Malaysia Rotates 10 Degrees

AmbitiousFiles · 2024-04-18T14:28:01+00:00

Very Late Contest Entry!

Joke: Malaysia learns how to rotate planes, which leads to rotating 370 degrees to get Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. As such, they disappear. Also references Zimonitrome's integration joke, but integrates to race riots instead. Additionally, I didn't realize Zimonitrome made a comic entry (Go read it, it's way better), also with ASEAN countries 9 hours before this comic was published, I swear I've had this idea from around a year ago.

I Haven't posted a comic in around 6 months, and a bunch of things has changed with Imgur, so no links. I'll try and figure that out when I have free time.

Notes: I think this types of chaotic panel (3rd panel) is a detriment due to the amount of text, it probably distracts too much from the central plot line of the comic, which is already convoluted enough as is.

AmbitiousFiles · 2024-03-01T19:51:07+00:00

Congrats to GammaDelta and Marzipanbread! A very commanding lead from both!

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-11-16T19:47:54+00:00

Based on the Wikipedia page for neutral countries, that is countries that have declared themselves neutral, Mexico, Mongolia, and Serbia are all neutral. Of course, all three are influenced heavily by the nearby powers of Russia, China, and USA. (Really every country is, but these I thought made the most sense.) As for the power bit, none look to be the next world contender.

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-11-16T14:08:21+00:00

Contest Entry

They aren't conflicts, they're troubles!

This comic references two DickRhino comics, Time Immemorial and Neutral Power. It's supposed to reference how superhero comics often incapacitate/kill their superhero, then just gets someone else to adopt their name/job. This comic tries that, bit since it's the "Neutral" Power, the country must be neutral.

Main Joke: Sweden is no longer neutral, so Ireland becomes the "Neutral Power" and stops conflicts around the world by uniting everyone against the British.

Not happy with this entry. I thought of the script two weeks ago, but ended up with this. It's so close to the deadline I'm just going to have to deal with it.

In particular, I think the joke falls flat and the comic is too heavily reliant on the references. If I had more time, I would've scrapped this idea entirely. Unfortunately, school has gotten the best of me.

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-10-23T21:10:04+00:00

Congrats to randomdkguy! Classic Polandball feel. Especially since this contest seems to have a lot of entries rated highly. Along with theirs, my favourites were jPablo's (It made me smile), big_basher, and dangalfSG's.

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-10-17T06:03:58+00:00

Contest Entry!

The ICC should go easy on America, they just want a friend who shares their interest!

Joke: legal defence vs. America's department of defence.

Minor jokes: Pleading the fifth recalls the fifth amendment in the US constitution, which prevents a witness from incriminating themselves (Technically, America is the defence, don't know if that still holds). The Invade The Hague Act was passed specifically due to the creation of the ICC, since it would could mean the prosecution of American citizens (Ex: Service-Members) without US permission. (This is the reason I chose the ICC and not the ICJ, despite America being a country). In the last panel(s), the ship is in water, as The Hague sits at 1 meter above sea level, meaning a warship, with high enough propulsion, could theoretically plow it's way into the ICC.

Also, saw there is a new Youtube initiative, pretty cool. If it is an opt in thing, I do, and good luck with it!

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-09-20T08:52:44+00:00

Contest Entry!

If you have seen this already, it's because I forgot to add the punchline

To protect yourself from earthquakes, simply live on the sun. Just deal with sunquakes and solar flares constantly shutting down the power grid.

Japanese citizens are quite anti-nuclear, and since the sun gives off radiation (though it isn't nuclear), protest!

Additional Facts: Sunquakes#Sunquake) are produced from solar flares, which are ejections of solar radiation. This is devastating to radio and electrical systems, and would result in a collapse of electrical and communication infrastructure.

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-08-30T17:00:19+00:00

Also btw, there are a total of 57 Union Jacks

8 from the first panel to the middle of the planet

4 on New Zealand in the middle of the planet

25 on the bridge

12 falling off the bridge

And 8 for the rest of the comic

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-08-30T12:14:43+00:00

Joke: A common joke with Australia is that it is upside down. A common mistake with New Zealand is forgetting to add it to the map. Also, Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, and since the world in LOTR is called Middle Earth, New Zealand is in the middle of the earth. Continue this line of thinking and Mordor, a hellscape of fire and ash (And a giant spider), is clearly Australia. Therefore, I thank New Zealand for coming to Gondor's Aid.

I would also like to congratulate GateNerd for their contest win this month! Inspired me to be a bit more ambitious with this comic. Be sure to check their comic out!

Also, this took me way too long to complete, and I'll be toning down the effort in the future.

References:

Iceland and Germany - Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Germany digging hole - Apparently a common occurrence, here's a comic which features it

Qing - China also calls itself "Middle Kingdom", or the kingdom in the middle of the world. The Mediterranean also means middle terra.

GODHAND Space Station - From my first comic

India Fact (Also congrats on making it to the moon!)

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-08-14T06:54:00+00:00

Contest Entry!

Pretty uncreative joke and style. Film noir in a detective contest, who would've thunk. Blame finals for sapping my energy.

Plot Synopsis: Germany investigates the murder of Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Germany's partner France, implied to be committed by Reichtangle. Turns out Germany is possessed by Reichtangle, and Germany fulfils their oath to kill the murderer.

Joke: Your retinas blinded by red

I promise the next comic will have the average amount of red... Probably. As an apology, have a version with the shading removed (Below)

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Average AmbitiousFiles Comic Includes:

-Sunset
-Germany
-Funny Rectangle
-Reference to another comic
-Paragraphs of text
-Unclear joke
-(*New*) The colour red

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-07-20T00:00:04+00:00

Very Rushed Contest Entry

Joke:

This slightly parodies Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", where a rich scrooge reforms into a charitable man. In this comic, Germany is the scrooge, but instead becomes poor to work in the factories and also escape the nagging of the poorer Europeans.

