The Big List p.3

A little late but... Anyway today we meet three very bizzare comics. Some of them are long prooved leaders in the web comics agenda.

-So Dueling Anologs is one of the most senseless comics I hold in the active list. It takes one of the most strange and obnoxious looks at the gaming news that come out. Somehow it keeps me intrigued what next retarded move the author and artist Steve Napierski will be in satirizing the gaming ways of life.

- Penny Arcade by now, my friends, has become an established media of its own. Through the years Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, hidden behind the aliases and the comic's main characters Tycho and Gabe, have shown the world you can make a living out of a web comic. The current art is one of the comic's trademarks, and Gabe friquently recieves proposals for producing promotional short strips for new game titles. The strange and bizzare humor can be a little too much to take in at first, but by now the comic has a huge dedicated fan base that adores it. And it seems I am one of those poor sobs :P
- VG Cats is the third power player web comic with gaming as a main theme for tonight. The two leading characters are based off Scott Ramsoomair's two kitties that take on the roles of various computer game personas hence the name VideoGame Cats :) The strips are usually very obscene and action packed. I simply love this comic, maybe because of my adoration for cats .

Big List continued...

So to prove mainly to myself that I can do something on shedule here are the next three Web Comics. We have two established works and another one very pleasing to the eye, to the man's eye at least.

- So Ctrl+Alt+Del is another of the so usual gamer roomate web comics. And most probably there will be a few more of the above mentioned kind joining the list :). The art is decent, as it is with most web comics that pass their first 4 years... The main characters are enjoyable, the story arcs usually move nice and tight but... sometimes the humor is rather wordy and can get a bit annoying reading the long chat bubbles. And recently the story has hit the depths of drama. Nowadays I check it more out of habit but if it is in the active list then it is at least worth a look ;)

- A personal favourite among the web comics I follow. The "Order of the Stick" my friends is classic. Don't let the stick figure art fool you. That is one of the most unique characteristics. This web comic follows the adventures of a disfunctional Dungeon & Dragons party. The epic story tempered with the amazing main cast and the witty takes at the sometimes faulty 3rd edition game rules is a must read from the very beginning.

- And here is something juicy. "Atland" 's art is very entertaining and plays special emphasis on providing the female characters' with proper amount of booty. The setting is an imaginary fantasy universe where we follow the mishaps of strange quartet of heroes on their bizzare adventures. A well told tale indeed.

The Big List

So let's get this over with:

- Ned is a beautifully drawn web comic dealing with a universe where deamons waged war against the human world and the powers high above. Due to some major advantages the deamons managed to conquer most of the known universe. As mentioned the art is sweet and modern and the story about the main duo of freelancing demons is exciting and well paced. Recently the updates are slower.
- WTF Comics is the first honorary mention. At present the comic is a little more than dead. The art is moderatry decent but as expected from a non-professional artist it has its weak points. I enjoyed the story based on the Everquest universe quite a lot. It is respectful of the source but offers a lot of innovation and bizzare humor towards this very old fantasy universe.
- Applegeeks is another well established web comic. Recently Dark Horse made a deal to publish the series. Good old Hawk grew to be quite the artist and you can see that if you stroll through the achives. Ananth provides a story filled with classy humour for two roomates and the difficult and good times they have. A usual setting for a web comics but performed to near perfection from this duo. Applegeeks also sports Lite short comics format which is updated almost daily and usually refers to recent news or events.
So guys those are the three comics for today. Enjoy :)

What's up?

Hmm... I think it is high time I returned to this place. I've been both reluctant and eager to produce stuff for this little endevour of mine. One of the things that annoyed me was the fact that when I write a slightly bigger article it usually stretches all down and leaves the impression that it is f*cking long and possibly discouraging to read. So I tinkered with the available designs and I seem to enjoy this new colour theme too much to leave it. I think I will stick to the tight column format of the blog for two reasons:
1. As mentioned above I like the look.
2. If I think of myself as columnist this might allow me to be less reluctant to produce stuff more often and on a tight shedule. So basicly the column format will be a blessing and a challange - to create meaningful and witty short posts :)
See ya soon! (I hope.)

Goblins Comic

I guess G is the magic letter in this project. The next comic on my booked list is the Goblins Webcomic. Again we are in the field of games... This time the fantasy wolrd is based on the Dungeon & Dragons Pen & Paper Roleplaying Game. Mr.Hunt presents us with an interesting cast of heroes. Or more appropriate a term is monsters. Sick of their miserable role as lowly and easy encounter for upstart heroes the last survivors of our Goblin tribe decide to change their fate and become real heroes. With a lot of humour and wit our champions manage to hold their ground and continue on the path of rightiousness. The comic is lighthearted and funny but doesn't stop to follow a deep and complex story. We see that more often the real monsters are not inside little scally bodies but in pinkskin vagabonds that favor false appearances. Although more a writer than artist Mr.Hunt has continued to improve his art to the current state that provides a decent vision to the events that transpire. So again anyone enjoying the genre of fantasy is welcomed to pay a visit...