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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Entry #13
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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