Top 10 Favorite Video Games Based on Comics

I've put together a list of my favorite video games that are based on comics. Now, I admit that I haven't played every single game out there, and you might not agree with my choices or ranking, but this is my list of my favorites. Of course, I'd love to hear your opinions, but please don't tell me I'm wrong. Cause I'm not.

10. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, XBox 360)

This game first made the cut just because I felt like the list was very Marvel heavy and I felt bad for DC. Then, I thought about the game itself and realized that reason I was disappointed with it was because it was a poor Mortal Kombat game, but honestly it was a decent DC fighting game. The thing is, MK has set the bar so high, and DC has set the bar so low. So, overall, this was a solid DC game. The character designs were well done, and it was fun to play as heroes like The Flash and Green Lantern, or as villains like Deathstroke or The Joker. The problem is, once you get past the novelty of fighting as your favorite characters you realize you're just playing a sub-par fighting game. The same could be said for X-Men: Next DimensionandMarvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. It's fun to see how they handle the characters, but soon you realize that you're just playing a shallow and repetitive game. I mention both of these games because I was going to put them each on this list, but realized that they are in the same vein of MK vs DC.

9. TMNT Arcade

First of all, if anyone tells me the Ninja Turtles aren't from a comic book, we will no longer be friends. Second of all, this game is a classic. You and three of your friends destroying hordes of Foot Soldiers to save April, Splinter, and ultimately the world (I think. I'm not too clear on what Shredder's intentions ever were). You got to beat up on Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Krang... oh and when Shredder turns you into a little turtle? Priceless! Never mind the fact that the moves are repetitive and there was no variety. Forget the fact that the bosses were impossible to kill without dying several times. Seriously, this game was designed to eat your quarters, but I did not mind one bit. Until I ran out of quarters.

8. Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Arcade, Dreamcast, PS2, XBox, dlc)

If you read my post from a few weeks ago, you would know I love this game. In fact, I claimed that if I could only play one video game for the rest of my life, it would be this game. Then how could I put it at number 8 on this list? Well because when I think a good comic book game should capture the story and atmosphere as well as have the characters. This game definitely delivers on the characters. There are 28 Marvel characters alone (well...27, there are two Wolverines) in addition to the 25 or so Capcom characters. The characters each have moves, special moves and bonuses that are pretty accurate and it's fun to team them up. The problem is, there is absolutely no comic related story. None of the backgrounds are related to Marvel comics. Even the boss is completely made up (though there is a Marvel character named Abyss. No relation). That's why this game is so low on this list. It is an awesome game, and the sheer number of playable characters is impressive, but that's all there is to it.

7. X-Men Arcade

Best arcade game ever. This game is just fantastic. I recently played this at a Barcade with a bunch of my friends and we crushed it! Sure we dumped obscene amounts of quarters in, but it was worth it. This arcade has it all over TMNT because not only do you have super moves to utilize, but up to six people can play at a time. We had Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, and Nightcrawler just wrecking stuff. (Colossus was broken and Dazzler sucks). The standard villains are sentinels, while the bosses are the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (with Wendigo and Nimrod thrown in for good measure. Why sentinels are fighting for Magneto's crew is never explained. In fact, there are a number of curiosities, like Wolverine's laser claws and Juggernaut having a big fucking gun. Also, using your power takes away health? Bullshit! Anyways, you end up having to save Kitty and Professor X from Magneto as well as thwart some ill-conceived plot against the world (Sound familiar?). The real draw of this game, however, was the team aspect of the game play. For the first time you had a diverse roster of characters that could all be in play at once. It really captured the group dynamics that define the X-Men.

6. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (PS2, XBox, Gamecube)

The Hulk is not a character who follows a linear path. The Hulk goes where he wants, when he wants, how he wants. That's why the sandbox style game play is a great fit for the character. Sure it wasn't the best sandbox game out there, and some of the missions were dull and repetitive (Hulk doesn't protect caravans! Hulk SMASH caravans!) but there is a lot of fun to be had in the pure destructiveness of it all. You could grab an innocent bystander and either toss him for miles, or just pat him on the head and send him on his way. You could catch rockets and hurl them back. You could crush a car into boxing gloves and punch helicopters! How could that not be fun?!

