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The crew of the Enterprise take on their greatest challenge yet -- an out-of-service holodeck

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:12:38 -0800

LARP Trek - webcomic from MetaFilter's own cortex

Neutral to the Slibs!

Rhaomi — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:11:51 -0800

Initiate salutation cascade, star-citizens! Seven years ago tonight, Stephen Colbert introduced Tek Jansen to the world. Originally a one-off parody of vanity fiction by media blowhards, the "super-awesome spectacular ultraspy" became the center of a small universe of comics, cartoons, and books, his exploits satirizing awful pulp sci-fi, rampant ~~Mary Sue~~ "Marty Sue" syndrome, and the cheesy melodrama of 1970s Hanna-Barbera. Look inside for US/Canadian links to both animated seasons along with other content available on the web. Full Theme Song (Most episodes are available in Canada via The Comedy Network) Season 1 by J.J. Sedelmaier

Operation: Heart of the Phoenix - Dead or Alive
Tek confronts the evil Abraxxia (Amy Sedaris)
Operation: Destiny's Underbelly: Entrapped! (might be broken atm)
Sidekicks Kevin and Jenny save Tek from certain doom, but at a terrible price
Operation: Aurora Strikes Midnight: Courage's Arrival
Guest George Lucas is teased with a dull, painstakingly detailed short about docking at Space Station Theta-Zeus-Aquarius
Operation: Homecoming's Doorstep: Cat On A Luniharp
This hospital ship is no match for a Bizlarmian Battlewedge... or is it?
Hounds of Hell: Ragtime Billy Peaches
Teleported to the Combatosphere, Tek must grapple with armed guards, angry bees, open-heart surgery, and a very pregnant woman from the future
Operation: Dragontongue: Chocolate Blades Of Thunder
A series of Teks from further and further in the future interfere with each other's attempts to save a lost prince

Season 2 by FlickerLab, which recounts the show's origin story

Beginning's First Dawn: Episode One Beginning's First Dawn: Episode Two Beginning's First Dawn: Episode Three

The series is also elaborated in a graphic novel line by Oni Press, and the original pulp novel serialized on the official site, which includes a wiki glossary of the increasingly outlandish terminology.

Monday Wednesday Friday

netbros — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:09:50 -0800

Dog House Diaries — we know that web-comics are where all the money and fame is at and we want a piece. It was obvious that in order to be successful in this biz, you need to be good with humor, drawing, math and computers. Well we kick some serious butt at drawing and math so we figured 2 out of 3 wasn’t bad.

Eulogy for a pretty swell guy

Rhaomi — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:41:39 -0800

Young Edd Gould always enjoyed drawing comics of himself and his friends. Growing up in the internet age, his doodles evolved into Flash animations of increasing complexity, and in time Edd and pals Tom Ridgewell and Matt Hargreaves teamed up to produce an "Eddsworld" series of online webtoons and comics. At first crude and halting, the group's "eddisodes" progressed from surreal shorts and one-shots into full-fledged productions that pushed the boundaries of amateur web animation, with expressive characters, full soundtracks, complex effects, and a fast-paced, off-kilter sense of humor: MovieMakers - Spares - WTFuture - Rock Bottom - Hammer & Fail (2). At its height, the college co-op was producing shorts for Mitchell & Webb and the UN Climate Change Conference, fielding offers from Paramount and Cartoon Network, and racking up millions of hits on YouTube. Work slowed, however, when Gould was diagnosed with leukemia -- a relatively survivable form, though, and Gould carried on working gamely through his hospital stays. So it came as a shock last week when Matt and Tom announced that Edd had passed away, prompting an outpouring of grief and gratitude from all the fans he'd entertained and inspired in his short 23 years.

RIP Patrice O'Neal

VicNebulous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:48:06 -0800

Comedian Patrice O'Neal passed away on Monday evening, following a stroke suffered in October. A few clips. Rest easy, Big Man.

Depictions drawn from regrettable accounts of the less fortunate for purposes of instruction; so that one may avoid similar missteps.

subbes — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:08:50 -0800

Things Could Be Worse. After all, you could be suffering from banjo infestation, or own a crystal ball that offers only insults. Benjamin Dewey presents the Tragedy Series.

Can I Get Some Pockets Or Something?

The Whelk — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:21:22 -0800

On Female Armor In The Fantasy Genre. Bonus Related: Kate Beaton's STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS.

