At the top of my list of strips to read is Ctrl+Alt+Del. This is a relatively young strip and has recently come into its own with the strip creator Tim Buckley going full time. Much like Penny Arcade, of which Tim is annoyed to be compared to, the strip focuses on the lives of two gamers and the video game industry. This is were most similarities end as whenever the humor is not directly related to a gaming it will be concerned with the daily lives of its main characters, Ethan and Lucas. It is mostly situational humor and can be quite silly at times. Continue reading
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You’ll Have That
I just came across a new web comic called “You’ll Have That” by Wes Molebash and presented by Viper Comics. The story revolves around a young married couple and their relationship. The writing is pretty funny and clearly comes from experience. There was a story-line about eating out and dealing with the wife’s complaint over steak not being done that I can totally relate too. It made me laugh out loud.
PVP Online
One of my favorite comic strips on the web is PVP Online, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz. The strip follows the trials, tribulations, and geekness of the staff of a video game magazine. Despite the video game premise the writing in PVP (which stands for Player Vs. Player) is very well rounded and touches on all of popular culture through gaming nerds’ eyes.
The strip is updated every day and has been published to the web since 1998. Continue reading