New Webcomics Thread is Tremendously Magnificent

[Kim]

http://overcompensating.com/comics/20061115.png

As stated in the previous thread, Overcompensating (http://overcompensating.com/) is awesome.

[Mike McC]

I dislike the new thread title, and so I will now sabotage it.

Ctrl+Alt+Del - Feel the B^U
Dominic Deegan - Everyone's past shame. You know you used to love it.
The W---

No, even I'm not that cruel.

In all seriousness, A Softer World (http://www.asofterworld.com/) makes me feel true and deep shame for my own writing skills.

[Odjn]

I dislike the new thread title, and so I will now sabotage it.

Ctrl+Alt+Del - Feel the B^U
Dominic Deegan - Everyone's past shame. You know you used to love it.
The W---

No, even I'm not that cruel.

In all seriousness, A Softer World (http://www.asofterworld.com/) makes me feel true and deep shame for my own writing skills.

Dr. McNinja's last two updates were seriously fantastic and as much as I hate to say it, I'm curious about Gunnerkrigg at the moment.
Penny Arcade was real good recently as well.

I wouldn't feel ashamed, because while his stuff is fantastic who knows how it'd turn out if he was writing a full length piece?

[Mike McC]

I wouldn't feel ashamed, because while his stuff is fantastic who knows how it'd turn out if he was writing a full length piece?He has (http://www.ecwpress.com/books/overqualified). A few times, actually.

[Odjn]

He has (http://www.ecwpress.com/books/overqualified). A few times, actually.

Oh. By all means then, bask in misery.

[Lumenskir]

So, during this most recent qwantz guest week I've learned that Carly Monardo is indeed awesome when outside the confines of Dr. McNinja/Venture Bros, Daisy Owl (and the attendant writer) is great (but I knew that already (http://www.daisyowl.com/comic/2008-08-11)), the guy from SMBC is trying way too hard, and if I had more time I'd probably do an archive binge of Moe. I'm guessing in tomorrow's update I will once again learn that I don't quite get MSPaint Adventures.

[Marelo]

Pssh, tomorrow's? Try RIGHT NOW'S.

[Lumenskir]

Pssh, tomorrow's? Try RIGHT NOW'S.
Fuck looking at that desecration of the format for the exact quote, but the part where Utahraptor points out that the panel changing as you read it being annoying was spot on. Hanging a lampshade on how poorly executed your idea is does not stop it from being poorly executed.

And even though I won't go out of my way to email them or anything, I hope the robo-noir option gets the most votes over at Penny Arcade.

[Mike McC]

Fuck looking at that desecration of the format for the exact quote, but the part where Utahraptor points out that the panel changing as you read it being annoying was spot on. Hanging a lampshade on how poorly executed your idea is does not stop it from being poorly executed.Except the entire joke was that it was poorly executed, thus making it brilliantly executed.

You just don't understand, man.

[Loyal]

So, new Goblins yesterday.

Goblinslayer is horrible at roleplaying.

[BitVyper]

Oh, Secret. (http://keychain.patternspider.net/)

[Amake]

Oh. By all means then, bask in misery. Pfft, that's no way to deal with superior writing. What you do is go and write something so madly brilliant it makes all writers in the world commit honorable seppuku with their pens upon the realization that there's nothing left to write. (Thank you Neil Gaiman.)

As for webcomics, I'm currently reading this little sprite comic 8-bit Theater, don't know if you've heard of it. It's actually very interesting now that we know most of how it's going to turn out, all those thousands of times BM joke about killing everyone starting with Fighter are much less funny.

Oh by the way I invite you all to read these two comics (http://odaw.comicgenesis.com). One is silly and heavily conceptual and the other is serious and overly ambitious.

[russianreversal]

I don't know what to do first, punch Randall (http://xkcd.com/603/) in the face or pat him on the back.

[Fifthfiend]

I vote we compromise by knifing him in the side.

EDIT: He's right about Idiocracy but I still hate the fucker.

EDIT: Goddamn could he be more annoyingly trite (http://xkcd.com/601/)?

EDIT: No but I guess he can still double down on ew (http://xkcd.com/598/).

[Meister]

Ooooh, xkcd complaints. Have I linked this? I might have linked this. (http://raymondo.chickennation.com/2008/05/03/0064/)

[Fifthfiend]

In other news Kate Beaton continues to be pretty rad.

[Donomni]

So VGCats might possibly update in the near future, maybe.

Probably.

Since Scott's been gone for a month, who the fuck knows?

[Meister]

who the fuck still cares
.

[Fifthfiend]

If we have to bitch about a comic about zany anthropomorphic cats that never updates let's at least bitch about one that's any fucking good (http://lackadaisycats.com/).

PS you know who updates a bunch, is Kate Beaton (http://harkavagrant.com/).

Pretty rad, that Kate Beaton.

PPS Holy fucking goddamn I wish Lackadaisy would update.

[Kim]

Kate Beaton is pretty rad. This is a personal favorite of mine.

http://www.harkavagrant.com/historynonsense/garfieldfinal.png

[Fifthfiend]

My personal favorite is when Socrates turns up in her garbage bin and calls her a fat bint.

That is totally on my list of random-ass insults I am going to spring on somebody someday completely out of nowhere.

[Kim]

Here (http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=181) for everyones viewing pleasure. Only it's Diogenes.

I mean, really why isn't everyone reading her comic already?

[Archbio]

I mean, really why isn't everyone reading her comic already?

I've seen too many people recommend it, so I can't read it.

There's nothing I can do. Them's the rules.

[Kim]

Your rules are silly!

[Odjn]

I've seen too many people recommend it, so I can't read it.

There's nothing I can do. Them's the rules.

This is why no one likes you.

[Satan's Onion]

Have I mentioned I like Wondermark? Because I do. I really do. (http://wondermark.com/529/)

[BitVyper]

I've seen too many people recommend it, so I can't read it.

There's nothing I can do. Them's the rules.

Have you taken into account that it was opposite day when those people recommended it?

[Fifthfiend]

I've seen too many people recommend it, so I can't read it.

