Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is experiencing a surplus

It's another one of those wonderful weeks here at the Weekly Webcomic Wrapup laboratories, where we have so many good strips to choose from that we have a hard time whittling the list down to seven. What do we do when we have a hard time with something? We give up, of course! Which is great news for you, because, hey, more comics.

Check out the nine high-quality gaming-related strips below, and vote for your favorite after the jump! There's a bit more than you're used to, but we trust that you'll have the strength to power through.

Obligatory (VG Cats)
Full of Twists and Turns (Penny Arcade)
The Rob Ford Effect (Of Noobs and Men)
The Sacrifice (Nerf Now)
You and the Captain Make It Happen (No Cash Value)
Skill Sets (Digital Unrest)
Dead Rising 2 (Another Videogame Webcomic)
Health Hazard (Brawl in the Family)
Least Objectionable War (Virtual Shackles)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: October 9, 2010
Obligatory (VG Cats)	440 (31.9%)
Full of Twists and Turns (Penny Arcade)	284 (20.6%)
The Rob Ford Effect (Of Noobs and Men)	65 (4.7%)
The Sacrifice (Nerf Now)	128 (9.3%)
You and the Captain Make It Happen (No Cash Value)	33 (2.4%)
Skill Sets (Digital Unrest)	55 (4.0%)
Dead Rising 2 (Another Videogame Webcomic)	9 (0.7%)
Health Hazard (Brawl in the Family)	108 (7.8%)
Least Objectionable War (Virtual Shackles)	257 (18.6%)

Reader Comments (46)

VGCatz gets the obligatory vote from me.

Sure, it takes then 8 months to crank out one strip, but when they do...

@Nintendo Tim

Agreed.

Full of Twists and Turns was brilliant.

I almost went for No Cash Value, just because of Patrick Stewart, but then I remembered how much I love Myst.

Idk, It's a three way tie between Obligatory, Health Hazard, & Least Objectionable War

@Prboi
Muppets vs. Hobbits wins! I want this to be real.
Actually Muppets vs. Fraggles would be a more appropriate license.
Besides, the whole CSI: Caruso joke from VG Cats was pretty old a long time ago.
It's like when you come across somebody that still says "Don't go there!"

Virtual Shackles got my vote, I felt that issue definitely became more controversial then it had to be when the game was boycotted on military bases

@KyGuyTC7

still no need to censor it. are we going to deny that we're fighting the taliban?

@Sly C
I don't think anyone's denying that we're fighting the Taliban, but does EA really have anything important to say on the subject?

@KyGuyTC7

they're trying to make it seem realistic (well, as realistic as it can be without ruining the fun) and that's what they're always saying in the advertising. at least its more than what the war typically gets in the media.

@KyGuyTC7
@Wonkuoysseleht
You sound like you took a bit too much offense from my comment, I'm not saying it was necessarily a bad decision for the AAFES to ban the game from military bases but I think If I served in Afghanistan I would like to have the choice of what games I could buy without going out of my way to get a copy.

I just think purchasing a game should be the choice of an individual (or an individuals father/mother if he's a minor) and not the choice of the government. Simple as that.

VG cats. Sorry i had to vote for that. I was going to vote for BitF beforehand, but...

@ChuckBartowskiX Don't worry I voted BitF for you :)

Still needs more Manly Guys Doing Manly Things. Seriously.

http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/

Although the last two weren't video gamey (a 4-chan joke and a pop-culture joke), most of them are based on games. GET ON IT JOYSTIQ.

@Mach2

http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/420

That was nicely drawn and funny.

Joystiq needs to update their RSS feed to include some more funny gaming comics instead of half those on the list.

Virtual Shackles for me this week.

I vote for this one:
http://imgur.com/y2b0e.jpg

Simple, clever and that mix of darkness and innocence.

@Esposch
Awww xD
That was heartwarming and tragic. lol

I also vote for that one. Effin' classic.

I don't get no cash value...Are they clones, brothers or just a way of having to do a lot less drawing since they're both the same in appearance?

Also BiTF sucks again. Talk about jumping on the cardboard box jokes bandwagon 12 years too late.

@Premature ejaculation man
its his past self

@Premature ejaculation man

u cant flame bitf when vgc is using the now old csi miami joke. fair play :P

I never said I voted for that. Furthermore, 12 years is a little bit of a difference in time there.

I guess Penny Arcade just gets my sense of humor, and happens to have a visual style I don't happen to be immediately turned away from (like a couple of other strips I consistently see on the webcomic wrapups).

Didn't even have to look at the rest. I salute you, Joystiq, for putting that one on top of the list and saving me time that I could use wisely, like writing a comment about how much arse that VG Cats comic kicked...

Joystiq, I just realised.
There is no way to see the results without voting. Would you be able to fix that, or at the very least add a candy option?

@Esposch
They do it so you won't be an asshat bandwagon voter. But tell me more about this candy you speak of.

@A Sandwich

It's a Whirlpool tradition.

""In the old days..." Whirlpool used to have small polls on the right hand side of the front page (like the MSN polls), made by Simon. Each poll usually included an option called "Candy!" (or "I want Candy", etc.). It was a humorous way of including an option that meant "I'm undecided", "I have no opinion" or "There's no option that suits me" (or "I'm very trigger happy and just want to vote anyway"!).

In addition, one wouldn't be able to view the results of a poll without voting in it – therefore, the Candy option provided a way to see the poll results without having to select a "real" option, which would sway the vote."

It stops the asshat bandwagon voters and at the same time lets you look at the results without really voting. Would be a good tradition for Joystiq to adopt.

"http://ofnoobsandmen.com/2010/10/08/the-rob-ford-effect/"

didn't expect a Torontonian mayoral race to get into gaming comics.

but seriously Rob Ford is the worst choice.

@BrianH
You know that webcomic looks like a response to the above comics XD

Blah blah blah BiTF craps out another stinker blah blah blah VGCats wins by default.

@GooberMagoo

http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/images/haters.gif

Seriously shame on all of you if you didn't vote for nerf now!

Do we even know last week's winner?

In fact, when was the last time winners were announced?

@Cypher FDP
I think it was 2 or 3 weeks ago x_X i also was expecting to know the winner last week and had to check on the votings again

http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/2010/10/07/classic-v-modern/

Just because I find Regular Show to be awesome, especially since it has 80's gamer influence

@Nolan North
THIS.

I voted for VGCatz, but that was sooo true.

VGC got my vote.

I am exceedingly happy that this weeks WWW has 9 comics. THANK YOU!!!

That being said, I love Myst and PA's comic hit a chord. Virtual Shackles was also very dark humor. Loved it.

Ugh why do people keep voting for VGC? It's absolutely terrible. He hasn't put out a good comic in at least a year (which is to say, at least three comics ago).

@soatari
It's still the best out of all of those.

@soatari
I really like the charming art style and it cracks me up more than any other videogame webcomic I know of

I would buy Medal of Honor if it's multiplayer was Muppetts vs. Hobbits.

Obligatory was the right title, i think.

Least Objectionable War wins it for me.

http://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic1-092710.php

Game. Set. Match

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