medication for the nation
Friday, February 13th, 2009I like embarrassing myself in local newspapers
I like embarrassing myself in local newspapers
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February 13th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Now that’s what I call high-quality highbrow humour
February 13th, 2009 at 10:14 am
The only question is how good it is when you grind it up and snort it.
February 13th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Everything including the kitchen sink, more like it.
February 13th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
we have a fucking generation?
February 13th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Hey Julia, another new reader here. You can credit the Boston Metro and their article about “I Saw You…” last week. I saw the mention of “The Fart Party” and I was like “oh man… I love farts, parties, AND web comics… I want.. to go.. to.. there.”
Anyway, I’ve caught up on the archives and although I probably now know an uncomfortable/creepy amount about you for a stranger, I’m a fan. I’ve been forwarding around especially good strips to friends too (favorite: Black Hole of Self Loathing) so who knows, you might get to stalker-level celebrity yet!
February 13th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I agree with that last comment.
February 13th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
sadly, i could not take this.
though I’d want to, my skepticism would stop me.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Hmmm, does your generation have a narrow, stupid, media-imposed name yet?
Back to the comic, I had a pint of Ben n’Jerry’s. I needs no pillses.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
LoL! I just snorted while laughing.
February 13th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Stumblayed!
February 13th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
That’s a pretty nice article about you (love how they described your looks!), but they seemed to lay it on a bit thick with the whole “confessional” nature of your work. I don’t think that’s a very accurate description of Fart Party. But it’s good publicity! Congratulations!
February 14th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Great. Now every douche bag with hipster glasses, $50 plaid shirts, and the beginnings of a mini-mullet, (the awful style of the 80s are making a comeback, way to go society!) are going to be reading Fart Party.
After all your hardwork you’re finally going to have the chance to sell out! I suggest you take it and ignore the cynical internet assholes and the unbelievably retarded scrutiny of the public eye.
“Tell All” generation, God I’m going to barf my brownie breakfast.
February 14th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Awesome meds for the pill-popping nation. And even more awesome sense of humor. Btw, I just finished reading “I Saw You” and loved it.
February 14th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
aaaw did someone eat grumpy flakes for breakfast? don’t worry David, a little dose of update might help. See, ranting about hipsters is very 2005 so you really needn’t get your panties in such a bunch. And talk of “selling out” died in the 90’s so cool yer britches, bitches, everything’s still the same.
February 14th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
ok looks like I’m not done with that, in fact it really annoyed me (david’s comment) because I’m doing what I can over here to try to get more people to read Fart Party, so it’s not just assholes like you who read it for free on the internet and don’t buy the book. So yeah, I WANT hipsters and such to start reading Fart Party. I mean, shit, if I only chose readers by how agreeable I thought their fashion sense was, that’d leave about five of ya’all, not including myself. I dress like a dumpster.
February 14th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
I think it’s about time everyone gets past how people dress. AMIRITE?
February 14th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
i wonder if americure ™ comes in enema form?
February 14th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
I really don’t understand the ‘hipster-loathing’ that so many people display, often proudly or righteously.
“I dress like a dumpster” for some reason this statement made me picture you hanging out with Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street.
Looking forward to “I Saw You”
February 14th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I was cool in 92. Soon all the hipsters are gonna be fat and bald like me. There is no escape. We are all the same. Congrats to FART PARTY!
February 14th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Just out of curiosity, will this be a over-the-counter medication? And what are there adverse side-effects of an overdose? Do you crap stars and stripes or something?
February 15th, 2009 at 3:02 am
I’m sure Julia knows that Fart Party will NEVER get anywhere if she listens to people who MAKE COMMENTS here. And there’s no irony, because I realize this applies to me, too. Just consider how many people take the time to comment here (and more-or-less the same people)–but MORE IMPORTANTLY, consider that only a certain very very small segment of the whole Internet “community” (and, therefore, the population) would even bother to make a comment on ANY forum or website. The point is that, much like the kooks who write letters to the editor or have the time to wait in line to see The Jerry Springer Show, it’s only a certain type of person/mind set who would even bother writing anything to post. And none of that translates into the criteria for a desirable reader/buyer of your work. Besides, the whole “selling out” concept is usually just the product of the sad temperament of the person [in this case, David] doing the accusing; it has nothing to do with the work in question.