There's nothing I can do. Them's the rules.

http://www.harkavagrant.com/history/debatesm.png

[Mirai Gen]

So, Lookouts.

One down. Who's counting on the whole team dying? This is a seriously unbalanced CR for a team of level 0 Ranger Children. Who designed this encounter?!

I'm not sure if I like Becky's art style with it, as it lacks Gabe's harder edges that I've grown used to. I must meditate on this.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

My favourite one is here: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=5 Oh Babbage, you so crazy.

[Archbio]

Awww, widdle James Wolfe is so cute, thinking he's a hero.

For rule related considerations, it doesn't count as me reading something if it's embedded in a forum thread!

[Fifthfiend]

This is officially now the Kate Beaton Lovefest / Achbio's Rules are Crazy and Stupid Thread.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Just to say, if you're reading through the archive and are temped to look up the James Joyce letter think, DON'T. Just seriously no.

[BitVyper]

Wow, Stanley; back for five seconds and you've already done something overwhelmingly stupid.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

This thread has some wondermark but not enough: http://wondermark.com/178/

[russianreversal]

Ok Randall, now just keep this (http://xkcd.com/605/) up, and I might consider myself on not punch-in-the-face-on-sight terms with you.

[Mirai Gen]

Or this, yeah. (http://xkcd.com/604/)

It was like he went for the record of making the most people uncomfortable and then now that he won he's going back to being funny.

[Donomni]

Brawl in The Family is back, and it looks snazzy now, too.

[Odjn]

Lackadaisy's up!

[Wigmund]

Lackadaisy's up!

:( I want more.

[Fifthfiend]

Lackadaisy's up!

Motherfucking Mordecai. I can't wait for Calvin to cap that douche.

[Loyal]

Motherfucking Mordecai. I can't wait for Calvin to cap that douche."Freckles" will be a name feared by all in the coming months (Lackadaisy time, not real time), calling it now.

[Fifthfiend]

For a guy who is supposed to be a straight-up asshole, Mike sure does seem to spend most of his time pushing people to deal with realities they might want to avoid but will be better off confronting.

[01d55]

I'm pretty sure he spends most of his time drunk at McAwesome's.

The thing about Mike is that he's never given any sign of enjoying being an asshole. He's got this angry face on all the time, and it's probable that he really is sincerely angry at everyone.

Now while it's possible he's perfectly willing to be angry at you for no real reason, he's not gonna leave a perfectly good reason to be angry at you lying on the table.

[Fifthfiend]

I'm just saying that his anger/hatred mostly seems to manifest itself as like, helping people to confront their personal issues in a way that in the long term will probably make them better off, and not so much with the hurting their feelings and ruining their lives (via death).

Anyway what I really came here to say is Odysseus the Rebel (http://www.bigheadpress.com/otr?page=0) fucking rules, which is to say that it took a story that already rules, got rid of the parts that sucked, and threw in some parts that rule even more.

PS Warning for nudity

[katiuska]

I'm pretty sure he spends most of his time drunk at McAwesome's.

The thing about Mike is that he's never given any sign of enjoying being an asshole. He's got this angry face on all the time, and it's probable that he really is sincerely angry at everyone.

Now while it's possible he's perfectly willing to be angry at you for no real reason, he's not gonna leave a perfectly good reason to be angry at you lying on the table.

Oh no, he really is a sociopath. He doesn't like to show it, but there are signs here and there that he's proud of his achievements and likes to have them recognized (http://www.shortpacked.com/comics/20050624a.gif). He's always served the occasional dose of tough love from time to time, though it's an open question whether he's actually trying to help anyone (or just hurt them with an observation they can't refute), and he does do genuinely indefensible and unprovoked things. You'll note that while he was getting on wonderfully with Amber on their recent date, he was still inflicting violence on innocents (sealions and his dinner).

That said, as much as he doesn't want to let on, there is more to him than "all asshole, all the time," and it's why I find his character so fascinating.

[01d55]

That Odysseus thing is pretty awesome.

[Mirai Gen]

I missed out on the PA Longforums thread, so I will say it here, but...

Wait, that's it?!

Um, huh.

[Locke cole]

I missed out on the PA Longforums thread, so I will say it here, but...

Wait, that's it?!

Um, huh.

I figured it was a good length. It completed the whole "hunting the cockatrice" scene set up in the original pilot, showed us the Daughters for the first time, and set up some kinda plot thread tied to some kinda Prime Directive for the Scoutleaders. Going any further than that would have risked setting up too many plot threads, especially considering it's probably going to be a while before we get Lookouts again.

[Loyal]

I've always been a fan of the story of Odysseus. Excellent.

[Fifthfiend]

I like the comic because it is basically the original story except it takes the whole "humble yourself before the gods" moral and throws it out the fucking window.

[Odjn]

I like the comic because it is basically the original story except it takes the whole "humble yourself before the gods" moral and throws it out the fucking window.

"IF but some vengeful god would call to me
From up the sky, and laugh: "Thou suffering thing,
Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy,
That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!"

Then would I bear, and clench myself, and die,
Steeled by the sense of ire unmerited;
Half-eased, too, that a Powerfuller than I
Had willed and meted me the tears I shed.

But not so. How arrives it joy lies slain,
And why unblooms the best hope ever sown?
--Crass Casualty obstructs the sun and rain,
And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan....
These purblind Doomsters had as readily strown
Blisses about my pilgrimage as pain. "

[Mirai Gen]

I figured it was a good length. It completed the whole "hunting the cockatrice" scene set up in the original pilot, showed us the Daughters for the first time, and set up some kinda plot thread tied to some kinda Prime Directive for the Scoutleaders. Going any further than that would have risked setting up too many plot threads, especially considering it's probably going to be a while before we get Lookouts again.

Naw it's just that the general consensus (which I agreed) was that Lookouts was a bit of a disappointment, and I was like, okay, yeah, but I don't think it's over yet, there's a bit more.

The fact that it was literally four parts and that's it made me go, wow, okay, no, that's a bit of a letdown.

[Kim]

http://www.harkavagrant.com/nonsense/charliesm.png

[Mirai Gen]

Two tidbits I love about Gunnerkrigg Court and Shortpacked recently-

Leslie is singing the Serenity theme song. Her sci-fi geekism fits so perfectly into the madness of the rest of the SP crew, I love it.

