Gamers Pair of Dice
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Gamers Pair of Dice is a webcomic group, composed solely of gaming webcomics, that launched on July 17, 2006. The philosophy behind Gamers Pair of Dice is that webcomics' visibility in the community and traffic on the net drastically increases when partnered with fellow webcomics. Gamers Pair of Dice takes this principle one step further by grouping webcomics of the same genre together, in this case gaming. This includes webcomics pertaining to computer/video games, collectible card game, table top role-playing game and live action role-playing game.
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[edit] Original member comics
- COMMISSIONED by Obsidian
- Digital Unrest by Chris Simmons
- Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski
- ExtraLife by Scott Johnson
- Press Start to Play Adam Law & Darryl Walker
[edit] Current member comics
- ActionTrip by Borislav Grabovic & Uros Jojic
- Digital Unrest by Chris Simmons
- Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski
- ExtraLife by Scott Johnson
- Goblins by Tarol Hunt
- Hookie Dookie Panic! by Brian Wilson
- Press Start to Play Adam Law & Darryl Walker
[edit] Action Trip
Action Trip is a general gaming comic, by Uros Jojic and Borislav Grabovic. Besides a comic, Action Trip also provides its visitors with news, reviews and previews of videogames.
The comic updates every Monday and Thursday. The comic was launched on July 14th, 2004, and has been added to the Gamers Pair of Dice network on July 26th, 2006.
[edit] COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED is a tabletop roleplaying gaming comic, by Obsidian. The strip takes place in two alternate universes: the real life universe inhabited by Obsidian and his friends, and the RPG universe inhabited by the RPG avatars of the cast members. Like many webcomics, each strip in COMMISSIONED is accompanied by a blog-like essay written by the author.
The comic is updated 7 days a week. The comic was launched on September 10th, 2004 and has been part of Gamers Pair of Dice since the start.
[edit] Digital Unrest
Digital Unrest is a general gaming comic by Chris Simmons. The strip usually takes on events in the life of the gamer, often related to Nintendo games.
The comic updates every monday. The comic was launched on December 8th, 2005 and has been part of Gamers Pair of Dice since the start.
[edit] Dueling Analogs
Dueling Analogs is a general gaming comic by Steve Napierski. The strip discusses events in videogaming, but also sees a frequent return of subjects like 'rejected Megaman villains', Harvey the Nintendo "fanboy"[1], Jeremy the Sony PR Gnome [2] and an Xed Box[3].
The comic is usually updated every 2 to 3 days. The comic was launched on November 17th, 2005 and has been part of Gamers Pair of Dice since the start.
[edit] ExtraLife
ExtraLife is a general gaming comic by Scott Johnson. It contains humor pertaining mainly to things in the realm of geekdom, everything from video games, technology, to movies. The comic was launched on June 17th, 2001 and has been part of Gamers Pair of Dice since the groups launch in 2006. Shortly after the comic's launch, a podcast in the spirit of the comic was begun, and in January of 2007 a companion video podcast entitled ExtraLife TV was launched. The comic is updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
In January 2007 MajorSpoiler.com featured ExtraLife in their top 57 web comics, ranking ExtraLife the 9th best web comic on the internet[1].
[edit] Goblins
Goblins is a continuing comic by Tarol Hunt. It tells about the adventures of a group of Goblins.
The comic was launched on June 26th, 2006, and has been added to the Gamers Pair of Dice network on July 26th, 2006.
[edit] Hookie Dookie Panic!
Hookie Dookie Panic! is an anime, cosplay, gaming, modchip webcomic by Brian Wilson.
The comic was launched on June 29th, 2005, and has been added to the Gamers Pair of Dice network on December 17, 2006.
[edit] Press Start To Play
Press Start To Play is a gaming comic by Adam Law and Darryl Walker. The setting and humour are heavily inspired by the webcomics Penny Arcade and VG Cats, as well as Law and Walker's own real-world experiences. Many of the comics play on or parody the odd nature of popular video games, mocking their storylines or unrealistic elements, whilst others involve the misadventures of the comic's main characters.
The comic is updated every Monday and Friday. comic stop updateing It was launched on November 19th, 2005 and has been part of Gamers Pair of Dice since the start.
[edit] References
- ^ Top 57 Web Comics. MajorSpoilers.com.
