Ichthys Masterpiece

Remember the time when artists wanted to showcase their works of art for everyone to see? Even the humble ichthys that became a symbol of early Christianity would have been considered one of the greatest works of art. Now, with the Internet becoming more dysfunctional, and art regulations going out of hand, masterpieces like these are getting fewer that even search engines are having a hard time finding them.

Here are some artworks that used to be available on DeviantArt but not anymore because they were deleted by the user account or the user account had been deactivated.

Below are two pictures of Yuna and Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2 wearing Mario Strikers Charged female attires by deactivated Deviantart user jagg17:

Not all deleted DeviantArt pictures disappeared because the DeviantArt user account was deactivated. Here are some pictures that were deleted from the DeviantArt gallery that were uploaded by user accounts that have not been deactivated yet.

Mario Princesses in Swimsuits by BradMan267:

Rit and Tam from Rod Land by Doodlemancy:

Ragnarok Online Dancer by HayateAyasaki:

The Dysfunctional Web

If you have read the previous comic about the disappearing digital footprint, then you would understand everything this comic is about.

Do you remember the YouTuber who terminated his/her account on his/her own volition? How about the DeviantArt artist who removed all/some of his/her artwork or deactivated his/her account on his/her own volition? If you are aware about these cases, perhaps you will realize that some people have given up interest in leaving behind any digital legacy on the Internet whatsoever. In some of these cases, they did it to protest against the World Wide Web becoming more and more dysfunctional as time goes by.

Disappearing Digital Footprint

If you can see a dark green footprint among the black background, Congratulations. You can see objects with dark colors in black backgrounds.

As our privacy is now more precious than whatever Internet legacy we wish to leave behind for future generations, some people have gone to extreme measures to remove themselves from the web by deleting their digital footprints. Unfortunately, such measures have hurt many netizens as a result. Mainly because other netizens will miss them when they are gone.

Lakitu goes minesweeping

Now that Mario is gone, Lakitu can finally stop throwing Spinies at other people and go back to his favourite hobby of fishing for loot. Unfortunately, there are waterways that are still polluted with anti-ship mines, and they pose a severe threat to shipping. No wonder Lakitu was shocked when he caught a mine. Even people searching for underwater booty would be in for a nasty surprise...

Decommissioning Mario

The day has finally come for Nintendo to retire Mario... by permanently delisting Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros 35 from the Nintendo Switch eShop, removing the Game & Watch Super Mario Bros Edition and physical versions of Super Mario 3D All-Stars from official Nintendo retail stores, removing Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 from Netflix amid the show's availability on Paramount+, and shutting down the Wii U Super Mario Maker online servers. Speaking of Super Mario Maker, only the original game for the Wii U will have its online servers close their doors for good. The Super Mario Maker 2 servers will continue running. All the levels created for Super Mario Maker's online servers will disappear, including the troll levels that have given many players high levels of frustration. Looks like this could be the start of a dark age for Mario fans... until Mario Golf: Super Rush comes out on the 25th of June, 2021...

Super Mario Bros © Nintendo.

Stabbed By Schezo 2

If there was any one person Schezo should stab, it would be Professor Oak's grandson Blue. Blue was the basis for Ash's original nemesis Gary because Blue bullied Red in the Generation 1 Pokemon games. Gary's death at the hands of Schezo was covered by a previous comic about Schezo's stabbings. Therefore, stabbing Blue to death will deliver justice for Red and millions of Pokemon fans worldwide.

Disappointed by the Fairly OddParents series finale? Vicky should perish for all the bullying she did to Timmy Turner, and Schezo the white-haired swordfighter from Puyo Puyo would be the right executioner for the job.

Magikoopas are warlocks who transmute brick blocks into various objects including coins, super mushrooms, fire flowers, and enemies such as Goombas and Koopa Troopas. The most prominent Magikoopa is Kamek, who has been a recurring antagonist in the Mario games since Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He could be the culprit behind Bowser's villainy. But then again, he was one of the few people who witnessed the Goombas turning traitorous because of the Toads bullying and persecuting them. Unfortunately, Kamek would definitely be on Schezo's target list because Schezo would be better off venting his anger on Nintendo villains in the name of vengeance for Sega's exit from hardware production.

Bowser should perish already after more than 35 years of being up to no good. From my perspective, Nintendo's villains should be the ones suffering the wrath of angry video game players who dislike villains so much that the only good villain is a permanently dead one. Also, if Nintendo dislikes us because of our alleged violation of copyright law and our so-called acts of intellectual property piracy, then Nintendo's villains are going to suffer the wrath of those who dislike them so much that they want the villains dead, and Schezo seems to be the right person for that job, because he would like to impale Nintendo's villains in the name of vengeance for Sega.

An Important Letter

A comic with a bonus panel? Is it just me? Or did I purposely choose to follow in the footsteps of some webcomics?

With only one week left before the European Union Copyright Directive comes into force to censor the web on copyright grounds, this comic may potentially be the last comic I will post on this blog. I will still be posting comics while I still can. But I can assure you, if the letter and the bonus panel are any indication, this will be the beginning of the end of freedom of expression on the World Wide Web as we know it...

Update: Article 13 will only come into force on the 7th of June, 2021. This means I will still have time to post as many comics as I can before that day comes. However, digital freedom is becoming a thing of the past as far as I'm concerned...

Update: The European Union Copyright Directive came into force, but I am still around. I guess I can continue to be a content creator for now...