Parley has a Metroid II poster. Holy crap I see why Andrew's so into her.

[BloodyMage]

http://www.harkavagrant.com/nonsense/charliesm.png

What The Hell?

[Kim]

Kate Beaton apparently ate many a turnip in her youth.

[BitVyper]

Lookouts really needed Tycho writing it. He really gets the epic fantasy feel right when he does it. The Lookouts comic he did felt like something that could be told in song.

[Mirai Gen]

What The Hell?

Sounds like Hark A Vagrant alright.

[BitVyper]

Huh. I guess green Megaman is a Solar Exalted. Captain SNES updated btw.

[russianreversal]

What The Hell? I don't know what you're talking about. This is fantastic. (Yes, I am aware someone else has already used Charlie for their avatar, but damn that deserves another turn in the spotlight.)

On another note, love today's xkcd (http://xkcd.com/612/).

[BloodyMage]

Not that it isn't hilarious, it's just hilarious because it's absurd. I just have no idea what the heck his guy was thinking when he came up with this for a strip.

[Geminex]

Well, it bashes Microsoft, so that endears it to a large proportion of readers. I laughed, because, while it's absurd, it's also logical.

Edit:
Oh, and while we're discussing XKCD, here's (http://echochamber.me/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22741&sid=d79461414de9852c3b57ab50878fa406) an awesome link to follow. For all those of you who want to punch Randall, but can't, why not "improve" his comics instead? It's long, but totally worth reading through.

[Kerensky287]

For all those of you who want to punch Randall, but can't, why not "improve" his comics instead?

Why the hell would you want to punch him?

[Geminex]

I don't know what to do first, punch Randall (http://xkcd.com/603/) in the face or pat him on the back.

I vote we compromise by knifing him in the side.

EDIT: He's right about Idiocracy but I still hate the fucker.

EDIT: Goddamn could he be more annoyingly trite (http://xkcd.com/601/)?

EDIT: No but I guess he can still double down on ew (http://xkcd.com/598/).


Well, it seems that someone seemed just slightly annoyed with him. I personally don't, though he may be slated for depopulation when I rule the world. He has too much influence.

[Kim]

Well, it bashes Microsoft, so that endears it to a large proportion of readers. I laughed, because, while it's absurd, it's also logical.

We were talking about Kate Beaton's awesome Willy Wonka comic. Pay attention!

[Geminex]

Ah.
Yes.
I totally knew that.
But IF I hadn't, you totally couldn't blame me for misunderstanding.

[BloodyMage]

I did stop for a moment to wonder what evil plan Bill Gates had for turnips.

[Geminex]

If I were to get a signature (I don't, out of a desire for individuality, yes, how ironic), that would so be quoted in it.

[BitVyper]

God damn, Bunbun...

Still, I pity the vet who tries to put him to sleep.

[Kim]

This one actually made me laugh. Surprising given how god-awful the one right before it was.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/woodpecker.png

And SMBC was pretty good today, too.

http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20090722.gif

[Donomni]

Seriously, why did I not start reading Dr. McNinja before now(Possibly spoilerish pic ahead)?

http://drmcninja.com/issue10/10p1.png

This is, like, my new favorite webcomic.

[Amake]

Better late than never. Welcome to the cool kids. :3

HARD FACT: Reading Dr McNinja does actually make you cooler by association, unlike every other known substance. Its awesomeness is too great to be contained within itself.

Necro edit: Check out http://www.zudacomics.com/bayou for some seriously hard hitting shit.

[BitVyper]

Sluggy's current arc is sounding more and more like a finale every day.

[Mirai Gen]

Speaking of Finales, Scary Go Round is over come September.

I'm just glad I get to see the end of this Poh story arc because it's friggen hilarious and I'd be pissed if he just up and finished now to go ahead with super secret sequel.

[Fifthfiend]

Speaking of Finales, Scary Go Round is over come September.

I'm just glad I get to see the end of this Poh story arc because it's friggen hilarious and I'd be pissed if he just up and finished now to go ahead with super secret sequel.

From what I can tell based on his blog post it's less "over" than he's changing the name to hook some new readers.

Like instead of The Spectacular Scary Go Round #486, it'll now be the SENSATIONAL SCARY-GO-ROUND, ISSUE NUHMBAR ONE!!!! He'll do an arc about side characters _____________ to fuck with us, then go back to writing about Shelley like he knows he should.

EDIT: Oh man it should totally be Erin and Bob's Adventures in Hell. There is no fucking chance that it will be, but it totally should be.

[Loyal]

Today's Erfworld has the cutest hideous monster-bat ever.

[Mirai Gen]

From what I can tell based on his blog post it's less "over" than he's changing the name to hook some new readers.

That's kind of what I got from it too, but there was a certain measure of 'it'll be different too'. So maybe the focus will shift from Shelly to Shelly is Second Fiddle to Secret Agents?

Or maybe I'm just hoping too much. Secret Agents misadventures would be friggen' rad.

[phil_]

Today's Erfworld has the cutest hideous monster-bat ever.Quit making me think they've updated. Also, when are we going to get comics again? I forgot and I can't figure out a way to navigate their blog beyond "Older Entries" "Newer Entries."

[Loyal]

If I remember right, somewhere in early fall.

[Fifthfiend]

I kind of don't like this Scary go Round arc very much.

It is like, one of the things i like about SGR is that every character on some level will be likeable or at least entertaining to watch.

Whereas my feeling about Poo is that I absolutely hate that obnoxious fucker and won't be happy until someone pops his big stupid head like a gigantic grape.

[Kim]

Scary Go Round is one of those things I'm always hearing is awesome and will totally check out, only I never do.

[Mirai Gen]

As I understand it he is, eventually, going to get his little head popped.

That's why I'm looking forward to it.

Plus that expression when he plopped the knife into Esther's hand was just...hilarious.

[phil_]

Hey, guess who updated? (http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26044.html#cutid1)

[Kim]

Hells yeah. I've been looking forward to this for a couple week! Persona 4 is so rad.

