Weekly Webcomic Wrapup has a case of mistaken identity
by Ross Miller 
{ Aug 2nd 2008 at 3:00PM }
As for Joystiq, well, les personnes nous confusé tout les temps. Here are our picks for the week's best game-related webcomic. Polling after the break; be sure to vote for your favorite!
Here's Looking at You, Kid (CAD Comics)
Double Entendre (Dueling Analogs)
Truth in Numbers (Digital Unrest)
A Trap (MNC)
Missing the Target (2P Start)
Nintendo. ... (Slackerz)
Reincarnation (Robot Martini)
Star Caliber (The Ninja Ken)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Moorio - XBL: peacebyanymeans @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:02PM
I can't believe you guys didn't include this week's F@NB0Y$!
http://fanboys-online.com/
Ghen @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:36PM
I don't get it.
oldmeme @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:51PM
Its a TF2 reference. And a damn awesome one.
Obie @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:09PM
It's a spy sapping a sentry, isn't that like the TF2 comic cliche?
Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:18PM
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Kye - Me_DF @ Aug 2nd 2008 6:58PM
Really, you wonder why you got banned?
Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:07PM
CAD really sucked this time...
pather @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:08PM
CAD really sucks all of the time...
pather @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:11PM
CAD really sucks all of the time...
Shignami @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:16PM
This is diffrent from normal CAD-faire how?
Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:23PM
Yes,I can see that somebody here just wants to troll and clearly doesn't read CAD.
And yes as a regular reader, it sucked...even for CAD's standards.
Saria the Cat @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:27PM
Not sure why CAD gets hated on all the time. Oh, and, I was wondering, why WERE you banned?
Obie @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:27PM
At least the panels weren't covered in endless text. ;)
Neebs @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:28PM
CAD is never funny.
That is the CADrule. B^U, etc.
Sean @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:43PM
Yeah, they've all been pretty bad recently. I think their "sillies" are actually funnier then their real comics
Shignami @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:50PM
Maybe we aren't regular readers of CAD because it always sucks....
think of that?
Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:54PM
@ Saria
I know precisely which comments got me banned.I'm just not sure why.
I was writing a reply to...Lord Bowser I think and I ended up replying to the wrong person.Twice.
I got really pissed off because of this and wrote:
"
Aww,fuck you Joystiq.
I know a way to solve these comment-system problems.
/wrist"
That was my last comment.After that,both mine and Bowser's comments were deleted and I got banned.It was probably the "fuck you Joystiq" part that got me screwed, but then again pretty much everybody insults each other on a regular basis, so insulting the website shouldn't be that much of an offence.
aristokrat @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:55PM
Ah, the good old "Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore because it's always too crowded" argument. Nice one, Yogi...
Obie @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:02PM
lol Jakka, at least you went out with style. ;)
Phillip @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:04PM
<meek voice%gt; Ummm... I thought CAD was pretty funny. And so did my coworkers (one of them showed it to me before I saw it here). So, yeah. Some people think CAD is funny after all.
...nonetheless, I though Slackerz was the best.
copa @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:05PM
I know most people don't like to go to the CAD site on principle, so I'll provide a brief plot summary:
Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are having a tough time in their relationship, which has been complicated because Vader becomes pregnant. However, Vader has a miscarriage, and then proceeds to duel with Skywalker, using the deformed fetus as a light saber.
Eventually, they all laugh it off and get back to gaming.
Roto13 @ Aug 2nd 2008 7:19PM
While I can't stand CAD most of the time, I kinda liked it this time. xP
Sami @ Aug 2nd 2008 10:48PM
CAD actually had a good joke this week. Too bad it was two panels in, and Buckley didn't even realize it. But still the best comic this week.
Mr.ESC @ Aug 2nd 2008 11:04PM
What should I do here :
A) Say CAD suck ass.
Response –The regular crowd may think I'm cool while the edgy Joystiq readers won’t find this either new or exciting and since the same message was posted more than 3 times in the same chain of replies it will look weak and it will make me sound like a sheep causing serious down votes from the edgy crowd.
B) Say CAD is cool.
Response –The regular crowd will down vote me, the edgy crowd will think I’m a fanboy and I could be marked as CAD fanboy which is somehow worst than being marked a regular fanboy.
C) Just say an honest opinion about how you don’t despise CAD but you it found mediocre half of the time since most of the web-comics are so centered in the main protagonists which attempts of witty humor are quite bland but remark you found CAD comics that are actually related with gaming. Computer or technology amusing and their “quick strips” quite funny
Response – The regular crowd will be confused about my position towards CAD, the edgy crowd will find an honest opinion a refreshing change but nothing that will guarantee an upvote and probably I just wasted my time trying to be cool in the internet.
D) Cheese.
Response –Cheese is good.
Well then Cheese it is!!!
(Response – for this post TL;DR)
Zombiefrank82 @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:11PM
Yeah unfortunately, web comics need some more time to develop. Although I think VG cats is cute
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:12PM
I see what you're doing here. An experiment, to see what people with no sense of humor vote on when there's no PA or VGCatz for them to default to!
