wizzart
| Fan Comic | |
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| Title: | wizzart |
| Artist: | ginny_weasley (a.k.a. LaFeeMechante/inviere) |
| Date(s): | c. 2005 - 2010 (?)[1] |
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| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| External Links: | wizzart via the Wayback Machine |
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wizzart was a series of Harry Potter fancomics created by ginny_weasley. The comics were known for their crudely-drawn appearance (as they were drawn in MS Paint) and their humorous content; most comics included snarky commentary on various ships, characters, or fandom pracitices. As ginny_weasley was a devout Harry/Ginny shipper, many comics were anti-Harry/Hermione.
The wizzart LiveJournal was deleted sometime in or before June 2010.[1]
Wank & Controversy
See Fandom Wank's Wizzart Christmas Cards Wank Report (and other ginny_weasley wanks)
- "i have been arguing with people all day. why? well, maracela is a HP fan-artist as well. she has an issue with other "artists", like hp_sticks and i, who actually receive the occasional donation. so she commented. painful, i know. it's like watching a hufflepuff trying to be...mean. so i called her a h/hr shipper (ROFLBUUURN!) and it could have ended there, but, instead of accepting the fact she'd just been pwned, she sent over her friends (all three of them). i wasn't even going to post this, but it's too funny not to share. i couldn't make this shit up." -- ginny_weasley on wizzart[2]
- "I'm still getting flack for the whole Wizzart fiasco. [...] And since I never actually said this I figure I might as well make them all happy and do it: The quality of the art in wizzart is very poor. (Teh shock!) I was, until a few months ago, nearly positive that this was done on purpose; I thought she was trying to make a statement or something. Her resulting reaction leads me to believe that maybe thats really the best she can do." -- maracela
Commentary & Reviews
- "The best worst fanart of HP" -- hermionegirls3
- "Self-styled as 'the worst HP art on the internet', remarkably expressive MS Paint cartoons that mock the books, fandom, and themselves." -- helenic
- "wizzart rocks the house. Terrific, funny stuff and comics; check it out!" -- Naomi (PotterPuffs)[3]
- "I love Wizzart. She says her "art" is her scribbling around on paint, but all her comic type thingies (real technical language) are hilarious. A word of warning, however: She's not a big fan of H/Hr shippers!" -- skye_bird
- "wizzart has some awesome stuff. It's the best worst HP fanart ever. It mostly makes fun of Harry/Hermione pairings, the pope and stupid fangirls. Siriusly... XP Oh, and Voldemort is a fetus." -- clyan_bunnies
Derivative Fanworks
wizzart allowed and even encouraged the creation of icons, banners, and other graphics using wizzart art as long as the comics were not edited and wizzart was credited.[4] There were two wizzart fan communities, wizzards and wizzart_fans, both of which are now deleted. wizzards was created by ginny_weasley specifically for derivative graphics.
icon by newborn nebulas
banner by _colorslikewhoa
References
- ^ a b The precise dates of the creation and deletion of the wizzart journal is unknown. The first known post, .:: welcome to wizzart ::., was posted 08 March 2005, but there were posts (or at least one post) before it. The journal was still up as of 26 July 2008, but was deleted as of 24 June 2010.
- ^ wizzart post on 24 December 2005. Archived 10 January 2006 by the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 12 February 2012.)
- ^ PotterPuffs. Just a little something.... 23 July 2005. (Accessed 12 February 2012.)
- ^ wizzart. .:: FAQ ::.. 03 July 2005. Archived 26 July 2008 by the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 12 February 2012.)