5. Spiderman & Venom: Maximum Carnage (Genesis, SNES)

Venom and Carnage are relatively new characters in Spiderman's world, and when they were first introduced, fans either loved them or hated them. Well I loved them! When this game came out and I heard you could play as Venom, well that was more than enough reason to lock myself in my room with my Sega and ignore the rest of the world. And, boy did I! This game loosely followed the comic book event of the same name. This is one of the first times a game was actually based on a preexisting story. Basically Carnage and a group of baddies wreak havoc across NYC meaning Spiderman has to team up with Venom to fight obscene amounts of thugs and no-good-nicks while occasionally running into the villains themselves. This was a side scrolling beat em up, but you could use spider powers, or the stronger venom powers, in ways never seen before. Also, you could call for help from allies like Captain America and Deathlok (fuck yeah, bitches!) to do extra damage. I am ashamed to say this, but I never actually beat this game. This was a time before saving or memory cards. You had to play all the way through, non stop, and you only had a certain number of continues. You even had to be careful if you paused it for dinner or something, as the genesis had a tendency to freeze. I did get to the final boss several times, but then when you think Carnage is dead, he comes out of the water madder than a dumpster bee in a soda can. Sadly, I always died there. But I will always remember this game as being the one game that made you really feel like you were in Spiderman's world. Until...

4. Spiderman 2: The Game (XBox, PS2, Gamecube, PC, PSP, DS, GBA, OMG, N-Gage)

Say what you will about there being better sandbox games based on Spiderman out there. Maybe the Ultimate Spiderman game is more polished and fun. Maybe Web of Shadows has better graphics and fighting system. I don't care! When Spiderman 2 came out (based on the best movie of the series) jaws dropped. You had Spiderman's entire New York City and you could do whatever a spiderman does! I don't care that the missions got repetitive and boring (my hatred of balloons grew a thousand fold because of this game). I would spend hours just swinging as fast as I could and climbing all the tallest buildings. The fighting system had it's quirks, but it really did incorporate his spider-sense and reflexes in new and interesting ways. This was the first game that really captured what it actually might be like to be Spiderman. There was thought put into the physics of the web swinging and you had to actually stick the web onto something, not just into the air. It's just too bad that we had to listen to Tobey McGuire's whiney voice try to be snarky (though it's not nearly as grating as the voice in Web of Shadows).

3. X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (PS2, Gamecube, XBox, PSP, N-Gage, PC)

Remember back when I was talking about how the X-Men Arcade really captured the team dynamics that define the X-Men? Well the X-Men Legends games poop all over the arcade's attempts at teamwork. You have four characters on screen at once, each with their own abilities, and you can choose which one you want to control at any time. If you have friends, they can play too. It's an action rpg, so you can level up your players and improve certain powers and abilities. Some people might say I should have put the first X-Men Legends on this list, or perhaps one of the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance games, but X-Men Legends 2 is quite possibly my favorite of that group. I liked the choice of characters you could play as (expecially Juggernaut and Magneto), as well as the improved power system. It also had the most interesting story, in my opinion. I understand that a lot of people view Apocalypse as clowny looking son of a gun who quotes Darwin too much and takes small parts of the bible way too literally. I don't care, I thought the Age of Apocalypse crossover was awesome, and there were a lot of ideas from that story incorporated into this game. This game took the good parts of the first one, and polished them into a much more solid experience.

2. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, XBox360, PC)

Where Spiderman 2 let you feel what it was like to be Spiderman, this game does a fantastic job putting you right into Batman's (probably technologically advanced) boots. You're locked in the gigantic and gargoyle loving Arkham Asylum while the Joker is running the show. There have been a lot of Batman games in the past. To be honest, I haven't played most of them, but I can't imagine any of them have put this much detail the world of Batman. The biggest problem I had starting out this game (other than things popping out and scaring me) was that you can't just run in, kick ass, and take names. Don't get me wrong, Batman can kick serious ass, but he is also a sneaky detective. This game brings out all the various skills of Bruce Wayne. You have to be a martial artist, a strategist, a ninja, and a detective. The story is fun, you're trapped in the asylum with a whole bunch of crazies, as well as some old favorites like Bane, Poison Ivy, and Killer Croc. The atmosphere is perfectly creepy, and the voice acting is perfect. Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy? Absolutely. I got a little tired of the Scarecrow scenes, and the final boss battle was pretty disappointing, but whatever. I've always liked Batman, but playing this game actually gave me more respect for the character because you can actually see how well his ridiculously long list of skills can actually coexist in one person. Him and Sam Fischer. And Solid Snake. And Ezio Auditore.

