[PA Comic] Friday, October 12, 2012 - No Quarter

Geth

No Quarter
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/10/12

Smrtnik

Ok, I actually really did laugh out loud on this one.

Groosenat0r

godmode

I'm guessing this is an X-Com reference, right?

I'm not even sure, but it's still hilarious.

Black_Heart

hahahaha, yes.

Fiendishrabbit

godmode wrote: »

I'm guessing this is an X-Com reference, right?

I'm not even sure, but it's still hilarious.

Yes. It's a guy in standard armor with a laser sniper rifle.
Wielded by a good sniper it takes down pretty much anything in one shot.

Sgt.Big_Bubbaloola

This strip, today, is the best one for a longtime. I did laugh out loud.

Lucascraft

I was confused. I thought that guy looked like the default generic male Commander Shepard and I was wondering why they would be drawing a Mass Effect comic. X-Com makes way more sense.

Jormungandr

I love the dot on E.T.'s forehead in the second panel.

Falx

I was confused for some time... and then I suddenly remembered X-Com and then it was hilarious.

TychoCelchuuu

hahahhaha wonderful.

Apolloin

A triumphant return to form.

Taramoor

The newspost makes me wonder what this comic would've looked like with Alf or Stitch in place of E.T.

Griswold

I need someone to explain this strip to me

TychoCelchuuu

Griswold wrote: »

I need someone to explain this strip to me

Paste this link into your address bar and go: steam://install/216690

shoeboxjeddy

Taramoor wrote: »

The newspost makes me wonder what this comic would've looked like with Alf or Stitch in place of E.T.

Well for one thing, Stitch would shoot back. And he can hold four guns at once...

Black_Heart

I would love if they had done an alternate strip where in the first panel Alf is sitting on the couch making some sarcastic quip, then an Assault kicks in the door to the Tanner home and shotguns him in the face.

TheECP

If you're confused about what their comic may be referring to, Jerry pretty much always explains it in his News post.

fightinfilipino

it sounds like Jerry likes the new X-Com game. am i right in reading it this way?

Temporal Paradox

Hahahaha Bravo good sirs! Actually laughed aloud at this.

Drascin

Taramoor wrote: »

The newspost makes me wonder what this comic would've looked like with Alf or Stitch in place of E.T.

In honesty, if I went down in a terror mission and saw Stitch I'd just book it the fuck back to the Skyranger and pray the little bugger doesn't manage to catch anyone before we run the hell away.

If the alternative is THAT guy, Hawaii can go fend for itself, thank you very much.

Zoku Gojira

Black_Heart wrote: »

I would love if they had done an alternate strip where in the first panel Alf is sitting on the couch making a cat sandwich, then an Assault kicks in the door to the Tanner home and shotguns him in the face.

Fixed.

It'd be kind of inside, but inserting X-Com operatives in the last shot of the series would also play well with anyone who remembers how ALF ended.

Drascin wrote: »

In honesty, if I went down in a terror mission and saw Stitch I'd just book it the fuck back to the Skyranger and pray the little bugger doesn't manage to catch anyone before we run the hell away.

I can picture X-Com adopting Stitch as their mascot, like Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters only with a longer mean streak and a penchant for gleefully dismembering hostile aliens. Ohana means family, bitches.

Swainwalker

Hadn't heard a thing about X-Com until I saw the... bizarrely generic ad spots. I thought it was another one of those ACRONYM SQUAD iOS FPSs, was pretty surprised to see it was a console game.

Groosenat0r

Black_Heart wrote: »

I would love if they had done an alternate strip where in the first panel Alf is sitting on the couch making some sarcastic quip, then an Assault kicks in the door to the Tanner home and shotguns him in the face.

Tarranon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gt4FCoK4iQ

You guys need to leave Alf alone, hasn't he gone through enough already?

Randomesque

Tomato Tomarto.