The Cartoon Guide to Life, the Universe, and Everything

Rhaomi — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:20:53 -0800

Larry Gonick is a veteran American cartoonist best known for his delightful comic-book guides to science and history, many of which have previews online. Chief among them is his long-running Cartoon History of the Universe (later The Cartoon History of the Modern World), a sprawling multi-volume opus documenting everything from the Big Bang to the Bush administration. Published over the course of three decades, it takes a truly global view -- its time-traveling Professor thoroughly explores not only familiar topics like Rome and World War II but the oft-neglected stories of Asia and Africa, blending caricature and myth with careful scholarship (cited by fun illustrated bibliographies) and tackling even the most obscure events with intelligence and wit. This savvy satire carried over to Gonick's Zinn-by-way-of-Pogo chronicle The Cartoon History of the United States, along with a bevy of Cartoon Guides to other topics, including Genetics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, The Environment, and (yes!) Sex. Gonick has also maintained a few sideprojects, such as a webcomic look at Chinese invention, assorted math comics (previously), the Muse magazine mainstay Kokopelli & Co. (featuring the shenanigans of his "New Muses"), and more. See also these lengthy interview snippets, linked previously. Want more? Amazon links to the complete oeuvre inside! Reading note: All the book titles in the post above link to readable versions on the web. Some of the older Cartoon Guides and the first chunk of the original Cartoon History of the Universe comics (through Volume 9 -- ancient China) are available in full; the rest, including the (two-part) Modern World series and The United States, are available partially through Harper-Collins' free book preview feature, which includes the first dozen or so pages of each book and then jumps ahead randomly from there to the end. So pay attention to the page numbers on those links to avoid getting caught off guard by the (unannounced) page-skips! Amazon links:

Cartoon History: The Cartoon History of the Universe I (Vol. 1-7): From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (1990) The Cartoon History of the Universe II (Vol. 8-13): From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (1994) The Cartoon History of the Universe III (Vol. 14-19): From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance (2002) The Cartoon History of the United States (1991) The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution (2007) The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2: From the Bastille to Baghdad (2009) Cartoon Guides: The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (1983) The Cartoon Guide to the Computer (1991) The Cartoon Guide to Physics (1992) The Cartoon Guide to (Non) Communication (1993) The Cartoon Guide to Statistics (1994) The Cartoon Guide to the Environment (1996) The Cartoon Guide to Sex (1999) The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry (2005) Other: Kokopelli & Company in Attack of the Smart Pies (2005)

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Rhaomi — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:07:35 -0800

Social news site Reddit recently held their "Best of Reddit 2010" awards honoring key players in the site over the last year, including the progenitor of the Rally to Restore Sanity, the clever drive-by cartoonist Sure_Ill_Draw_That, unofficial image host Imgur, and feel-good story of the year "Today you, tomorrow me." But perhaps most interesting was the winner for Best Big Community: FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU! Originally inspired by 4chan's popular Rage Guy meme, F7U12 (for short) is a clearinghouse for user-made web comics, slice-of-life affairs that tell a story or share a common frustration using a small collection of crudely drawn yet highly evocative facial expressions. Several have become small memes in their own right -- the wily Trolldad, the doormat Okay, the prideful Fuck Yea, the melodramatic Gasp. And one comic, inspired by the warped text randomly generated by reCAPTCHAs (previously), has given us Lord Inglip -- god of a dark religion now rivaling FSM whose cryptic commands marshal loyal armies of gropagas, falcows, Sellicks, and... canary into exploits both monstrous and inconvenient (timeline, wiki). Obey him -- or else! More fun with F7U12: rage face origins, rage faces in real life, Twitter feed, search comics, create your own (alternate).

True American Dog

Kattullus — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:56:29 -0800

True American Dog is where I go for my silliness these days. It's a single panel photoshop comic about animals. And what animals! There's Kooly the Bear, Eagle, Dog and many more. It's about as silly as it gets, in a good way.

Cat Rackham, I choose you!

Gator — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:43:18 -0800

PORTRAIT-DEX! Cartoonists create Pokémon self-portraits, with all three evolved forms. Featuring, among other fine artists, Scott Kurtz (PVP), Box Brown (Everything Dies, Bellen!), Anthony Clark (Nedroid), Aaron Diaz (Dresden Codak), and Steve Wolfhard (Cat Rackham), who also runs the project.

