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Ross

Age/Gender: 31, Male
Location: Hoboken, NJ
Job: Code Jockey

I helped create Newgrounds. Then I left. Then I came back. Then I left again. It's like that movie "Runaway Bride", but with fewer movie stars and more computer programming.

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Ode to Jerkcity

Posted by Ross Sep. 10, 2007 @ 3:10 PM EDT

I'm into comics, but not much into webcomics. There are a few (like This Modern World and Red Meat) I read occasionally, but there's only one I read regularly: Jerkcity.

Jerkcity is sort of an anti-comic. There's no plot or narrative flow - it's mostly a bunch of characters who stand around, spout random things, and make dick jokes. The strip allegedly originates in chat transcripts from an IRC room somewhere. And it's made using Microsoft Chat, an ancient piece of software that represents a chat room with comic characters and backgrounds drawn by Jim Woodring.

Sounds bizarre right? It definitely is - Jerkcity is an acquired taste. When I was first introduced to it by my friend Tomas, I thought it was dumb and didn't pay much attention. Then I looked at some more, and one about programming made me chuckle. Then I read a bunch more. Then I read even more, and suddenly it all made sense in some sort of grand, twisted way. Now I read it daily and it frequently makes me giggle. The dialogue in the comics is extremely NSFW, but happily, being at a place like Newgrounds, I can cover my workarea with it to my heart's content.

Jerkcity also taught me the meaning of "HUGLAGHALGHALGHAL" - always useful.

There are lots of good ones, and here are a few: Sir Fagsalot, Sea Cucumber, Wikipedia, and Why We Wake Up In The Morning.

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Sep. 11, 2007 | 4:54 PM kidray76 says:

You were right, almost no plot at all, but yet, the humor made me lol.


Sep. 11, 2007 | 10:00 PM El-Presidente says:

I'mm confused, but whatever, those cartoons are a lil weird, but I guess they're kind of funny.


Sep. 12, 2007 | 2:09 AM JohnnyUtah says:

jesus christ ross you werent kidding. I'd like to say that's some "fucked up shit", but I don't think it quite does it justice.

Sep. 12, 2007 | 1:51 PM Ross responds:

Once you keep reading to the point where it starts making sense - that's when it becomes truly scary.


Sep. 12, 2007 | 8:07 PM Jercurpac says:

I was wondering who had the Jerkcity comic pinned up at the NG office. I'll never have the personal insight to understand why Jerkcity's brand of random humor appeals to me, but it almost always gets a chuckle out of me. I haven't regularly read it in a while, but when I'm in the mood it's always there, like a shining beacon of depravity and hilarity that can only exist on the internet.

Also, http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity76.ht ml.

Sep. 13, 2007 | 3:06 PM Ross responds:

Hehehe. Nice.


Sep. 14, 2007 | 5:44 PM Russ3ll says:

I'm not really into webcomics either, except Cynadine and Happiness.


Sep. 17, 2007 | 5:14 PM mike says:

I read a lot of xkcd lately, some nice geek humor
and then jerkcity for brain catharsis


Sep. 18, 2007 | 9:18 PM AceAnimation says:

10 points for shitcake!

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