Weekly Webcomic Wrapup can see in the dark
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jul 18th 2009 at 11:00PM }
As we suffer through this awkward moment together, check out our seven favorite comics from the past week which we've listed below. Once the checking has commenced, venture past the jump, and vote for your favorite in the poll! While you're at it, why not eat a few carrots? They're nature's night-vision goggles, dont'cha know?
Gorram Covies (Virtual Shackles)
Turnabout Kirby Part 1 (Brawl in the Family)
My Son (Castle Vidcons)
The More Things Change (Penny Arcade)
Crest = Fallen (Dipswitch)
Thats-a-Lotsa-Mario (ExtraLife)
Prestigious (Digital Unrest)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
MystileArmor @ Jul 18th 2009 11:07PM
Extralife doesn't seem to want to work, Griffin.
MystileArmor @ Jul 18th 2009 11:15PM
Ok it does now.
ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 18th 2009 11:16PM
Are you sure, cause it worked for me perfectly.
ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 18th 2009 11:17PM
Oh...never mind...
Moptimus Slime (The Return of Princess Griffin) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:19PM
maybe all your fat was clogging up the internet tubes
MystileArmor @ Jul 18th 2009 11:48PM
Perhaps.
Moptimus Slime (The Return of Princess Griffin) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:12PM
Turnabout Kirby 2 is funnier
Roto13 @ Jul 18th 2009 11:32PM
Yes. Yes, it is.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:32PM
The kirby's face in the 4th panel is hilarious
Zerokku @ Jul 19th 2009 12:47AM
Oh my god that was hilarious. I hadn't read part 2 yet. Well played, well played.
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jul 19th 2009 4:14PM
Thats not Phoenix, it Miles Edgeworth. He has the wrong character with the "Wright" name. lol
fusi0n @ Jul 20th 2009 8:12AM
The judge is talking Diddy Kong whome he thinks is Edgeworth, because we all know the judge isn't very bright. Learn to read.
Fusi0n @ Jul 20th 2009 8:14AM
I meant Wright not Edgeworth.
Damnt it.
ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 18th 2009 11:16PM
I found BitF to funnier than the other comics, I say.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:20PM
I liked BiF ghost strip more.
I'll vote for Penny Arcade and post a very random video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvdtziJ2IVs yeah I have Mother series on my head recently.
Is just me or Castle Vidicons are only funny if you are a big fanboy and I mean huge? Castle Vidicons is as good as Ctrl Alt Delete (in other words Blam this piece of ****).
Moptimus Slime (The Return of Princess Griffin) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:25PM
I see your YTP RPG and raise you mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3WhxV-9mxw
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:30PM
You dare to bring old YTP into my lair! You must DIE!
Superior! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tovPYCTZPvY&feature=related
Moptimus Slime (The Return of Princess Griffin) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:34PM
YTP: You want it? Its yours my friend. As long as you have enough rupees...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tbjuk9E_vg&feature=related
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:38PM
Mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThKFq56mzB0
Moptimus Slime (The Return of Princess Griffin) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:44PM
"Mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!"
really?
NO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxN0cDOTd18&feature=related
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:51PM
Silence!
You know what they say,all toasters toast toast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZoptTPbb9I
robby @ Jul 18th 2009 11:21PM
these are all awesome, but i have say only one comic really captured this week's controversy:
Do the Math Comics
robby @ Jul 18th 2009 11:22PM
www.dothemathcomics.com
Moptimus Slime (The Return of Princess Griffin) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:24PM
http://www.learn2linkcomics.com/reallyfolksitsnotthathard
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 11:25PM
Arrggghh my eyes, I'm downvoting you, that site is very f*ck*ng fugly.
Seriously it seems that strip was made in MS Paint in 1 minute and the joke was lame,forget what I said the whole site seems it was made with the help of MS paint and 10 minutes in Dreamweaver.
ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 19th 2009 12:16AM
If I ever wanted to see how Acid affect the brain, I will just go to that site.
Chris Are @ Jul 19th 2009 1:19PM
... that wasn't funny. I'd rather read Castle Vidicons (I cannot read that comic because of the colors) than that shitty MS paint nightmare.
Farseer (GDI) @ Jul 20th 2009 1:33PM
And what controversy do you think that your comic captured, pray-tell?
