Sprite comic

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Sprite comics are webcomics that use computer sprites, often taken from video games, for significant portions of their artwork. There are also animated sprite comics, where each "strip" is a separate mini-movie, animated using technologies such as Flash.

The first well documented sprite comic was Neglected Mario Characters, which began as a spin-off feature from the Super Mario fansite Super Mario Headquarters.

Bob and George is often mistakenly recognized as the first sprite comic, although it was the first famous one. Originally planned to be a hand-drawn comic, the comic started using Mega Man sprites as filler, and returned to the sprite comic format when the hand-drawn comics failed.

Some of the better known sprites used are from games like Final Fantasy, Sonic, Metroid and Mega Man. The main reason for this is the wide variety of poses the sprites from these games have, and the ease with which they can be edited into new sprites. There are, however, many sprite comics that use sprites from several different games, or which use a combination of several spriting techniques and styles.

Some sprite comics use sprites specifically created for the comic, and don't use any (or many) sprites from other sources.

Sprite comics are sometimes stereotyped as low-grade comic strips. This is because sprite comics typically require far less work than traditional comics. A counterpoint to this view are webcomics that are considered poorly written but maintain high quality art.

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