[Mirai Gen]

I ART THOU

THOU ART ME

WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY

I don't even know what it's mocking but I'm laughing.

[EVILNess]

Sounds like Barney mocking to me.

[Mirai Gen]

No, it's referencing Barney to mock something in the game. That is what I am not aware of.

[bluestarultor]

No, it's referencing Barney to mock something in the game. That is what I am not aware of.

The entire thing about Persona is "Thou art I and I am Thou," meaning you're the same person as your Personas. You summon them to kick ass when your normal self doesn't cut it.

[01d55]

Goddamn, Persona, are you really that crazy?

[Kim]

Yes and you should play it.

I loved the 'Disco Ninja Frog' bit because that is really the first thought that comes to mind when you first see it. It is a Disco Ninja Frog and anyone who says otherwise is crazy.

[MFD]

So, page 1 of Lookouts was better than page 1 of Automata, but the full Automata story is much better than the full Lookouts guest story.

[Mirai Gen]

That's because Gabe and Tycho are doing it.

[01d55]

For some reason the livejournal RSS failed to pick up that new hiimdaisy, so thanks for the link.

[Fifthfiend]

Honestly I find Automata to be pretty eh so far. It's still better than the full Lookouts but it's the difference between "eh" and "fuck this".

[Kepor]

I missed Hiimdaisy's portable ops comic.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"I thought I just heard the sound of The Boss rolling in her grave."

Awesome.

[Kim]

Want to get all of Hiimdaisy's Persona 4 jokes, but don't want to actually play Persona 4?

Watch this endurance run (http://www.giantbomb.com/endurance-run-persona-4-part-01/17-219/)

Oh, and I just started reading Scary-Go-Round. It's pretty great.

EDIT: Goddamn motherfucking old ladies blowing up Ryan's girlfriend. HATE THEM SO MUCH. Ryan's bat friend is awesome though.

EDITEDIT: God I am really starting to hate Rachel.

[russianreversal]

Ho shit, I am soooo trying this. (http://xkcd.com/620/)

[01d55]

Jesus Christ, that endurance run has 125 episodes, and it isn't even done yet. Can you believe that?

I'm at part 5 and not even half way through the bit hiimdaisy has covered so far.

[phil_]

Jesus Christ, that endurance run has 125 episodes, and it isn't even done yet. Can you believe that?

I'm at part 5 and not even half way through the bit hiimdaisy has covered so far.There's an official Persona 4 comic, you could read that.

[Meister]

Honestly I find Automata to be pretty eh so far.
I like it but the second half of page five is a completely disjointed mess. I think he's regaining control for a second and uses it to walk backwards into a car? Initially I thought he was just suddenly crossing a street for no good reason. And then he's taken over again when he's hit only to re-regain control immediately after?

I love Penny Arcade but I don't think they should expand into longer narratives anytime soon.

[Fifthfiend]

Yeah on consideration I'm kind of glad that PA made this bold, experimental foray into dramatic long-form storytelling so we could see that they aren't really good at it and be that much more grateful when they go back to three panel videogame jokes and like the occasional four comic series about the Merch trying to kill Santa.

Hahaha no of course they're actually going to decide that this new direction is awesome and to keep doing it. It will be just like that one time John Allison said hey I think I'll take my comic and strip out everything that makes it funny or whimsical or charming and instead just make it snide and hella-ass obnoxious and then change my name to Jeph Jacques.

[Mirai Gen]

I dunno, I like it.

Of course I also like anytime they go into The Wandering Age as well, and I'm not quite sure why.

[Kim]

So, not only did VG Cats apparently update a couple times, but the latest comic is like a well drawn Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I dunno, I like it.

Of course I also like anytime they go into The Wandering Age as well, and I'm not quite sure why.

Because it creates a whimsical and light hearted tale yet is deep and dark, and is so over top in seriousness it makes it funny?

I wish they did more of the wandering age.

[Nique]

Hm, yeah, as a PA comic 'Automata' was,well, yeah, pretty much not what I wanted at all.

It was however a far better concept than films like I, Robot, A.I., or whatever other 'ghost in the machine' themed robot movie that has been out in recent years. A roarin' 20s setting with robot dectectives? Sure, why not?

[Loyal]

I think we have a new "Not a Problem, Princess!"

http://www.erfworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/E021_PotFling_600.jpg

[Mirai Gen]

Some days Nerf Now is just hilarious.

And some days you just want to punch Pereira in the fucking face. (http://nerfnow.com/comic/167)

[Fifthfiend]

Sometimes it's something different altogether (http://nerfnow.com/comic/164).

It kind of makes me wish there were TF2 RP servers, so I could play as that guy.

So, not only did VG Cats apparently update a couple times, but the latest comic is like a well drawn Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff.

I'm honestly amazed he did two comics in a row where the punchline isn't "GOOGLY EYES LOL"

[Mirai Gen]

He certainly is great at times but if he would just alter the way he draws women so they don't all look like they're 14 with creepy-as-fuck pantyshots I could actually keep him bookmarked without this awful roiling in my gut.

It wouldn't bother me so much if all the guys weren't big surly tall manly men to contrast, leading to a whole lot more gut-wrenching whenever the Engineer girl (lol pun) has any sort of affair with any guys.

[Fifthfiend]

No yeah I mean I am not disagreeing there. The whole no-pants thing just looks weird.

[EVILNess]

Taken out of context your statement has insulted my entire way of life.

[01d55]

Are you reading Girl Genius yet? No? Well I'm afraid there's no hope fo-

"No, No! It's going to be alright! We're just going to kill you, and then you'll be fine!"

[Amake]

I'm still waiting for Nerf Now to reach the heights of cuteness and warfare drama seen in this (http://nerfnow.com/comic/26) episode.

Loledit: I just noticed the advertising on the site is heavily focused on tanning products and procedures. That's what they get for squealing "[Character]-tan!" in the comment every time a character is cute.

[BitVyper]

There'd goddamn better be a Sluggy update tonight, and it better goddamn explain this.

