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Webcomics
By: Omni_Builder Date: April 22, 2014, 9:53 pm
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Does anyone here like webcomics? I've read a few, including
8-Bit Theater and a little bit of Looking for Group, but my two
all-time favorites are:
<b>The Order of the Stick</b> (PG13)
I've never had the opportunity to figure out Dungeons and
Dragons, but I still love this comic. The first few dozen strips
are just silly jokes with no real direction, but it's become a
very complex story with great characters and a perfect blend of
epic and funny. If I had to choose a favorite part...I really
like the battle for Azure City
HTML http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0422.html
and the second
fight between Roy and Thog
HTML http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0795.html.
I also
particularly like this conversation
HTML http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0669.html
between Roy and
Celia.
Speaking of which, Roy is probably my favorite "fighter-type"
characters of all time. His insistence on defying the "fighters
are dumb" cliche is played for laughs early on, but it ends up
making him a really unique character. And speaking of best
protagonists...
<b>Girl Genius</b> (PG13, but it gets pretty violent in places,
particularly with scenes involving Zola)
The tagline: "Mad scientists rule the world. Badly." How could
that <i>not</i> be good?
Girl Genius takes place in steampunk-style Europa. Some people
are born as "sparks," boasting incredible scientific abilities,
often at the expense of sanity. But the fraction who (mostly)
maintain their consciences become powerful forces that make some
<i>very</i> interesting stories.
There are just so many things to love about this comic. Most of
the characters, whether good or evil, are extremely strong,
smart and a little bit crazy. Death rays are necessities. Robots
and monsters are everywhere. Romance is forged through mutual
love of mad science. Plot twists are often worked out by the
protagonists long before they're revealed, and the ones that
<i>are</i> surprising are <i>very</i> surprising. This comic
defies all expectations in all the right ways.
It's like all the "evil science" cliches are made mainstream.
Agatha is a lovably crazy main character, and while she isn't an
<i>evil</i> mastermind by any means, she could certainly pass
for one in the later volumes. The "jagers," artificially-created
orc-like monsters with an insatiable love for battle, are some
of the most entertaining characters in the comic (particularly
Andre, Maxim and Mamma Gkika). Of course, there's also plenty of
epicness as well (read: Von Pinn, The Other and every time
Agatha gets angry).
My favorite part would have to be...everything in Mechanicsburg
and Castle Heterodyne. The characters get crazier, the story and
world really take shape, and the dark comedy gets a <i>lot</i>
more focus.
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Re: Webcomics
By: nitrox116 Date: April 26, 2014, 9:14 am
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Nuzlocke comics are always pretty fun. (For reference, a
Nuzlocke is a special way of playing a Pokémon game, where the
main two rules are that you can only catch the first 'mon you
find on every route and when one of your Pokémon faints, it
'dies' and you have to release it.)
I personally like this one. It's not done yet, and it updates
pretty slowly, but the story and art are spectacular.
HTML http://ky-nim.deviantart.com/gallery/29564554
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Re: Webcomics
By: Omni_Builder Date: April 27, 2014, 3:20 pm
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Sounds interesting!
Also, wow, I completely forgot about <b>xkcd</b> and <b>Saturday
Morning Breakfast Cereal</b>. They're both pretty mature, but
also my favorite non-story-based webcomics.
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Re: Webcomics
By: Omni_Builder Date: June 23, 2014, 9:34 pm
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This may be the geekiest joke Girl Genius has ever done:
<b>"This is the Wyrm of Limerick! The engine that made the
Konigsberg run in less than twelve kilometers!"</b>
That's a Star Wars joke <i>combined</i> with a math joke
HTML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg.<br
/>I'm glad I was lucky enough to actually understand it. :)
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