1. X-Men 2: Clone Wars (Genesis)

I love love loved this game growing up. I got to chance to play it again recently on an emulator, and I still loved it. Blame nostalgia if you want, but this game is perfect to me. You got to choose from Beast, Gambit, Psylocke, Nightcrawler, Wolverine or Cyclops, and fight through various baddies. That is until level 3, when you can play as fricken Magneto! Mind you, this is the first time ever that you could do this, so yeah, it was a big deal. The thing I liked most about this game was how certain characters were better for certain stages. In the Savage Land tree level, for example, Nighcrawler was the best because his teleporting was clutch for getting to those hard to reach branches. Also, he could crawl on every surface. Wolverine could as well, while Psylocke and Beast could just hang from walls. Gambit and Cyclops had no skills like that, but they had range. Magneto had range and he could fly, so he was pretty awesome. Also, the more health you had, the more powerful your powers were, and none of this bullshit losing health for using powers crap. The story was something about saving the world from Phalanx or something. All I know is, at the end you had to fight clones of yourselves which was hard as hell. This was just a good, old fashioned, side scroller that used up hours of my youth that would have been wasted on socializing. Thank you X-Men 2: Clone Wars, you've made me the man-child I am today.

A Movie Better Than the Book? Kick Ass!

There are two types of people in the world; those who buy comic books, and those who don't. It's common for people who don't read comics to look down on comics and assume that they're all silly "funny pages" for kids. The thing is the comic book industry has a pretty diverse offering, with something for everybody. It's like the movie industry in a lot of ways. There are big companies, and small independent companies. There are summer blockbusters and surprise hits. Certain creators and artists are more famous than others and have a fan following.

Superstar!

For example, John Romita Jr. is a very well known artist, like his father. I think his art is always fantastic. These days, having his name on a book is pretty much guaranteed success. If you're the type of person who really only buys comics for the art, then the Kick Ass book is worth you're time. However, if you're into good writing, you might want to give this book a pass. Mark Millar is the writer and, if we're sticking to the movie analogy, I think he fancies himself a Quentin Tarantino. They do share a fondness for violence and cuss words but Tarantino is much better at creating characters you care about and root for. You can't tell me you weren't psyched for Kiddo to finally kill Bill, or for the girl in Inglourious Basterds to finally get her revenge. No, I think Millar is more like Michael Bay. Both are big on "witty" one-liners and huge explosions (splash pages) to distract us from the fact that we really don't care what happens to these people. That's how I felt about the characters in the Kick Ass book, particularly the main character.

I don't want to talk about the book, I want to talk about the movie. To be honest, I didn't hate the book, but there were a few moments and details that ruined it for me. It seems like the creators of the movie read my mind because those moments and details were the things that were changed for the movie, and it made it a much more enjoyable experience for me. My wife really liked this movie as well, which was surprising as she pretty much only came with me cause I promised to see Sex and the City 2 with her. When asked what her favorite part of the movie was, she said Hit Girl (played by Chloe Moretz). I think this is interesting because most of the negative reviews I've read about this movie could not get past the fact that there's an 11 year old girl cussing and killing people by the bus load. Something about the disintegrating moral fabric of America or some stuff. Little kids doing bad stuff in movies is nothing new. Have these critics seen Kids, or The Good Son or Pet Cemetery?

Fucking kids!

I also liked the Hit Girl character, which, again, I find interesting because I hated Chloe Moretz's character in (500) Days of Summer. Seriously, she almost ruined that movie for me. She was this know-it-all little tough girl who acted far too mature for her age to be believable. The same could be said for Hit Girl, but once you learn the tragic back story of her and her Daddy, you will believe that this girl was raised to be a remorseless, foul mouthed little killing machine. Nicholas Cage plays Big Daddy in a role that restores a lot of my faith in the unpredictable actor. I subscribe to the theory that the quality of Nick Cage's movies is inversely proportional to the length of his hair. The longer his hair, the crappier the movie. Well, his hair was mighty short in this movie. You could really see why this man turned the mass murder of mobsters into a game for his daughter. There is a flashback that consists of beautifully rendered 3D art by John Romita Jr. himself that tells Big Daddy's backstory. It was a great scene which really made you root for this pair of avengers (a back story and character development which was not part of the book at all).

