Romantically Apocalyptic Webcomic
by Vitaly S Alexius
Charles Snippy finds himself lost and alone at the end of the world. He makes a wish for a friend and meets Zee Captain, an eccentric lunatic luminary, who drags him on an adventure through the eldritch, deadly, questionable and limitless post-apocalyptic world of tomorrow, a place where Goodness makes the rules and everything has purpose and passion.
~A post-apocalyptic, dark comedy webcomic that I've been working on since 2005 by myself at first and then with friends from all around the world.
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This story is contantly being polished with each new platform it reaches. I've been watching this story grow since at least 2010 if not longer, and every time I come back to it, more lore, imagery, or interactivity with the fanbase makes this one of the most unique and beloved webcomics I've ever been fortunate enough to behold. Even now, I am so incredibly delighted to dive back in from the beginning, just to see what has been brought to the table since the last platform. And so far it has been absolutely fantastic.
From the start, there is a fantastic character dynamic. All four of the main characters have some way of grating against each other, and none of them are positive, making for great side stories as the main one unfolds gradually. There's also a way to explore each of them as individuals, even the enigmatic Captain can have a deep backstory. The introduction of the inhuman support characters only adds to the flavor of the human (though the definition of "human" can get a little rocky).
The grammar has gotten a lot more meticulous since it first came out, with each iteration making sure it caught the mistakes of the old versions. The writing style changes with every single character who is talking in the journals, and even without the color coding, it is very clear who is speaking, even with all the zany/crazy bag of goofballs that slowly fill the cast. At this point, any spelling or grammar errors are carefully placed in the story to match situations and quirks belonging to the "writers" of the entries to include AI, people with brain damage, or a combination of sorts.
At the same time that the story is silly and fun, the primary story is still a very serious one, and you have a lot of small strings to braid together in order to see it. It drops bread crumbs in plenty of places, and sometimes the character arcs open up a bigger portion of the aftermath of the universe's unraveling.
I haven't found a story quite as engaging or enjoyable as this one, either before or since. It truly is a unique tale, and I look forward to continued entries. This has been my number one recommendation for webcomics, and it certainly won't drop anytime soon. Keep it up, you guys.
Back in 2012, a friend of mine recommended the original comic and I set a course to read it all. About 2014 I fell of the path, and after a few years I suddenly thought "hmm, I wonder where the story went after I stopped reading".
To my surprise, after several years and a site change, the 'new and improved' RA just seemed to get better and better the more I read. There's more story and dialogue than there was in the original, and the characters seem to be more fleshed out that what I remembered.
I'm always blown away by the art, the story telling, and I'm enjoying the addition of characters, as well as how each chapter is told from different points of view.
Glad to be back on track with reading this majestic comic! Excited to see what shenanigans our beloved Captain and the rest of the group get up to down the road.
Honestly, this entire thing is a masterpiece, been reading for a while now, the details added to the art and colours just gives me an unexplainable feeling.
It helped me get crazy inspirations for drawings and much more!
I've read a lot of fictions but this one really seems to peak my interest the most, the characters are well created and so is the lore!
without a doubt would suggest it to my friends.
KEEP THE WORK UP! <3
Honestly, I don't remember when I stumbled across Romantically Apocalyptic (2011? Maybe?), but boy howdy am I glad I did.
The art and colours are very excellent braincandy for those that like the vibrant pop of colour against the sometimes bleak, apocalyptic backgrounds and the blending of photography, painting, and image generation is gorgeous.
The characters are a lovely group. Zee Captain is a delightfully mad being of Pure Chaos, and Snippy eternally tired. Pilot is frighteningly loyal and terribly silly... Engie is. Well. Engie. Bit nervous, that one.
The story is all sorts of chaos and fun, but looking past the wacky shenanigans, there's a deep world of lore to sink into. Who are these four randos trapped in the post apocalypse? What do you mean [REDACTED] was made [REDACTED] on purpose?
The journals add so much depth to the story as a whole, and they're very well written. Plus, the choice of tunes paired to some of them really makes the mood.
Romantically Apocalyptic is a feast for... most of the senses. If you start tasting pineapple on a semi-permanent basis, or you feel like your face has gone missing, things have gone awry. Please try again.
Over all, 10/10, would recommend. Set aside a day or three and go to town.
I've been reading this comic on the original website for so long I literally do not remember a time that I did not read it. The story has been executed brilliantly and yet kept enough mistery to keep me hanging on. The characters are funny and excentric and the world seems like a place that could be a literal future. Can't wait to see where the characters and story end up going.
