Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 2

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 2 - 8, 2006

by Ross Miller { Jul 8th 2006 at 3:25PM }

Yar! We got webcomics for ya, matey! Okay, so that was lame ...

Welcome our newest contendor, Hooked on Polygons, and check out our picks for the best game-related webcomic this week. Be sure to vote for your favorite!

Tags: web comic, WebComic

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jim @ Jul 8th 2006 3:47PM

The winner would be:
http://cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1153#1153

obo @ Jul 8th 2006 4:24PM

"Shake what your Mother Brain gave you."

Wrong Dueling Analogs, man

Night Elve @ Jul 8th 2006 4:53PM

@ 1.

Yes you are right i find outrages that the one of CAD Comics was not list in the poll.

Heh but the one of VGCats was funny though, well that or my sense of humor is pretty silly.

Platinum_Skeet @ Jul 8th 2006 4:54PM

Hey can you guys change the links around to the actual comic and not the artists thoughts. It's kind of annoying...

student @ Jul 8th 2006 4:59PM

CAD wasn't in it because it was already featured on the site in a separate news article, so no choice there. VGCats struck me as stupid, continuuing their downward drop. The Snake one's been done to death in the past and the Dragons one just didn't strike me as funny. It's bizarre, they finally make the scenes something other than just two of them talking... and it seems to have lost something along the way.

The other three comics I found pretty funny. The same ol story one, while done before, was real good and had me chuckling. The first one was a nice play on Sony's ad, definitely makes you wonder who they've got running the place :). But I think I'm leaning towards the Rodney Koopa one. Didn't find it funny per se but the images were really great. Sigh, not sure which I'll go for...

Platinum_Skeet @ Jul 8th 2006 5:05PM

Fanboys won that one. I hate how RPG's are about stories but have the same story elements in each game...

Nadinengland @ Jul 8th 2006 5:20PM

"1. The winner would be:
http://cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1153#1153

Posted at 3:47PM on Jul 8th 2006 by Jim"

Mabye it would, but its not on there lol. But i like the PSP one by Hooked, still they all kick my/most peoples webcomics... ah...

Mentok @ Jul 8th 2006 5:32PM

Yeah they did a good one this week, Fanboys is growing on me. Unlike CAD. CAD grows on me... like a fungal infection.

Night Elve @ Jul 8th 2006 5:33PM

@ 6.

And the Winner would be:

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/images/news/ds_ad.jpg

:D

Artimus @ Jul 8th 2006 5:35PM

CAD should've won. But I voted against them all. CRAPPY.

Chris @ Jul 8th 2006 5:52PM

Fanboys is head and shoulders above the rest I hope that they win because they deserve to, huzzah!

Max Howell @ Jul 8th 2006 6:59PM

Fanboys is great, the new Polygon comic one is lame, I'm fed up with people acting like they have some moral high ground over Sony because they have racism radar or something.

Rafi @ Jul 8th 2006 7:17PM

Hm, yeah, but I quite like the style of humour shown on the second panel.

Spoon @ Jul 8th 2006 7:35PM

The MGS one made me giggle.

But uh, it was totally a deep manly giggle. And then I strangled a cougar. A fucking robot cougar.

scott @ Jul 8th 2006 7:44PM

Fuck you Pussy. You strangled a Robot Cougar? I stabbed a 1/4 Cyborg, 1/4 Grizzely Bear, 1/4 Praying Mantis, and 1/4 Horse. Then Ate it.

Mentok @ Jul 8th 2006 7:45PM

Don't be stupid, you don't get robot cougars anymore. Must have been a cyborg jaguar or a puma android.

Rafi @ Jul 8th 2006 8:21PM

I'm suprised the Fanoby's one is winning. Seriously. The people who voted for it should be ashamed. It was an incredibly cliche comic (heh, the irony), and even though the last frame was pretty funny, it didn't make up for the rest of the comic.

The MGS one was quite funny, I loved it how in the end Snake said "heh, that was funny". Just goes to show.

I was quite disappointed with the Dragon Tails one, actually. I usually love them, and always vote for them. This time, it was, as we say in France, "le crap". Also, the way the text stays on to the next frame annoys me, though didn't alter my decision to not vote for it. The actual content did.

The best was definetely the Crazy Buffet one. Textless humour is becoming a big thing now, due to its innovative design. Sure the whole 50's American situation being superimposed on to a video game has been explored before, but I must say, they do it so well in this one. Why? Comics are art, believe it or not. I'm not looking just at content, I'm looking at presentation. The art style is top notch, and well, just beautiful I must say. Kudos to you, Mr Buffet, may you're crazy (heh) adventures at clubs take you to more people who you will eventually criticize!

Moogle @ Jul 8th 2006 8:23PM

*reads fanboys archive* *saves to comic list* Damn, very good comic. Thanks joystiq!

The only thing missing is a phantom/gizmondo fanboy. *snrk*

Mentok @ Jul 8th 2006 8:42PM

"Textless humour something big now"? Seriously, It's not a new thing and it's been popular for a while, PVP and Penny Arcade have been doing textless humour strips for ages. Ever heard of the Far Side? Its been around for a long time and it's one of the staples of comic strips. Rafi I don't mean to sound rude but I found your comment overly pretentious. Comics are indeed considered to be art, however, you are not an art critic. You may as well be saying "That car has four wheels! What an innovative design!". I'm afraid your ivory tower isn't high enough to merit such critical reviews.

