That initial glitch in the webcomic wrapup polling didn't affect the final vote. VG Cats' Poké-strip (as in comic strip and not ... eww) was given the rather dubious award for week's best game-related webcomic with quadruple (make it quadruple!) the vote of second place.
Runners up include Dueling Analogs and Digital Unrest, respectively. Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!
Reader Comments (28)
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 12:38PM darkinchworm said
Years? That's a hell of a stretch... but it is the best VGCats strip in a couple o' weeks.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2008 12:57PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, it is a bit of a bummer but at least the infrequent updates typically means epic lol when they do.
Unlike Penny Arcade, they can only post so many without having ones that are 'meh' in terms of humor.
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Unlike Penny Arcade, they can only post so many without having ones that are 'meh' in terms of humor.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 2:18PM darkinchworm said
Downvote me if you wish, but... Penny Arcade blows. Period.
VGCats and Perry Bible Fellowship. That's all I need.
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VGCats and Perry Bible Fellowship. That's all I need.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 2:36PM (Unverified) said
I like VGcats comics, but Penny Arcade has such brilliant writing that i can't help but prefer it. Jerry ranks as one of my favorite writers, Scott probably isn't even on the list.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2008 12:52PM AndyJ710 said
I'm a reader and I pick:
http://the-minusworld.com/comic
Actually, this VGCats one is pretty good too...
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http://the-minusworld.com/comic
Actually, this VGCats one is pretty good too...
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 12:59PM CommentSystem said
anybody else died when meowth appeared uttering his immortal phrase?
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Posted: Apr 10th 2008 1:13PM Rollins said
For whatever reason, I have very rarely found VG Cats funny. They all seem too...obvious.
Yes, Ash has been followed by Team Rocket for years and they still want his Pikachu. And yes, he has a lot of Pokemon. So? That in and of itself doesn't make a joke. They don't seem to have punchlines so much as they simply illustrate some quirky situations in games with their stupid-looking characters.
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Yes, Ash has been followed by Team Rocket for years and they still want his Pikachu. And yes, he has a lot of Pokemon. So? That in and of itself doesn't make a joke. They don't seem to have punchlines so much as they simply illustrate some quirky situations in games with their stupid-looking characters.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 1:45PM (Unverified) said
I believe they call that observational-humor. The reason it's funny is because of it's truths and obviousness. It's not intended to have some sort of punch-line.
But I'm by no means a comedy expert. And I can't tell you that you're wrong just based on opinions. It's just not for everyone I guess.
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But I'm by no means a comedy expert. And I can't tell you that you're wrong just based on opinions. It's just not for everyone I guess.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
Observational or not, humour is always best when it's subtle.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2008 1:35PM baby sea tuna said
I could not disagree more with this statement. If you'd said "Penny Arcade" instead, I might have understood.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
Both Penny Arcade and VGCats are terrible webcomics. The only good video game based webcomic is Nintendo Super Squad, which is now over.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2008 1:39PM (Unverified) said
I do not understand this comic.
Then again, I don't know a damned thing about Pokemon.
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Then again, I don't know a damned thing about Pokemon.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 1:59PM (Unverified) said
There are people who don't understand this. I get that. Allow me to enlighten you.
The joke wasn't that Ash was being chased all this time. The joke wasn't that Ash has a lot of Pokemon. The joke isn't even that they want what's his; it's just what they do. What IS the joke is that they only revised their 'motto' in the D&P season, and even that was old when it was new.
Since we can all agree that the Team Rocket 'motto', old and new, is so goddamned annoying, Mr. Ramsoomair must have come to the consensus that Ash is so annoyed by it that he'd turn over Pikachu just to get them to shut up and go away. Personally, I'd have the cops take him to a maximum security prison that isn't made of cardboard or just give 'em the ol' electric chair.
God knows the only smart one of the duo wants to do that by now (and by duo I don't mean Team Rocket).
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The joke wasn't that Ash was being chased all this time. The joke wasn't that Ash has a lot of Pokemon. The joke isn't even that they want what's his; it's just what they do. What IS the joke is that they only revised their 'motto' in the D&P season, and even that was old when it was new.
Since we can all agree that the Team Rocket 'motto', old and new, is so goddamned annoying, Mr. Ramsoomair must have come to the consensus that Ash is so annoyed by it that he'd turn over Pikachu just to get them to shut up and go away. Personally, I'd have the cops take him to a maximum security prison that isn't made of cardboard or just give 'em the ol' electric chair.
God knows the only smart one of the duo wants to do that by now (and by duo I don't mean Team Rocket).
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 2:18PM SS Slacker said
My friends from Supafine made a gaming comic: http://www.supafine.com/comics/classic.php?comicID=120
They never make any gaming comics and I thought this one was pretty shweet.
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They never make any gaming comics and I thought this one was pretty shweet.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 4:10PM MNC Dover said
The VGCats strip was great and deserved to win. At some point I'd lose my mind to and just hand over one of my dozen Pikachu.
Although it's only minutely game related, here's the Monday Night Crew strip this week:
http://www.mondaynightcrew.com/comic.html
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Although it's only minutely game related, here's the Monday Night Crew strip this week:
http://www.mondaynightcrew.com/comic.html
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 1:25AM Evan Hodgins said
I as well thought the VG Cats was funny. I used to rush home every day after school to watch that show.
Here's the better of the 'of Noobs and Men' strips that came out this week:
http://ofnoobsandmen.com/2008/04/11/i-am-never-eating-cheetos-again/
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Here's the better of the 'of Noobs and Men' strips that came out this week:
http://ofnoobsandmen.com/2008/04/11/i-am-never-eating-cheetos-again/
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