If there’s one thing this webcomic denizen loves more than anything else in his stories, it’s superheroes. Fantastic and iconic, these figures of American lore make us want to be more than we are, they inspire us to be better, and they live their lives to make our world a safer place.
How shocked was I, then, to find someone has decided to depict these dooers-of-good well past their prime. Brock Heasley is (to my knowledge) the first creator to base an entire comic series out of a retirement home (here appropriately named Valhalla) for superheroes. With his strip, The Superfogeys, we are offered a glimpse into the life of those fantastic adventurers once their spirits and/or flesh have been made weak. What this entails is great fun, good laughs, and a cast of characters that are at once ridiculous and pitiable, extraordinary and plain, and full of life in their own particular ways.
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This begins my look at various comics around the web that I discovered during this year’s NEWW (also known as Webcomics Weekend for those who may have already forgotten). First up is Unshelved, the hugely popular library humor comic from writer Gene Ambaum and artist Bill Barnes. Now given my experiences with both creators at [...]
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If there’s one thing that webizens love to talk about, it’s video games. If there’s one more thing after gaming, it’s movies. Luckily, Joe Dunn has both genres covered, and in top form no less.
Dunn is the creator behind Joe Loves Crappy Movies, a somewhat autobiographical strip about reviewing movies and sometimes acting out those [...]
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Posted by The Geek on Feb 26th, 2009
Another month has come and gone and with it 10 more comics have come to compete for your love and approval. Go check them out quick before your opinion won’t matter anymore.
Listen in and let us know who you agree with (me) and who is full of it (Jason).
Digital Strips 157 – Zuda Watch Feb [...]
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Posted by The Geek on Feb 19th, 2009
The next comic in my list is a sad one. Not “My mom ran over my dog today” kind of sad or even “we’re out of ice cream” sad. This is more of a “My best friend got a really hot girl friend” kind of sad. I’m happy for the comic, there’s just no place [...]
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Posted by The Geek on Feb 17th, 2009
Digital Strips 156 Pigtails and Potbellies
I had a pet pig when I was in high school and my wife looks great in pigtails so I might have a little bit of bias towards today’s strip. Pigtails and Potbellies has a classic Wattersonian feel to it that I really dug on. Tune in to see if [...]
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Posted by The Geek on Feb 12th, 2009
Every few years, it’s important to evaluate your habits and change what is broken, no longer working or just smells funny. It’s the policy I’ve used regarding underwear since I moved out of my parent’s home and I think it can be applied to pretty much everything. Since it’s about that time again, I could [...]
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Posted by The Geek on Feb 8th, 2009
Digital Strips 155
We’re without Brigid this time but what could have easily devolved into a pit of naming calling a fart noises turned out instead to be a total love fest. Not towards each other mind you, that would be gross. Rather instead we focus out affection on Evan Dahm’s amazing web comic Order of [...]
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Posted by The Geek on Jan 22nd, 2009
This is probably the most philosophical Digital Strips episode ever. Along with the typical Zuda back and forth, we also delve into the deeper reasoning behind why the average American is so intrigued by dystopia futures and what the real reasons behind internet popularity.
It’s a show for the ages, that’s for sure. Tune in and [...]
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Posted by Brigid on Jan 8th, 2009
This week, Boom Studios offered the first issue of the new miniseries Hexed for free online on the same day the print edition went on sale, a stunt they pulled off last year with Northwind. Northwind sold well and validated the notion that people will pay for a print edition even if the comic is [...]
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