Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[TheMewx Comic #62 'Fun Fact!']

Considering his complaint is about Teal #610 specifically, I'm wondering if Joe would have preferred Turquoise or Aquamarine.

[Pete Sigh]

What happened? Did Pete have a fight with Jenemazzi? If we showed him this picture and said it looks like he farted out a rainbow, would that cheer him up?

Bertn1991 responds:

I'm sure that'd cheer him up a few notches. He's probably upset 'cause Cappy D's is all out of hushpuppies.

[Blazing Ambition]

The previous drawing, Fiery Ambition, was cute. I liked the little outfit and fun kid energy it had. This version, however, seems like the mom saw that art and decided to recreate it by adding some maturity to the presentation.

Ferrohound responds:

maturity is definitely a good way to put it, she does seem to be quite the sophisticated lady this time around

[Splatoooon Baaabieeees]

While the age gap makes for an amusing Pearl comparison here, I would be lying if I didn't admit that I find all of them terrifying and would very likely punt each one of them far away from me if they got too close. Puppies and kittens are fine, but most everything else as an infant unnerves me.

[Sketchbook stuff March-May 2025]

Ah, "who cars" the Vampire Moment makes a return and brought with it all sorts of interesting doodles. In particular, the large beast on the second page stands out among the others though page four worries me a little. Hopefully, you're not being too hard on yourself.

[Fish Comic #5]

For some reason, the joke here seems familiar.

Fabulous-fishstick42 responds:

everything i make sucks sorry for continuing to post

[Which One Do You believe in?]

Wow. These are... hideous. Not the drawings, mind you. Your talent is doing a tremendous amount of heavy lifting to compensate for Pearl's forgettably bland outfit and Marina's... whatever disaster of two or three themes mixed together. She's like a military alien bikini model, maybe?

"although it was from Shaman King in my case"

That seems oddly familiar. I've seen a few featuring Naruto, Death Note, and various other Shonen characters, but I do recall one with a focus on Shaman King. Not sure where. The only reason to even remember such a thing is because SK isn't a bad series, but it's definitely not one of the more popular ones... you know, like Zatch Bell! Seeing a site with any level of focus on a series such as that one would stand out a little bit (but not enough to recall at this moment). On that strange note, Pearl in this image also seems kind of familiar in spite of how basic she looks. Maybe I saw it in a browser image search long ago shortly after viewing one of your previous works. Asking myself a lot of questions here though I'd hardly call any of them "philosophical."

ICam2k responds:

Well, at least you can rest easy knowing that these outfits didn't make in the cut (even though I genuinely like'em) (or I should say did make in the artbook and not in the games since they can still be seen through purchasing the said book... even though it's only stuck in Japan and not anywhere else and it's still in the process of being translated) and besides, there are worse things to be concerned about like... Bigman in a leotard while he has a bunch of chains' wrapped around him and wearing a bowlcut wig... and he was holding a firecracker. (you wish I was joking, you wish). Funny that you mention that because she is in fact a military ingineer. Or at least she was after defecting from the army after having heard that "heavenly melody", but she still did the Shifty Stations among other technological feats so she's probably a different kind of engineer. And octarians do have such things like floating platforms and UFO like ships despite their technology being built on human scraps. Heck, Octarian" is in fact a portmanteau of "octo" and "alien", so you're not wrong about the assumption despite the jab intent. lol
I've seen Naruto and Shaman King through Jetix, but not Death Note. That would be through Animax after switching through channels out of boredom (this also includes Fullmetal Alchemist). Even though I cherish all these shows, Shaman King is still the one that stuck with me the most. There's just something about it that just stands from the crowd to me y'know? And I know for the fact that I rambled on and on about why I like that anime so I'm going to spare you from the possible repetition here. I do acknowledge that this series is unfortunately too niche for many to get into, so the best it has is the cult following. But that's not enough to stop me from revisiting it from time to time. The memories upon first viewing it from start to finish are just too signifcant too for me. heh
I almost had no idea what Zatch Bell was until I looked up images. I almost though it was some obscure American sitcom upon hearing the title. Never watched it though, is it any good?
Hmm, I always felt Pearl resembled the "radical punk gang" aesthetic upon discovering, but she does seem to allude other character archetypes that are somewhat close to that. Based on my knowledge, most often make connections to Biggie Smalls (same with Marina with 2Pac) due to her OE hoodie and her japanese name "Hime Houzuki" which are names for the two squid species at vastly different sizes that contrast one another.
Life can be an unpredictable rollercoaster. You never know if anything's philosophical or not... nah I'm obviously messing around. Or do I?