[Kim]

Holy shit, best Cyanide and Happiness in for-goddamn-ever:

http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Rob/couple.png

[BitVyper]

There'd goddamn better be a Sluggy update tonight, and it better goddamn explain this.

Aaaaaaaaand now I wish I could take that back. ;_;

[Fifthfiend]

Good job killing Zoe, asshole.

[BitVyper]

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!

I didn't know....

[Meister]

The fuck.

That does it I'm re-reading that entire comic.

[Amake]

I've been rereading Sluggy for the past month and I'm at 1998. It takes a while so to speak.

[russianreversal]

Mmm, I like the newest penny arcade, but I don't want my players getting ideas... :gonk:

[BitVyper]

I really would not want to be whatever gets in Torg's way right now. It's impressive how quickly he can shift gears from goofy comic relief to complete seriousness.

[Odjn]

No. Not riff! :(

[BitVyper]

Agh! Right in the emotions!

[Amake]

Hey, remember this (http://www.eegra.com/show/sub/do/browse/cat/comics/id/62)?

Extra lives will fuck you up. @_o

[BitVyper]

Jesus Christ: TWO Captain SNES updates in a week. What the hell is going on? Where's my three month hiatus?

[Regulus Tera]

http://nedroid.com/comic/comics/2009-06-05-beartato-wrongname.gif
http://nedroid.com/comic/comics/2008-11-26-beartato-thanksgivingbees.gif
http://nedroid.com/imagesb/askbeartato-sunishot.gif

Why did nobody tell me about this webcomic before?

Fuckers!

[Kim]

What the shit are you talking about. I swear to God someone brings it up almost every general webcomics thread.

Fucking awesome comic, I will say.

[CelesJessa]

I'm not sure how many of you read it, but one of my favorite comics The Meek (http://www.meekcomic.com/2009/08/22/ch-2-cover/#comments) is starting chapter 2 this week. Huzzah!

I absolutely love this person's art and storytelling ability.

[Mirai Gen]

I'm not sure how many people read Exterminatus Now, but the latest story arc has been really well written. And funny.

[BitVyper]

Y'know, I love Keychain of Creation, but I'm kind of getting tired of Misho. I mean, this is limit break, so that's one thing, but I really wish he'd get a chance to actually kick some ass for once. He's always either horribly outmatched or being a sissy, and I don't mind that so much, but he never gets to actually show what he's capable of, and it's getting a little bit annoying when he keeps getting these big epic build-ups.

[Mirai Gen]

Hahahaha, oh man, Amber and Mike forming some kind of strange equilibrium with their complete wrongness for each other is absolutely hilarious.

[katiuska]

Mike's statement in the penultimate panel frightens me. I think Amber's right that Mike seems to be going beyond the call of blackmail, but he's also shown in the past that he's willing to sacrifice his feelings if it means someone else won't get one over him.

[BitVyper]

What the hell is up with these regular updates on Captain SNES? I'm starting to worry.

[Fifthfiend]

Captain SNES

regular updates

You shut your goddamn dirty mouth.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Sorry Fifth but Bit is right, I was pleasently surprised to see some updates that were within a week of one another.

[Odjn]

Holy shit lackadaisy.

[Masaki-kun]

I need to stop clicking Eegra links. It's always "hey maybe this will be funny nope just a string of disturbing images that someone wants me to laugh at." My tolerance for disturbing is pretty high after all these years on the internet but it's not really funny.

[BitVyper]

You shut your goddamn dirty mouth.

Regular. Updates.

[MFD]

It's true, it really is! Captain SNES! Updates!

[Mirai Gen]

Drama has occurred at Questionable Content. I am attentively curious.

In a related note, with two weeks to go (ish) on Scary Go Round, I have to wonder how it's all going to end.

[Solid Snake]

The most recent twists and turns in Lackadaisy have been nothing but a pure joy to read.
I really, really wish I could force the creator to do absolutely nothing but draw Lackadaisy comics.

[Regulus Tera]

http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Dave/comicdepressingbiggerforrobstinycomputerthatmatche shistinycock.png

http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Rob/dcw_badnews.png

http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Rob/dcw_voicemail.png

http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Dave/comicdepressingcomicweek3.png

Depressing Comic Week this year was magnificent.

[01d55]

I'm honestly amazed he did two comics in a row where the punchline isn't "GOOGLY EYES LOL"

As of today VGcats is unrecognizable.

[Meister]

I honestly had to go back and check if shading was a regular occurrence.

[BitVyper]

The cascade of Captain SNES updates continues. I hope Amon lives.

[russianreversal]

Hmmm... to paraphrase ZP: one of the key things in comics is humor, but one could be forgiven judging by today's webcomics for assuming that this is entirely optional.

Case in point: xkcd (NSFW, today's is)

I seriously am wondering if I should be concerned at this point, or if there wasn't hope for Randal from the start. I think we are actually seeing someone go insane over the internet.

[greed]

So.. today's McNinja, creepy dreams involving unicorns and their shit. Also King Radical is scared. So bets on what the bike is?

I'm going with King Radical stole it from the fair folk.

[russianreversal]

Chrome steadfastly refuses to automatically select DrMcninja.com when I type D, even though it might be the only D website I visit. This ain't over, Google.

The last panel truly made the comic. "Yaaayyyy"

[Kim]

Let's try that again...

http://i25.tinypic.com/10hj8yw.png

[Loyal]

And meanwhile, mister Dewitt is trying to get his game back on, but... not doing so well.

Still. I wonder what Death has planned for poor Lemmy.

[Meister]

So bets on what the bike is?
Enchanted unicorn.

Which probably means Doc is a virgin.

[Fifthfiend]

ohmigodohmigodOHMIGOD IT'S STARLITE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Brite)

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt148/fifthfiend/reactions/th_awesome-1.gif

[Mirai Gen]

Case in point: xkcd (NSFW, today's is)
Something about his streak of NSFW-creepy-unfunny comics made me delete Randall from my favorites. I did something similar when VG Cats went on hiatus, again, and each of his breaks from hiatus was unfunny.

[Fifthfiend]

Holy hell.

Hey there XKCD, how's it going over at rock bottom?