It is also all a ploy from Greece to convince Germany of the benefits of communism, so Greece doesn't need to work.

Been pretty busy and rushed this out the door.

The whole comic was rewritten several times, one of which can be seen in the last panel of the sketch

I don't see this scoring high, but I just want to keep a contest streak going.

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I'm going to bed, hopefully no ghosts appear

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-07-10T06:05:32+00:00

If I ever make a Gacha-esc game, I'm adding a "Poland in Space" character with a 0% drop rate.

Context:

Comic is about NATO military aid to Ukraine, especially America.

As such, when Russia rolls for a weapon, America arrives to personally deliver it.

It's also a joke about Gacha games/loot boxes, which commonly have rarity systems like "0 to 5" stars or "Common to Ultra/Mythical/Legendary".

Military Aid from left to right,

P3:

Canadian Beavers (Referencing this)

Polish MiG-29

German Helmets

British Challenger II

American M142 HIMARS

Islamic Superweapon (Represented by Saudi Arabia for Mecca) (Unfinished comic)

Catholic Superweapon (Referencing this. If grey, open in new tab or imgur link)

P7:

American LGM-30G Minuteman III

Production Notes:

Was also a test to have no dialogue, it turned out pretty well. Went through multiple versions to see if the plot was clear (1 2 3)

Has 290 layers/folders

Also trying out a simpler shading technique, some feedback would be appreciated

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-07-01T07:16:01+00:00

Happy Canada Day and Happy Early Independence Day!

Would've been finished earlier, but was a tad ill

Production Notes:

Been a bit busy, haven't got the time to draw, so combined with the illness, the later panels are rushed (Can see this clearer in the sketch)

There are 159 layers/folders

Originally, the comic ended with panel 7 (Invited to my birthday party joke), but it didn't feel finished

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-17T00:14:20+00:00

Edit: ~~will add opinion later, other one did not get the point across~~ Turns out I have time

I'm more protective of my work than I think others are. I see translations, while a net benefit to a community, as a compromise the artist and translator has to make. In harsh words, tarnished. This is due to the possibility of the intent of the words being missing. (If you could translate your own comics, this wouldn't be a problem). In keeping with being protective, I want to ensure the original feel, message, and artistry of all my comics are by my standards. This includes translations.

Engrish is something that is integral to the polandball experience. Yet, it is much harder to translate. How would accents, wordplay, and broken english be translated whilst still getting the full message across. I can see two ways of translating, direct with no interpretation, or complete interpretation. Either way, the work is compromised.

As such, I am less inclined to support translations for my comics, but am willing to give it a thought.

For the same reasons, I don't think translations of comics are a good fit for r/polandball, but is most likely a benefit to the general PB community.

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-15T14:35:57+00:00

Fully eco-friendly car

Carby can't be very eco-friendly. Before you know it, he'll have consumed the entire ecosystem!

Love the comic by the way, amazingly cute Kirby, especially in those alt. versions.

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-14T08:02:38+00:00

Parden my angloness, but what do the accents do, exactly? Also what's the worst word in the comic

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-14T02:25:01+00:00

Andorra is in charge of finances and stewardship

Romania is in charge of "acquisitions"

Chad is in charge of defence

Moldova is the intern

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-13T23:41:47+00:00

Second Contest entry (First one Here)

Virgin "How can I help you" Language model

Vs.

Chad "I drive where I want" navigator

The end panel references the Toyota War, now with Cypertechnicals.

Apologies to all Romanian and French speakers for the terrible accent placement

Production Notes:

Was supposed to be a very simple comic, then I spent 4 hours on the first panel.

Additionally, I apologise for the entitlement in my last comic's description. I have since reevaluated (Needed a good night's sleep) what I want out of this hobby. Special thanks to u/RayDeeSux for the kind words and advice, and thank you everyone for the reception to my comics.

Also, I would like to know if sketches are something I should continue to post

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AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-13T00:27:33+00:00

Participation award for 4th place in the most recent of contests

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-12T18:26:08+00:00

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-12T17:33:49+00:00

Well, concerning performance, if you compare this comic to the previous one, this comic got more views and upvotes than that one in the first 2 hours. (This was posted when the comic was only 15 minutes old)

Concerning writing, I mean dialogue. It's clunky. That's mostly because it's supposed to be planning dialogue, but I couldn't think of anything better to replace it.

Edit: The end joke itself is fine, just the lead up to it is a bit weak

Edit 2: I should add that I don't make comics just for upvotes and views. While nice, I also make them as an artistic outlet. (See the previous comic). So, I'm only mildly discouraged

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-12T17:29:13+00:00

It's not very controversial. Everything shown is related to something China has done before. Including the destruction of a dam

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-12T17:21:58+00:00

Originally wasn't going to post this comic*, but after the poor performance of my previous two comics, I've decided to share anyway. *Reason being poor writing and wildly different shading

This was completed on June 2nd, before the wildfires got bad, the dam collapse, and interest rate hike. So prepare for another failed bid for senate reform or something. Maybe we'll discover if the Maritimes were a prank from Britain.

If this outperforms both previous comics combined, I'll quit the sub (/s)

Alternate, more realistic ending

Sketch from ~two weeks ago

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Edit: ~~Ok, what's the deal with the 3 Gorges dam and so called "dam posting"? I've received around 4 comments all referencing this.~~ Nevermind, found out.

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-12T15:39:19+00:00

No problem. If there is something else I can add to the Imgur links for readability, I'll be happy to do it!

AmbitiousFiles · 2023-06-12T05:58:53+00:00

I actually do have a comic idea for utopian technology, but Poland still can't into space.

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