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Game Cartoonist Tackles Crowbar Envy, Licensing Backlash

Posted by simoniker on from the not-unamusing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Over at Buzzcut.com they're hosting a number of cartoons and running a news story about UK English professor Barry Atkins, who also happens to be a videogame-related cartoonist. Highlights of the wry single-panel strips include FPS weapon commentary, licensing worries, and shooter strategy issues."

14 of 19 comments (clear)

  1. That's nothing... by Proud+like+a+god · · Score: 5, Funny

    Today's MegaTokyo's got SCO, the RIAA, Gator/Claria, RFID and Microsoft, all in one image!
    Beat that! :P

  2. Really great by TheViciousOverWind · · Score: 2

    Really Really funny pictures (if you're a geek).

    Now to make this post a bit more relevant, I give you my pathetic try on a fun quote for a screenshot.

    Market prices really plummeted to an all time low, when city council decided that it would be nice with a huge pool of lave in the town square

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  3. Not bad... by Bagels · · Score: 3, Interesting

    the art's pretty good, and he manages to get his point across without swearing every other word (probably has something to do with the fact that he's an english prof). Some of his humor lacks the necessary punch, though... he's got a way to go before he dethrones the current champions in the comic-strip videogame commentary arena.

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    1. Re:Not bad... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Some of his humor lacks the necessary punch, though...

      how you could say that in one breath and recommend penny arcade in the next is beyond me.

  4. three options... by katanan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1. the comics are dry and resound with so much wit 2. they are too postmodern for me 3. they are really really really not funny (depressingly so)

    1. Re:three options... by Brad+Cossette · · Score: 1

      What are you smoking? They're hilarious!

      This guy just reams into the idiosyncrasies of computer gaming. He really really "gets it".

      Yeah, the humor is dry and witty - the author is British. American humor tends to be cruder and much less subtle. So, really your critique of the "not funny" is more of a personal preference (probably because you're American - I'm guessing).

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    2. Re:three options... by Qrlx · · Score: 1

      Come on, you dont think this is funny?

      "Kurt didn't really mind sentry duty, but he could never understand why he had to stand out in the open next to explosive barrels of hazardous waste..."

      http://www.buzzcut.com/gallery/view_photo.php?se t_ albumName=album01&id=Guard_Duty_001

  5. Re:images... by simoniker · · Score: 1

    No idea what happened to the image gallery, I added a mirror to a Yahoo site the cartoons are also kept on, hopefully that'll stay around.

  6. images by mrsev · · Score: 1

    seems all is dead............ no pretty pics for me!

  7. Re:images... by Guspaz · · Score: 1

    Nope, the mirrors just don't load, at least in FireFox 0.8.

    Don't load as in, open in new tab and nothing happens, click in main window and nothing happens.

    Heck, in IE the mirrors produce a "The page cannot be displayed"

  8. Mirror that works? by node159 · · Score: 1

    Anybody have a mirror that actually works? No pretty pictures for me >

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    1. Re:Mirror that works? by simoniker · · Score: 2, Informative

      OK, the mirror was removed, since it was obviously unwell, but the original site is working again (the URLs changed slightly to the individual pics.) Fun, fun, fun, I say.

  9. Re:Hey cuntface by DrSkwid · · Score: 1


    seems I missed one :

    can't think of decent insults

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  10. Very dry humor by Hecubas · · Score: 1

    Alternatively, check out http://www.gucomics.com for all things MMORPG. Not quite as dry, and very stylish.

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