...He's mentioned "Megan" before, right? Wasn't that the name of his brother's wife or whatever the shit?

...UGGGGGGGHHHHHHH OH GOD IT IS

[Mirai Gen]

I will not look, I will not look, I will not-



MOTHERFUCKING CHRIST RANDALL WHAT THE FUCK

[Fifthfiend]

OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD EJECT EJECT RED ALERT EMERGENCY ACTION

INITIATE OMEGA DEFENSE PROTOCOLS

THREE (http://lackadaisycats.com/comic.php?comicid=73) NEW (http://lackadaisycats.com/comic.php?comicid=74) PAGES (http://lackadaisycats.com/comic.php?comicid=75) OF LACKADAISY INCOMING

[Mirai Gen]

Hey, my eyes don't burn anymore!

[phil_]

OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD EJECT EJECT RED ALERT EMERGENCY ACTION

INITIATE OMEGA DEFENSE PROTOCOLS

THREE (http://lackadaisycats.com/comic.php?comicid=73) NEW (http://lackadaisycats.com/comic.php?comicid=74) PAGES (http://lackadaisycats.com/comic.php?comicid=75) OF LACKADAISY INCOMINGWelcome to two pages ago, Fifth. (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=963880&postcount=138)

Also, xkcd is a poor delivery of what could have been a decent vulgar joke and Yaaaayyyyy unicorn droppings.

[katiuska]

Drama has occurred at Questionable Content. I am attentively curious.

My reaction went from, "Huh. He's not going to show the rest of the conversation?" to "Holy hell, he didn't show us the rest of the conversation in drawn-out, agonizing detail." He still needs to work on subtlety, but I'm relieved he's recognizing that it exists.

[russianreversal]

Also, xkcd is a poor delivery of what could have been a decent vulgar joke Ok, this is against my better judgement, but how on earth would you make that a decent joke?

Please don't actually answer that.

[Mirai Gen]

My reaction went from, "Huh. He's not going to show the rest of the conversation?" to "Holy hell, he didn't show us the rest of the conversation in drawn-out, agonizing detail." He still needs to work on subtlety, but I'm relieved he's recognizing that it exists.

I had the same reaction, actually, especially on today's comic. It's a relief. I figured every dramatic moment cumulating into The Talk Except Different every few hundred comics was the only style he knew and it's nice to see him prove me wrong.

[01d55]

So apparently this bike is trying to get McNinja to kill the dude who was riding it previously through a dream.

That's not a sign of a nice bike.

[Nique]

Today is the first time I read a Dr McNinja and went "Buh, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....?!"

I think that's pretty good, considering that it's Dr McNinja.

[MFD]

Another new Captain SNES (www.captainsnes.com). And the Sinistrals are leaving the story for awhile.

... Don't worry! I wouldn't claim that the author's back until Act II finishes, and we know that's just patently impossible.

[Donomni]

Brawl in the Family is still awesome, just so you guys know.

[Solid Snake]

So apparently this bike is trying to get McNinja to kill the dude who was riding it previously through a dream.


I got a very different impression, that the bike was somehow once a unicorn that the previous owner abused or something.
I know that makes even less sense, insofar as unicorns do not transform into motorcycles, but that's the impression I had gotten.

[01d55]

Man I totally forgot Dr. McNinja has it's own thread.

[Kim]

This is why I read Overcompensating:

http://overcompensating.com/comics/20090904.png

[Odjn]

See the current arc's beginning in Sluggy is like Endless Eight, except if it was done right, hilariously, and creepy at the same time.

[Loyal]

Brawl in the Family is still awesome, just so you guys know.And now I'll never scrub the image of Grinch Pichu out of my head. Thanks.

[Donomni]

I live to serve(annoyances)!

[01d55]

See this url?
http://www.registered-weapon.com/
That URL right there. You click it and you read the best thing since Dr. McNinja right now young man, or no dessert!

EDIT: BEST. POLICE BLOTTER. EVER. (http://registered-weapon.com/2009/09/03/police-blotter-september-3-2009/)

[Kim]

Well played, XKCD (http://xkcd.com/)... Well played.

[Tev]

Well played, XKCD (http://xkcd.com/)... Well played.
Sadly this one of those times I need XKCD explained to get the joke. It usually happens every twenty comics or so.

[Odjn]

Sadly this one of those times I need XKCD explained to get the joke. It usually happens every twenty comics or so.

In Ender's Game, Ender's siblings plot to manipulate politics by becoming opposing demagogues. They become immensely popular and actually have an effect.

[Kim]

I hadn't ever thought about how silly it was that they became rule the world popular over the internet until I saw this XKCD, so I liked it.

[Nique]

It's pretty much our dream. I'm frankly shocked I haven't been elected supreme leader of everything yet.

[BitVyper]

It's pretty much our dream. I'm frankly shocked I haven't been elected supreme leader of everything yet.

You can be supreme leader of getting my laundry the fuck done by five o'clock tomorrow or I'll punch you in the face. Perform well, and I may promote you to supreme leader of cleaning my fucking apartment.

[Nique]

Awww... someone needs a hug from the lord
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hmgh_4TA9sg/SOb-BaY0jHI/AAAAAAAABt4/i5S2PMaWgeI/s320/jesus_hug.jpg

[Mirai Gen]

Goddamn it Beartato is so fucking hilarious.

[BitVyper]

Man, Alex's captor is a self-righteous prick.

Awww... someone needs a hug from the lord

I don't need a hug from The Saviour, I need my fucking pants ironed. Now get to it before I have to smack a bitch.

[Viridis]

Just now noticed the calendar in the background of the first panel of the latest Dr. McNinja.

[Fifthfiend]

Judy needs to learn to hit Show Desktop faster.

[Kim]

Judy needs to learn to hit Show Desktop faster.

Don't we all?

[Nique]

I don't need a hug from The Saviour, I need my fucking pants ironed. Now get to it before I have to smack a bitch.

I resent being talked to as if I were your mother.

Think about it.

[BitVyper]

I resent being talked to as if I were your mother.

Think about it.

Why would I tell my mother I was gonna smack you?

[Fifthfiend]

Much like Vyp and Nique, Jeff Jacks keeps it (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1490) classy.

