Guess who doesn't see us as a market anymore. Yep. Animal Crossing? That's it?... Really? The thing is... They did something with Wii that no other console has been able to do. Bring in the mainstream in droves. Now that's making more money than they ever did with just us. So we've just stopped being a priority.

Not my only gripe with this years E3. I mean what a mind-blowing disappointment this year's show was. Third party support was the only highlight of the show. Everyone else just didn't seem to give a shit. I don't blame them though. This really isn't the same E3 we saw a short 2 years ago. After this one I couldn't see them ever putting on another one. It really is dead. Glad I got to be there for the last one in '06.

Oh if anyone has emailed me over the past week. It's been down. Working again now but that's why I havn't responded. And this is one Awesome (face) shirt. Ah Shark Robot.

New trailer fresh from E3 duuuurrrrr....

Went for a Machall/TPS look for this weeks comic. Not sure if I'll do it again though. HOLY FUCK did it take a while to do. I like how it turned out though even if the joke is a little lame. Now lets talk the Vidja.

Lost Winds. Very cute little title available now on Nintendo's new WiiWare. I'd rather see this as a DS title with a stylus but it still works fairly well with the Wiimote. It's a short game but if you're looking for something to kill time with it's nice. Same price as a Virtual Console title (1000points) so it's not very expensive and worth a download.

Bad Company. Love this game. Single player plays like Delta Farce the game which can get on your nerves at times but, gameplay totally makes up for it. Multiplayer's where I've been spending my time. Comes with a mode called Gold Rush. A control point style game with one team attacking and one defending. Only a handful of maps but god damn is it fun. Best thing I like about this game is nearly EVERYTHING is destructible. The ground, walls, trees, building, vehicles, organs. Worth a pickup if you've got some people online to play with.

GTA4. If you're a fan of the series you really don't need to read this. You've already gone out, picked it up, played it, beat it, and played it some more. For everyone else though, here ya go.

The game is a lot more scaled back in character customizability than previous versions. For some this will be a huge draw back. Not me though. I don't missed hitting the L&R buttons endlessly in the Gym. What this game does do is give you a fleshed out, lifelike city for you to cause havoc in. Single player will keep you busy for a while and this is by far my most favorite GTA story to date. Full city multiplayer will be there when you're done with that. Just like the classic games on the PC.

Biggest complaint are the amount of chase mission in single player. You'll learn to hate them but, the game does so much more, so very good you can overlook any negative aspects. GET IT.

Now for something completely different.

Hey hey, New Super Effective. Forgive the lateness. Wanted to get this one scripted right.

Edit 7/13/08 4:35 AM: Totally missed this panel at Anime Expo. Wish I'd gone but oh well. On the plus side and Egoraptor and Gamer Tonight came by to rub it in. D: NOT THAT I'M JEALOUS! (Totally am) And big points for whoever got him to quote the comic. <3

PS. Crab Battle.

I really do apologize for the down time of the comic. I don't mean for Cons to take away from the site but there's a shit ton of effort that goes into every one. Before, during, and after... So when I say I'm tired, I am very honestly exhausted. Big thanks to everyone who keeps on reading or who sends in a kind word. It will pick up in the fall I promise.

EMO SCOTT ASIDE! I did a quick guest comic for Dave over at Snafu. It comes from when we were all sharing a booth. Happens every time. No, he is not Bleedman. (But you should ask him anyway)

Also here's a wallpaper verison of that Pikachu Filler. 800, 1024, 1280, 1360 (wide). As per request.

I can't quite tell you how excited I am for a new NES Megaman Game. It's looking sooooo good too. I was a hardcore megaman fan back in the day. It'll be interesting to see how much I suck at it now. One new thing is the addtion of a female robot master, Splash Woman. Only took 20 years. A regular robo sausagefest.

Here's a Video dump for you guys. Meet the S****, Ketchup mania Music vid, Spore Zelda Creatures, Simpsons for Quake 3, Crashman is Super, and the Window Seat. A nice series of shorts about air travel.

Finally my favorite Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 1, 2, 3, and 4. Reimagining of the gurren lagann universe in small shorts. Super awesome. Definitely worth a watch if you're a fan.

Got a guest comic today from Chris at Digital Unrest! Four Day con has me POOOOOOPED. So news post a little later. Thanks to everyone who came! I'm going to sleep now! Exclamation point!

We'll be down at Ainme Expo this weekend. Haven't been down there since E3 so it'll be nice to go again. Since E3 wasn't really a place that's easy to meet up. That being said we'll be down in the Exhibitor hall. So come on down and say hi! We'll be there for most if not all days.

Sorry about the filler art but I'm sure you're tired of excuses... So I won't! :D just enjoy Cloverfield Pikachu. Also this:


This song will haunt me to my GRAVE.

New Super Effective! Also a few cool videos... Meet the Sniper, Rent Roman, Ironman Spiderman & Hulk, and YTMND VGC Starfox. ZOINKS!

Edit 6/23/08 3:40 PM: Ian drew this little sketch for me during Fanime. Finally inked and coloured it. Thanks man! Wallpaperized for your convenience. EDIT EDIT: BIG CONGRATS TO JES AN IAN! Welcome to the club.

