Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: June 25

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: June 25 - July 1, 2006

by Ross Miller { Jul 1st 2006 at 1:25PM }

Superman is the big thing this week, answering an age-old question (warning: kind of spoiler-ish in its implications). Sure, enough webcomics tackled the subject, but we thought it best to stick to gaming. Here's our picks, be sure to vote for your favorite!

Tags: web comic, WebComic

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Artimus @ Jul 1st 2006 2:06PM

Pretty poor selection this week...

junkie @ Jul 1st 2006 2:10PM

props to PA for saying what we've all been thinking... (cough) horse armor (cough)

Intangible 360 @ Jul 1st 2006 2:24PM

Agreed Junkie, I liked a lot of them this week though :)

student @ Jul 1st 2006 2:28PM

wow, a big spike in final fantasy web comics. Three references (okay, well two and a half). VG Cats was kind of funny but I think it was the worst I've seen from them. Had to go with Concerned.

Ymog @ Jul 1st 2006 2:29PM

Concerned this week was especially delicious. I loved the reference to Nacho Libre (cuz that line was probably the best part of that horrible movie)

RobM @ Jul 1st 2006 2:30PM

They all suck.

187 on John Doe @ Jul 1st 2006 2:55PM

Worst week wrap up ever. homos.

deft @ Jul 1st 2006 3:01PM

I liked the Dragon Tails one, because I'm a translator myself, so I know all the hard work the translators must do, most of the time...

T-Bag @ Jul 1st 2006 3:32PM

The guy who invented Microsoft points is a douche, everyone knows that. I don't see why we have to pay for crappy updates on a shitty console game while pc gamers get massive updates for free. It's just not right, but I guess Microsoft has to get some income out of the 360.

By the way I love my 360, but I hate Microsoft. So their in lies my angered outbreaks in the post. Kiss my *** fanboys.

Smith @ Jul 1st 2006 3:38PM

Found this one...more disturbing than funny...

http://www.deviantart.com/view/35636402/

Eric @ Jul 1st 2006 4:18PM

man you should be able to buy as many MS Points as you want thats stupid that u have to buy more points then GRAW content cost

obo @ Jul 1st 2006 4:18PM

Go Frohman go! At least beat the "loose"-ers!

djpuddle @ Jul 1st 2006 4:33PM

I thought that the Penny Arcade strip was one of their best. I love it.

VGcats has gone downhill lately... Not been Impressed.

Chowweekly @ Jul 1st 2006 6:17PM

Why is Penny-Arcade not winning this week? That was genuinely funny and had a point. VG cats was just random. Just the title "Jenova's Witnesses" was funnier than reading the actual comic. And why are people throwing their votes away!?

T-Bag @ Jul 1st 2006 6:22PM

I've come to a pretty believable conclusion. The only reason VG Cats is winning is because they had Sepiroth in the strip.

Final Fantasy nerds, for shame.

Crushed @ Jul 1st 2006 6:24PM

Why the hell is a 10-year old joke in an unfunny VGCats comic winning?

Kevin @ Jul 1st 2006 6:27PM

Its not that we are throwing them away, we are just voting for the one that is the funniest. I mean it was the only time I smiled while reading the article. So my vote went to Joystiq :)

Stranger678 @ Jul 1st 2006 6:52PM

I liked the FF as pron comparison.

SonicRift @ Jul 1st 2006 7:48PM

It's hard to read a Little Gamers strip without finding a gramatical error or two. I've always found that sort of carelessness to be annoying. It's a blow to the comic's legitimacy.

I remember making the same jokes (minus the Hojo bit) back when FFVII disc 3 was just making it's way into my PlayStation. I've got to say, you're a little late, Scotty, but I still love it.

As for Penny-Arcade, I really liked the lyrics. They're telling the truth. Why should we buy content for incomplete games.

T-Bag, I agree with you. MS Points are good for Live Arcade, but the rest of your $70 game shouldn't be ransomed to you. I think I should help clarify one thing, though. Patches and bug fixes are free on the 360. That's not what GRAW Chapter 2 is.

And Eric, you can buy as many Microsoft points as you like...

MetaHuman @ Jul 1st 2006 8:55PM

PAT BUCHANAN

Eh, I liked the HL comic. And Penny-Arcade is right on.

obo @ Jul 1st 2006 9:00PM

Any reason why Dueling Analogs didn't make it this week? Was it the woman's bare ass?

Because damn, it really captured the Duck Hunt dog fury pretty well. It was at least better than Extra Life.

Waf @ Jul 1st 2006 9:30PM

I really loved the Penny Arcade this week. It's possibly the first web comic I've ever sung along to.

BKirst90 @ Jul 1st 2006 9:56PM

The Penny Arcade comic is much better if it is sung aloud to the tune of the Gilligan's Island theme song.

Xiath @ Jul 1st 2006 10:17PM

@21
Holy shit, you're right. It is much better with the Gilligan's Island theme song.

1up_clock @ Jul 2nd 2006 1:42AM

Somebody please tell me I'm not the only one who groans at Fianl Fantasy VII jokes.

Rare Hare @ Jul 2nd 2006 2:06AM

@Smith (#9):

THANK YOU for linking us to that. That is the best video related comic I have seen in a good while, eventhough it's sick and twisted and I'll never be able to look at Banjo-Kazooie that same again..

For those of you who missed it:

http://www.deviantart.com/view/35636402/

Joe @ Jul 2nd 2006 2:15PM

I voted Concerned. Dragon Tails and PA were good this week, also.

And the Banjo-Kazooie one... omfg, I didn't laugh but it gave me a sadistic smile on my face.

Little Gamers and VG Cats were bad this week. They're up in the top 3 on reputation alone!

BTW, Dueling Analogs should have been in this week.

Shinru @ Jul 2nd 2006 7:13PM

that everything2 article is really just a dumbed down version of the Larry Niven's
Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex (http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html)

Mentok @ Jul 2nd 2006 8:10PM

Ah, Penny-Arcade all the way, although I like the VG Cats one hell, I thought most of them were good, and Extralife wasn't bad... as long as Ctrlaltdel wasn't in the list.

Tiago @ Jul 3rd 2006 8:16AM

I love the VGCats one. maybe because I love Final fantasy 7 and that joke was practically ASKING to be made.

^^

Martin @ Jul 3rd 2006 9:08AM

I don't see why CubeToons is never up there. This week was actually pretty good. And it wasn't all pro Nintendo!!!

Frank @ Jul 3rd 2006 1:38PM

This comic should have been included:

http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/060629.html

mule @ Jul 3rd 2006 9:28PM

Two things. The guys who do Little Gamers are swedish so english is a second language and yes, they will have grammatical errors. Two, the VGcats joke is an Advent Children joke..yes yes it's FF VII but not years old as some implied. Anyway had to point those things out... And yes I voted for LG.. I thought it was funny.