STFU @ Jul 8th 2006 9:00PM

"The best was definetely the Crazy Buffet one. Textless humour is becoming a big thing now, due to its innovative design. Sure the whole 50's American situation being superimposed on to a video game has been explored before, but I must say, they do it so well in this one. Why? Comics are art, believe it or not. I'm not looking just at content, I'm looking at " WEBCOMICS ABOUT VIDEO GAMES ZOMG ART ART ART OMG OMG PRETENTION ART WEBCOMICS!

INFINITE CANVAS! MICROOOOOOOPAYYYYYMENTS

GameBoiPA @ Jul 8th 2006 9:05PM

Ctrl+Alt+Del got robbed.

Moogle @ Jul 8th 2006 9:13PM

One thing I've come to learn is that there are many flavors of humor. Each person 'gets' their own set of flavors, and there are certain ones that are very popular. If you could graph it, it'd probably be a bell curve.

The fact that fanboys used a cliche joke and got rated so well just goes to show that the author has a common sense of humor. If anyone ever thinks the poll winner isn't funny, chances are that it's not because it's not funny, nor are all the voters neanderthals.

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The dragon tails one was actually my second choice. Trying to shove norman in the box to get out something better == hilarity. But then, I was a long time dragon tails reader, and the comic seemed to build animosity towards that little twerp. It's really the best punchline the author's had in years.

enbob89 @ Jul 8th 2006 10:39PM

What about marriedtothesea?
http://marriedtothesea.com/070406/animal-crossing.gif

elmer92413 @ Jul 9th 2006 12:39AM

I voted for the newcomer, just because...
But I really thought this one should have been there...
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic
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plufim @ Jul 9th 2006 1:05AM

Hey Ross,

it's been suggested I link you the comic (see site link above) I do for revo-europe to see if you'd consider it. Id' have emailed this, but I honestly cannot find any means of contact outside of these comments.

And thus, the flaming will probably begin, with most of the responses being "that's shit, CAD is so much better".

Oh, and I voted for dragon-tails.

Scott @ Jul 9th 2006 1:08AM

I'm the artist behind the fanboys comics and i have to say wow... Just wow...

How do I respond to so much praise and negativity at the same time? I understand where are the CAD fans are coming from with the anger, and I agree with them that this week Tim takes the cake. But this isnt the first time a comic got dodged. If you recall a couple weeks back MY Extra Life got a headline and then missed the line up. Tim buckley got his share of the light when he got the headline for his comic (which was brilliant), and I dont think he'll mind if the newbs duke it out this week without him. good job Tim.

Thanks to joystiq and all those who are voting for fanboys. And an especially big thank you to Ross Miller. You provide for the web comic community a a service which exposes us to people in a direct manner that we could only dream of. You sir, rock.

thanks a bunch people, you've really made my day.

lloyd @ Jul 9th 2006 1:12AM

"Textless humour is becoming a big thing now, due to its innovative design."

innovative.... for 1806

Matt @ Jul 9th 2006 1:30AM

"Ctrl+Alt+Del got robbed."

Indeed it did.

minus_273 @ Jul 9th 2006 1:45AM

has anyone ever found that dragon thing that is always on this list funny? do you have to play wow to get those jokes? I cant even spot the joke other than easy bake oven.

Tim @ Jul 9th 2006 1:56AM

Well, technically, the DS mock ad wasn't a comic. It was just a little diddy I made up for giggles.

Besides, everyone deserves their chance at the spotlight. It's all in good fun :)

An unkown Shape from the world beyond your closet door @ Jul 9th 2006 4:44AM

ugh stop voting for Nada that Fnboy webcomic is Hilarious I voted for it and I think everyone who has ever played a final fantasy game would totally agree that the entire game series plotline, characters and everything else is the same again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again, ugh. And I'm a Chrono, FF, Fable, Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Castlevania, Breath of Fire and probably a series of other notable RPG Fanboy.

Tiago @ Jul 9th 2006 7:43AM

None of them are much amusing. :

Amd I completely hate the PSP campaign one. That campaign obviously wasn't meant for an american audience.

Some people just can't differentiate racism from a provocative ad campaign...

Props to CAD'cause Tim knew what the hell he was saying about all this controversy. And kept off the "Oh they are so racist" bandwagon.

Mentok @ Jul 9th 2006 8:27AM

I think the reason penny-arcade weren't in this week was because technically they did not actually write the comic or the news post. Although it was funny. As far as I see it there's no point dwelling on who is or isn't on the list, there was obviously a good reason for them not being there. Saying "*blank* should have been there" is not really any good. If they should've been there they *would* have been there.

Sam @ Jul 9th 2006 9:36AM

You can't put Penny Arcade up to vote because the comics they did this week (or had third graders fill in) WEREN'T ABOUT GAMES. That's the whole point of the webcomic vote, guys.

SilentK @ Jul 9th 2006 11:14AM

You people are crazy. The first two comics were hilarious! The rest were just eh.

WedgeTalon @ Jul 9th 2006 12:45PM

The first one (Hooked on Polygons) just barely won out over "none of the above", despite my agreement with CAD's sentiments on the ad campaign.

Joe A. @ Jul 9th 2006 2:31PM

why do the votes always go to the "none" vote when penny arcade isn't in the poll?

Mentok @ Jul 9th 2006 3:10PM

Uhhh, possibly because Penny Arcade is awesome? Also I don't think there is a better webcomic, certainly there are good webcomics, and there great webcomics (there also terrible ones). But nothing on the same level with the same quality of art and humour. Perhaps they should be left out of polls it's kind of unfair to the other comics.