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Decided to put this one up early since I didn't do a comic last week. Enjoy!

The cellphone is one of those to nitpick but it's also an ingenious addition to the gameplay. One thing I've always found myself doing in GTA games is eventually getting bored and turning it off. Not be cause the game is bad, no way. No I get lost having fun in that giant world they give you.

Consequently I never get around to going about the main games story. What the cellphone does now is keep you engaged in the games experience. While being a bit annoying it also keeps you playing the game. It offers side quests, minigames, story events, and EVERYTHING else. So you take the bad with the good, my cousin.

Edit 6/16/08 7:28 AM: Reader pointed me over to this GTA4 video on Newgrounds. Hilarious. Though I didn't know you could cheat in the game. I wouldn't want to fuck with my achievements however.

Will to draw right now is zero moving and on to negative numbers. Two weekends of cons has totally drained me. I never charge for sketches, NEVER. I mean you come all that way to see me so it's the LEAST I can do. So it ends up being hundreds of drawings in one weekend... For two weekends. Fries me a bit. Plus I NEED to get my taxes done for this year ... now. Self income means it's going to take some time to do. </Excuses, whining> .... IN SUMMATION. Just gonna take a break this week.

On the plus side Trunks and Soto sent in this guest comic. Very awesome guys. Asked for this one while we were doing a panel at A-Kon. So very thankful he did it. Also who were in attendace at A-Kon; Apple Geeks (Thanks for the Eve fig), Dominic Deegan (Thanks for the book!), Fireball20XL (Thanks for the CDs!), Mystic Revolution (Thanks for the book!), Star Crossed Destiny (Thanks for the table!), Konsekai: Swordwaltzer (Thanks for the book!), Two Lumps (thanks for being awesome!), and a HUGE thanks to Herms for the cameos in the Sonic Comic. BIGGEST thanks to everyone who came down. Lots of fun!

Welp. New Adventure Log. People always ask when this thing is updated. It's tied into the News letter so it updates when that does. This comic was actually done two weeks ago.

If you guys want to send in any guest comics or art to have up here (while I'm being a slacker) feel free to send it in. I'll be updating the fan section with stuff I've recived over the past few months. Since it is in need of update as well.

Edit: New Super Effective. Dibadiba.

Awkward Zombie not akward zombie. If not for spell check I'd be legally retarded. Even with it's by a hair. BUT ANYWAY! Thank you everyone for coming out to Fanime. Total blast and glad to hear from everyone. I almost didn't do cons this year too. Which would have been a shame.

Quick little wrap up for Fanime; Met up with Three Panel Soul whom I didn't know was going to be there cause I'm a douchebag like that. Nice little surprise and I'm totally inking that drawing ya gave me. Speaking of sketches Cassey got us a Sketch from the Gurren Lagann guys, Bryce picked us THE Gurren Lagann, and Shawn happened to notice the GL guys were RIGHT BEHIND. So we got our book signed too. A GOOD DAY. Thanks to all.

Now we've got another con this weekend (May 30th - June 1st) in Dallas, A-Kon 19! Should be down by the main entrance again. Now we won't be there on Sunday so you'll have to catch us on either Friday or Saturday. See ya there!

Oh yeah, new Super Effective. Back to back cons (while fun) kill my update schedule more than usual. But I've got the next already made so it's all good. SLACKER OUT.

Just got back... SO TIRED. Talk about stuff later. For now a super HUGE thanks to Awkward Zombie for this guest comic for while I was gone. Totally hilarious.

Edit: Removed link image as we are wanging thier bandwidth. Our bad.

Keep forgetting to post this... Tiny site survey if you've got a sec. Click, click, done. Thanks everyone for helping out!

Oh and this! I'm informed we've got some brand new items up for sale. Posters and a shirt.

Enjoy!

Edit 05/20/2008 7:20 PM: Normally I try not to talk about the space cowboy... but...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Last pokemon comic I swear! This one really just didn't fit into super effective. Hell this one almost didn't fit period. I mixed up silver/gold pokemon with red/blue and had to drastically edit this comic before it was uploaded. In anycase it came from a conversation with my better half. Feel so old that I can have this conversation at ALL. Looks like I'll be having it a while longer too. Truth be told I loved pokemon red but Silver was always my favorite. Two whole maps of fun. Here's somthing fun; See how many of the classics you can name.

Also.. THIS SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Actually all weekend (May 23 - 25, not going Monday) we'll be at Fanime Con in San Jose, California. Per usually we'll be down there with Shawn and Dave because those two are inseparably... If you know what I mean. (in the bum) Come on down and say hi!

Oh and Tokyo pop did a quick interview while at NY Comicon the other week. Man I hate seeing myself talk. I've actually done TV interviews before but never posted it here just because of that. Necrotic I know. However we both love the Toykopop. Dramacon is a personal fav.

This has me totally jazzed. I remeber seeing Namco X Capcom months ago and going "Why the fuck do we not have this?". Hats off to them for making it happen.

Speaking of things that make me giddy as a school girl. Eternal Darkness was one of my favorite games of all time. This isn't a concrete THIS WILL HAPPEN but it's nice to hope. Last bit of unknown rumor news there's this. New Reboot series? HOPE MY FRIENDS. Hope.

