Geeks - The Comic Strip



A gag-a-day webcomic by British artist/writer, Carl Anderson. Updates on Mon-Wed-Fri here. The strip follows the misadventures and antics of the staff of a fictional comicbook store called Comics Dungeon. Originally started in March 2007, the strip was at first a Gag-a-day done five times per week, but after a couple of years, it pulled back to three times a week, after it's change from black and white to color.

This comic shows examples of:

 * Art Evolution
 * Cosplay: Chris looks for any excuse, mainly at a convention, to dress up like Captain Jack Harkness, and act like a whore around female cosplayers.
 * Continuity Nod: References to Chris' past. Their old friend, Dave, being interred in a local asylum for obsessing over Star Wars figures. Their weekly D&D game campaign.
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick - Lee. great with numbers, keeps a cool head when Chris loses his. He's just hamfisted when it comes to women.
 * Jerkass Facade: Chris acts and is known as being a jerk, but there's a reason he does it.
 * Life Embellished: Some elements and gags are based on events that have happened in the author's life.
 * Mall Santa: Running Gag every Christmas, Chris badgers a Mall Santa about the fact that he is still waiting for the bike he asked for, when he was eight years old.
 * Put On a Bus: Dave sent to Arkwright Asylum after his breakdown in a toy store. Rick sent to same Asylum for going crazy after taking too many Vicodin.
 * Proud to Be A Geek: Lee loves his video games. The group roleplay game together. Chris still loves Doctor Who, even though he's annoyed with the fandom.
 * Running Gag: Chris attacked by the Ewok. The Hand of Luke and numerous others.
 * Sitcom Arch Nemesis: Lee has fallen target to Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade, due to his video game playing and references.
 * Slice of Life
 * Snark Knight - Chris. He is a very cynical ex-fanboy, who has become jaded and tired of the fandom he was once so proud to be a part of. He enjoys speaking out about fanboys and getting rises out of passionate and obsessive fanboys.
 * Take That: Many gags features in the strip take shots at movies, comics, TV shows, fandoms and random pop culture.
 * They Killed Kenny: Tony, a reoccuring RPG player whose dice are trying, successfully, to kill him. Chris in several strips. Justin, usually when dealing with girls.