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Readers pick best webcomic: Pac-Man secrets
Sure, Extra Life's Scott Johnson often uses Pac-Man and Mario for a topic, but the sheer combination, cleverness, and timing with the new Championship Edition give him the edge for game-related webcomic of the week.Coming in second place is Dueling Analogs and third place goes to Penny Arcade. A special kudos to Digital Unrest because we love (a) science jokes and (b) the sheer probability of the situation.Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week! (And for those who tipped us off in Saturday's post, no worries we've got you noted.)
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: criminal comic edition
The Irredeemable Ant-Man (issue #9) returns home to find an older gentleman has broken into his house. What does he want? A partner to play Nintendo Wii with, of course ... Marvel Comics has gone off the deep end.Here are our picks for the week's best game-related webcomics, be sure to vote for your favorite! Pac-Man secrets Requiescat In Pace Quest Flags of our worms My Cup Runneth Over I'm open! Dreamy Super String Theory Silence is golden (congrats on the new design!) [Via NWF]
Readers pick best webcomic: extra baggage
It's the picture that sells it, really, and presentation can be just as important in a webcomic as content. Despite the usual, numerous objections in the comment section, Scott Ramsoomair's VG Cats strip took the top spot as the week's best webcomic.Coming in second place was the second Penny Arcade strip, "Retreat to the Citadel," (we favored the first strip, ourselves) while third place went to Ctrl+Alt+Del. Thanks to everyone who voted and be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: afterlife edition
Joystiq patron Mobat555 sent us the above image answering the question of where do all those Mario's go once the fall into that seemingly bottomless void. We don't know who made this fine work of art (if you do, please tell us), but we love it. Update: The above image was created by Bill Mudron that he reportedly drew for Life Meter Comics back in late March. Check out more of his work at Excelsior Studios.Here are our picks for the best game-related webcomics this week. Be sure to vote for your favorite! (And definitely tell us about some gaming comics we might have missed -- we're always looking for more.) Your future says ... From the makers of Beam Kings Can't touch this Super freak Dance Dance Domination Overlord of the year Remembering, old school Retreat to the citadel Extra baggage
Readers pick best webcomic: crafty
Ctrl+Alt+Del's take on the Starcraft 2 announcement earned top honors in this week's webcomic wrapup. The punchline may have been explained a bit too much, as many of the commenters noted, but it didn't ruin the joke.Second and third place go to RPG-TV and Weird Comix, respectively. Thanks to everyone who voted and be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: pimp my mount edition
Joystiq reader Aberu last week pointed us to the World of Warcraft community comic archives. We're not including them in the wrapup because we'd rather highlight the (already voted upon) comic portal here, but WoW fans should just go peruse them all (if they hadn't already).Here are our other picks for the week's best game-related webcomics, be sure to vote for your favorite! Our rich culture Crafty Eerily familiar Deja vu Can I get your digits? You can't judge a book ... B Button Party time [Image source]
Readers pick best webcomic: my pokemans, let me show you them!
A VG Cats guest strip by Shawn Handyside of Staccato Comics and his conspicuous adoration for the state of his Pokemans earned the top spot in this weekend's webcomic wrapup.Second and third place went to Penny Arcade and Digital Unrest, respectively. Thanks to everyone who voted and be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomic you stumble upon this week!
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Ninja Appreciation Day
This week, pirates are getting all the attention. Let's not forget, of course, who the real ultimate power is. Or who you can talk to for all of life's answers. Those rum-filled scallywags can struggle with a fleet of tea drinkers, the ninjas are just waiting to kill everyone left while flipping out. Just because they can.Filler Important announcements aside, here are our picks for the week's best webcomics. Be sure to vote for your favorite! Beta testing For Aiur Preyed upon Hey guys! My pokemans The keeping of secrets Over the top Alpha geek Swallow everything [Image Source]
Readers pick best webcomic: Wii and my shadow
It's the punchline, really. Steve Napierski's Dueling Analogs bundles a PS3 with the Wii and takes home the Quidditch Gold Cup for Webcomics. (Yeah, we know that makes no sense.)Second and third places go to Digital Unrest and Extra Life, respectively. Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Little Big Parody edition
Some sketchwork from LittleBigPlanet released this week revealed some of the more oddball and potentially copyright-infringing characters you might be able to create. Will our LBP buddy designs become as much of a craze as posting our Mii characters online?Congratulations to Fanboys Online, celebrating their anniversary this week. Here are our picks for the week's best webcomics; be sure to vote for your favorite! Indisputable proof Foiled again Audible Wii and my shadow Do you believe in magic? Suggestion box Inherent bias? Spoons Virtual versus Reality Aptitude [Thanks, elmer]
Readers pick best webcomic: enhanced abilities
Riding off the coattails of Spider-Man 3's massive box office success this weekend (we kid because we love), 2P Start took top honors for this week's best game-related webcomic. What we love most is the comic's simplicity and its decision to avoid any and all text.Ctrl+Alt+Del made second place, while the first Penny Arcade (about Spider-Man 3: The Game) and Dueling Analogs duke it out for third place. Thanks to everyone who voted and be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week!