To say a lot of my time is spent in GTA4 is an uderstatement. I'll letcha know in full a bit later but for now this game is pure win. Here's a neat little utility. It's a map of the city which is very useful since it's quite big. (That's what she said)

Also pruned my Links Section and added a bunch I should have for a while now. Cause I'm lazy like that. In fact this week's Slackers is just gold. But yeah;Allan Comic, Awkward Zombie, Digital Unrest, Dueling Analogs, Katebeaton, Slackerz, Star Crossed Destiny, and Wasted Talent. GO READ!

VIDEO DUMP! Metal Slug 7! I know a song...The Girls of Phoenix Wright, Super awesome animated short with pirates, music made using a mario level, a REALLY cute Phoenix Wright anime intro, and a slightly creepy one. BOOT TO THE HEAD!

Lastly a quick thanks to the advertisers on the site. This caught my attention. I'll be sure to pick it up when it comes out and letcha know how it is. As I loves me the One Piece. Also Mass Effect PC. Holy crap so getting it. I dunno, I just prefer the mouse to the joystick for these things.

Lets talk the vidjagames. Lots out in the past little while and I've been neglecting to go over them. So here's some quick thoughts on a few games.

No More Heroes. This is one of those games where you can over look a lot of it's short comings just on game presentation. It's a subtle humor that I just love and to boot it's fun to play. Don't think you'll be sitting down for this game either. VERY active. GTA part is shit but it doesn't make up much of the gameplay. Try it out as it might not be for everyone.

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2. You're basically paying for a run button in this game which I'd gladly do. The first one kept me and people I played with online busy for quite some time. None of the fun was lost in this sequel. You've got a beefed up story mode with AI that actually works well and all the multiplayer modes from the first with new maps. If you loved the first you've got to pick this up.

Mario Kart Wii. I can't be more apathetic over this title. Single player is really quite a pain to play and you NEED to do it in order to unlock new tracks and characters. They've given the CPU opponents full access to the items which is fun for people... not AIs. It means you're going to get randomly hit with any number of lame power ups seconds before the finish line. The new catch is that this game controls steering with the Wiimote. Don't. It's shit and you're better off with a gamecube controller. This title is a rental at best.

Army of Two. Didn't get to sit down with this one as much as I'd like to but it was a lot of fun. IF... and that's a BIG if. IF you have someone to play this game with. You really can't count on the AI for this game at all. However if you're playing this with someone then you can actually implement tactics rather well. Pick it up if you've an army of two.

Video dump time! POOP JOKE!
Most awesome music in GTA 4, Sony defense force lololo, make your own hero, Smash Bros 64 Wii hack ...As much as I like a bricked Wii I'll just stick to the real one, Live reading of Gurren Lagann, "Yuri the Only One for Me" little corny but well done, Resident Evil Caramelldansen, cutest dancing animation ever, OE Cake! It's a water/fire/physics stimulator, Playing Tetris with arm wrestling, Classic SNES controller for Wii, fucking weird Mario music video, Caramell dansen Metal Version.

Also I got Nominated for a Shuster Award. Doubt I'll win but whatever, still cool.

Oh yeah, new vg cats and new super effective. PEACE.

Edit Monday, May 5, 2008 8:20 AM: Iron Man was fucking amazing. Even if you don't like comics I urge you to go see it. If only for Robert Downey Jr's HILARIOUS performance. The new hulk movie still looks like shit though. At least there's Batman to look forward to.

Edit Monday, May 5, 2008 1:26 PM: Sorry the comic keeps changing. I really don't know which one to go with. I'll keep the alternate one over at my deviant art account.

Been a while since I talked about any games. So here goes! We've got Mario Kart and GTA IV launching this week. What in the hell was Nintendo thinking?

This is one of the last big games for the Wii in the foreseeable future. I mean unless they pull a miracle out of thier ass at E3 or Spaceworld. Which they may well do. I mean this IS Nintendo. Good chance we'll see a new DS very soon. But it's looking like a slow year for the Wii and a great time for the PS3 to play some catch up. With HD DVD dead in the water this may be PS3s year to shine.

Now Mario Kart is by no means bad. Shawn brought over his copy at NY Comicon and I enjoyed what I played. Feels much more like Mario Kart DS which is a very good thing. Here's the thing though... We've seen like 3 Karts in the past 5 years. It's starting to feel same old same old. This one like DS is online but, like Brawl it's really a half assed attempt.

Anyway I digress. I am looking forward to playing both titles. However with 15 online modes WITH VOICE and freeroaming deathmatches. I think one may be played more than the other. Just a hunch. Nintendo would have done well to hold on to Mario Kart Wii until Summer and make it shine. Because when competing directly with GTA IV... this is mediocre attempt.

OMG So Tired. Got back last night. New York was AWESOME. SO going back next year. Thanks to everyone who came by! You guys all rock so much! Thanks to Shawn and Dave and Kari and EVERYONE else who helped out. Super fun weekend!

Oh yeah. Got so many Pokemon comic ideas poolin' around my head. So I decided to do a new Pokemon based comic series. SUPER EFFECTIVE! As inspired by this one. It'll Follow Red from start to end in the first Pokemon game Fire Red. Should be easy to update. Expect to see it Weekly along side VG Cats.