[Sneakin' Around The Castle]

Only 76 views? That's shockingly low for a FP piece. Regardless, your colors are as dazzling as always. Definitely worth the long wait. Not sure who is being tossed up in the air by Brighton and Twila or who this Great-Crossover person is, but I'm going to safely assume they loved your gift. On a side note, I'm a big fan of Mario Sunshine (favorite 3D Mario game), so I'm always in favor of seeing new fanart including Shine Sprites.

Hope you've been well, SS. I was wondering about your long absence, but when I noticed you had finally posted new artwork, I didn't have time to leave a comment due to a long road trip I had planned months in advance to visit mom. I apologize.

ShellySunshine responds:

I didn't even realize that this piece was a front page piece until you said something about it. I didn't get notifications about it. It was rewarded over a week ago and I didn't realize it. o_o I figured Newgrounds would have informed me about this, but they didn't and... that's pretty interesting. But hey, good to know more information how the front page works!

I'm shocked that I managed to get frontpaged, but I'm mostly happy about it. I didn't think I would see the day, but yet here we are! Thanks for telling me though, and thanks to the Newgrounds team to frontpaging this! Deeply appreciated!

As for views... I don't expect views much since obscurity and I think NG folks prefers games and movies over art mostly. That and I don't think they do much anyways.

Thank you! The person being thrown is Great-Crossover's mascot/sona! She said it was the best she has had, so I'm pretty happy she's happy with it. :D I love Mario Sunshine too, just not one-hundred percenting it lol. I really do wish Nintendo utilizes Shine Sprites and Power Moons more often, but I guess it will be up to me to draw them when appropriate.

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I've been all right. Just life things, really. Ups and downs. It's almost summer so my activity tends to dwindle when it's nice and warm out (versus winter where I have more time due to not having as much to do). That, and my art lately hasn't been coming out like I want them to. I have ideas and motivation, but I lose motivation when pieces don't look like they are worth finishing. I do try to fight against that, I suppose.

That's probably why I have been quiet, but I rest assure you I check in on NG when possible. I will admit that I either forget to check, or my mindset isn't in the right spot. I usually make a post if I ever decide to stop using a website for a while.

It's perfectly fine that you haven't had the chance to leave feedback. I figured things on your end are up. It's good to hear you take the time to plan and visit your mom though! I'm sure she appreciates seeing you in person ever so often! I was wondering about you myself, coincidentally enough. You don't have to apologize for that though.

Thank you again!

[Vast tinted water]

Who's the "shocking final boss" mentioned? I thought it was that, um, octopus DJ guy who showed up in the sequel.

Never had any interest in the games since I'm not a fan of FPSers, but I never let that stop me from enjoying a great soundtrack and the remixes inspired by it (especially from both KFAD events). Aside from that, your fanart is probably the only other thing I can appreciate about the series. Still, that in and of itself is worth thanking Splatoon for, I suppose. It brought out the best in Cami's talent and everyone else gets to benefit because of that.

ICam2k responds:

Nope. It was the fat cat that judges everyone in every match! Silly you!
I think the very first time I ever tried out a FPS was through Counter Strike after my brother installed it on the family computer before locking on it indefinitely while outwardly arguing with me to stop watching a Youtube video because it was intervening with the internet signal. I think there where certain maps that were intriguing like the giant house map and the abandoned city. Mostly had fun exploring these with the game's physics rather than shooting. Then again, my brother eventually began playing race based maps that barely had anything to do with shooting as well. Got to find other means of playing games inspite of their respective genres. After that, never once did I get into any of these until Splatoon 3 came around although the first two games still felt interesting. Guess all that needed is adequate characters, bumpy music and several unique stealth based mechanics like ink submerging to really do the trick. heh
Ah, no way, my fanart is still just fanart. I'm not hired by Nintendo to do shameless plugs like this. I do what I do. lol

[Do grape sprites exist?]

Maybe "Sprite" is a compliment. Among the BIBs, I find Sprite to be one of the lightest bags of syrup for hooking up to a soda fountain. Perhaps Wario is trying to say she is skinny. Typing of which, Sprite is one of those with its own fountains that allow a person to mix in half a dozen or more other flavors, including grape, so, yes, grape sprite does exist. Not bad, either. Then again, I'm a sucker for most grape drinks.

Yes, Captain Syrup is definitely one of the best suggestions for top "Nintendo Gal" but she still gets more attention than anyone from Code Name S.T.E.A.M. or the (Advance) Wars series. A lot of underappreciated ladies in the Nintendoverse.