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I need a tagline for HijiNKS Ensue
  • joeljoel January 2009

    I've struggled with this since day one. Early on I settled for "Geek Comic" because it was short, simple and true. Now I feel it doesnt properly communicate to a new reader what HE is about.

    I have themes in mind, but no taglines or slogans are jumping out at me. Here are the ideas I want to get across:

    geeks
    fandom
    humor
    comic

    More specific:

    Obsessive fandom
    geeking for the sake of geekery
    geek culture
    geek community
    "the geek shall inherit the earth" and similar ideals

    I want to downplay:

    tech
    computers
    gaming

    Because, while partially accurate, I dont think those ideas communicate HE very well.

    A while back, I came up with the term "fanuerysm" and havent really used it. I wouldnt mind integrating that into the tagline. Something like "HijiNKS Ensue gave me a faneurysm" or "Just beyond fandom, there's faneurysm" (which doesnt make sense, but you see where Im going)

    Please post your ideas with the knowledge that I need something that will go well on TShirts, the banner of the site, promo materials, etc.

    Thanks!

    Joel

    Geek Cartoonist. Creator of HijiNKS ENSUE
  • Mike+BradyMike Brady January 2009

    Hijinks Ensue: The Geekgasm that leads to the Faneurysm

  • DramDram January 2009

    "Obsessive unrelenting joy worship"
    "That kid at the party"
    "White Power Lite" Nah but that would be funny.
    "You've tried the rest now SUCK OUR COCKS!"
    "The geek shall inherit the rest"
    "Why are you here?"
    "Sup brobot."
    "Thousand year webcomich"
    "Like sex with a quasar"

  • dougdoug January 2009

    Get Your Fanuerysm On!
    Get Your Fanuerysm On! And See Josh Die!
    Warning: This Comic May Cause a Geeksplosion
    Tales from the Geekside
    Comics and Geeks and Fans, Oh My!
    A Funny Comic for Geeks Wherein Josh Dies with Alarming Frequency

  • dougdoug January 2009

    Posted By: Dram"You've tried the rest now SUCK OUR COCKS!"
    Bwahahahahahah!

  • FrackTruckFrackTruck January 2009

    Hijinks ensue:
    it tickles your Geek Fancy
    Balls to the Walls Nerdery
    We have our own fandom
    so geek it hurts

  • Locke+Cole117Locke Cole117 January 2009

    Hijinks Ensue: it's like an opium den, only for geeks.

  • making Asperger syndrome sexy since 2007

  • or maybe a "Geeks Unite!" fist of power

  • DramDram January 2009

    Posted By: SpringHeeledJackor maybe a "Geeks Unite!" fist of power

    heheheheh. fist.

  • Fancy Bastard decoder rings.

  • "Supervillians in Training"

  • dougdoug January 2009

    Posted By: SpringHeeledJackFancy Bastard decoder rings.
    With a surprise geek in every box!

  • dougdoug January 2009

    Hijinks Ensue. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and geekery. We must be cautious.

    or, more simply:

    These aren't the geeks you're looking for.

  • RerunRerun January 2009

    Geeksplode!
    Speak geek and enter.

  • FlankedFlanked January 2009

    HijiNKS ENSUE: There is no cure for Geekery, but with treatment it can be managed.

    HijiNKS ENSUE: A melting pot of comedy.

    HijiNKS ENSUE: Where dreams cancelled by FOX live on.

    HijiNKS ENSUE: We DM @wilw all the time.

    HijiNKS ENSUE: Constantly engaging Ludicrous Speed.

  • DramDram January 2009

    Posted By: FlankedWe DM @wilw all the time.

    Hahaha, awesome.

  • Fancy Bastards: just remember that there vision is based on movement.

  • joeljoel January 2009

    Posted By: dougWarning: This Comic May Cause a Geeksplosion


    Or maybe: HijiNKS Ensue - Caution: May Cause Faneurysm

    Geek Cartoonist. Creator of HijiNKS ENSUE
  • John+DarcJohn Darc January 2009

    That one about ludicrous speed has me thinking "You've never gone this geek before".

  • jessie_monsterjessie_monster January 2009

    Like Shakespeare but with tacos!

  • dougdoug January 2009

    Posted By: joel
    Posted By: dougWarning: This Comic May Cause a Geeksplosion
    Or maybe: HijiNKS Ensue - Caution: May Cause Faneurysm
    That's cool, too. I'm always torn between short and sweet versus longer and more descriptive.

  • dougdoug January 2009

    Posted By: John Darc...has me thinking "You've never gone this geek before".
    Which leads me to: "I'm Geeking Right Now ... and Loving It!"

  • kravstormkravstorm January 2009

    HijiNKS Ensue: The Geekery that Geek Created

  • ArcysArcys January 2009

    HijiNKS Ensue: Live Geek and Prosper

    "This is the earth. And this is Pinky. You can tell the difference quite easily. One is a lump of inert matter hurtling blindly through the void. The other... is the earth." -The Brain
  • SeanSean January 2009

    HE: Home of the illustrated geek

  • LeuszlerLeuszler January 2009

    We'll geek you, you geeking geekity geek geekers.

