Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: T is for Timely

by Ross Miller on Jun 21st 2008 9:00AM

Stop the presses! We're on time! Pull out your party hats and streamers, this is indeed a momentous occasion of mediocre proportions! Here are our picks for the week's best game-related webcomic. Polling after the break; be sure to vote for your favorite!

Fanboys (MNC)
Metamucil Gear Solid (Rooster Teeth)
Pellets of Langerhans (Truck Bearing Kibble)
Not Much of a Stretch (2P Start)
The Flavor Factor (Penny Arcade)
Electoral Kombat (Dueling Analogs)
The Legacy (Awkward Zombie)
I Earned that Thing (Extra Life)
The Gabriel Method (Penny Arcade)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: June 20, 2008
Fanboys (MNC)	37 (2.8%)
Metamucil Gear Solid (Rooster Teeth)	195 (15.0%)
Pellets of Langerhans (Truck Bearing Kibble)	112 (8.6%)
Not Much of a Stretch (2P Start)	47 (3.6%)
The Flavor Factor (Penny Arcade)	186 (14.3%)
Electoral Kombat (Dueling Analogs)	78 (6.0%)
The Legacy (Awkward Zombie)	97 (7.5%)
I Earned that Thing (Extra Life)	52 (4.0%)
The Gabriel Method (Penny Arcade)	498 (38.2%)

(What? You say we didn't pick your favorite gaming comic this week? Make sure we and everyone else gets to see it in the comments below.)

Tags: webcomic

Reader Comments (46)

I voted for Penny Arcade because of Pikachu.

I just voted and it is tied at 1 all! NEver seen that before!

Rooster Teeth, for great justice.

You know what comes out the other side??

MOTHERFUCKERS!

Wow. It's already Saturday.

And strangely it feels like monday because I'm reading webcomics. ZINGER.

tbk pellets, i really liked the art style

Electoral Kombat. Only cuz I thought the rest were quite unfunny.

I vote for Castle Vidcons, it should be part of the wrapup because it's better than most.

Link
http://www.castle-vidcons.com/comics.html

That was a good comic, especially because it belittles the mac.

Castle Vidicons is awesome, but it wouldn't be fair to include it since it would win rather handily week after week (because it's so awesome).

Cool, it's T.T., the clock from Diddy Kong Racing.

Thanks for stating something we all knew!

Next, are you going to reveal we're reading the Weekly Webcomic Wrapup?

I didn't realize that /everyone/ has played Diddy Kong Racing and immediately recognizes this generic, minor character. My bad.

Hey guys, we're reading the Weekly Webcomic Wrapup! Neat!

Who the fuck knows something like that? I thought it was just some random cartoon clock, didn't even think it was from a game.

Yeah Joe, no need to be a dick. I thought it was a random clock too.

I knew that was a character in Diddy Kong Racing, but I forgot his name. I thought it was a relatively obscure reference. I can always count on Joystiq to have pictures with their stories that most people don't get, and it feels like I'm in on an inside joke when I get the reference.

And other times, I have no idea what the hell they're referencing.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/uk-short-on-skilled-video-game-labour/

Which is why I like to see readers state what the picture is about in the comments section. So thank you, Arteen.

As always when they're in it, I'm voting MNC. Partially because they're friends, but also because Metal Gear stuff like that's been pretty prevalent at my house, even though I don't have the game. If not for MNC, Penny Arcade would have had it this week since I'm all about the Pokemans.

This is weird because I just played Diddy Kong Racing yesterday.

After looking at this weeks first PA comic (that swiftly did away with any link to video games in the first panel) I was all ready to continue my crusade against Penny Arcade.

The second one, however, was quite funny. So i'll let it slide this week!

The first one is a Spore comic...

no, the first panel is a spore panel

Truck Bearing Kibble and Fanboys are kind of tied. I'm going to vote in secret. WHOOO!

"Hi I'm T.T!"

Damn that was always an irritating game. I couldn't stop playing it, but it was annoying as hell

SEGA creature creator was tempting, but my inner Fire Emblem fan had to go with Awkward Zombie

Crying Piplup sealed the deal for me.

I've got to go with Pellets of Langerhans for the diabetic coma joke. How can that not be funny?

OMG. The Saturday Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is actually up on a Saturday?!?! I don't think this has happened in months, maybe even a year. I'm astonished.

Hi, T.T.! How you been, buddy?

... Still sore that I hit you that morning? Sheesh, man, get over it. I was in a deep sleep, and you were making a racket, so I was rather grumpy.

Monday Night Crew - Sadly, I could see myself doing something like that. :(
Rooster Teeth - Old heroes don't die... they just fade away.
Truck Bearing Kibble - Hehe... Diabeetus.
2P Start - Sadly, I can identify most of the parts to make that abomination...
PA#1 - Man, I wished God and Jesus made it so my head could spin. That'd be awesome. :(
Dueling Analogs - FLAWLESS VICTORY
Awkward Zombie - Amusing, although Marth did have a wife. If I made a comic about FE, it'd be about Marth being the first lesbian ruler of Altea. Oh, and Ike fights for his friends.
Extra Life - I get the joke, just don't care about WoW. Heh, still amusing, though.
PA #2 - Poor Pikachu and Piplup. lolz

tbk ftw

How does this (http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/2008/06/19/who-dropped-the-fall) not make it?

Damn, that probably would've overridden my vote

lol

Though "Electoral Combat" has been an image in my head since I heard the name Barack, I still have to say this was a rather lackluster week. I guess after last weeks record high of, what, 3 good comics? it would be too much to expect any to be funny again.

Penny Arcade is clearly the best, but am I the only one who wonders why 8-bit theatre isn't in here?

How is Electoral Kombat not winning?

I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

Hehe

Funny took vacation this week. Or was it sick leave?

Anyway, I only laughed at MNC. Others werent' very engaging, although Jesus and Pikachu where ait.

Awkward Zombie.
Can't resist a good Fire emblem comic.

Mind you, 2nd place goes to Truck Bearing Kibble, just for the Islets of Langarhans reference.

Ok, so 2 penny arcade comics and no another more deserving one? (Slackers and Super Effective 09 comes to mind)

Thats bullshit Joystiq >:(

btw, PA relying to swears, just cuz cursing = funny.. sigh. (the jesus one was good, the pokemon one shouldn't need all the swears tough).

Swearing isn't necessarily funny. The context in which it's used can make it funny.

The comic is about My Pokémon Ranch, or more specifically, Gabe's Pokémon Ranch. And unlike other ranches where you run around and play with your Pokémon, he runs his ranch like a strict drill sergeant. He yells at his Pokémon and make them cry.

Yes, I get that, but the swearing isn't necessary, it cheapens the clever jokes, just like plenty of PA comics(and don't get me wrong, I love their humor "here and there").

My main issue is the "2 entries from 1 website" thing. I think its unfair.

It's done becaue people whined that X Penny Arcade was funnier than Y Penny Arcade, or some people said Y was better than X. And then some crazy people thought Z was the funniest (what's wrong with them?).

I actually think it's better this way: Each individual strip relies on its own merits, not the reputation of the comic as a whole. i.e. "I thought X comic was funnier this week, but since it isn't a choice, I'll vote for Y."

Of course, voting for these polls is kinda silly anyways. So, don't take it too seriously.

Where's the "None of the above" option?

This crop weren't the best, but there wasn't really one that sucked either.

I voted for the second PA, but honestly, none of them were very funny, if at all.

Second PA for me this week. I thought this one was good: http://ofnoobsandmen.com/2008/06/20/i-wish-id-smoked-more-blunts/

Yeah, not voting this week. Sorry Internet.

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