Main comic probably won't be done until Monday though. Long one!

Deleted the Sonic comic. It never really was intended for upload. It was more "Oh hey I'm not sure when I'll have power again. So I better upload SOMETHING." So yeah, took it down.

This comic is more of filler than anything. Boarding went long on another comic so I did this one instead. Oh well. NY COMIC CON THIS WEEK. Hope to see you there. (Again booth #1822 across from DC)

Edit: Can't find our Comicon booth? We're right here (map courtesy of the worst Smash Bros player ever). The guys next to us aren't listed though. We're assuming ghosts.. or porn... or both. I hope it's both. Sexy ghost porn.

Well tornados are pretty awesome eh? Yeah... No. Got hit by one on Wednesday and it tore through our neighborhood. Place around us got hit pretty bad but don't worry, by the grace of God we're just fine. Only thing is we've got no power at the moment. So bare with me for updates. As I'm typing this up at a Starbucks.

Thankfully I had a comic saved to my DA account. Wasn't going to release it but not much of a choice now. Here's hoping everything gets fixed soon.

Edit 4/12/08 2:05 PM: Everything is back up and running. Power came back yesterday and Internet today. Power outage knocked out vista again but I'm so use to getting it back up and running it's not a big deal at all. Oh and to mass answer some email, yes I am Canadian. Staying state side temporarily for the next few months. Which is why I'm able to do cons again. Thanks everyone!

Sorry I'm a little late on this week's comic. Been really preoccupied with other things. One of which I'll be doing Cons again this year. Yeeeeey. One con coming up really soon is NewYork Comicon (April 18-20)! It'll be my first time in the big apple so be gentle. I'll be hitting up the place with these jerks. I'll have posters, shirts, and a brand new shirt design. So come on by and enjoy the show! (We're booth #1822)

In the mean time I whipped this little thing up for ya. I freaking love that song.



Needless to say I'm really loving this tablet. Hope I can do more animations in the future as this one was really a test more than anything. New comic up soon!

Thought I'd have a little fun for April fools. Lots of sites joining in for April Fools this year too. I'll update this list as I (or you guys) find them.

IGN Zelda Movie Trailer
Kotaku Cake
Starcraft Units
Bard Class
Feminist Gamers Pokemans
Xbox 360 Products
Assassin's Creed Metal Gear

Also here's a bit of a video dump. "Brian Crecente" review, the team rocket song, Duck Hunt skit at Anime Boston, Megaman 3 with Voice Audio, Soundwave: The Touch, Spong Bob DEATH NOTE...

Also this infuriates me to no end. Considering how much I love going back to play the classics. CLASSICS. Meaning you can appreciate them for what they were and the memories you had while playing. I mean it's not like virtual console or xbox live arcade are doing well. OH WAIT. Urgh. Stupid people.

Lastly that Kirby Sculpture I posted a few weeks ago is up for sale. Little pricey for me though.

Edit: Well hope you enjoyed the April Fools. All in good fun.

Urgh... SO sick. Wanted to get another comic up but I just don't have it in me. So here's a one panel comic. Been on a Monday streak so I didn't want to miss one. Anyway got the idea while I was doing the 100 Kirbies. Honestly, just looks like he ripped it off his head. I'll get something more up later this week I hope. I don't want to see Kirby again for a WHILE. Bleargh...

On top of that Vista crashed again. I swear. It's like a weekly even for this OS. At least I've gotten really good at recovering it. SIGH.</emo> Oh yeah, we got a Ferret. :) Name is Yuki and he is smelly. SO SMELLY. But cute.

Edit: Thanks for the smell tips everyone (never thought I'd have to type that... again). His scent glands have been removed and his two berries. He gets a bath every so often but not enough to dry out his skin. Ferrets are just smelly but, knew this before we got him. Thanks again for your concern! :)

Well it's been GDC all week but I generally don't get excited over it. Not too much usually comes out of it. There were a few neat things however.

Still alive confirmed for Rock Band. Not that I could listen to that song again... 3 weeks of hearing it is fiiiine by me. Then there's a rare MMO I might actually play. APB which looks like online cops and robbers. Which would have made a GREAT online game for GTA. (HINT HINT) Lastly there's Patapon. Which reminds me so much of LocoRoco and I just loved the hell out of that game.

Then there's SNK releasing the same game... over and over. I'll still play it. Because I'm a whore. Just as I still love Dynasty Warriors. Speaking of which... They've got a new one out! I'll letcha know how that is when I've got more time with it. For now it's looking like a rental.

And two more random videos. Kirby Zetsubou and the Sims Real Life. That dude needs to shave his teenage stash.. like pronto.

Edit: The FAQ has FINALLY been updated to refect a more recent method of making comics as well as a video tutorial.

Greetings true believers! Well I think it's ironic that a comic about me not updating took place on a Tuesday. Man though... So it turns out Jigglypuff and Ness ARE in Brawl. It was leaked AS I WAS MAKING THIS COMIC. Uploaded it to my DA account to show a time stamp when mine was made. >_> Also uploaded what a comic looks like as it's being drawn. Just a little behind the scenes kinda thing to show how much drawing does go into this.

