ITwhirled

Take a break from workday drudgery with ITwhirled. Each weekly installment covers the best in weird news, humor, gadgets, and all manner of offbeat items from the world of IT and beyond.

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Geek Comic of the Week: King Monkey

If you like adorable talking blue and green monkeys that have wacky adventures together serving their red Monkey King, then this is the comic for you! And if you don't ... then I'm pretty sure you're not really human. C'mom, they're adorable talking monkeys! ...read more 'Geek Comic of the Week: King Monkey'

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Geek comic of the week: The Ten Doctors

Dr. Who fans who have dreamed of a grand meetup of all ten of the Doctor's reincarnations -- along with 45 years worth of companions and villains -- will enjoy this comic. It's already on chapter 85, but you'll want to start from the beginning. ...read more

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Geek comic of the week: Questionable Content

This venerable and wildly popular Webcomic has a certain geek appeal, not least because of the presence of an anthropomorphic computer (AnthroPC). Plus, there's plenty of indie rock talk and romantic melodrama to keep you entertained. ...read more

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Geek Comic of the Week: Kinkofry

Mushrooms are pretty amazing -- so says the tagline for this comic, anyway. Looking vaguely like Super Mario's mushroom enemies, the fungal heroes and villains in this comic navigate their way around its strange world. ...read more

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Geek Comic of the Week: Industrial revolutionary

Another comic aimed making the cubicle-dwelling life absurd, but this one goes way beyond Dilbert. We have two words for you: Vampire temps. ...read more

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Geek Comic of the Week: Exploding Dog

An interactive Webcomic! You send in the title, the artist draws the comic based on it. Very few exploding dogs within, but many interesting results. ...read more

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Geek comic of the week: Heroes Happen Here

Are you ready for a corporate Webcomic? This strip, featuring superhero IT staff hunting down a rogue computer virus, is being launched by Microsoft, with a name to match its launch campaign for the latest version of SQL Server, Windows Server, and Visual Studio. Artwork is done by DC Comics alum Jordan Gorfinkel, and readers can submit their own tales from the trenches for future storylines. ...read more

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Geek Comic of the Week: Weird Adventures in Unemployment

If you've ever wished that your dull, white-collar job would be interrupted by something interesting -- a giant squid trying to eat you, say -- this comic may be the cure. But it will definitely suck you into its off-kilter world. ...read more

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Geek comic of the week: Times Like This

Time travel has been mined for dramatic tension and philosophical musing, but Times Like This may be the first attempt to milk it for laughs. The time-traveling heroine may be making a mint off of early Superman comics or taunting Devo with their future habits -- but it's almost always pretty funny. ...read more

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Geek Comic of the Week: Gordian Algebra

A man drives a car off a cliff and comes to in a hospital with no memory. Sounds like the set-up to a gritty noir flick, but it's actually the origin story of a no-necked hero who jovially makes his way through an absurdist world. ...continue

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Geek comic of the week: Michael's Exciting Life

This comic, featuring slacker twentysomethings in the UK, takes the photocomic to a new level. Most of the characters are played by real people, photographed in the positions they'll actually be in in the comic, with word balloons added later. The next step would be to just watch them do it in person, I suppose. ...continue reading 'Geek comic of the week'

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