My favorite character in this movie was McLovin' as Red Mist. It's hard to take him seriously, but he did manage to portray himself as a threat. He showed surprising range as the villain of this story. In fact, there were a lot of good performances in this movie. Aaron Johnson was solid as the lead. I liked his Dave Lizewski a lot, whereas I hated to book's Dave. He decides to try to be a superhero because he couldn't figure out why no one has before. He sucks at it, but he does manage to grow throughout the story and does the right think at the end.

Purists might say that I obviously didn't get what Millar was going for if I didn't like the book. Well I think I get what he was going for, I just don't think he got there. The same purists would say that the "improvements" added to the movie ruined the story and turned it into a happier Hollywood version that ignored the "realistic" vision Millar was going for. Well I think a lot of people confuse dark and depressing with realistic. Yes, the real world can be dark and depressing. Unfortunately, for some people, that's all it is. But I don't think that it's a prerequisite for a realistic story. The world can be happy and fun as well, and I think this movie has a good mix of both.

My favorite part of the movie was the (one sided) fight scene between Big Daddy and a bunch of goons in the warehouse. That scene was just awesome. A large part of that is because of the music playing; A haunting score which also showed up in 28 Days Later. This scene just pumped me up. In fact, all the action scenes were well done and a lot of fun. My favorite line was at the end when Red Mist says "Under control? You're grabbing a fucking bazooka, you dumbass."

So I thought this movie was a lot of fun. It's not perfect, and it's definitely not for everybody. There were some changes from the book that I thought were dumb, like the weapon Kick Ass wields at the end of the film. But as far as an adaptation goes I thought it was very well done. I thought it stayed true to the story enough but changed some details just enough to make it more accessible to viewers. It's too bad it didn't do well in the box office, but I didn't really expect it to. I think it will do pretty well on DVD, but who knows.

Anyway, I give the movie an A-

Clash of the Titans

When I first heard they were remaking Clash of the Titans I was enthusiastic. I love Greek Mythology and I remember thinking the special effects of the 1981 version were so bad, it's gonna be awesome with modern CGI. Then I started seeing previews and stuff looked cool, but doubts started creeping in. But look at that cast! There's no way Liam Neeson or Ralph Fiennes would be in a bad movie (I had apparently cast The Phantom Menace and Maid in Manhattan out of my memory). A part of me was wary of this film, but I remained enthusiastic.

I need to listen to my gut more.

First of all, I guess the acting was OK. I'm not really a good judge of that. Unless someone is glaringly awful, I take the performances at face value. So in that respect, the movie seemed fine. I thought Fiennes' Hades was a little campy, but he was trying to go for something different than Voldemort.

(The god of death is so emo!)

Liam Neeson was fine as Zeus. Danny Huston was wasted as Poseidon. Sam Worthington is the same character as he was in Terminator: Salvation and Avatar. That doesn't mean he's a bad actor, it worked for the role. Fight monster, ruminate on what it means to be a man, fight another monster, rally troops, fight again. Apparently his character and Io (played by Gemma Arterton) fell in love during the journey. I must have missed when this happened. It probably happened when I went to take a piss. She just looked high during the whole movie. Maybe he slipped her something...

(She like, totally loves Perseus)

The plot. To be perfectly honest, I'm still not sure what it was. Perseus was on a journey to save... a town... for some reason. The Gods are pissed, Hades plays Zeus for a fool, and only Perseus can stop him. Honestly, I'm found myself pretty bored by it all. Medusa was neat, but the Kraken scene was kind of silly. It's just one long chase scene in and out of tentacles. It actually ended with a "Hades will be back, but we'll be there to stop him" conversation which I had to roll my eyes at, which sucked because I had a pretty bad headache at this point...

...because of the stupid useless fucking 3D! I am going to avoid bitching about 3D in general. Because my left eye refuses to be a team player I can't see 3D. That's fine, I've learned to live with it and I rarely crash my car.

(I feel your pain, brother.)

Avatar showed that with the right technology and planning 3D can make a good movie fucking awesome. But Avatar was filmed with that in mind. They had specific cameras designed for 3D. with Clash of the Titans, the 3D seemed like an afterthought. It did not add anything to the movie, in fact, it was just distracting. I watched most of the film with my glasses off and most of the time the 3D was only in the background. I was pretty pointless. This is a prime example of how gimmicky 3D has become.

If you're huge into Greek Mythology, then go ahead and see this in the theater. For the rest of you, you might as well wait for DVD. Or wait for it to show on T.V. You're not really missing much.

My final grade for Clash of the Titans is D.