FALCON PUNCH!

Now I meant to talk about Assassins Creed last week. This game has received a lot of flak online for some pretty dumb reasons. I enjoyed it though, a lot. The story switching between the past and future is kinda silly but it works. Everything else is just awesome. One of the best things about it is the world it creates. VERY populated. Great game where I can play it now and then and really enjoy myself. Avoids it getting repetitive too. Which is it's only real flaw. If you've got a 360 do pick it up.

Also the Sumo Omni Chair has become a permanent fixture in my office. Certainly the oddest thing I've reviewed. This is one BIG chair. Very sturdy too. Getting a rip into this chair would be a feat. You'd really have to try and break it. Great for crashing on when you're tired and zoning out. Only problem I have is the price but, it's there for the quality. If you need one, by all means. :)

Also building a new PC as Bugsy Killed my last one a little over a month ago. Because I didn't WANT it plugged into the wall or the hard drive working. No. Never. Damn cat... So if the colour looks a little off in the newer comics... That's why.

UPDATE TO FOLLOW AFTER SLEEP. Sweet sleep.... New comic. Basically I'm going to be putting out new VGC comics while also doing this Christmas arc on the side. I really wish I had the time to do this in December but whatever. Comic is a comic. : )

Forces of nature and lore were working against me for a while. Lost suitcases containing a power bar, lack of Internet, and the fact that it's CHRISTMAS. Finally though a comic is finished. Naturally by now this little arc will run PAST christmas but, I'm going to see it through regardless! I'll get the pages up as quick as I can. Here's the first one! Also title page.

Edit 1/9/08 5:54 AM: I really must apologize in the delay in getting this one (PAGE 2) up. Driving an hour to upload a comic when you don't have a car is troublesome. Back home now though. Merry belated Christmas! Regular updates to follow.

Christmas card time again! We've got six cards up for sale and ready to spread the love. $12 buck will get you the pack and here's the best part. ALL proceeds will be donated to Child's Play Charity.

So if you guys wanna snag some cool and unique cards for Christmas and help someone while doing so. By all means! Buy!

Also Congrats to Shawn on his new baby! I'll stop with the fetus rape jokes now... Maybe! :D

Edit: I'm in your manger, killing ur savior... and the video response! Also honor!

HOLY CHRIST ON A BUCKET THAT TOOK A WHILE. Well it's finally done. Flash is still such a new medium to me but I hope by doing more of these I get better at it. ANYHOO. When you beat Portal you're treated to this song. Loved it so much I made it into a video. It's Called "Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton and no I won't send it to you. Enjoy!

Edit 12/7/07 6:49 AM: Up on New Grounds too.

Edit 12/7/07 5:54 PM: Well finally found out who made "Still Alive" so I've added him to the credits. Thanks guys!

Also of interest Rob Balder made a mario parody of the song called "Still Anoyed" You can check it out over here. Very funny :D

Oh and I know about the typo in the VERY beginning staring you in the face like it's winking at you. Man. That is going to be a pain to fix.... Until then it'll be a testament to my ability to typo wherever possible.

Update impending... Urgh... Just taking forever to do this one. Should be good though! :D Also Kitty.

Meanwhile! Child's Play is back up and running. Naturally I'm biased towards Toronto Hospital. Wouldn't be alive without them and all. Give to whoever you want to though, just give.

Edit: I know everyone, their mother, and the creepy guy down the street knows about the Zero Punctuation video reviews. HOWEVER. Doesn't stop it from being a bucket of awesome.

Got a little long winded in my last review so lets go by a few real quick.

Beautiful Katamari. I actually returned this game. I rarely do this even for the worst games. Why? You're basically looking at Katamari 2 light edition. Graphics are better and there's no loading in game but GOD DAMN it's like 5 levels long. SHORT. Go pick up Katamari 2 instead. It's cheaper and way more fun.

Mario Galaxy. The controls get a little getting use to at first but give it a chance. It'll feel perfect after an hour or two. SUPER fun game and HIGHLY recommend picking it up for Wii. Logically it feels like the natural progression of Mario 64. Which is a very good thing. Collect stars, unlock new levels, move on. Tons of mini game stars too which add variety. Very hard to put this game down. <NERDRAGE> GET IT. </NERDRAGE>

Bioshock. Oh boy am I late on talking about this. Had lots of fun even if it did get a bit repetitive. Kill doods, path stops, fetch mission, repeat. Biggest complaint is how easy it gets towards the end when you're maxed out on stats. I do LOVE the voice acting though. Very well done. If you have a 360 it's worth getting but it's not OMG GOTA HAVE.

Also Shawn asked me to mention he's got some cool shirts this holiday. You can check them out over here. Overachiever is pretty neat. As well I made a Deviant Art gallery for junk and sketches.

Edit: FUCK forgot to post this. One last shirt on preorder before Christmas. Got requests after this comic. You can save 15% if you get it now.


Lots of games coming out this time of year. So I though I'd wrap up a few over the holidays. First is Naruto : Rise of the Ninja. This game unlike all the other Naruto games is western developed. So we get to see a fresh take at this licensed game. Which is always a good thing.