As someone who was refused the privilege of technology for a long time I've read hundreds of books and chose to forget all but few, now when I choose to read I forget the names all of the characters, all of them blending together into a bland pale mush of repetitiveness. But these charcters cannot be forgotten, even [REDACTED] that freakey creep in love with our queen removed from existence cannot be blended away. The plot four dimensional criscrossing around but instead of getting wrapped up in confusion you get wrapped up in intrigue, of how a tiny detail lead to someone's whole existence being turned around, the story from the perspective of a can of fruit, you find yourself rereading over and over each time from a new angle with different understanding something nonsensical in the past unlocking backstory in the future, i'm no writer im the tiniest bit drunk and a bit autistic so I can't even begin to describe how much i love the art, ever since i've discovered this webnovel Zee Captein drinking from the holy chalice has been my wallpaper and will continue to be so until a superior depiction of them is made. 201 ---> word
Best damn webnovel I've ever read. it is filled with twists and turns in such well-written madness that I couldn't help but feel amazed. Folks, this has a lot of work and dedication put into it. I remember RA being a popular topic among my small friend group back in middle school, and how I eventually got into it myself. I'm honestly not exagerrating all the five star scores (did I use proper grammer...?).
Here's my character/lore idea for the RA series:
Meet Fitz: a 20 year old Corporal in a military organization. he is the best marksman in his unit; an excellent soldier, a superb tactician, and... a complete dork.
He is part of a international coalition (think something like NATO, and he'd be American) and was cryogenically frozen as part of a military contingency; that in the event of nuclear war or otherwise an apocalyptic event, select troops would survive and could deploy once the calamity had settled down. Many years after ANNET destroyed the world, well-hidden bunker complexes that had been long forgotten by humanity would reactivated by mistake, and contingents of troops and personnel would thaw out and find the world a ruined state. Zee Captain and his group would save Fitz following the death of the soldier's team, and begin to learn about who the soldier is and the story of the forgotten contingency that he is part of.
frankly it is great the humor, the story, the characters, and the sci fi stuff it is excellent i also enjoy the absurdly advanced sci fi technology that is being used in this comic vocal computer commands that can trigger orbital strikes and summon school busses sentient ai in cake candles neural interfaces it is all great i started reading this comic when i found it on youtube watched a few dubs it was nice but it missed the greater story remember to read everything you will miss a lot if you just read a little and focus on the pictures anyway 10/10 would recommend
This is one of the most interesting stories I have ever read. It starts out relatively tame, but spirals out into a very complex story that interconnects with all of the author's other works.
I first read RA on its old site a couple months ago, and was taken aback by the beautiful art and photography, as well as the style of humor and story that seems to make sense in-world, but doesn’t confine itself to what we think is normal. It brought something new to the table in its seemingly random plotline and the art was something I've never seen before with its combination of photography and digital painting. It was completely different from anything else in the best sort of way.
Then, about a week ago, I was reminded of RA and checked the site and the discord to find that there was a rewrite! This reignited my interest in RA and I was so surprised at all the great new art and writing. I love that the insanity continues in this modern update. The new writing sheds light on some of the more confusing aspects of the story and the new AI art is beautiful and fits with the story very nicely. The fact that I could see all of Vitaly’s stories in one place motivated me to read them all. I was shocked at how all these fictions connect into this really interesting universe.
The characters in each have their own personalities that work so well together, and it's really fun to see the interactions between Snippy and the rest of the cast. I love watching the story unfold and bearing witness to the eldritch horrors of this world, served with a side of unique and funny humor. Even though it can get pretty weird and confusing at times, I never wanted to stop reading, it actually seemed to make me want to read more to uncover the secrets of this world.
Overall, a very funny and addicting story. Reading this comic has been one of the best choices I have ever made, and opened my eyes to seeing what was possible in art and writing. I'm surprised this isn’t more popular. One of my favorite stories.
Romantically Apocalyptic is outstanding. I don't read much and my English isn't very good, but despite all of that this book blew me away. It can be described with 3 A's - Amazing story, Awesome art and Adorable characters.
The best things are probably plot twists. They just happen randomly and explain everything that didn't make sense. It is even better when you read other books from this author and you don't understand something but then at some point they start connecting to each other and you're like: "Aah. Now I understand everything".
I'd write about minuses of RA but there are simply none. 100 Grumpy Snippies/100 Zee Captains.