Rage comic
A rage comic is a short
teaching English as a foreign language.[5]
History
Although used on numerous websites such as
9GAG, the source of the rage comic has largely been attributed to 4chan in mid-2008. The first rage comic was posted to the 4chan /b/ "Random" board in 2008. It was a simple 4-panel strip showing the author's anger about having water splash into their anus while on the toilet, with the final panel featuring a zoomed-in face, known as Rage Guy, saying "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-". It was quickly reposted and modified, with other users creating new scenarios and characters.[6]
Google Trends data shows that the term "rage guy" peaked in April 2009 while the terms "rage comics" and "troll face" both peaked in March 2009.[2]
Trollface
One of the most widely used rage comic faces is the
culture. Ramirez has used his creation, registered with the United States Copyright Office in 2009, to gain over $100,000 in licensing fees, settlements, and other payouts.[7] The video game Meme Run for Nintendo's Wii U console was taken down for having the trollface as the main character.[7][9][10]
"Y U NO" guy
Another character that is frequently used in rage comics is the "Y U NO" (shorthand for "why you no"[11]) guy, a character with a big round head, deep wrinkles, thin arms and a look of intense annoyance. He is also often used in image macro form.[12] He was used on a billboard on the 101 to advertise a chat platform in 2011[13] and on the cover of The Gap in 2012.[14][15]
See also
- List of Internet memes
- Wojak – a similar meme which also uses derivative copies of a black-and-white MS paint face illustrations.
References
- ^ Boutin, Paul (May 9, 2012), "Put Your Rage Into a Cartoon and Exit Laughing", The New York Times, archived from the original on March 14, 2021, retrieved February 28, 2017
- ^ a b "Google Trends". Google Trends. Retrieved 2017-10-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Connor, Tom (11 March 2012). "Fuuuuuuuu: The Internet anthropologist's field guide to "rage faces"". Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Hoevel, Ann (11 October 2011). "The Know Your Meme team gets all scientific on the intarwebs". GeekOut. CNN. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Wolford, Josh (2 November 2011). "Teaching The English Language With Rage (Comics)". WebProNews. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Ben Dennison (28 March 2012). "Our 8 Favorite Rage Comic Characters: a Case Study". www.weirdworm.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c Klepek, Patrick. "The Maker Of The Trollface Meme Is Counting His Money". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ "Comic - Trolls". DeviantArt. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ "Here's Why Meme Run Was Taken Down From the eShop - Nintendo Enthusiast". Nintendo Enthusiast. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Meme Run Disappears from the Wii U eShop". Nintendo Life. 2015-03-03. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ "Y U NO Meme | Meaning & History". Dictionary.com. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Torres, Cesar (2012-03-10). "New iPad, Y U no have name? The Ars Open Forum discusses Apple's iPad event". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Tsotsis, Alexia (2011-04-23). "Y U NO HAVE LAME BILLBOARD HIPCHAT?". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Ahmed, Dalia (July 2012). "Memes Y U NO coverstory yet?!". The Gap. No. 127. p. 20.
- ^ Mims, Christopher (2013-06-28). "Y U No Go Viral: The New Science of Memes". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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