People who post comments on websites generally either try to be funny or else they try to be insulting. It tends to be a low self-esteem thing. It would be fairly pointless to base anyone’s popularity or success on comments.
The more readers you get to buy and enjoy your stuff, the better. It doesn’t matter where they come from. And it certainly has NOTHING to do with how they dress or what music they listen to!
February 15th, 2009 at 4:53 am
wow… Good political humor, Julia! You’ve also done well with fart & poop jokes, social humor, work satires, dating gags, bum jokes and self parody. What’s left? Cat jokes?
Keep up the Rad wit!
-Cattapan
February 15th, 2009 at 10:40 am
um. . . ive bought your book( more than once cause im a forgetful ass and lost it shortly after buying it the first time) also all your minis. . . i have a fashion mullet and happen to think i dress well. not very hip unless you call button ups and ties hip. i just got into you recently oh wait, i love that the 80s are coming back and own a playstation kareoke game of 80s songs. . . i guess what im trying to say is. . . david pissed me off too. . .but not really. . . ill just go watch “24″ and forget all about it cause i almost forgot to add i also like to be at home at 10 o’clock to relax and watch TV cause hey its New York and ill do and be who ill damn well please. . .
February 15th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I buy your comix and read online!
I even got the Before the Fart Party from a comic store in NC of all places.
Anywho, Glad you are becoming mainstreamy-er.
February 15th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Whoa.
Sorry, seriously. The last thing I want to do is piss people off.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:37 am
oh now that you came back, can you tell me what a brownie breakfast is?
February 16th, 2009 at 2:42 am
I contacted God, he said it seems that I’ve called the wrong number. Can you get me the right number to call?
February 16th, 2009 at 6:39 am
A brownie breakfast is like a lucky pierre, but inverted and with five people instead of three.
February 16th, 2009 at 6:58 am
i think we need something a bit stronger
February 16th, 2009 at 9:56 am
part of me wants to say “fuck you wertz! you sold out! welcome to commercialism, asshole!” the other part says” NOOOOO, newspaper article, the fart party is OURS, is not YOURS! go find your own on-line comic through which you can vent your own impotent insecurities! we dont need no new casual fans dropping in with their unsubstantiated flippant comments!”
February 16th, 2009 at 11:19 am
what I think is funny about this thread is that it started because I did an interview for the Greenpoint Gazette, which has a readership of, like, 3, and it wasn’t started by, oh, I don’t know, when I was in the New York Times or on NPR or anything like that. If you guys are going to attack me for “selling out” at least pick the proper example. and yeah, if getting more readers and having work published is selling out, then COUNT ME IN.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Come on Julia… It used to be about the farts. Now its all about readers and publishing and not starving and shit.
What happened? Man, you used to be cool, and now you’re all, like, Greenpoint Gazette-in’ all up in our internet-grills.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
hahaha you guys crack me up. This site has NEVER been about farts, and I’ve always been interested in getting more readers and being published. Do you think I want to wallow in internet obscurity forever? Like “gee, when I grow up I want to run a crappy webcomic that only five people read.”?
I’m 26 years old, I’m trying to make a career out of what I like doing. If you think that makes me uncool, I cordially invite you to stop reading and go fuck yourself.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Sorry Julia, you won’t be a sell-out until kids start saying “I’d bone your ass-bunnies” on youtube. Then it will show up in a car commercial.
I’ve completely lost track of how many meta-layers of irony there are supposed to be in half these comments.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I thought internet-grills would give it away, but I suppose my e-sarcasm needs work.