Monster Commute

Gator — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:20:02 -0800

Monster Commute: A webcomic about the hell that is driving to work in the cute Orwellian steampunk monster-infested mirror universe of Monstru. The creator suggests beginning the journey at Chapter Two.

Rob Paravonian's Life as a Comic

Kattullus — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:27:37 -0800

Life as a Comic is series of short videos by Rob Paravonian (famous for The Pachelbel Rant) about what it's like to be a working stand-up comic. It has recently started up again after a long break. Here's the first episode which is about doing gigs at venues which aren't full-time comedy clubs. Direct links to the rest of the episodes, all of which are in quicktime-format, below the cut. Episode 2, gigs at colleges. Episode 3, the New York underground comedy scene. Episode 4, what doing shows at full-time comedy venues is like. Episode 5, travelling far for a college gig. Episode 6, doing morning radio shows.* Episode 7, playing for students in Hoboken at a mandatory attendance show for freshmen. Episode 8, the video packages comics send out to people and organizations which might hire them. Episode 9, the life-cycle of topical material. Episode 10, performing at a pirate-themed book-launch in a boat docked in New York harbor. Season 2! Episode 1, what it's like being a musician-comic. Episode 2, the cars stand-up comics drive. Episode 3, the conventions artists pay to attend so that they get hired to play colleges. Episode 4, doing shows at noon in cafeterias in community colleges. Season 3! Episode 1, performing at a NASCAR track. * This particular episode seems to have been removed from the blog, but it's still up on archive.org, where all the other episodes from season 1 are hosted.

Hanna Is Not A Boy's Name

flatluigi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:10:41 -0800

Hanna Is Not A Boy's Name is a 'sugarcoated horror' webcomic that's wonderfully illustrated and typeset.

Computer Genius

Artw — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:24:35 -0800

Why it's better to pretend you know nothing about computers

Stardate, uh, One

Scattercat — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:09:41 -0800

King of an Endless Sky is a new graphic story by Teetering Bulb, AKA Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon. A new page every Thursday, published at Tor.com. Thus far, the gerbil empire has requested a gift from the newly-crowned Emperor Charlie the First. They want a moon.

Life's Calendar

WCityMike — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:19:56 -0800

Eventually ... (SIL), by Winston Rowntree. Also from Subnormality: The Line. The Worst Kind of Boss. There are Two Kinds of People. Welcome to Hell. And Abnormality: The Adventures of Bonoman. The Truth Behind Obnoxious Assholes. The Four Possible Husbands and the Four Possible Wives. Every Album Ever. How to Win at Panhandling.

meow...

Korou — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:28:47 -0800

The Saddest Cat in the World by Maria Konstantinov

Hark, A Vagrant!

flatluigi — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:40:06 -0800

Kate Beaton, Historical Cartoonist

Oh, they'll pay.

JHarris — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:07:24 -0800

Calvin and Jobs.
via Dark Roasted Blend, by way of Gizmodo.

God-Man

milestogo — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:27:51 -0800

The Adventures of God-Man an occasional feature of Ruben Bolling's Tom The Dancing Bug strip

The Invisible Life of Poet

Kattullus — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:54:16 -0800

The Invisible Life of Poet is a webcomic by Christopher Stetson Wilson that's been published weekly for three and a half years. It features the adventures of nerdy high school student Poet and his retinue (mostly his friend Ben). There are many ways to navigate the archive. For a quality skim, check out the author's favorites. If you want a more indepth look you can check out the tag categories, characters (e.g. Seph the Corruptor, Coach Fathead), contemporary issues (e.g. class warfare, gender issues), culture and society (e.g. mass media, religion), hyperreality (e.g. board games, hallucinations), miscellaneous (e.g. great art, lowbrow humor) and psycho-social constructs (e.g. bullying, love and seduction).

Truck Bearing Kibble

spiderskull — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:04:12 -0800

Truck Bearing Kibble is an intricately illustrated web comic clearly inspired by Perry Bible Fellowship (previ ously), albeit with more pop culture references. I recommend it for fans of both PBF and Cyanide and Happiness. Two of my favorites: "Showdown in Clowntown," "Battle Fighter II"

Oh no, this isn't what I wanted

MrMustard — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:01:16 -0800

Modern Toss. Featuring the beautifully profane, 'Mr Tourette', the all too real, 'Weekend' and the employee’s dream, 'Work'. [Not safe for work, children or the easily offended.]

A web comic

Nelson — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:26:12 -0800

Sex with your mom is pretty good.