MahShelf Blog » misceleneous http://blog.mahshelf.com MahShelf Blog - Official news and information about MahShelf Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:31:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Top 10 web comics about games http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/03/03/top-10-web-comics-about-games/ http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/03/03/top-10-web-comics-about-games/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:12:09 +0000 MahShelf Editor Team http://blog.mahshelf.com/?p=188 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

teh gladiators

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.

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7. Dueling Analogs

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

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8. PvP

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

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9. GU Comics

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

gu comics

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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]]> http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/03/03/top-10-web-comics-about-games/feed/ 1 How many manga characters to kill top 10 comic superheroes? http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/02/25/how-many-manga-characters-to-kill-top-10-comic-superheroes/ http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/02/25/how-many-manga-characters-to-kill-top-10-comic-superheroes/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:42:01 +0000 MahShelf Editor Team http://blog.mahshelf.com/?p=185 This post is for entertainment purpose only. As the title has suggested, we have here the top 10 comic superheroes, according to About.com. And the question is: “How many manga characters would it take in order to kill the top 10 comic superheroes?”

1. Superman

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2. Spider-Man

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3. Batman

http://th01.deviantart.com/fs21/300W/f/2007/303/8/7/Jim_Lee_Batman_by_dcjosh.jpg

4. Wolverine

http://th01.deviantart.com/fs9/300W/i/2006/033/9/6/Wolverine_42_cvr_by_Eldelgado.jpg

5. The Hulk

http://th01.deviantart.com/fs25/300W/i/2008/069/9/b/Hulk___Comic_Icon_V_by_wildlifehoodoo.jpg

6. Wonder Woman

http://th03.deviantart.com/fs32/300W/f/2008/195/5/0/Wonder_Woman_Finished_by_Overlander.jpg

7. Green Lantern

http://th03.deviantart.com/fs18/300W/f/2007/225/e/f/Green_Lantern_by_verauko.jpg

8. Captain America

9. Spawn

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10. Punisher

And the answer is: ONE (1)

Misa Amane

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Given that she has a pen, the Death Note and somewhere safe to watch the superheroes and write all of their names on the note.

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]]> http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/02/25/how-many-manga-characters-to-kill-top-10-comic-superheroes/feed/ 6 Artworks used in some pages http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/02/12/artworks-used-in-some-pages/ http://blog.mahshelf.com/2009/02/12/artworks-used-in-some-pages/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:00:07 +0000 MahShelf Editor Team http://blog.mahshelf.com/?p=172 Along with our previous upgrade, some interesting artworks were used in maintenance page, 404 page and 500 page of MahShelf. If you are a frequent user, you might have noticed one or two. Today we reveal the whole set to everyone. Enjoy!

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Characters used in the above artworks came from Dezignus.com as copyright-free designs. You can get the whole collection of  20 characters here.

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