Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja: Greatest Webcomic Ever

One of the beauties of the internet is the existence of truly great webcomics.  Amidst some of the more obnoxious forums and terribly written blogs (the one you're reading right now being a perfect example), diamonds in the rough such as Axe Cop or Dinosaur comics make existence itself just a bit brighter.  And I have to say that I've found my favorite webcomic yet: the Adventures of Dr. McNinja!

Yes that is a raptor.  And his name is Yoshi.

The basic premise is full of internet tropes and cliches.  It has ninjas, dinosaurs, zombies, pirates, and ...  However, somewhere between the undead clone of Benjamin Franklin recreating Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Dracula's Moon Base, you realize how wildly imaginative this comic is.  The world of Dr. McNinja is one giant Mortal Kombat stage, where even the most basic stunts shatter physics.

He's both a doctor AND a ninja, you see.

Despite the over the top nature of the material, Dr. McNinja works because it is actually really, really well written. It's consistently hilarious, and some plot elements slowly develop over years of material.  Chris Hastings has an unbelievable sense of humor, which you can actually get a taste of in the issues of Deadpool he's writing as a tie in to Fear Itself.  I'm struggling to come up with my favorite moments from the series, because there are just so damn many to choose from.  Doc fighting his way through an ancient temple for tennis match to decide the fate of the world?  How about Monster gangland wars?  Or every single word that comes out of his father, Dan McNinja?

Dan O'Clock is not a real time.

I can't say enough about this webcomic.  It's just beyond wonderful.  Nothing about it should work, and none of this I insist you give it a shot.  And besides, this is the internet.  It's not like your paying anything for it.

http://drmcninja.com/newreaders.php

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