"To them, gaming isn't a hobby, it's a mission from God"
"Relax, we understand j00"
-
www.megatokyo.com
Megatokyo is an
online comic about two
game junkies Largo and
Piro, by
Fred Gallagher and
Rodney Caston. (Rodney, aka Largo, has since left the team to pursue other ventures.
Megatokyo,
from what I understand,
spawned from a
drawing that Fred did for his
other site, fredart.com (man, he's good), which
consists of
sketches and
inked CG art in
japanese anime/
manga style (did I mention
Piro speaks/reads
japanese?)
They got a big
kickstart from the guys at
Penny Arcade, one of the
stranger, and
funnier,
online comics.
Megatokyo is in its 2nd year, and as
bobbb21 says, they're no closer to getting home. In that time several new characters have shown up including
Seraphim,
Boo (Go for the beer boo!!!),
Miho, and
Ping-chan, a non-
H school girl styled
PS2 accessory. She's life-sized and can pitch busses around and unsuspecting assailants heads through rebar reinforced cement pylons.
In mid-December 2002, Megatokyo will be releasing it's first dead tree version through
IC Entertainment. In addition, Megatokyo and related manga-style comics have recently become Fred's primary occupation. Wish him luck!