You’re hilarious and smart. Keep doin’ what you’re doin’ and hopefully the internet’s supply of snobbishness and hater-aide will soon diminish. (though, it is the internet we’re talkin’ about…)
February 16th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
And in all sincerity, I think it would be very cool to see some Fart Party-related car commercials.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Julia does no evil with her party of farts (or your farty of parts!) whether indie or gettin big she’ll be dishin out the same humor and amazingtasticality that shes been doing since day 1!!
So shaddap!!
February 16th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
i first saw stuff about you on viceland.com…isn’t that all about hipsters making fun of other hipsters and anyone who is not a hipster?
February 16th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Now I really feel bad.
Let it be known that:
The 80s were awful. The only good thing that came out of that decade were movies starring puppets.
When I said “cynical internet assholes” I was referring to myself, (I did have grumpy flakes for breakfast) and that “selling out” is critically awesome. Making money off of chumps for doing something that rocks will always be critically awesome.
“Brownies for Breakfast” is the name of an indie band.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
How dare you strive for success in your chosen pursuit! Your poverty is a small price to pay for me to be able to talk down to everyone about the great comic that they’ve never heard of.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
my tidbit inserted here:
What pisses me off are when ppl automatically assume that because you wear black glasses or whatnot you are a hipster…I wear fucking glasses because I can’t see. I would rather wear clothes that don’t suck because I really don’t feel like shopping at Wal-Mart for the sweet new Nascar tshirt. I wear chucks because they are cheap and last a long time. I seriously want to punch ppl who get the self righteous “I picked your look to despise because Im insecure about my own self image” attitude….
I hope Julia makes an assload of money and retires rich on some island where she is serviced by her own race of oompa loompa. If she “sells out” and you can buy “Baby Julia Fart Party baby tees” at Hot Topic then more power to her…
(damn I just had a ranty moment…I need Xanax)
February 16th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
“I dress like a dumpster.” Dying over here, it’s such a classy phrase. I don’t know why that kind of remark kills me every time but it’s probably the reason I read the comments sometimes. …and then I go and comment and become one of those people who’s stupid comments always drive me away from sites.
February 16th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
This thread is like listening to a Barney the Dinosaur song over and over and over and over again. Make it stop.
February 17th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Like I said: it would be stupid to cater your work to the few people who post comments. It’s not like these folks are the ones who “get it” and everyone else is incapable of appreciating Fart Party.
Besides, accusing someone of “selling out” is deeply stupid. The “arts” are full of those accusations, but very rarely can anyone support the claim. Big Pete makes my point with the old cliche that when very few people know about something, it is somehow deemed to be better than when the masses find out about it. The old “this is ours” mindset. There is just no rational reason for that attitude–and the whole concept is manufactured in the minds of, usually, people who think that they are somehow better than the masses. I mean, the honest position to take would be to just admit that you have a bug up your ass about Julia ever becoming an economically successful cartoonist. Jealous bastards!!!! Heh heh…
I hope she makes a lot of money. All of her past work more than makes up for any form of “selling out” she could ever do (whatever that would mean).
February 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
my “selling out” comment was only a hyperthetical one, if you care to actually read what i write. first of all, i like the fart party, i like the whole point of it- the subjects covered, the style in which its rendered, they way it sometimes suddenly suprises with a completely different peice of work, and so on. if i didnt like it i wouldn’t view it. i think Julia is great, as a person and as an artist and i hope she gets where she wants to be in life with the fart party. secondly as a former artist and now musician i may have some kind of empathy with the whole selling out business, having spent the last ten years pissing around in and out of bands i’d now welcome the chance to hit it big time. i fully support anything julia wants to do with regards to TFP, im certainly not jealous of Julia, simply because i have respect for her and her talent.
Finally, i’m not being sycophantic with this comment i’m just putting my veiw out.
…oh yeah, the only thing i got a bug up mah ass about is being in Britain i can’t get the Fart Party book or comix! how d’ya think that makes me feel!? ASS BUNNY!
March 11th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Please, can you PM me and tell me few more thinks about this, I am really fan of your blog…