The good: This game looks freaking BEAUTIFUL. It's cell shaded but also very crisp and clear. Taking care to bring the entire village to life. Many parts look directly from the anime and, you'll be sure to see them as this is a free roaming game. Get missions that level up stats or just follow the story.

Mixed in with the RPG elements is also a full fighting system. I love the way this was executed. Each character has different hand seal movement(using the two directional pads as hands) to pull off attacks. The attacks themselves can also be pulled off and avoided in a unique way for each character. It's quite refreshing from the same old fighters.

The Bad: The controls in game are very sticky. Often times jumping puzzles turn to frustration. Through out the game you have clips taken from the show, they're called Memo Clips. They act as lives and while a neat idea are a little intrusive to gameplay. Would rather have seen more CG cutscenes.

Final verdict; More good than bad to be had in this game. If you're a fan of the show it's fun to pick up. Best story driven Naruto game there is. However if you want a solid Naruto fighting game I'd suggest the one on Gamecube or, import the newest (Freeloader needed).

Taking a break from Vidjagames and did an Anime comic for the hell of it. It's Gurren Lagann in the same kind of theme I did this one. Hobo thing refrences this one.

So Portal! Super fun game but totally short. Best part of the game has to be the AI's voice-overs. Towards the end it becomes a sarcastic, vindictive, and god damned hilarious. The puzzles presented were a whole lot of fun too I just wish there was more of it. There are the bonus maps but it's a little repetitive. Gonna be trying out the rest of Orange Box once I get it to run properly. Urgh. This is why I play more console games than PC. Might just break down and get it on 360 in fact.

Also a tempting reason to get a PS3... Finally got into the Racket and Clank Series after picking up Going Commando. I know I will get a PS3 at some point but I still wouldn't mind the price dropping a little more.

Edit: Flash version of Portal! God I love this game... (Thanks Rhyno!)

News post impending! For now a quick wrap up of today's comic. Couldn't decide on an ending so I used both ala BTC. Cause I'm a hack. Also last years Halloween Pumpkin Designs cause I haven't made any new ones yet. MY BAD. I shall try to.

A word about art style. You might have noticed I switched my art style again. It's been a mixed reaction of love and hate. Regardless I'll always try new things with my comic. This sketchy style however is very time consuming. Simply because it involves painting it rather than filling lines. So I'll probably switch back or fine tune it. Not saying I won't ever use it again as I do like how it looks. But yeah, it takes sooo much longer to do.

Hahah. Sonic is in Brawl. So first Pit is in Brawl and now Sonic. Yeah. Who the man. Well not me because I don't have a new comic up for this week. Should have one thursday. Lates!

Edit October 15, 2007 9:29 AM - We've got two new shirts on presale. Meaning this could be a limited time thing AND right now (and only now) you're saving 15%. The first is a battle set shirt. Available in Red and Blue as a little inside joke for those nerds like me. :B The other is a Rat Morning-Star Shirt as based on this comic. Get 'em while they're hot! :)

Bleargh sorry bout the short comic, not happy with it at all. Should have time to do a better one next week. Did try a new style for this week. Painting it really did take longer but, it's good to change it once and a while.

So on the subject of Halo 3. I did want to do a comic on the excess merchandising but other have pretty much covered that. I mean Christ... was all that REALLY needed? The week leading up to Halo 3 was just annoying. That being said the game is pretty fun ... when it's multiplayer.

It's as the other Halo games are. Fun gameplay but it's a standard shooter. It's very run and gun. In that you can basically just run by most of this game if you try. Unlike say a Rainbow Six or Gears of War where strategy plays more of a role. However the addition of FOUR player online/offline co-op makes this game MUCH more enjoyable. Especially if you're thinking of completing legendary.

Of course the strongest point is it's multiplayer. Custom games have been expanded SIGNIFICANTLY. Tons of options for customization and a brand new option called forge mode. Which lets you build and add to maps in real time. Best of all you can share your maps with the bungie community and download others. This mode will keep me playing for MONTHS. Oh and mother fucking Zombies is finally a gametype. FUCK YES.

As well as sharing maps you can also save screen shots and movies within the game. Can't wait to see what the RvB guys are going to do with it. But yeah if you enjoy the series by all means pick it up. If not it's good to try it anyway. Fans will be happy with this latest version. I know I am.

Few quick links to throw at ya. Shawn has started up one of those picture sites for Halo. Halolz. Also WHAT AM I?!?!

Not dead! Just been away. Back now so it's all good. Suppose I should get a news post together as it's been a while. Spent a few days drawing a comic only to then spend a few minutes playing Dr. Mario. This weeks's comic is the result. On the plus side next week's comic is penciled. Might be nice to have a buffer.

Went ahead and attended PAX on very last minute whim. I mean I was like 2 hours from it so it seemed silly not to. Glad I did since it was a lot of fun. Got my butt totally kicked by Pheonix Wright at Smash Bros 64.

Got to try out Rock Band which was a total blast. Very much picking this up when it comes out. Also a Naruto game that might be a lot of fun. Anything from the Prince of Persia team I'll salivate over. Made sure to pick up Sam & Max season one over at the tell tale booth. As well a kick ass art book.

PA game was also somewhat playable. The character creator at least. It's neat to see the 3D character you create have a 2D counterpart. Caught a demo of the game in action and it was damned hilarious. Uwe Boll also made an appearance. The room promptly emptied.

