List of video game webcomics

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Two cartoon characters sit on a couch playing a console game
Ethan and Lucas from Ctrl+Alt+Del playing video games on their couch

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Many webcomics have been influenced by video games and video game culture.

Background

Webcomics often satirize:

  • Video game logic
  • Industry practices
  • Gamer stereotypes

The earliest video game webcomic was Polymer City Chronicles, which started in 1995. However, 1998's PvP is seen as the origin of the genre, influencing various webcomics following it.[1] Low-quality video game webcomics were particularly common in the mid-2000s, often featuring author stand-ins with poor dialogue and unrealistic relationships.[2] A common trope in video game webcomics is to have the main characters sit on a couch, talking about the game they are playing.

It is common for webcomics to exclusively use in-game art and speech bubbles, such as in sprite comics. The term gamics has been proposed by Nathan Ciprick in 2004 to refer to webcomics that consist entirely of video game graphics. Despite the fact that video game graphics are generally copyrighted, owners of the intellectual properties used have traditionally been tolerant.[3]

Webcomics set in a video game world

Title Creator Run Based on Template:Refh
8-Bit Theater Script error: No such module "Sort". 2001–2010 Various Nintendo Entertainment System games, including Final Fantasy, Metroid and River City Ransom. [1][4]
Awkward Zombie Script error: No such module "Sort". 2006– Various, most notably Super Smash Bros. [4]
Bob and George Script error: No such module "Sort". 2000–2007 Mega Man
Brawl in the Family Script error: No such module "Sort". 2008–2014 Super Smash Bros.
Concerned Script error: No such module "Sort". 2005–2006 Half-Life 2 [3]
Dueling Analogs Script error: No such module "Sort". 2005–2018 Various [4][5]
Little Devil (webcomic) Script error: No such module "Sort". 2025– Little Devil [6][7][8]
Super Effective Script error: No such module "Sort". 2008–2018 Pokémon

Webcomics about video games

Title Creator Run Style Template:Refh
Ctrl+Alt+Del Script error: No such module "Sort". 2002– "Gamer on a couch" comic [1][4]
GU Comics Script error: No such module "Sort". 2000– [4]
Megatokyo Script error: No such module "Sort". and Script error: No such module "Sort". 2000– Follows the adventures of a manga and video game fan in Tokyo, Japan. [9]
Penny Arcade Script error: No such module "Sort". and Script error: No such module "Sort". 1998– "Gamer on a couch" comic [1][4]
Polymer City Chronicles Chris Morrison 1995–2007 [1]
PvP Script error: No such module "Sort". 1998– Follows a fictional video game magazine company and its employees. [1][4]
VG Cats Script error: No such module "Sort". 2001– "Gamer on a couch" comic in which the characters frequently take on the role of their player character. [1][4]

Webcomics inspired by video games

Title Creator Run Inspiration Template:Refh
Cucumber Quest Gigi D.G. 2011– Adventure webcomic influenced by Kirby and Paper Mario. [10]
MS Paint Adventures Script error: No such module "Sort". 2007– Webcomics on MSPaintAdventures are inspired by interactive fiction and role-playing video games, having started out as a "mock adventure game". The latest webcomic, Homestuck, follows a group of four kids playing a reality-changing video game. [11][12]

Other

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ShiftyLook moved on to cartoons in 2012, with animated web series based on Bravoman and Mappy.[13]

ShiftyLook, a former subsidiary of Namco Bandai, focused on reviving various Namco video game franchises between 2011 and 2014. The company originally did this through English language webcomics.[14] ShiftyLook has released webcomics based on Dig Dug,[15] Dragon Spirit, Klonoa, and various other video games.[13]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maragos, Nick (2005-11-07). "Will Strip for Games". 1UP. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hathaway, Jay (2017-06-29). "Terrible mid-2000 gaming comics are being revived on Twitter". The Daily Dot.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sapieha, Chad (2006-04-04). "Games + Comics = Gamics". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Good, Owen (2009-07-19). "Sunday Comics". Kotaku.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aziz, Hamza (2007-01-19). "Friday Comic Intermission: Dueling Analogs". Destructoid.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Little Devil Webcomic". MI Pixel. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Little Devil on Webtoon". Webtoon. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Little Devil Game Overview". MI Pixel. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hodgman, John (July 18, 2004). "Chronicle Comics; No More Wascally Wabbits". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2006.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davis, Lauren (2016-06-10). "First Second Is Publishing the Hilarious and Stunning Webcomic Epic Cucumber Quest". io9.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weiler, Lance (January 25, 2009). "How Problem Sleuth Turns a Comic Into a Game". Culture Hacker. WorkBook Project. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lauren Rae Orsini (August 2, 2012). "Inside the strange, brave new world of Homestuck". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johnston, Rich (2012-07-14). "ShiftyLook Moves Into Cartoons – Bravoman, Jim Zub, Scott Kurtz And More". Bleeding Cool.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gera, Emily (2014-03-10). "Namco High studio ShiftyLook is shutting its doors". Polygon.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goellner, Caleb (2012-05-09). "Shiftylook Celebrating 30 Years of 'Dig Dug' With Anniversary Webcomic Collaboration". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.

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