The comic would still look bad if the guy had tried to draw it, but he would have at least eventually gotten better at drawing that way.  I think I've said this before around here but I will always appreciate bad art that shows obvious effort over okay art with no effort. Maybe I'm just weird but laziness kind of turns me off.  Also when there's obvious effort involved, there is more chance of a reviewer using a softer touch while still giving the creator the truth they need to hear. For example phrasing a comment "you should try loosening up your poses" as opposed to "the artwork is stiff", both phrases say the same thing essentially but, I at least, would be less inclined to use the more polite/helpful phrase when the creator clearly doesn't give a crap.  