In all PAX was lots of fun. IN OTHER NEWS; I'll have the pirate flag winner in the next news post. Thanks to everyone who entered.

Edit - September 17, 2007 1:52 PM: Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh... After pushing 24hours with no sleep I'm gonna take a nap. Comic has taken most of the week. Should be up today or tomorrow. So long... That's what she said.

Edit September 19, 2007 6:29 AM- Almost done and WILL be up today. I never want to see this comic again T_T

LAST EDIT- September 19, 2007 9:43 AM : DONE. Been a while since I did a comic where it's them just talking. Been meaning to have them as Dogs since like strip 1 though.

Whee finally uploaded. Had a bit of an internet hiatus so no way to put it up. But it is! Thanks goes to G-O on this one on his awesome guest comic. You can check out his comic Training Wheels here and his Deviant Art page over here. Super jelous of his art. Awesome stuff!

Man Vancouver was SUPER fun. Thanks to everyone who came down and all the staff at Anime Evolution. Total blast and such an awesome city. Hung out with a bunch of cool people there too. JJ From Filibuster, Spike from Wasted Talent, Dave from Snafu, Sam from Sam & Fuzzy, Claire from KittyBot (now with correct spelling!).

Decided to stay in Seattle while I'm down here and go to PAX (attendee only) with Dave. Maybe tour Nintendo and Microsoft. Shawn needs to get down here faster... as we both didn't bring any games. Coooooool beans.

Edit: Happy Birthday to my little brother!

Edit: After about a month of being on the road I is back. Huzza. New comics to come!

Going to Anime Evolution in Vancouver this weekend. Gonna be one of the very few times I'll be on the west coast. Stop by and say hi! As for the comic it'll be up on Monday. I hope! I'll also get that pirate flag contest winner up as soon as I can. Lots to go through!

Also two new Smash Bros characters if you've missed it. I like Ike!

Going to Otakuthon this Saturday in Montreal. As well I'll be doing an appearance at the ZeStuff Store Of Saturday August 4th from 7-8pm. For directions to the store just click here (1367 Bergar, Laval, Quebec). Come by and check us out! : D

Edit: THE FORTH OF AUGUST. I can't read calendars. Or read... At all.

Edit edit: Mmmmm Filler comic. Didn't have the time to do the one I wanted. So here's this short one... Bleh. 7 hour drive a go-go!

Doing a podcast tonight. I do belive it'll be brodcast live at 10 EST. As for the comic it should be up tonight or tomorrow. Just been a little pressed for time. However there's a new Adventure Log for viewing.

Also in the newz this week. Hacker Groups, and Maple Story. lulz fox. Also megaman haruhi. ALSO... The demo for Dynasty Warriors Gundam is out on XBL. Highly worth the download if you're a fan of either series. Two of my favorite things packed into one. I'll be sure to pick this game up when it comes out and letcha know how it is. IN GREAT DETAIL. Seriously it's fun.

News post time! Sorry last comic made me a little sleep deprived. Anyway! As you can tell I finally went to see the new Transformers movie. I wasn't going to at first but I heard it was actually good. I was lied to! Clearly those wanted to inflict the same suffering on me. Clearly.

To it's credit the effects were really well done and, it was cool seeing them fight. Here's the problem though. That's like less than a quarter of the movie. Most of it is spent on the God damned humans. When you're dealing with a franchise movie you have to treat it as such.

Take for example the latest Ninja Turtles movie, TMNT. Now here's a movie that actually stars the title characters. And you know what? It's was good! They spent the time to developed the characters we went and paid to go and see. The interplay between Leo and Raph was awesome and, Cowabunga Carl was freaking hilarious! So you had well developed characters following a plot relating to them and it was fantastic.

One of the misconceptions people seem to be having in saying Transformers was good is that they looked at it as just a movie but, it's not. It's the fucking "Transformers". Not "Generic Action/Drama Movie". If I wanted to see a movie like that I'd go see Die Hard. And I did! And that was WAY better! The cast of people was faaaaar too oversized. Hell they were still adding people half way through the movie. It's a crying shame to have a Decepticon appear for one minute and then get killed. Again the name of the movie is TRANSFORMERS. They should not be side characters or just there for special effects.

So anyway. Michael Bay didn't create a Transformers movie. He made an action movie with the Transformers as side characters. Suffice it to say I can't recommend seeing this movie. Ever. Here's a comic a friend of mine Steve made in MS paint. I promised I'd post it. WHY DID I PROMISE.

Now on a very pleasant and super awesome note. I want to take a second and extend my HUGE thanks to Play Asia. When they heard that I lost my DS and Jump they've generously offered to replace them. Just wow. Thank you so much guys! Means a lot! I promise I won't lose this one.

Edit: Added the rant back in. There's my opinion of it and it's not changing. Toodles.

These have been in development for a WHILE now, but I'm pleased to say we now have Leo Plushies! Just to head off the inevitable question.. No word yet on an Aeris plushie. These take a while to plan and produce but we will eventually.

You can pick up a leo plushie here online... Or here offline! ZeStuff just opened their first store in Quebec! If you're near Laval and want to save on some shipping costs you can head on down to pick up some stuff.

