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Penny Arcade, 8-bit Theater, and Bob and George are all kinda nice, but I don't follow them.

I used to follow Starnik's Station, but unfortunately, Starnik is currently in college, and his site is no longer existent. I actually found it through the 'supercondensed video games' he also hosted. Supercondensed versions of the MM series, MMX1, MMX2, MMX3, FF3, FF4, FF6, and FF7 cracked me up so well. Oh, the good old days...

By the way, it's supposed to be www.starniks-station.com, but...as I said, it doesn't currently exist.

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For reference (since it seems that very few people know about it), Starnik's Station is a sprite comic based in the Mega Man and MMX games, but with plots (or lack thereof) extending into the worlds of Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., Secret of Mana, Super Mario RPG, etc. etc. etc..... The sheer amount of nonsense was what usually cracked me up, along with the occasional cool joke.

sample scenes from Starnik's Station: (paraphrased, not copied)

<Ridley> [singing]...and now I'm back...from outer space!
<Samus> [to herself] Geeze, how many times do I have to off this guy?
<Starnik> [to Samus] KILL HIM! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY, KILL HIM BEFORE HE SINGS AGAIN!

<Crash Man> Hey Grenade Man--how am I supposed to open doors when all I have are bombs for hands?
<Grenade Man> I guess you could just blast them...heck, I have a hand, and that's what I do!
[commentator] But what would Spark Man do?

<Necromancer> Fool! As a zombie, you are required to serve me, for I am your master!
<Zombie Man> Nonsense! I'm a zombie robot!
<Bass> Then why do you have to eat all those brains?
<Zombie Man> ........BECAUSE DEH BRAINS, DEY GUUD EATIN!!!

<Necromancer> You'll have to destroy my power source before you can defeat me!
<Schwarzenegger_Stick-Figure> I am the Necromancer's power source!!
* Vile bazookas Schwarzenegger stick-figure out of existence
[commentator] Vile sees a problem, Vile solves a problem.

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 13th July 2005 15:59

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Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing.

You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey )

i dont think i saw anyone post these, and theyre really good
9th Elsewhere - really good introspective comic
Applegeeks - i will never use an apple device, evar, but this is a funny comic
Order of the Stick - if you know anything about D&D, you'll find this one amusing
Bigger then Cheeses - bad language, violence, abject sillyness - theres nothing bad about it! :-P
Questionable Content - funny name, because there is slim to no questionable content in it - its pretty funny, and darn interestin
Scary Go Round - english comic (not just the language, the people! :-P) funny

there are many many many more, BUT im feeling lazy atm, so take whatcha got

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Angel Moxie - Suprisingly funny take on a very tired webcomic genre: Anime Magical Girl Spoof. It's not tied down to anime cliches too much which is prolly why I like it so much.

Girls With Slingshots - It's like something straight outta Oxygen. Single woman living on her own and dealing with life. Not much beyond that, but it's well written and it isn't smarmy.

Steampowered - Similarities to Megatokyo could be made since it's comic book format using non inked sketches (but they are colored) and it's a parody of anime. But that's where it ends. It's an out and out comedy and it's very clear it won't end up becoming a dating sim on paper. It's an indirect spoof of non mecha sci fi anime (think Space Cruiser Yamato) in a style very similar to our own Del S's fanfic bastardizations. It only updates once a week though...if that.

Brainslug - Yet another awesomely drawn comic that doesn't update but once a week.

This post has been edited by Narratorway on 15th July 2005 22:36

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Arts

Farts

Twarts

yeah, i read vgcats and ctrl alt del.

i read a bit of 8-bit theatre, but it was sort of dumb.

This post has been edited by kuetipo on 26th September 2005 19:36

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I read quite a few of the ones posted on this thread, plus a rather odd and unknown one called Belphegor. It detalies the zany antics of a demon.

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What if he shot you first instead of your secretary?

I suppose I'd have to catch the bullet, wouldn't I

I've got a fair bit that I read. Some of random amusement, some that contair great storylines, and they all have great artwork of varying styles.

Penny Arcade: The one I read and enjoy most frequently. Tycho and Gabe are freaking awesome and more often than not, comical geniuses.
Mac Hall: Ian's got an awesome artistic style he's been developing and there random continuity is awesome. Love Mac Hall.
Butternutsquash: A comic I started reading recently, but he's got an awesome artistic style and again, more random funtimes. Guy works for Speakeasy Comics too and does som D&D art work.
VG Cats: Just plain good, wholesome hilarity. Long live the cats.
Comedity: An interesting comic that caught my attention with its look at the voices of each aspect of one's personality. It's really quite amusing. They've got a conference table and everything. Ninja is my favourite personality. Need to get me a ninjai personality...
Alpha Shade: A very cool, and compelling story and concept. All the artwork is done in Flash, and the reader itself is Flash (assuming you go to the High Bandwidth version). It's just a well made comic.
Clone.Manga: Now this comic is nucking futs. It's probably one of my favourites because it's just SO awesome. The story is crazy and the artwork's fantastic. It's just... crazy. So wacked at first and hard to follow, but once they tell what's really going on, you go "OMG Woah..." I heartily recommend. Also, they've links to other comics they've done, but they're just really forking messed. Like, honestly, they are.
Destiny Dreamers: This comic entails these guys and their adventure in FFXI. So amusing. Their other comic, Slackers, is all right too, but I like the silly online adventures of DD more.
Homestar Runner: Do I honestly need to introduce this? No, not really. Homestar is awesome.

So yeah, that's about it. The plethora of comics I waste my time on. And, after going through your lists, I've come across a few others that've peaked my interest too. Well, 8-bit theatre's always compelled me, but I've never gotten around to checking it out. But now I shall. Awesomeness indeed.

This post has been edited by Perigryn on 29th September 2005 22:07

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Games on the Go
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light
Baldur's Gate

Too much to play, so little time!

Greg

Check out this awsome webcomic. Read the begenning first. It's updated daily!
CLick latest comic to view today's new comic, or archive to start at the begenning.
Control ALT Delete

Moderator Edit

Merged into existing webcomic topic where Ctrl+Alt+Del has been discussed already. -R51

This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 6th October 2005 13:18

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Dead Winter. A nice comic.

My friends made their own:

Flashback Humor

As far as mainstream webcomics, I don't read any regularly, but I do check out the following:

Penny Arcade
8 Bit Theater
VG Cats