The only one I could identify was Jack Shit.
WINterfang @ Jul 18th 2009 11:21PM
DU is back to being horrible.
My vote goes to Castle but PA make me laugh even if I didn't get the joke.
Jon D @ Jul 18th 2009 11:28PM
Penny Arcade nailed it. I can't count how many times that's happened in Warhawk and Battlefield games.
Old Professor Zertoss @ Jul 19th 2009 1:26AM
I was just thinking to myself the other day: "I wonder if BF1943 is filled with the same retards that swipe the planes only to immediately crash them that BF1942 was plagued with."
Then I saw the strip and just lost it.
Markez @ Jul 18th 2009 11:23PM
This is the 1st time I've ever really enjoyed Castle Vid, but my vote goes to Extra Life this week. I enjoyed the nonsensical rambling in the last panel.
Markez @ Jul 18th 2009 11:24PM
Still gotta raise my hand and ask for a 'none of the above' option for the future so I don't have to vote for one if I don't want, but can still see the results coming in prior to the post announcing the winner.
Dr. @ Jul 18th 2009 11:29PM
I thought Extra Life was in rather poor taste...
Markez @ Jul 18th 2009 11:33PM
Ahhhhhhh, I think I see what you mean. The way I viewed it, was as the last panel being the Mario-Marathon guys being burned out after playing all through the Mario games. Whereas I'm guess you thought they were the 'special' kids they were trying to raise money for?
I'd be shocked if that's the direction the author was going, but who knows...
Dr. @ Jul 18th 2009 11:56PM
No, I interpreted the same way you did, but the punchline really seemed like 'LOOK AT THE CRAZY, DISGUSTING NERDS!' I dunno. Just seems to be a joke at the expense of the guys raising money for charity, which is of course Not Cool.
Markez @ Jul 19th 2009 1:00AM
I wrote the author, Scott Johnson, to ask whom the last panel was depicting and got this response
"Should mention the guys knew about the comic and read it out loud during the marathon. They love it. There is no controversy. "
sonicspike41 @ Jul 19th 2009 1:40AM
My grandmother died while doing a marathon run to raise money for charity. Not cool, not funny, not a good comic.
http://echochamber.me/search.php?keywords=not+cool&terms=all&author=sje46&fid[]=7&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search
freyyr890 @ Jul 19th 2009 2:14AM
@sonicspike41: Oh god... it's become a meme now.
Dr. @ Jul 19th 2009 10:05AM
Fair enough, then.
Wayne @ Jul 19th 2009 11:43AM
Just hit "vote" without selecting an option and you can see the results.
Avatar (Steam: tmawds) @ Jul 19th 2009 4:23PM
@sonicspike
There was no joke about people running marathons. It's a video game marathon.
And remember, when trying to shame people on the internets, ask yourself this:
Who cares less about your problems than you? Everybody.
Premature ejaculation man @ Jul 18th 2009 11:24PM
Stupid TV! Be more funny!
Courtney @ Jul 18th 2009 11:26PM
Penny Arcade for the nostalgia of both doing that, and having it done to me.
umm....hello??? @ Jul 19th 2009 2:59PM
yeah, I get that and do that in WarHawk--although I'm assuming it's a reference to Battlefield 1943...
Roto13 @ Jul 18th 2009 11:33PM
I don't really get this Castle Vidcons, but it has the phrase "By Tretton!" in it, and that's all it needs.
Mr Khan is over 9000 @ Jul 18th 2009 11:32PM
The only one that was funny was Brawl in the Family, everything else seemed to use their punchlines to kill their own potential.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 18th 2009 11:33PM
I havent laughed at a webcomic like I did BItF in a long long time
Leroy_Octopus @ Jul 18th 2009 11:35PM
I liked BitF and PA, but I voted for Castle-Vidcons. “By Tretton!”
MNC Dover @ Jul 19th 2009 12:07AM
No MNC love this week? *sniff* Griffin must hate us or something. How will the masses ever learn of the sick twisted mind of Science Papa if no one reads or comic? How will we protect the future?
Of course, adding our comic would have meant bumping another, so I can understand his dilemma. I'm glad I don't have to make these decisions every week.
And I voted for PA, not because I've experienced the scenario, but because I can already imagine it in my head based off my prior XBL experience. Sad.