Since MahShelf was launched, we have made 14 major releases (and tons of bug fixes). This time we were under heavy development migrating MahShelf code base from symfony 1.0 to the latest symfony 1.2. There are many reasons we wanted to upgrade. One big reason is that symfony 1.2 is powerful, lightning fast and flexible for adding more features in the future. In addition, we have improved the search engine performance which means MahShelf website will load much faster in your browser even when you make a complex search.

Each of us at MahShelf is a comic addict and we do think a lot about our comics readers and artists. In this release we want to bring something refreshing and fascinating to our users to express more about themselves: theme customization in the profile page. Interesting enough? Here is an example of my own profile before and after I have made some changes.

However, I think orange header suits best with bright background and finally I have a personal profile page which is up to my satisfaction within a few seconds.

The reason we made this feature happened is that we just want any artist who is already creative with their comics, to be more creative personalizing their own library page. We believe this feature will improve the communication between artists and their fans as well as building up the brand name of the associated comics.

PS: We’ve been gradually switching to the new version and hopefully you haven’t noticed too many problems. If you notice any problems please let me know directly at memphis.dao[at]mahshelf.com.

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The web comic world consists of many aspects, and gaming seems to be the most popular topic. We have collected here the best 10 web comics related to games for you to start reading. Enjoy! And if you know some other comics you thinks are best, comment below.

1. Penny Arcade

A web comic focused on video games and gaming culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The leader of web comics in general. Updated with a new comic strip each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

2. Ctrl+Alt+Del

A gaming-related web comic and animated series written by Tim Buckley. The name of the comic refers to the Windows command Control-Alt-Delete. Updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The comic’s focus has gradually shifted away from single strip gags towards longer story arcs and greater continuity.

3. VG Cats

Video Game Cats is a web comic written and drawn by Canadian cartoonist Scott Ramsoomair. Featuring the adventures of a pair of anthropomorphic cats, who often play the roles of characters in popular video games that are parodied in the strip.

4. Looking For Group

A fantasy-themed, World of Warcraft influenced web comic written by Ryan Sohmer and drawn by Lar DeSouza. The Comic follows the quest of Cale’Anon (an elven hunter) and Richard (an undead warlock), as well as their companions.

5. Teh Gladiators

A World of Warcraft based web comic written by Uros Jojic and illustrated by Borislav Grabovic. The artwork and story line really catches attention from WoW fans as well as comic readers in general.

6. Little Gamers

Little Gamers (LG) is a webcomic made by Christian Fundin (founder, illustrator) and Pontus Madsen (writer, illustrator). The cartoon series revolves around Christian, Pontus and mostly, video games.

7. Dueling Analogs

A gaming comic and as such most of the comics take place in the universe of the games discussed.

8. PvP

Also known as Player vs Player, is the adventures of a fictional video game magazine company and its employees.

9. GU Comics

A single panel webcomic written, drawn, and colored by Woody Hearn. Updated five times a week.

10. Crispy Gamer Comic Network

Crispy Gamer hosts three exclusive videogame-themed comics.

Ding! represents the WoW adventures of the gang at PVP. Story by Scott Kurtz.

Experience Points is about two characters, Barney and Victor, who represent the aging gamers … the guys that grew up on Atari and NES and just can’t get it out of their blood. By Scott Johnson.

Backward Compatible is a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at Crispy Gamer by Aaron Williams.

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