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  • Readers pick best Civ IV webcomic: Ctrl+Alt+Del

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    Ross Miller
    Ross Miller
    08.07.2007

    Of all the webcomics made for Firaxis' Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Tim Buckley of Ctrl+Alt+Del had his pair of comics voted most popular by a closer-than-usual margin. The strips played on historical anachronisms and World Wonder rule sets. We're really hoping voters didn't choose the strip for the Buttsylvania line. Second place goes to Dueling Analogs' Steve Napierski (our favorite), and third place to Scott Kurtz of PVP Online. Thanks to everyone who voted, and since we're returning to our usual routine next week, be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week (and last week, too).

  • Weekly Webcomic Wrapup goes Beyond the Sword

    by 
    Ross Miller
    Ross Miller
    08.04.2007

    Here at Joystiq, we pride ourselves on being like that father who always made his kids compete for his affection. Except these aren't our kids, so it's even crueler. Firaxis joined forces with a handful of webcomics to create strips based on Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword. So it's with an evil but loving grin that we throw all the participating webcomics we could find (if we missed one, let us know and we'll throw our hands in the air say "oops!") and have our beloved readers vote on who did the best job with the source material. Fashion Faux Pas Technological gaps Deal or no Deal (also: there can only be one) "We've got pointy sticks." Self-referential three-parter (Zero, One, Two) Starving, indeed