same impact.