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Sunday Comics: Dead Island

Welcome to the week’s best in web comics. You can enlarge each comic by clicking on it. Happy reading!


May 21, 2012
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The Video Game That’s Also A Rap Album That’s Also A Comic Book

Raheem Jarbo, aka Mega Ran, aka Random, is one of the more noted video game musicians out there. For his latest album, though, he went a little further than just rapping about video games.


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Sunday Comics: A Hell Of An Error

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic.


May 20, 2012
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Your Favourite Games Get Anime Openings

Japanese video-sharing site NicoNico Douga is well known for having its own unique net culture and memes. One of the most interesting of these is the “tekaki” style of video. “Tekaki”, literally meaning “hand-drawn”, refers to a type of video where a popular clip — usually an anime or video game opening — is altered to portray a different game or anime altogether. This is done by tracing the original source frame by frame, making the desired alterations, and then reanimating it.


May 18, 2012
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If Lego Batman 2 Happened In Arkham City, It Would Look Like This

Crossovers happen in comics all the time, where characters stumble into worlds that look radically different and meet alternate versions of themselves. Such a thing probably won’t happen with the kid-friendly Lego Batman 2 and the Dark Knight’s ultra-violent exploits in Batman: Arkham City.


May 16, 2012
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5 Comics That Will Make You Recall Lost Glories This Week

Welcome to the Panel Discussion Dozen Quintet, where I pick out just-released or out-soon comics that I think are worth paying attention to. Ready? Then, let’s meet the sequential art that’ll be draining your wallet this week.


May 14, 2012
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Sunday Comics: Simple Maths

Welcome to the week’s best in web comics. You can enlarge each comic by clicking on it. Happy reading!


May 12, 2012
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Why Isn’t There Official Akira Lego?

Because, damn, there really should be. This do-it-yourself LEGO take on Kaneda’s bike from Akira was spotted by Hobby Media‘s Francesco Fondi and it’s fantastic.


May 11, 2012
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When Optimus Prime And Spider-Man Won The Chinese Lottery

Optimus Prime? Lucky guy. The same goes for Spider-Man and Ultraman. All three won the Chinese lottery. Ditto for several bigheaded Pandas.


May 10, 2012
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China’s Superman Wedding Proposal Required A Crane

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a lovebird hanging nearly 20 storeys above the ground dressed as Superman.