Marvel versus Capcom 3?!

If you told me I could only play one video game for the rest of my life my response would be "Dude, why you being such a dick?" After you explained yourself and made it clear I had no choice I would say Marvel Versus Capcom 2. Or, that would have been my answer for the last 10 years. It looks like my new choice might be Marvel Versus Capcom 3.

I'm not saying MVC2 is the best game ever, nor is it the best fighting game ever, but it is my favorite. Other fighting games can boast three dimensions, fatalities, and bouncing boobies. MVC2 is just super fast 2-D action that offers over 50 characters from Marvel comics and Capcom games.

(Yes, Wolverine is in there twice. He's that awesome.)

We used to play this game all the time in college. Seriously, as much as possible. The game is not without its flaws, namely the awful repetitive music. But you just mute that, crank the WinAmp (yep, that), and you can play for hours. But the great thing about this game is I keep going back to it. When it became DLC for PS3 I yoinked that shit right up. It's just that much of a classic. I am a huge fan of this game.

(OK, not that big of a fan)

Well needless to say I am psyched about MVC3. There are going to be a lot more characters, but hopefully they keep the frantic speed and tag team controls. Here is the teaser trailer for your viewing pleasure:

Dancing with... some people

Reality television. Like two trashy girls outside a Sbarro's in the food court fighting about and even trashier guy it's loud, obnoxious, pointless, and will keep going on as long as people are watching. And we keep watching, don't we?

Yes, I said we, unfortunately. I am currently typing this while my wife is watching Dancing With the Stars. I could just type this in another room, but I'm not. I keep watching. I am part of the problem.

You know the concept of this show, the title leaves little to the imagination. The thing is, are these people stars? I guess there are various degrees of stardom. I guess a couple of these people are B list, but most are C or D list. I think it's pretty sad when the most famous person on the show is Pamela Anderson. I guess I would call her B list, even though she's on the Hepatitis C list. Then there was Shannen Doherty, but I bet there's a whole generation who doesn't know who she is. If the world were fair, Buzz Aldrin would be the most famous cause he, you know, actually accomplished something. But alas, the second man on the moon was the second voted off... try not to put any of that into perspective, it's depressing.

Then you have a soap star, a pussycat doll, an ESPN reporter, a figure skater, the reno 911 woman, a football player and two reality "stars". The Bachelor (not the first one, the latest one) and a woman who's famous for being a negligent mom and bitch to her husband. Can they even do that? Well Gosellin is the most talked about contestant, and she can't dance worth shit. Seriously, my dog scratching her ass on the carpet has better rhythm . But she'll stay on because people talk about her. She'll bitch and cry every week, but she'll stay. My vote is for Erin Andrews.

Oh good, during commercials we're flipping to a Paris Hilton show. Fucking awesome. At least DWTS requires these people to work and show some skill. In fact, there is one reality show that I do like to watch. At risk of calling question to my heterosexuality, I have to admit it's Project Runway. It's interesting to see the contestants create new outfits each week. It's a skill that is completely foreign to me, so I find it fascinating. Also, models.

(Yeah, this show is soooooo gay!)

So this isn't the first time I've bitched about reality t.v. and it won't be the last. I guess I should learn to live with it. I guess we are only watching till 9 then watching more Breaking Bad so yay me! Just remember people, especially you young ones. Don't try to act like the people do on these shows. All these people are acting, despite what the genre is supposed to be about. It's all filler and fake drama. Make sure you're drama is real please. And don't fight in my mall please.

My Top 10 Favorite Webcomics

10. Something Positive

This one has to make the list because it was the first webcomic I really got into. To be honest, I haven't followed it in years. The cast got pretty large and a lot of various subplots developed that I just lost interest in. This is an example of what I call "narrative" style webcomics. There is an overarching story that is relatively grounded in reality. These types (which make about half my list) are successful if they create likable characters with interesting stories. That doesn't mean things don't get random or unrealistic, but for the most part things stay focused on the characters. Something Positive has a very cynical and sarcastic tone which just started to wear on me after a while. I do like to check in once in a while and I also really like Randy's side project Super Stupor, but it rarely updates. Here is the first Something Positive comic, which really sums up the attitude of the series. (The art has improved a lot, though).