[Viridis]

Dr. McNinja is going a little crazy. I like the reference in Monday's comic to the more morally questionable stuff the Doctor's done


I sort of want to use panel four out of context somewhere.

[Satan's Onion]

It has been too long since anybody linked to Wondermark in here (http://wondermark.com/552/).

Far too long. (http://wondermark.com/551/)

And by that I mean shame on you all. (http://wondermark.com/550/)

[Odjn]

That penny arcade comic reminded me of YCI.

[Donomni]

http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/images/End.jpg

Based on these:

http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/images/MrFlower.jpg

http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/images/SunParties.jpg

That Sun needs his own actual webcomic in a permanent-like basis.

[greed]

So Jack (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php?show_id=619#bk_619), continues to get creepier and creepier. Especially the last panel.

Also Bad Machinery (http://www.scarygoround.com/) has started. And we have another really airheaded main character, though in a different way than Shelley. Well main character assuming The Englishman doesn't repeat the start of SGR and kill him off in six months then bring back Shelley...

[Corel]

So Jack (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php?show_id=619#bk_619), continues to get creepier and creepier. Especially the last panel.



I think he's gradually taking on an appearance similar to Zimmy.

Those robot Cows are awesome.

[Viridis]

Shame. I found Jack awesome in his first appearance. Wonder what his motivations are now. Besides being creepy.

[Art of Hilt]

Isn't the new main character in Bad Machinery the same kid who helped solve Poh's crime?
He is, he totally and completely is (http://www.scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20090825).

[Fifthfiend]

It has been too long since anybody linked to Wondermark in here (http://wondermark.com/552/).

Far too long. (http://wondermark.com/551/)

And by that I mean shame on you all. (http://wondermark.com/550/)

Today's was pretty dope.

And by dope I mean you all can start calling me Fifthfiend, the Astro-Mancer.

[Kim]

I laughed. I admit it.

http://zs1.smbc-comics.com/comics/20090924.gif

[Wigmund]

No new comics from Lackadaisy - but a preview update (http://lackadaisy.foxprints.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=221) sates my hunger for now.

And you all need to read String Theory (http://stringtheory.nfshost.com/?p=3).

[Donomni]

Waluigi does look like Butthead(In BITF at least).

[Odjn]

Riff....:(

[greed]

Riff....:(

......I know right. Damnit Sluggy.

[Mirai Gen]

Waluigi does look like Butthead(In BITF at least).

That Where's Waluigi thing made me laugh especially hard because Giygas is there for like, no reason.

EDIT: And he's running away from Waluigi.

[Fifthfiend]

The fact that the new shortpacked is exactly what I was guessing would happen doesn't actually make it even slightly less shocking.

[katiuska]

Anything else would have ruined the whole "Mike just is" explanation for his personality... though I kinda like to imagine that they're both just really drunk.

That Where's Waluigi thing made me laugh especially hard because Giygas is there for like, no reason.

EDIT: And he's running away from Waluigi.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to find Giygas and then actually recognize him as Giygas. My mind just kinda filtered it as some random swirly.

[greed]

So the sentient AI in Questionable Content is the result of Hannelore's father having sex with a computer (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1506). This..... really explains Pintsize. And Hannelore's affinity with the robots, she's like their big sister.

[Mirai Gen]

Awkward Zombie updated.

It goes between college adulthood hilarity to cute and never stops being entertaining.

[Kim]

I just started reading Wigu. It's pretty good so far.

http://i34.tinypic.com/16gyavt.png

This cracks me up.

[Loyal]

I'm not sure I like this new, insecure-for-laffs Slick.

[Fifthfiend]

October and Erfworld is still doing it s 'Summer Updates' thing. I wonder if they're gonna wrap this up at some point or if I should just start thinking of Erf as a serially published novel. Which really wouldn't be too bad of a thing, to be honest.

[Geminex]

Eh. The writing style isn't magnificent. It's good, mind you, and the plot gets 12 out of 10 on my personal scale of awesome, but I think that art suits the atmosphere and the world they've created much better. Mind you, I have no right to demand anything... Though I'd totally trade comic updates for more frequent written updates.

[01d55]

At this point I have to assume that they want to get to Jetstone vs. Gobwin Nob before going back to art and that took longer than they thought it would.

[MFD]

I think with the fall of Unaroyal, we're getting there soon.

[01d55]

Erfworld comics are about smart guys smarting their way out of impossible strategic situations. Book one was Parson stopping an alliance of a bunch of different sides with one city. Book two is gonna be Charlie saving the world from the Arkenpliers.

[Mirai Gen]

Is...David Willis doing what I think he's doing? Holy crap. I am so looking forward to this.

[katiuska]

Depends--is what you think he's doing the storyline he planned to do 8 years ago (http://www.walkypedia.com/index.php/Mike_Warner#Trivia)?

Though now it makes me wonder what it would have been like with Dina instead of Amber.

[Mirai Gen]

Pretty much - I took that with a grain of salt when I first read it (Because who's going to know what Willis has planned other than Willis, and if he says "I dropped the idea completely" I'll take his word for it) but I'm actually excited to see what he's got planned.

Though I have to wonder at this point who of the cast of It's Walky isn't located near Shortpacked! the store.

[Geminex]

Erfworld comics are about smart guys smarting their way out of impossible strategic situations. Book one was Parson stopping an alliance of a bunch of different sides with one city. Book two is gonna be Charlie saving the world from the Arkenpliers.


Naah, though I'd love that, I think that Charlie is much more valuable as an unknown factor in the strategic constellation of erfworld, capable of matching or even surpassing Parson. I think that, while we'll find out more about him, Parson is going to remain the main character. Rather, I think that something's gonna happen to Wanda and Anson, they'll either break off (form a new side) or be defeated and it will yet again be up to Parson to take command.
...
Writing that I actually see the cliche shining through, so that's probably not going to happen... but I stand by my opinion that Charlie=/=Main character.

Regarding the latest story post...
One of the things I love about the comic is that, whenever you drop your guard and begin treating erfworld as nothing but a strategy game, something comes up that makes you realise that, despite the cutesy nature and turn-based warfare, this "world" is as visceral as ours. I cannot possibly predict how Parson will react...