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: what the deuce? edition
"You put two comics from Penny Arcade in the poll? OMG TEH BIAS!"Now that we've gotten that out of the way, we laughed too hard at two of the Penny Arcade strips to try and choose a favorite. Also, with the Ghost of E3 looming over our heads and industry folk pouring press releases into our inbox like milk to our cereal bowls, we haven't had the time this weekend to peruse the internets for upstart contenders, so all of these entrants have made their mark on the webcomic wrapup sometime before.Here are our picks for the best game-related webcomics this week; be sure to vote for your favorite! Enhanced abilities The dangers of exposure Disparities Smashing good time How the scene should have went An inconvenient spoof Star power W.C. Ya know, things break
Readers pick best webcomic: tryouts
For the second week in a row, 2P Start has taken the top spot as the webcomic of the week -- they've come a long way since their start on Valentine's Day. Second place goes to Penny Arcade and Extra Life takes the third place position.Thanks to everyone who voted; be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: comical review edition
Jeremy Parish from 1UP is known for adding a little flair to his reviews. Like turning them into full-fledged comics and rhyme. Such is the case here with Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Almost, at least -- Parish eventually scrapped the idea and went a more conventional route. Fortunately for our interests, he posted the unfinished project his personal blog GameSpite.We applaud the effort in making reviews more interesting and eye-catching, and of course for using pretty pictures. Here are our picks for the week's best game-related webcomics, be sure to vote for your favorite! (As always, if you feel that we've missed a golden comic strip, be sure to let us know.) Tryouts So easy, a caveman could do it Chalk it up to idiocy Nothing like a Sony bash Lidless eye Name game What if ... (inspiration) Stranger than iction [Via DS Fanboy]
Readers pick best webcomic: time to retire
Coming on strong this week is 2P Start, whose 1337 Gamerscore nets them the top honors as this week's best game-related webcomic.Coming in second place is Digital Unrest, while the third place trophy has been divided in half between Penny Arcade and VG Cats. Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!
Tell Gamestop 'no reserves' with this geek chic shirt
Now you can advise Gamestop to just not ask without ever uttering a word. Perennial webcomic entrant Steve Napierski of Dueling Analogs has created this t-shirt, distributed care of Ze Stuff, for all those who like to rag on the biggest video game-centric brick and mortar retailer.Of course, showing distaste for Gamestop is the cool thing to do these days, so why not let everyone know what side you're on against in the Retail Wars of 2015?
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Draft edition
It's that one Saturday where we sit around the TV not to watch (American) football but to watch people talk about football for well over four hours. So far, the Razors have picked JaMario Rockman and the Lions took Koopa Johnso ... oh, sorry, we're mixing up interests in our head.Here are our picks for best game-related webcomics; be sure to vote for your favorite! Time to retire Generating adjectives Kill it with fire Safety guide Cool Winter breeze See the light Dynamism Animal Control What if ... [Bonus: name the image graphic.]
Readers pick the best webcomic: Koopa!
What a fitting way to send off the 300 "This is Sparta!" gag by honoring one of the best gaming representations of the joke -- namely, Scott Ramsoomair's VG Cats. Second place goes to Rooster Teeth and third place belongs to Slackerz. Thanks to everyone who voted; now that we've seen pretty much every noun possible as a replacement for "Sparta," any repeat of the gag would have to be really clever for us to consider it. (And no, you can't get away with simply replacing the subject and/or verb.) Be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week!
Have Mario on your toilet seat
We've posted crazy eBay auctions before, mostly concerning massive collections. This is a bit more unique.Extra Life's Scott Johnson has sketched his rendition of Mario on what we hope is a brand new toilet seat. Of course, the jokes regarding an Italian plumber (never seen on the job, mind you) immortalized on porcelain are far too many. Johnson is putting the seat on eBay; the proceeds go to the charitable cause of himself -- specifically, he's putting it towards Photoshop CS3. Current bid is $72 and the minimum for Photoshop is $199 for the basic CS3 upgrade. The time lapse of his creation, featured on Extra Life TV #9 , is embedded after break.
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: R.I.P. 300 jokes edition
Those who follow the webcomic wrapup religiously might have noticed a few common trends lately: the frequent citations of Guitar Hero and the overuse of 300. Not just the movie, mind you, but the same frackin' scene in every webcomic: "This ... is .... [insert punchline here]!"We here at Joystiq would like to extend a heartfelt word to the artists: "thanks, it was funny, but if we see another one we're going to throw ourselves into the bottomless pit, thank you very much." With these last two comics, we mark the end of a short era. Enjoy them this week, for you'll never see 300 again on the wrapup.Now, with that bit of optimism out of the way, here are our picks for best gamings. Be sure to vote for your favorite! Koopa! Evolving zombies Expert in rock Rejected Mega Man villains ... agaaain Modern Day Good for your health? Delusions of Gondor Minutes after ... Chicks dig it
