Rage comic

[4] Although used on numerous websites such as Reddit, Cheezburger, ESS.MX, Ragestache, and 9GAG, the source of the rage comic has largely been attributed to 4chan in mid-2008.

It was a simple 4-panel strip showing the author's anger about having water splash into their anus while on the toilet, with the final panel featuring a zoomed-in face, known as Rage Guy, saying "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-".

[2] The range of expression and standardized, easily identifiable faces has allowed uses such as teaching English as a foreign language.

[6] One of the most widely used rage comic faces is the Trollface, drawn by Oakland artist Carlos Ramirez in 2008.

Ramirez has used his creation, registered with the United States Copyright Office in 2009, to gain over $100,000 in licensing fees, settlements, and other payouts.