[Loyal]

Bwahaha. Oh god. Maggie's my new favorite character.

[MFD]

It's interesting. Charlie has an Arkentool, but he's not siding with the Titanic Mandate side (Arkenpliers and Arkenhammer). He's staying neutral. I have to wonder, though, if he can stay neutral. Will the Royals let him? Or will they force him into a hole, leaving him siding his Arkendish with the other Tools?

Also, are there more Tools, or is it just the three?

[Kim]

It's interesting. Charlie has an Arkentool, but he's not siding with the Titanic Mandate side (Arkenpliers and Arkenhammer). He's staying neutral. I have to wonder, though, if he can stay neutral. Will the Royals let him? Or will they force him into a hole, leaving him siding his Arkendish with the other Tools?

Personally, I hope he stays a wild card, because I prefer him that way, but it'll be interesting to see what he does end up doing.

Also, are there more Tools, or is it just the three?

Probably more, they just haven't been found and/or introduced yet.

[Mirai Gen]

I honestly can't say I was glad I stuck through Afterstrife to the end - to be totally honest it felt like Star Wars prequels filtered through Bleach's soul society and never really did anything where I was edge-of-my-seat, which is what the climactic ending was supposed to be.

[Loyal]

I remember someone suggesting that it was possible for the Arkentools to be randomly "spawned", and only existing for a limited time before despawning if not claimed... While only speculation, it might explain why in "thousands" of turns (as of the last major siege on Transylvito and then some) only three have been found.

[Kim]

http://i33.tinypic.com/260vnv8.gif

Goddammit, this thing is going to haunt my dreams until I die.

[Loyal]

We've finally got a release date on Erfworld Book 2: October 28.

[katiuska]

Mike's expression of utter defeat just kills me.

[Meister]

It was pointed out to me that the latest Erfworld update (October 16th) was really really creepy. I decided to see for myself. I'll keep the URL around for when anyone mentions xkcd's creepiness again.

[Archbio]

I wanted to see what was so creepy about it, but the Erfworld homepage has really opaque webdesign.

[Kim]

I'll keep the URL around for when anyone mentions xkcd's creepiness again.

Yeah, it was pretty fuggin' creepy, but it was a one time thing, and at least they had the main character say, "That's pretty creepy. And wrong." xkcd is unapologetically creepy on a regular basis.

[Geminex]

It would suck if Munroe was an evil genius. I mean, imagine all that... xkcd-ness put into torture techniques instead of webcomics.

Also, going back to Erfworld...
Modern theatre frequently uses "alienation" as a dramatic effect... Its purpose is to stop the audience from identifying and forming emotional connections with the characters and look at the "big picture" instead. I actually thought the erfworld update was quite good, since it not only answered the big glaring question of sex on erf (though there've been several allusions to it), but also brought this sense of creepiness and edginess back... or really, introduced it. It forced the reader to look past the cutesy nature and realize that this is "real" (for a given value of real). And I think that in turn connects with the emotional dilemma Parson's feeling. You get what I'm saying?

[Donomni]

http://www.vgcats.com/super/images/091020.gif

Hey it's a comic that doesn't rely on grossing people out.

Also, Pikamina shirt. DO WANT.

[Tev]

I prefered this strip.

http://www.vgcats.com/super/images/081117.gif

[Kim]

That comic would have been better if I hadn't seen something like it before, with the Anti-Spiral as a Pokemon catcher, so the funny that it gets for being "Oh yeah, Beedrill" or whatever is much less.

[Geminex]

You know, we need a separate erfworld thread. Partly because it's awesome enough to deserve its own thread, partly because there's a lot to discuss about it...
I'd have made it already, but I'm uncertain whether that'd be acceptable...

On-"topic": Super effective is fairly awesome... though it was better when it began.

[Loyal]

Dear XKCD,

I don't enjoy jokes where the punchline is the cauterized mass of flesh that used to be my eyeballs.

[phil_]

I don't appreciate that he listed Rocky Horror Picture Show as "So bad it's good." The Rocky Horror Picture Show is good, period.

[Loyal]

With any luck, today's update marks the final day of Summer as far as Erfworld is concerned.

[01d55]

That last eyebook chat is I think the first time that Charlie has projected any kind of non-affable vibe.

[Kim]

Part Two of Peachi's Persona 4 comic is up! (http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26484.html#cutid1)

Warning! There are spoilers! That should be obvious, but just letting you know!

[Corel]

Part Two of Peachi's Persona 4 comic is up! (http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26484.html#cutid1)

Warning! There are spoilers! That should be obvious, but just letting you know!

Oh man, even seeing Nanako in this comic form still breaks my heart.

Edit: The panels with Dojima attacking Adachi have me in stitches.

[Loyal]

After countless months, we have Comic 5 (http://www.stonemakerargument.com/5.html) of The Stonemaker Argument.

[Wigmund]

Finally life has meaning again, new Lackadaisies (http://lackadaisy.foxprints.com/) are up.

[pochercoaster]

Rocky's expressions in the last comic = win.

[Amake]

Has anyone mentioned Miracle of Science (http://www.project-apollo.net/mos/mos187.html) yet? Cause it has railguns with unicorns and rainbows in it. I was going to name some of its other virtues, but really, you can't beat a fricking railgun engraved with rainbows and unicorns.

[Loyal]

And so, Act 2 of Captain SNES finally (fina-fucking-lly) draws to a close.

[BitVyper]

Ten Winds is the most badass Dragon Blooded.

[Mirai Gen]

You need to read My Cardboard Life. (http://mycardboardlife.com/) It is delightfully adorable.

[mirlinthloth]

Seeking to increase readership up for my personal web comic, The Chronicles of Loth (http://chroniclesofloth.thecomicseries.com/), a fantasy web comic that updates every Friday right now.

[Fifthfiend]

Finally life has meaning again, new Lackadaisies (http://lackadaisy.foxprints.com/) are up.

The last panel of Balderdash http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt148/fifthfiend/emoticons/awesome.gif