9. Shortpacked! by David Willis

This is another "narrative" type comic, but it has enough Batman and Transformers jokes to keep me tuning in. The central cast is a group of weirdos that work in a toy store. You can really tell that the writer is an avid toy collector, namely transformers. Frankly, I don't get all the transformers in-jokes but the writer has the seemingly accurate assumption that batman can be funny in almost any situation. Also, Ronald Reagan is a regular character (he's apparently not dead, just working in a toy store) and there's a guy named Ninja Rick.

8. Diesel Sweeties by R. Stevens

Another one that I don't follow regularly but I like to check up on this one from time to time. It features a number of reoccurring characters, but there isn't too much actual story. It's mostly about robots, sex, clever pick-up lines, puns, and hipsters' ironic lack of irony. You don't have to follow this one to enjoy it, but you will probably miss out on a couple of the jokes. The art is simple but enjoyable.

7. Least I Could Do by Ryan Sohmer and Lar Desouza

LICD is all about a rich, good looking womanizer who's addicted to red bull and crazy stuff. Sound like someone you know? No? Not even a little? Well at least I'm addicted to red bull...

I noticed this comic when they did a run where Rayne (the main character) was in a concrete induced dream sequence where he was batman. It was really funny and got me interested. The main appeal for me is the art by Lar Desouza. I really like how he draws the characters. I tried to read the comics before Lar took over and didn't really like them. LICD is pretty wacky, and split into chapters, which is nice. I am getting a bit bored with it, though. A year ago it would have been higher on the list, and a year from now it will probably be lower. He's started doing a blatant Calvin & Hobbes rip-off every Sunday which I find a little annoying...

6. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weiner (Tee hee!)

This is the first comic on my list that doesn't have any kind of story. Each comic is a separate entity of funny. I really like this guy's sense of humor, whether it be a witty observation or a dumb pun. He does a lot of nerdy humor, which I find more funny than most people probably will. This comic is good for a quick chuckle or occasional groan (the usual response to bad puns). It also has a hidden punch line to every comic which is a fun little bonus.

5. Amazing Super Powers by Wes and Tony

This comic is very similar to SMBC. Each comic is a separate joke, though there are some reoccurring characters. The art in this one is better in my opinion and while the humor in SMBC leans towards nerdy, the humor in this one is considerably darker. In fact, some punch lines border on wrong, but I still always chuckle. It also has a secret punch line.

4. Questionable Content by J. Jacques

This is my favorite of the "narrative" style comics, though I'm not entirely sure why. It follows half a dozen hipsters through their quirky conversations and love triangles. Also there are sentient computers and ipods. The art has improved greatly since the beginning but I the stories advance slowly and I don't think I get half the indy music jokes. I still follow it though. I just want to know what happens. There's a character, Hannelore, that really reminds me of my wife in a lot of ways, so maybe that's part of it. It really is pretty funny and I do want to see what happens next. (This example reminds me of my wife...)

3. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik

If you read web comics at all than you probably have read this one. In fact a lot of people would be surprised that Penny Arcade is not in the number one position. This is arguably the most successful web comic out there. They have published several books and even have their own video game. There are two main characters, Gabe and Tycho, and several supporting characters, but there aint no plot! There is video game humor and violence and plenty of it. The writing is very snappy and the art is great. There is a reason why this is considered one of the best, but it's just not my favorite...

2. Subnormality by Winston Roundtree

This comic is smart, funny, and and awesome to look at. I'll admit that some of the comics are a bit too wordy for me, but if you do read it all, it's almost always worth it. Not all of the punch lines are supposed to be funny, sometimes he writes sad and poignant stories, but they're still really good. I would buy his book if he wrote one. He has a couple reoccurring characters, including a Sphinx, but each comic is stand alone. He also hates Nickleback with a passion.

1. XKCD by Randall Munroe

This is it! My favorite web comic. The art? Stick figures! The humor? Nerdy! But I love it! Maybe it's because it seems like something I could do myself. I am nowhere near that smart or clever though. This is my favorite because it makes me laugh out loud (or LOL) more than any other comic out there. I probably don't get every single joke, because there is a lot of programmer humor, but that's not all there is. If you hold the cursor over the comic, yo get an extra punchline. I love that shit. This comic is just funny, plain and simple. Read it.

Honorable Mention: - The Adventures of Dr. McNinja

- Garfield Minus Garfield

- Bigger Than Cheeses

- The Zombie Hunters

Bacon Mug!!!

I was looking at this article about 10 ridiculous fatty meals here and I was just blown away by this one:

That is one of the most horrifying and awesome things I have ever seen!