A platform game such as Sonic Advance may contain hundreds of sprites of its protagonist running, jumping, and falling, though cartoonists frequently recolored characters or edited them to convey a broader range of emotion. Īrt assets were ripped from Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance games and were collected in online databases such as The Spriters Resource. Bob and George played a significant role in the popularity of sprite comics, as well as webcomics in general. Starting its run in 2000, Bob and George utilizes sprites from the Mega Man series of games, with most of the characters being taken directly from the games. The 1998 webcomic Neglected Mario Characters was the first sprite comic to appear on the internet, though Bob and George was the first sprite comic to gain widespread popularity. The format has not seen mainstream attention since 8-bit Theater concluded in 2010. Popularized by Bob and George in the early 2000s, the style is considered relatively easy for beginning cartoonists to get involved in, but sprite comics are generally looked down upon for being of low quality. Art assets are ripped from various classic games such as Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog, are edited and combined by amateur cartoonists, and are posted on the internet. Sprite comics are webcomics that consist primarily of computer sprites from video games. A panel of a hypothetical sprite comic featuring graphics from The Battle for Wesnoth.
