Weekly Webcomic Wrapup remembers Gary Gygax

In a touching tribute to Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax, a handful of webcomics took it upon themselves to remember the visionary. Here are some of our favorites (note: not involved in voting process):

And now for something completely different, our picks for the week's other best game-related webcomics. Be sure to vote for your favorite!

Overstaffed (Awkward Zombie)
Communications Degree (VG Cats)
This is How I Roll (2P Start)
Our Crucial Pamphlet (Penny Arcade)
The Treachery of Base Building (Truck Bearing Kibble)
Without You I'm Incomplete (Exploding Dog)
A Few More Games I'm Glad Were Never Made (Dueling Analogs)
Soylent Smash (GamerPALs)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: March 8, 2008
Overstaffed (Awkward Zombie)	134 (11.8%)
Communications Degree (VG Cats)	255 (22.5%)
This is How I Roll (2P Start)	95 (8.4%)
Our Crucial Pamphlet (Penny Arcade)	263 (23.2%)
The Treachery of Base Building (Truck Bearing Kibble)	180 (15.9%)
Without You I'm Incomplete (Exploding Dog)	27 (2.4%)
A Few More Games I'm Glad Were Never Made (Dueling Analogs)	15 (1.3%)
Soylent Smash (GamerPALs)	166 (14.6%)

Reader Comments (38)

Truck Bearing Kibble this week, grinned at PA and was going for Awkward Zombie first.

I have all the TF2 love in the world, but a reference to a visual art classic will get me everytime. Truck Bearing it is.

Err why aren't they included in the voting? That XKCD one was like the funniest thing I've ever read

As appropriate as it may be, I'm not gonna make memories of Gygax a game.

You insult your "Off the Grid" columnist, Ross

;)

Agreed that the above xkcd one was the best... but i get why they excluded them from the voting. Though I doubt he'd mind.

Of the others Awkward Zombie mde me laugh out loud, which hasn't happened for quite a while with a webcomic.

Though I might have liked VG cats as much if i hadn't already read it a while back.

I reaffirm my Kirby loyalty (after voting for the Patapon pun strip in lieu of the 100 Kirby last week) by voting for GamerPALs

I also like PA, DA, and VGCats

Truck Bearing Kibble was great. For those who don't understand the text its french for "This is not a pipe".

Haha, poor Pyro! Nobody understand what he says, it gave me a good laugh! God, I really, really need to get the Orange Box. Good think I'll go to San Diego by mid-March so I'm finally going to get it!

GamerPALs and 2PStart were pretty good too, and gave me a good laugh.

*understands. Sorry for the double post...

The Penny Arcade comic this week really should be Bordering on the Semi-Tasteful. As much as I shouldn't be laughing at it I was, and very hard at that.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/04

I'm voting VGCats only because I play TF2 a ton and that made me laugh a ton.

Hahahaha, the Pyro Team Fortress 2 one was great.

Try this comic in the light of the new Mint Green PSP:

http://madiart.blogspot.com/2008/03/color-of-exclusivity.html

Who was Gary Gygax? old game dev or something

One of the creators of D&D...

Simply put, he was the best game designer of all time who had pioneered the modern RPG (yes, including JRPGs).

After adding all those damned friend codes on the other blog I coulda done with this week's wrapup being decent.

It was "meh" at best.

Yea, so who was Gary Gygax? an old game designer?

Whoa nevermind. Must have cache problems page didn't reload with my last post. LOL.

if that was a joke it was in bad taste

Man, awesome lineup this week.

I've gotta give it up for TBK, however. Call me an indie snob, but that joke is damn hilarious.

None of the above. I vote for Order of the Stick:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html

"Roll 3D6 six times for your stats. In order."

Hee hee.

Oh, and I'm definitely going to check out AZ's archives. Great art in there.

VG Cats was hilarious, as it tapped that good old feeling you get when you follow one's misadventures.

The Penny Arcade one was perfectly presented.

Truck Bearing Kibble got my vote because it had this really original idea and unique kind of humour I hadn't noticed elsewhere (anyone who can reference Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas une pipe", the original "The Cake is a Lie" joke, is made of win).

And I give a thumb's up to Exploding Dogs for cute simplicity.

I actually like Monday's Penny Arcade comic the best, if not just for it's style.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/03

That was pretty good =)

I really liked this one: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=03062008
"Little hole where taco gets in" indeed!

Could someone explain the "this is not a pipe" joke? I know the painting being referenced but what does it have to do with RTSs?

The original painting has nothing to do with RTS games. The joke is probably an implication that a game might represent something, but not actually be that thing. Maybe its a comment on the games-cause-violence debate.

In any case, it's by FAR the best comic this week, and everyone who doesn't vote for it is a philistine.

For those who don't know the painting that is being referenced: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images

I thought it was a very clever reference to how people play games for reasons other than winning. This sometimes frustrates those who are playing to win, but that's life.

It basically says that sometimes, its ok not to use things for their intended purpose. That's how innovation and art comes about.

Excellent web strip. Totally rocking. I'm sure Gygax would've loved it.

I'm gay for TF2, so I had to pick VG cats. However, I've seen better phyro related comics:

http://sleepdepjoel.deviantart.com/art/Mmf-mf-69133235

Landmaster!!

You know, it'd be nice if Joystiq included The -Minus World in next week's Webcomic Wrapup...

www.the-minusworld.com/comic

I mean come on! Its got Koopa Kiss!!!

http://www.the-minusworld.com/comic

Sorry for the double post!!
Don't hate!

I'd like to nominate this witty HL2 comic for next week:

http://halfassed.smackjeeves.com/comics/304562/006-no-goddamned-sense/

u guys should nominate this one for next week
http://explosm.net/comics/1201/

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup remembers Gary Gygax

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