Washington Post Top 22 Webcomics of Decade
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Dusty668
Or Dresden Codak.
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Chazwozel
xkcd = No Legitimacy[/QUOTE]
I wasn't gonna say it. My hatred of XKCD is pretty well-known
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Me too. Although it was close between that and Perry Bible Fellowship.[/QUOTE]
xkcd is for scientists and engineers not for intraweb movie snobs.
What we need more of is science.
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Chazwozel
a good majority of scientists and engineers are lonely people who think math is hip...
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Chazwozel
I thought xkcd was for people who liked funny jokes, and Achewood was for people who liked novels with no punchline.
This too.
Btw...this sparked me to read some pvp to see what Kurt has been up to. I gotta admit. The Thanksgiving arc with the turkey is friggin hilarious (the credit goes all to the way he drew the turkey)
Saying "It's not for you" is the laziest argument for why it's okay for something to suck.
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Isn't that like asking "Are you still beating your wife?" I mean, you're assuming "suck" is true in the asking. Since when did aiming at a demographic become bad? If you don't know what a Fourier transform is--or better yet, if you don't work with them every single day--you're just plain not going to get why Fourier transforming a cat is hilarious. Don't expect me to laugh at an IRS joke.
Even ignoring whether or not xkcd is funny, back when I enjoyed it, it was extremely hit or miss.It's prone to having these large slumps of not funny. If something is extremely inconsistent, why should it be considered among the best?
As for Achewood having no punchline, that's not a criticism. That's the point. It's a very dry style of comedy.
As for Achewood having no punchline, that's not a criticism. That's the point. It's a very dry style of comedy.
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I actually don't think Achewood sucks. I don't think it's very funny, dry or otherwise, and I certainly think the artwork is terrible (which in no way implies a comparison to xkcd's obviously bad art). But then I'm only joking around about comparing the two. I really don't care what people like.
Isn't that like asking "Are you still beating your wife?" I mean, you're assuming "suck" is true in the asking. Since when did aiming at a demographic become bad? If you don't know what a Fourier transform is--or better yet, if you don't work with them every single day--you're just plain not going to get why Fourier transforming a cat is hilarious. Don't expect me to laugh at an IRS joke.[/QUOTE]
I phrased that wrong. laziest argument for why it doesn't matter if I don't like it.
What we need more of is science.[/QUOTE]
I wholeheartedly agree, even if you aren't wholeheartedly endorsing.
Or Dresden Codak.[/QUOTE]
I give Dresden Codak a pass since that guy's comics are lush tapestries.
The guy has gotten 22 recommendations for what webcomics he should be reading, so he decided to go to the voting public to decide what to read first.
Now is the time for Kurtz to strike. He needs to go to his message board, so he can rally the support of his fans to vote his webcomic the most popular of the bunch. And end up getting new readers from that dying relic of a past age.
Oh wait, yeah...
Oh wait, yeah...
Dave
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Scott's last Tweet:
I want all PvP votes to go to Penny-Arcade. http://bit.ly/V65zZ (via @cwgabriel)
I think he knew he wasn't going to win.
I want all PvP votes to go to Penny-Arcade. http://bit.ly/V65zZ (via @cwgabriel)
I think he knew he wasn't going to win.
ElJuski
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YOURE NOT A PUNCHLINEI thought xkcd was for people who liked funny jokes, and Achewood was for people who liked novels with no punchline.
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But yeah, if anyone is honesty up at arms about this...well...bully, sir. It's like getting pissed at your niece for liking Chowder.
Dave
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Chowdah!
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YOURE NOT A PUNCHLINEI thought xkcd was for people who liked funny jokes, and Achewood was for people who liked novels with no punchline.
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But yeah, if anyone is honesty up at arms about this...well...bully, sir. It's like getting pissed at your niece for liking Chowder.[/QUOTE]
Egg, were you the little fat boy?
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Kitty Sinatra
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Kitty Sinatra
That's probably the Scott Kurtz factor.
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