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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup celebrates Murray
On occasion, we try to include game-related webcomics in the wrapup that touch on sentimentality instead of humor. Those typically go over about as well as premium DLC of a video tutorial on wearing horse armor. So instead of throwing it into the poll, we just wanted to take a moment to highlight this week's Penny Arcade strip "In Memoriam." It was also recently (as of November 18) the comic's 10 year anniversary, so congratulations to Mike (Gabe) and Jerry (Tycho).Although we're a little overstuffed compared to last time, we did take two weeks to hibernate so it's our right as a webcomic wrapup to break the new, self-imposed "seven contenders per week" rule. Just this once.Games in Proteins (Digital Unrest)Theft of the Magi (XKCD)Crossover (CAD Comic)Cooking Mama: Thanksgiving Day Massacre (MNC)Red, the Color of Seduction (Indoor Heroes)A Frightening Concoction (Robot Martini)* From Dawn Till Dusk (2P Start)The Truth is the New Lie (Penny Arcade)Shattrath is a Ghost Town (Extra Life)The New Flesh (Dipswitch)* For those who don't get subtlety. Gallery: Weekly Webcomic Wrapup logo designs
Church shooter kept away from video games
As has become standard practice now when a kid goes on a killing rampage, it's time to examine the life of Matthew Murray and see if video games had anything to do with the weekend's shootings in Colorado. Murray, who killed four people over the weekend in a couple of church shootings, was apparently not permitted to play video games growing up.The Denver Post reports Murray was rebelling against an upbringing that didn't allow for "rock music, video games and popular DVDs." In online postings Murray said that his mother would give him a "pat down" to check for music, DVDs and video games when he came out of electronic stores. As GamePolitics puts it, "In the final analysis, Murray seems like a very depressed, very angry, very disturbed young man who had access to weapons."
