Random Review #40: The webcomic "Powerup Comics"

Worst.
Webcomic.
Ever.

This is one of the few things that if you told me you actually liked it, I'd think you were either crazy or retarded. This is the most unfunny piece of shit I've ever seen. I seriously think the creators are so terrible that it makes the comic hilarious. It's fucking horrible, and it's part of the cancer that is killing the internet. I'm actually mad that something like this exists, to be honest.

Powerup Comics is located here, but only read it if you want to feel better about yourself:
http://www.drunkduck.com/Powerup_Comics/

Blanketed Random Reviews #31-#39: Webcomics

So I decided that instead of doing a bunch of littler posts that would all fit under the same blanket, I'd just make them into one large, fun update. The first one: webcomics. Now everyone knows webcomics are hit-or-miss, and I'm here to tell you about the hits. As always, click on the pictures to enlarge.

RR #31: Toothpaste For Dinner

The originator, in my case. This dude (Drew) is the one that welcomed me warmly into the world of webcomics, and he has remained one of my favorites for a long time. His jokes are sometimes aimed at specific demograpics, but still funny and relatable nonetheless.
Toothpaste For Dinner is located here (updated daily):
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/
Also, this is Drew's fantastic sketch comedy show, Roller Chester (no longer updated):
http://rollerchester.com/


RR #32: Natalie Dee This is created and run by Drew's wife, Natalie Dee. She does one-panel gags involving cute, colorful drawings. I like them, but a few every now and then seem to be personal jokes. I'm not saying they are unfunny, just slightly difficult to relate to. They are still charming, though.
Natalie Dee is located here (updated daily):
http://nataliedee.com/


RR #33: Married to the Sea This is the collaboration between Drew and Natalie Dee. They take old pictures from what I'm assuming are medical textbooks, history books, and old art books, and add goofy captions to them. This is hands down the most brilliant webcomic out there, if I do say so myself. The jokes are amazing.
Married to the Sea is located here (updated daily):
http://www.marriedtothesea.com/


RR #34: Where Are the Dogs Humping?
Another collaboration between Drew and Natalie, this one takes real, odd pictures and adds hilarious thoughts and what-not to the bottom. I wish this one was updated more, to be honest.
Where Are the Dogs Humping is located here (updated sporadically):
http://wherearethedogshumping.com/


RR #35: Subnormality
I just discovered this comic the other day, and now I'm completely and totally hooked. I've gone through most of the archives, and haven't not (double-negative, much?) laughed at one yet. It mixes pop culture, historical, and other such references into a comic that is definitely one of the best I've discovered thus far.
Subnormality is located here (updated weekly):
http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html

RR #36: Explosm/Cyanide and Happiness

This comic is done by a few different people (3-4 dudes, I think), and is usually moderately offensive. It focuses on sight gags and bad puns (especially lately). The earlier comics are waaaaay funnier. Most of the newer ones have been missing the target, or are just plain dumb. Either way, it's a decent webcomic.

Explosm/Cyanide and Happiness is located here (updated daily, click on the top right corner to see the comic):
http://explosm.net/

RR #37: VG Cats

This comic is nicely animated, and one of the most popular ones on the web. It's really, really old, too. This one centers around two cats, Leo and Aeris, and their "adventures" throughout videogames. It's really entertaining if you know anything about videogames at all. I also LOVE the facial expressions, seriously.

VG Cats is located here (updated "weekly"):

http://www.vgcats.com/

RR #38: Perry Bible Fellowship

This comic has been in the news lately. Apparently, Nicholas Gurewitch (the creator) released a book containing a lot of these comics, and it sold out on Amazon in days. I think they are well made, and incredibly funny. He apparently has retired from doing them though, which made me sad to hear.

Perry Bible Fellowship is located here (no longer updated):

http://pbfcomics.com/

RR#39: Truck Bearing Kibble

After I heard of Perry Bible Fellowship's demise, I found an article online relating that comic to this one. They are both similar, yes, but this one is slightly more offensive (and not afraid to "go there"). I definitely enjoy this one as much as PBF.
Truck Bearing Kibble is located here (updated weekly):

http://truckbearingkibble.com/

Previously on PEZ Crumbs:
Electric Retard-http://pezcrumbs.blogspot.com/2008/04/random-review-18-webcomic-electric.html

Random Review #27: The movie "Persepolis"

Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Starring (the voices of) Kirsten Dunst, Sean Penn, Iggy Pop, Gena Rowlands, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux
Release date: December 22, 2007 (but playing at many places now)
Rated PG-13
Running time: 95 minutes

In recent years, conventional animation has been dying. With Disney's decision to no longer make anything other than live-action and computer animated movies by 2012, this "death" has nearly been cemented. That being said, it is incredibly refreshing to see a film like this come along. The animation style is very fluid and neat, and it keeps you interested throughout the entire film. The animation was created using a computer, but it still feels old-world-ish. It's charming, to be honest. I definitely hope this becomes a standard in animation.
This movie is based on the graphic novel fof the same name by Marjane Satrapi, whose early life this is based on (she also wrote the screenplay and co-directed). It follows her as a child, growing up in Iran in the mid-1970's during the end of the dictator Shah's rule. After this dictator died, most Iranians started a revolution; something that is completely against the law there. One of the people in this revolution is Marjane's communist uncle, Anouche (suprisingly played by Iggy Pop in the English version). He is sent to prison for speaking out against the way the government handles "electing" a new dictator. Essentially, the people "vote" for the one person that the government decides to elect. 99.99% of the vote goes towards this single person; the last .01% are people that didn't vote. Clearly, this is unfair.
From here, we see Marjane grow up into a woman. She listens to the Bee Gees (later replaced by Iron Maiden), wears a jacket that says "PUNKS NOT DED," and neglects to wear her head scarf in the style the government demands. She grows up further, becoming a young adult and forming her own ideals while moving through Iran and Europe. She attends punk shows, makes friends, and becomes a beautiful young woman.
This movie was amazing. The story was easy to follow, the animation was fantastic, and the voice acting was top-notch. My only complaints about this are that it didn't really have a solid plot (other than showing her grow up), and the ending. It just...stopped. I hate it when movies do that.
Overall, this is a great movie. I highly reccomend it, especially if you have lost faith in the traditionally animated movie as of late.

Random Review #26: The Garfield randomizer

Located here:

http://www.dougshaw.com/garfield.html

This is pretty neat. I don't really think Garfield is funny (I did when I was younger; go figure), but this dude had an idea to randomly put three Garfield panels together. The results are usually pretty funny. I like how you can "lock" some, if you don't want to lose them. I just wish they would do this with other, funnier comics (like Get Fuzzy).

One of the good ones I made:

Random Review #18: The webcomic "Electric Retard"

Located here (NOT SAFE FOR WORK/SCHOOL):
http://www.electricretard.com/

This comic is probably one of the most fucked up things I've ever seen, and I've sat through NEDM and BME Pain Olympics. This dude is messed up in the head, seriously. I laugh really hard at it though. I just wish he'd update regularly.
Apparently he's banned in Germany because of the Hitler comics he's made. I think this speaks measures as to how much Germany can't admit they made a mistake 50 years ago. Boo hoo.
I really want to get one of the shirts.

Random Review #11: Garfield Minus Garfield

There is a semi-new blog out there on the interwebs called "Garfield Minus Garfield." It basically involves some dude removing Garfield from all of the Garfield comics, making his owner, Jon, seem batshit crazy.

http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/

Some of them are pretty lame, but certain ones keep me laughing. Like these (click to enlarge):