As I mentioned in my previous post, I read quite a few webcomics, and I plan on posting a few of my favorite ones each week, with a little synopsis. Another interesting fact for the day is that I love playing World of Warcraft. WoW has been one of the best ways for me to deal with days that I have a migraine and can’t concentrate, or on nights that I have insomnia. While I won’t go into detail about my Human Paladin or my Blood Elf Mage, I know there are plenty of other people that are interested in reading webcomics and story lines that cater to the fantasy MMO or RPG style gaming. While there are plenty of sources of satire about World of Warcraft (WoW), and the glitches, format and the rules of the world, I have found that there are three webcomics that I can relate to and often find quite literally ‘Rolling on the Floor Laughing’ funny.

Not to worry if you aren’t a World of Warcraft or Fantasy gamer, I will posting the cute, adorable, geeky, technology and humorous webcomic in the near future.

Cheers, and enjoy

~Deanna

My Favourite World of Warcraft Related Webcomics

Looking For Group http://www.lfgcomic.com/

Have you ever wondered what the life of a character in World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, or various other fantasy worlds is like? Well within Looking For Group, there is a satirical view of those fantasy worlds. This comic is created and drawn by the Canadians Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza (from Blind Ferret Entertainment). The art is fantastic, as is the storylines and attention to detail. Comics from Blind Ferret Entertainment continually up my expectations of web comics.

Within the webcomic, you follow the main character Cale’anon, who is (what I presume) a blood elf hunter. Other characters include the always amusing antics of Richard (an undead warlock) who loves show-tunes and death, Benny (an orc priestess), Pella (a dwarf warrior), Krunch Bloodrage (tauren). The storyline seems to follow the lives of Horde characters, which can be a helpful introduction to Alliance loving WoW players, as the Horde is not necessarily evil. The characters each have their own quirks and meet their own leveling challenges…

Through the LFG Comic’s storylines, there have been various adventures and antics that have undertones of humor while still keeping the reader engaged within the fantasy world. It has commonly become a source of amusement to me, to read about Richard the warlock’s evil nature conflicting with the more gentle and cute existence of a bunny. Also Hctib Elttil, a odd little red goblin, Tim the troll, and Toyk the Gnome all add to the fun. Basically, if you have ever played a role playing game online, or have ever had a friend that has been obsessed with World of Warcraft, you will likely find this comic a hoot. And aside from the wonderful storylines, you will find a fantastically drawn comic!

Rating: 9/10 – The art is great, the story-line is well thought out & they update quite consistently.

Non-Player-Character (NPC Comic) http://www.npccomic.com/

This is a fabulous comic about the life of a female World of Warcraft gamer named Lisa, her life and her two WoW playing sentient cats who conitnue to be coaxed by a squirrel mocking them from their window. Lisa recently has had to deal with the trials and tribulations of getting a job,and how that interferes with gaming. Meanwhile, Lisa’s cute blue cats Chloe and Bink have been leveling her priest, and also have been making quite a bit of money gold farming. The plot line is full of surprises, mainly due to her cats’ obsession with creating a feline supremacy in the world of Azeroth. This is a great read for anyone ever hooked by WoW gaming, and the difficulties of keeping up gaming with Real Life (RL).

Possible Spoiler: Bink the cat (in my opinion the less adorable natured of the two) has been battling the bulge due to snacking while gaming. Most recently, Lisa has been dealing with the problems of getting kicked out her guild, her cats have been working on a soap opera documenting her arguments with her boyfriend as he knew that her guild was booting her.

This comic has both the geeky World of Warcraft humor that makes me smile, while actually relating real life examples of gaming, and tossing in a side of a fantasy world where cats can actually speak!

Rating: 8/10 – The artwork is well-done, though basic, but the amusing antics of Lisa’s cats, and the relatability to the characters make this webcomic a worthwhile read. It doesn’t update as consitently as other webcomics, though it does have a story-line that is quite memorable.

Gold Coin Comic http://www.goldcoincomics.com/

This comic is done from the stance of an in-game character, and his Healer companion within what seems to be a standard MMORPG game, like World of Warcraft. Their quests are documented, along with the oddities of gaming, and even on occasion have Final Fantasy character cross-overs. If you are a RPG gamer, you will find that this comic will have a few humourous panels that you might be able to relate to. While the art isn’t as well-defined as the previous two comics, the content and plot-lines are amusing, especially in the introduction of NPC’s (Non-player Characters) and how it must be for those poor unfortante individuals stuck perpetually in-game.

Rating: 6.5/10 – This comics is drawn quite basically, and has several humerous parts, though due to its scattered plot-lines and chapter segmentations, it is difficult for most readers to keep up. All in all though, it still is a great comic for any RPG’er, as it has relatable humour. (Also, the ads on the sidebars are really ugly and disturbing at times – I might have given this comic a better rating and chance, but there is only so much I can handle raunchy advertising on a site)

Here is a list of my current webcomic reviews:

Webcomics: About Movies, TV & Gaming

Webcomics: World of Warcraft

Webcomics: Labor Day Cute Edition