The prodigal webcomic wrapup returns

by Ross Miller { Sep 30th 2006 at 1:55PM }

After a week-long hiatus ~~because of~~ in honor of the Tokyo Game Show, the Weekly Webcomic Wrapup has returned to entertain you. As a change of format, this week we're going to look at some common trends among the gaming comics over the last two weeks.

There have been some notable standouts that we couldn't categorize. Fanboys nailed an Ocarina of Time / Dance Dance Revolution joke and Press Start to Play took a more self-referential route. Not normally game-related, xkcd and Questionable Content showed their nerd side in more subtle ways.

For the other comics this week, nearly every joke had a counterpart somewhere on the internet channels, so we're pairing the comics up into teams of two. Tell us, what webcomic duo nailed their respective punch line?


	Both Extra Life and Digital Unrest decided to give Wii remotes to animals, hoping for hilarity to ensue.
	More topical, the ever-elusive Wii pre-order plan has left Digital Unrest bewildered and Dueling Analogs jaded.
	If *Mario Hoops* has taught us anything, it's that Ninjas are natural born ballers. Penny Arcade vents its frustration, while Digital Unrest makes one final cameo; why do people think Toad makes a great announcer?
	The Tokyo Game Show made few splashes in the world of gaming comics. Penny Arcade explains their reasoning, while Fanboys illustrates the problem with Ken Kutaragi's keynote.
	Don't ask us why, but *Dead Rising* is the running gag that never dies (no pun intended). Fanboys domesticate the horror, while VG Cats splices it with Pokemon Snap.
	VG Cats and RPG-TV's Chris Thomas (via a Dueling Analogs guest strip) take jabs at Square Enix's world -- and why not? They're old enough to take a joke.
	Newsflash: people don't like the new look of *Bomberman. Dueling Analogs* and RPG-TV report.
	Here's a look at the post-TGS reaction to the PlayStation 3 -- both the good (via Penny Arcade) and the bad (via Dueling Analogs).

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Scott @ Sep 30th 2006 2:03PM

Are there any wet men that ARN'T naked?

Mister Disco @ Sep 30th 2006 2:15PM

(1. Are there any wet men that ARN'T naked?)

No. Now, eat your peas.

Dirk Dorkelson @ Oct 1st 2006 4:09AM

Dead Rising is the gag that never dies because the game is awesome. I really don't get all those people who get hung up on the save system. I think it adds a lot of value and makes planning how you're going to go about your game that much more interesting. Also, just recently discovered the awesomeness of the shower head.

Ninegauger @ Sep 30th 2006 3:26PM

I never tire of Penny Arcade, even after 5 or so years. The Dead Rising/Pokemon one was great too.

Hamson @ Sep 30th 2006 2:59PM

I like the format for this week's webcomic wrapup. Keep with it Joystiq!

Also has no one voted for None of the Above yet? Because all of the percents add up to 101%, and that doesn't even show a None of the Above choice.

burnt_secondary @ Sep 30th 2006 3:19PM

Please go back to the old format, this was just way too jumbled to even vote on.

(Which one did I like again? Wait! I liked that one a lot but it's teamed up with one that sucks. Hang on, is this a butterfly ballot? Oh screw it . . . none of the above.)

burnt_secondary @ Sep 30th 2006 3:21PM

Oh, none of the above doesn't work

LaughingTarget @ Sep 30th 2006 3:30PM

Doh! Fanboys pulled a Dan Quail on the Kutaragi one. "Potatoe" Hehehe.

trekkie4christ @ Sep 30th 2006 3:30PM

The "None of the Above" "option" was a nice touch. I must say that I preferred the OOT/DDR strip more than all of those duos.

Brendon @ Sep 30th 2006 3:51PM

I just want to vote none of the above! I just wanna!
Let me show my frustration towards webcomics. :'( _

Brent Day @ Sep 30th 2006 4:37PM

I went with the first pair....just because bears attacking campers is just hilarious.

obo @ Sep 30th 2006 4:42PM

oh lawd, QC

queue the indie crackheads

kyou @ Sep 30th 2006 7:15PM

I want to vote for xkcd and questionable content :(.

GIMMIE PIE @ Sep 30th 2006 7:21PM

I WANTS VOTE FOR QC, GIVE NOWS

Etheo @ Sep 30th 2006 8:04PM

Nice try with the none of the above button, but I've got my firefox skin! And no I'm not going to vote because my choice is not an option.

Rich M. @ Oct 1st 2006 4:32PM

Speaking of DDR, you gotta include this masterpiece from Alien Loves Predator in next week's Wrapup:

http://alienlovespredator.com/?id=203

Shiroi Kaze @ Oct 2nd 2006 1:43AM

The IRONY... oooooh the IRONY http://www.godmodeonline.com/d/20060929.html

A.K.O.D. @ Oct 2nd 2006 8:03PM

Men the best comic on this past two weeks was Questionable content... that use of the RPG options was illarious, and can be used in a lot of ways and occasions.