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:19PM
But seriously, none of them were, well, good this week.
Saria the Cat @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:35PM
I actually enjoyed quite a bit of these. Usually I only find one funny but I liked the Dueling Analogs even though it was immature, Digital Unrest 'cause it's nerdy, and MNC 'cause it's true.
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:51PM
Joystiq, I have a REALLY HUGE problem with the fact that this is what happens when I press F5...
http://i36.tinypic.com/r91u6b.gif
Seriously, it's pathetic.
aristokrat @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:58PM
Amen to that. What the hell is up with the comment system? I like disappearing post as much as the next guy, but it seems like someone with basic web programming knowledge should be able to fix this.
Unless its a Mac-only problem? Any PC-users experiencing this huge fail?
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:03PM
I'm a PC user, and it's been unbearable lately. I went into that Sqeenix post and it went from 60 posts to 12. WTF?
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:04PM
AND THIS ONE JUST WENT FROM 36 TO 45.
god.
Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:15PM
Guys, for your own safety, don't bitch about the comment system.This shit can get you banned.
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:17PM
Seriously? Well, that's lame. It's not on the same level as "FIRST" or "Old News" jackassery, because this is a legitimate complaint, but what the fuck ever.
Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:19PM
Even though,in their defence, I was being a bit of an asshole about it.
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:24PM
I'm probably gonna be banned for this, but you were right in being a jackass. Plenty of people have commented on this, and as far as I know, we have yet to see a single response. Even a "We're working on it" or "There's nothing we can do about it" would be perfectly fine... to hear nothing about this problem is just plain lame, though.
MagiKarp @ Aug 2nd 2008 7:37PM
Thought I'd throw out a theory on the comment system (from a web developer standpoint). Joystiq is HUGE and probably has all kinds of bandwidth and to support so much traffic, it has multiple servers. To save on bandwidth costs, the servers probably cache pages/comments so that when a user requests a page, the server doesn't have to work as hard to send the info. But! Since it takes time to update ALL the cached pages, when you refresh the page, you might get a version that's actually older than the most recent, if that makes any sense. Although, it could be a glitch with how the comments are pulled from a database, which again can be tough with as many requests the site gets. Sadly, it's just a theory, and the only solution I can see is to just be patient with it *shrug*
samfish @ Aug 2nd 2008 8:09PM
The comment system has been getting worse for me lately. A few weeks ago, maybe 2 or 3 posts wouldn't show up. Now it's gutting as many as 15-20 posts regularly.
Irritating.
Mr Khan @ Aug 2nd 2008 10:07PM
It afflicts me across my 5-year old PC, brand-new laptop, and my Wii, between two versions of IE, Wii Opera, and Firefox
They'll fix it eventually, though funding issues might be stymying such efforts as of now
waynski1457 @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:18PM
Wow, very decent selection this week, but I have to give it to DA because I was just trying to play MM2 yesterday and I got the blinking for an hour before it would work.
4MyFriends @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:20PM
HEY GUYS, LETS PICK THE ONE THAT'S BASHING NINTENDO LIKE WE DID LAST TIME!!!!
Neebs @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:29PM
HAY GUYZ LET'S BITCH AND MOAN
Mr Khan @ Aug 2nd 2008 3:30PM
The difference is that the bashing Nintendo one is actually *good* this time, not like the mediocrity of Potatamoto or the CAD one that missed the point entirely
Cesaria (Pitchfork Fest 2008 FTMFW!) @ Aug 2nd 2008 4:50PM
The Nintedo bashing one isn't even remotely funny, and that's not just because I'm a fan of Nintendo's. It's a meandering, redundant comic with no semblance of a joke or punchline. It outlines exactly what every single person has said the past two weeks, therefore, quite stale and uninspired. Peace.
4MyFriends @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:00PM
"HAY GUYZ LET'S BITCH AND MOAN"
YOU MEAN LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS DID FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS?
hypocrite
Neebs @ Aug 2nd 2008 5:11PM
Yes, but I've got a reason to bitch and moan, you're just sprouting salty tears over some webcomics.
Saria the Cat @ Aug 2nd 2008 6:05PM
As I've said before to another complainer of complainers, it is one thing to bitch about something (especially if you have good cause) and another to bitch about bitching about something. You're seriously perpetuating the Nintendo E3 fubarathon more than anyone else and yet YOU'RE the one most bothered by people mentioning it. Hmm...
tc @ Aug 2nd 2008 7:05PM
4myfriends:
get out
Anni @ Aug 3rd 2008 12:55PM
1) The comic that's winning really isn't that funny and is WAY late to the party. Every other webcomic did this joke already.
2) Goddamn, 4MyFriends, could you whine more? Like, is that possible?
Park Zero @ Aug 4th 2008 10:13AM
If you think that’s for the best then I’ll do it.