Now one site I've been following like a drooling fanboy is the SmashBros Dojo. Lets see... Helper characters including Dr. Wright from Sim City, Final Smash moves with a playable Giga Bowser, new items like the AIDS bomb, and a character roster that keeps getting updated... Looking forward to this so much. Almost positive NiGHTS will be in this one. Just a hunch.

By request here's that other worrms comic as a wallpaper. 800, 1024, 1280, 1360(wide).

A note on Conventions. Cons that I will be going to can be found on that bar there on the right. If it's not listed there. I'm not there. That being said I know Connecticon will be going on this weekend. I won't be there but I have before and know freinds of mine will there this year. It's a fun con to go to if you're in the area.

The next two you can see me at will be Otakuthon in Montreal ( August 4-5) and Anime Evolution in Vancouver (August 17-19). The Vancouver one will be one of my very few times I'll be West Coast. So then or never!

Now on a personal note. In a fun bit of karma and stupidity I lost my DS... and 15 of my best games. Urgh. Back to tha Phat DS >_< I hope someone out there is enjoying my Jump Ultimate Stars. I hope they enjoy it so much they forget to eat and sleep. I guess what I'm saying is I hope they die. Slowly.

Okay lets pickup the mood a bit. My new kitten, Bugsy. HELL WITH CLAWS. My poor arms "2wikkkkkkkkkk&&"<- sorry I had to save that. He likes to make runs at my keyboard. That's right "&" Mother fucker can SHIFT. So much fun making a comic today. -_- Why must the devil be so cute?

Bleargh so much packing. 'Mo' like packing fudge, mirte?'. Anyway. Gonna start back into the whole FFXI now that I'm doing this comic. Anyone got any good linkshells they'd be willing to let me join? :D I'd love me some power leveling. Gonna go Phoenix Server for old times sake. Thanks!

Also Looks like PS3 just lost Final Fantasy. Ouch. I'm still gonna get it the day Metal Gear 4 comes out though. I know there's going to be functionality lost even if it's ported to 360. The new Katamari is porting as well. No Wii oddly. Added to the list of GTA IV of Devil May Cry; Sony really needs to consider price cuts at this point. Edit: One of the FFXIII Games is still exclusive. My bad. Here have some Zelda ala Theremin.

Figured I'd beat this joke like a dead horse. Honestly I just wanted it for that last panel. In truth I didn't like 300 all that much. Great visually but it was so lacking on any story past the bare events. Sin City > 300. Feels nice to be on an update schedule again. I'll be moving this weekend but it shouldn't effect things. Been meaning to move for a while and finally can now that there's nothing keeping me here. It's for the best.

Oh and the Hitler comic wasn't removed because of why you think it was. One of those rare times I'll do that after almost NO ONE got the Elite Beat references. It's a shame since it's a fun game. You can find it in the lost comics though.

Occasionally, if I'm staying at my parents I'll get bored and play in MSN's 'pictochat'. This is the result with this guy (yes that's hawks turtle in the first panel). When I say bored I mean very bored. And wrong. Also there's this. New comic I'll be doing with Square monthly.

And sweet Jesus I need to get my hands on Paper Mario. Looks like the humor from the last one is back and I couldn't be happier. Freaking hilarious. This also came out for all of you who wanted to see Link and Ganon kiss. Ha-ha! Erotic.

Edit: Almost forgot! One Piece just got picked up by FUNimation which is awesome because we'll be getting uncut One Piece on DVD... FINALLY. Thanks StrangeOne for the tip!

Edit EDIT: Halo/ Metroid movie. Pretty cool.

I've always loved the old style of Japanese art but, really don't know what you would call it. If any of you folks out there know what you would classify this style as I'd love to know. Trying to build up as much Reference material as possible for something I'm designing.
Thanks guys for the litterally hundreds of emails. It's "The Great Wave" on Wood Block printing and the pic was done by Hokusai Katsushika. I'll give the rest of them a look throught tonight. Thanks again! :)

Also this needs to get into Beta. I'm not one for MMOs but it's freaking pirates! And I love me some pirates. Edit: More pirates!

Had a bit more time with the Wii and finally sat down to play some Zelda. I am enjoying it but I'm definitely seeing some down sides to the system. For one if you're tired and just want to relax and play some games, you might find yourself not wanting to play. I know I did. Lazy? Perhaps but, if you've got a manual job that tires you out, the last thing wanted is more activity.

That being said this system always works out great at parties. Multiplayer is really where it shines and as such I see a lot of non-single player games being developed. Not that they won't but it'll defiantly won't be a lot of games by yourself.

One neat feature that's avalible for download is the browser. Little buggy but for the most part is very easy to use. Was even using it to watch YouTube video's on my TV. How cool is that?

Do you NEED to get one right now? Nope. Zelda is great and all but I'd say wait until spring when more games are out. The stuff avalible right now really doesn't have any depth past a fun party game. Same goes for PS3 but even more so. Wait until ANY games are out and that price drops for that. Now this is one way to get rid of a PS3 on eBay. Riiiiiidge Racer!

PS. Wii Kitty. Lawls.

Edit: Comic up. I am honestly ashamed for having to draw this one.