Romantically Apocalyptic
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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Easy recommend
Reviewed at: 3: In which Charles enjoys a relaxing song
Amazing creative story with beautiful radiant art keeps you wanting to read more and more. Humorous, entertaining, engaging, a true pleasure to read.
At times the story lapses into hilarious nonsensical asides, and at times follows an overarching insane and creative story that the Author takes places you can hardly imagine - Lovecraftian nightmares ironically put into visual medium.
If you're at all interested in the postapocalyptic setting and comical stories and visuals, you'll love Romantically Apocalyptic!
I Am a real human, and wrote this with my fingers!
Reviewed at: 1: In which Charles gives up
I absolutely love Romantically Apocalyptic! The art is gorgeous, the story is fascinating, and the characters are lovable. I highly recommend this webcomic to anyone who enjoys post-apocalyptic stories, romance, or just wants a good laugh.
The writing is witty and the characters are so well developed. I also love how the story is unpredictable.
The style of the artwork is unique and really helps set the tone of the story. I'm really impressed with how the artist is able to convey so much emotion through the art. It's one of my favorite webcomics and I can't wait to see what happens next.
How everyone is too hot
Reviewed at: 7. In which Charles narrates things into his tooth
Guys THIS STORY IS SO GOOD!!! THE STORYLINE, THE ART, THE LORE, THE CHARACTERS!! I LOVE IT I LOVE RA!!! guys i just cant get over how hot the characters are i just cant okay, if you read this entire story you will understand okay, this is by far the BEST WEBCOMIC you will ever goddamn read, if you say otherwise your lying, you are lying and you know it 🤬!!111!! READ RA!!!
A Binge-worthy Re-read
Reviewed at: 186. Doctor
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.
A web of worlds in Captainia
Reviewed at: 268. Infinity
The interconnected web of worlds and words the author has woven is truly one of the best, most toughtprovoking pieces of media I ever had the pleasure of reading.
Incredible art accompanied by a story that on the surface may appear disjointed but is in reality truly connected. If you find yourselves curious about the world of the Good Corporate I also heavily suggest the author's other works.
Read it, it's good
ZEE CREW IS BACK!!
Reviewed at: 1: In which Charles gives up
I cannot recommend this read enough. If you hate pineapple, but love whacky adventures, gorgeous post apocalyptic settings, giant monsters, space, time, doors and the treat of unraveling a mystery from many borderline insane different mysteries(like some sort of massive mystery yarn ball) then this is the book for you! Zee captain is probably my favorite character just for zeer pure unadulterated wonderfulness(snippy is a close second for his pure unadulterated sass) If you're still unsure, there are also many gorgeous pictures and funny mini comics for people to endulge in so strap your reading boots on and go for a dip.
I've read this comic since I was a wee lad. Back in the day when they started their old character contest I remember creating a little childish gremlin to wander the wasteland. With my tiny inexperienced hands I got to work making many tiny comics that were all absolutely terrible, illustrating her adventures running into the characters-as children do. This both spawned my love for making mini comics at the time as well as what is now my mascot who I draw absolutely everywhere I go on everything I really shouldn't draw on.
Romantically Apocalyptic will always hold a special spot in my heart as the first webcomic I ever read, and will continue to be on my reread list every year for as long as i am able to.
My thanks to Vit for keeping this comic going. The past two years had me worried for the comic and it's longevity. Covid hit everyone hard and seeing RA rise from the ashes to rub the sleep from its eyes with new content and reading has brought hope back to me.
A legend, reborn.
Reviewed at: 8. In which Charles learns to appreciate beauty
This work absolutely proves that freelance authors can truly make corporations VERY SHY.
I , from the old version, and to the new version, absolutely adore this comic and wish that the reborn shall be grand.
It has inspired me to never fear the future, for you can always adapt or find crazy friends or crew, in case of poor Snippy. X)
Thank you, VitalySAlexius, for this masterpiece.
Pretty Pictures on RR!
Reviewed at: 63. Dissection
Wow, this story is beautiful.
I don't just mean in the pretty pictures sense, either, though of course that's a huge part of the appeal. The prose, the subtle stylistic choices, the fonts, they all contribute to such an overarching tone that's frankly amazing to see.
The characters in this story can be summed up as "apocalyptically quirky" in the best way possible, and once you get settled into the feel of the story it's an absolute joy to read. Almost like the pictures themselves, their personalities make them pop out even more in contrast with the world surrounding them.
The only caveat I have is that if you're going to read this story, dark mode makes it 10000% better. I read it in light mode my first time, which, oof. It was only once I went to the author's personal website that I truly saw this story in all its glory. The original site also has some subtle characteristics that RR can't fully transfer over, but if nothing else, please just read it in darkmode.
Alright, that's enough ranting. I'd say check it out if you want something substantially different from RR's average, an absolutely enormous bounty of peak-quality art, or just want to read about something... romantically apocalyptic. Hehehehehe
Romantically Apocalyptically Amazing
Reviewed at: 1: In which Charles gives up
I first encountered Romantically Apocalyptic on a meme website, and thats was more than 10 years ago, and it became one of my major inspirations to pursue being an artist! Thinking back on it, I was too young to really comprehend any storyline - so now I've re-read it with a bigger brain, there's more to love about it!
It was way ahead of it's time then, and it's still a masterpiece today! 10/10 would crawl out to the fallout
A must read, but maybe not first
Reviewed at: 184. Breakfast
This story is too chaotic for me. I tried to read it twice before but stoped early on. After reading other stories of this universe though, I had so much questions and wild theories I had to get some answers. So I tried harder, until the introduction of Pilot. Then, the story is just so wild and interesting I couldn't stop.
But I must say, I think it's way more interesting to read this story after at least one other (Technomagica is my favourite, and it allows for the most interesting theorising).
Anyway, you should read this most excellent masterpiece and its other constituents.