Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is green with envy

by Griffin McElroy { Jun 27th 2009 at 11:00PM }

Used to be 'round these parts that Saturdays here at the 'Stiq were synonymous with one feature, and one feature only -- the illustrated revue you're reading right this very second. Last week, Joystiq's newest featured bundle o' joy hit the site, and hit it hard. The inaugural edition of Swag Saturday received 3167 Comments? Seriously? Sure, free games are cool, but the WeeWebWrap provides you with instantaneous, guaranteed entertainment with no attached entry requirements, except for your undying, unswerving love.

Fortunately for you, we take our duties seriously enough to provide you with our seven favorite comics of this past week despite our tangible, heartbreaking jealousy. Check them out below, vote for your favorite after the jump and drop a few thousand comments telling us what strips we may have missed on!

Still a Few Bugs in the System (Virtual Shackles)
Condraculations (Penny Arcade)
The Lesson (Brawl in the Family)
Magic: The Scattering (Digital Unrest)
The Life Cycle of a Video Game (GameSpy)
Definitely Brutal (Dipswitch)
Gender Malfunction (MNC)

Tags: webcomic

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Girugamuk (Moptimus Slimed) @ Jun 27th 2009 11:17PM

BitF, Penny Arcade in second, then DU and Gamespy tied for 3rd

ZaxCG2 @ Jun 28th 2009 10:03PM

Its good to see BitF back. :)

Desert Eagle @ Jun 27th 2009 11:17PM

Brawl in the Family is back on? Thank God! That's always my pick of the week.

Dipswitch also gave me a chuckle, along with GameSpy's comic (which is so right).

Overall nice week.

Mr Khan @ Jun 27th 2009 11:28PM

MNC got me. The joke's been done a zillion times before, but its a clever take.

GameSpy (they do comics?), Brawl in the Family, and Virtual Shackles were also hilarious.

Penny Arcade made no sense.

deanb @ Jun 28th 2009 12:02AM

For PA's you needed to of read the blog post with it, though this week's haven't been very game related, but I suppose it'd be odd not to see a PA in the WWW.

Bubbameister33 @ Jun 28th 2009 12:47AM

have read

Gavin @ Jun 28th 2009 6:15PM

MNC almost never does it for me, but this week just did. good job :)

Dracard @ Jun 27th 2009 11:42PM

I like the detailed lighting around the eyes of the Bela Lugosi Dracula in that Penny Arcade comic.

Sly @ Jun 28th 2009 12:15AM

what's a bela lugosi dracula?

Sly @ Jun 28th 2009 12:16AM

nevermind, found my answer.

http://acomplete180.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dracula-bela-lugosi.jpg

PR0F3TA @ Jun 27th 2009 11:46PM

Gamespy hit it out of the park

Ninja_Nun @ Jun 28th 2009 12:39PM

Definitely agree, at first was a bit like TL;DR put it really is worth it in the end.

Roto13 @ Jun 27th 2009 11:50PM

Yeah, I don't really get the Penny Arcade one. >_> But this was a good week, anyway. My vote goes to Gamespy.

deanb @ Jun 28th 2009 12:01AM

Virtual Shackles gets my vote cos of "The Occasional Murder".
Mainly cos we all know that at some point something on the xbox is gonna go red, and for once you'd be glad it was the RROD n not HAL-360.

Hydrophobicfish @ Jun 28th 2009 12:04AM

Aw, poor wrapup... as much as I love free stuff, I love webcomics too! There there!

Sly @ Jun 28th 2009 12:13AM

i didn't know gamespy did webcomics. i liked it though. it was a bit longwinded, but it made sense and was funny. usually its one or the other. so that's good.

The Dark Wayne @ Jun 28th 2009 12:14AM

Virtual shackles for me, anything that is able to reference HAL is a win in my book

WREturns @ Jun 28th 2009 12:31AM

I guess I'm the only one that thought that the GameSpy one was a little too long.

finnith @ Jun 28th 2009 1:28AM

You're not alone, I didn't really like it either.

Sly @ Jun 28th 2009 1:49AM

i thought it was too long too, but i still liked it.

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 28th 2009 2:05AM

Ewwwww words... :P

The Dark Wayne @ Jun 28th 2009 3:09AM

i didnt enjoy it at all

WINterfang @ Jun 28th 2009 1:42PM

I like it for a second but meh too much verbal diarrhea.

Reader @ Jun 28th 2009 12:32AM

DU was awesome, probably because that happened throughout my childhood.

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 28th 2009 1:34AM

It seems waaay too lengthy at first, but once you've finished it, you realize Gamespy's strip nails it right on the head.

Sly @ Jun 28th 2009 3:11AM

agreed.

eldee @ Jun 28th 2009 2:31AM

everybody who voted for Gamespy, please throw yourself in front of the nearest bus. That was one of the most retarded comics I've seen in the wrapup in a LONG time.

Markez @ Jun 28th 2009 4:01AM

Suggesting readers commit suicide, whilst saying something is 'retarded'?

eldee @ Jun 28th 2009 6:03AM

your point?

WREturns @ Jun 28th 2009 12:07PM

Irony, eldee, irony.

WINterfang @ Jun 28th 2009 1:44PM

Everyone that liked something different than me should trow himself in a fire-Hitler.

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 28th 2009 8:04PM

Clearly, eldee is proudly employed by Gamestop.

Leroy_Octopus @ Jun 28th 2009 3:12AM

I guess I was one of the only ones who voted for DU, and I've never even played Magic: The Gathering. I liked the Penny Arcade, (I don't see how it doesn't make sense. Would yo go into a game shop with that name?) but it was their weakest strip this week.

I'm trying to spread the word about this awesome non-game related comic, because it needs it.
http://www.blankitcomics.com
I am not affiliated with them, but they say they'll update more if they get 2000 visitors. So give it a try will ya? You might need to start from the begining though.