Comics

Cameras

Why Camera Nerds Can Be The Worst Nerds

5:00AM Yesterday | Brian Barrett

There’s so much one can learn about cameras, from ISO to white balance to aperture settings. And there is, for some reason, an irresistible urge to share that knowledge once you’ve learned it, even if no one’s asking, and even if it’s totally irrelevant to the conversation at hand. More »


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The Funniest Comics About Our Crappy Passwords

10:30AM February 1, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

Losing your password isn’t funny. Well, it’s not funny to you. To the rest of us, it can be hilarious. The sort of point-and-laugh hilarity that comes from losing access to a dating site right when you find the perfect girl. Comic artists have taken the pain, monotony and humiliation of dealing with passwords and created something we can all agree on. Your passwords suck. More »


Online

Why That Fancy Password Isn’t Nearly As Safe As You Thought

10:45AM January 31, 2012 | Brian Barrett

Nice password you got there! Super complicated, I love it. You know who else loves it? Computers! Because by carefully crafted a string of alphanumerical gibberish that you need tattooed on your palm to remember, you’ve made a password much easier to crack than, say, four simple unrelated words. But hey, at least it feels safer, right? [xkcd]


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Sopaman, Defender Of Copyright Crooks And Gasbag Congressmen

3:00AM January 19, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

This Fredo & Pid’jin comic strip is so absurd that it made me laugh. Seriously. Come on, people. SOOOPAMAAAAN! No? OK, screw you guys. I’m just trying to light up the mood here as the Goebbelsian politicians take our freedom away. [Fredo&Pid'Jin]


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This Is Where The Avengers Do All Their Paperwork

7:20AM January 4, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Do you think saving the world is all about explosions and fight scenes? Not at all. There’s a lot of paperwork to keep S.H.I.E.L.D. running, and I’m sure this one-of-a-kind desk is where The Avengers stay on top of it. More »


Mobile

Android-Themed Manga Comic Breaks Down The Drama

2:00AM January 3, 2012 | Brent Rose

The world of Android is complicated. One company hates another, some are secretly sharing beds… my God, it’s just like high school! Well, a Manga arteeest took that concept and ran with it: welcome to Sweet Android High School. More »


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Sweet Calvin & Hobbes Tribute Recreates Calvin’s Deranged Snowman Torture

3:45PM December 17, 2011 | Meredith Woerner

For many of us, the Calvin and Hobbes newspaper strip was a gateway drug to comics and fantasy pop culture in general. And there was nothing greater than all of Calvin’s twisted snowman torture scenes. This video Christmas card plays homage to each of Calvin’s snowpocalypses. Do you remember them all? More »


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Marvelous Gifts For The Comic Fanboy

3:45PM December 14, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Comics are cool now. Well, kind of cool. Acceptable. But it’s not all pasty nerds reading comics in the dark in their parents’ basements anymore — lots of us have moved on to reading in the dark in our own homes and apartments. Here’s how to buy for the comic fanboy in your life. More »


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Superman’s Debut "Steels" Title Of World’s Most Expensive Comic

3:30PM December 1, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The first issue of Action Comics sold for 10 US cents in 1938 and featured a brand new hero: Superman. Fast forward 73 years and that same comic leaps to over $US2 million dollars in a single bound. More »


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The Porn Folder Of All Porn Folders

4:00AM November 24, 2011 | Brian Barrett

What your porn folder is filled with is your own business. No, seriously, I don’t want to know. Unless it’s filled with another porn folder, and there’s another porn folder in that one, and so on. Because that’s pretty great. More »