  • ElectricMonkElectricMonk February 2009

    'A geektastic interweb funsplosion'

    ' fanuerysm guaranteed'

    'better laughing through geekery'

    ...and those are why i don't work in advertising.

  • SeanSean February 2009

    Posted By: ElectricMonk'better laughing through geekery'
    I really like this one

  • dougdoug February 2009

    Joel's Zombie-Fighting Army

  • joeljoel February 2009

    I'm leaning toward something like

    "Caution: Over Geeking May Lead to Faneurysm"

    but that doesnt really roll off the tongue. The idea is right but the wording is muddy.

    Geek Cartoonist. Creator of HijiNKS ENSUE
  • Mike+BradyMike Brady February 2009

    "High Geek Levels are the Leading Cause of Faneurysm"

  • FluffrickFluffrick February 2009

    "Hijinks Ensue - May induce geek leak"

  • ElectricMonkElectricMonk February 2009

    playing around with what people have already suggested

    "Caution: Geekery is a leading cause of fanuerysm-Read Hijinks Ensue, part of the problem."

    hmmm... to long still.

  • tool212000tool212000 February 2009

    "Hijinksensue the final fantier"

  • SpringHeeledJackSpringHeeledJack February 2009

    Man, this is hard. I never thought coming up with a witty line to advertise a web-comic frequented by disturbed Mighty Orbots fans would be so challenging.

  • SpringHeeledJackSpringHeeledJack February 2009

    HijinksEnsue: Helping the NSA flag profiles since 2007.

  • Read HijinksEnsue, or Christian Bale will FIND YOU AND KICK YOUR ASS!

  • RerunRerun February 2009

    Posted By: tool212000"Hijinksensue the final fantier"


    That's the one...

  • joeljoel February 2009

    Posted By: Rerun
    Posted By: tool212000"Hijinksensue the final fantier"


    That's the one...


    I like this. It didnt grab me at first but its starting to grow on me.

    Geek Cartoonist. Creator of HijiNKS ENSUE
  • John+DarcJohn Darc February 2009

    It's a pun and it puts us on a higher echelon.

    Fantier.

    Fan tier? Get it?

  • NeonDemonNeonDemon March 2009

    "Hijinksensue... holy fuck"

  • SeanSean March 2009

    Posted By: NeonDemon"Hijinksensue... holy fuck"

    [/thread]

  • John+DarcJohn Darc March 2009

    Well I think he picked the faneurysm one for the business cards.

  • joeljoel March 2009

    Posted By: John DarcWell I think he picked the faneurysm one for the business cards.Move over, bananas! I've got a new source of potassium!


    I used it for the cards just so I would have something for Webcomics Weekend. I am still open to suggestions.

    Geek Cartoonist. Creator of HijiNKS ENSUE
  • S_LeonheartS_Leonheart February 2010

    "HijiNKS Ensue: A Faneurysm Of Geek-Tastic Proportions"
    "HijiNKS Ensue: Put Some Geek In Your Ordinary"
    "HijiNKS Ensue: Handing Out Geek Faneurysms Since 2007"

    And here's a few that I know are a little too... something... for legitimate use, but I wanted to share:
    "HijiNKS Ensue: The Unobtanium Of The Geek Community"
    "HijiNKS Ensue: We Can Kill You With Our Brains"
    "HijiNKS Ensue: The Perfect Mix of Geekitude, Pop Culture, and Bacon."

  • Hijinks Ensue: "Home to all things both fancy and bastardly"

  • Posted By: S_Leonheart
    "HijiNKS Ensue: A Faneurysm Of Geek-Tastic Proportions"
    "HijiNKS Ensue: The Unobtanium Of The Geek Community"


    I really like both of those, especially the second one, but I'm afraid people will associate Unobtainium with Avatar (yes, I know the term was coined long before the film, but still...).

    One word I really like that I haven't seen here yet: "geekout." As in, "Warning: May cause geekouts and faneurysms."

    Or something like that.
    "Hijinks Ensue: The One Place on the Internet Where Geeking Out Is a Matter of Course."

    Here are some that are a bit too...steal-y...
    "Hijinks Ensue: Fans and Geeks and Bacon, Oh My."
    "Hijinks Ensue: We Know Geekery."
    "Hijinks Ensue: Where the Geeks Come Out to Play."
    "Hijinks Ensue: Go Geek or Go Home."

    Nah...

    I also like ElectricMonk's first two ideas:

    Posted By: ElectricMonk
    'A geektastic interweb funsplosion'

    'fanuerysm guaranteed'


    I think both of those convey the main ideas of the comic really well.

  • Mike+BradyMike Brady June 2010

    "Geeks or GTFO"

    Too aggressive?

  • AdzAdz June 2010

    HijiNKS Ensue
    Caution: Can cause spontanious Geekgasm or Fanuerysm

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