Better late than never, eh? This is my second attempt at a webcomic!
The idea is a bit of an old one I had. Originally it was going to be a sketch for a series of entries me and Hudders preparing for channel 4. As you can probably tell I didn’t have my nifty graphics tablet this time, resulting in me having to go back to using the trusty old mouse to draw this. I hope you enjoyed it 
Fast food giant, Maccy D’s has been granted permission by the government of these here sceptred isles to give out diplomas that carry the same weight as GCSEs and A-Levels to their staff. In theory, this will mean that McDonalds staff will be able to work towards nationally-recognised certificates in such fields as health and safety, food hygeine and customer service. In reality it will mean nothing, since anybody with “McDonalds U” on their CV is going to get chucked on the “thanks, but no” pile.
I’m afraid to say that the old prejudices still rule these days; people are still turned away from prospective employers because of the school they went to and certain stigmas do still stick to certain professions. It’s one thing to have worked for McDonalds, but it’s quite another to get your qualifications from there.
Maybe Noddegamra.co.uk should do qualifications? You could earn your Message Board Posting BA(hons) after 50,000 posts maybe? Definitely something to look into.
More info: here.
Those of us who live outside of that glorious republic, the United States of America might have missed the outrage its mainstream media has traditionally levelled against video games. Whether it’s Jack Thompson linking any and every crime ever committed to video games, or whether it’s mindless “pundits” appearing on TV, lamenting the fact that kids can gain access to porn more easily simply because you can connect to the Internet on your Wii or DS.
I’m sure though that you’re all aware of the game Mass Effect though. You’ve probably not encountered the mother fucking shitstorm it’s generated in the more… sensitive areas of the US. Rather than try and explain why or to what extent, just watch this video:
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=DCPXQvdmys0[/youtube]
It’s true, I only just found out myself!
According to many sources such as The New York Times, 28 year old actor Heath Ledger died today of suspected suicide or overdose.
“Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan inhabited by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the New York City police. Signs pointed to a suicide or an accidental overdose, police sources said.”
Heath Ledger was set to appear as The Joker in the upcoming Batman movie “The Dark Knight“. As far as I know, the film is (or almost is) 100% complete, currently undergoing the stage of post production.
Whilst nothing has been confirmed yet, I imagine Warner Bros/Time Warner will continue to show the film, possibly dedicating the movie to the actor in this tragic event.
For those wishing to keep up-to-date with the story (and also read into it in more detail) please visit the following sites:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz5cl131KTk[/youtube]
I loved Portal and I would say it’s probably my Game Of The Year for 2007. This should be on your required-playing lists so if you haven’t played it yet, make sure you take the time out of your Halo 3 marathons, (or box socials or whatever it is you young whippersnappers are up to nowadays), and get it.
This is my very first attempt at a webcomic/3 panel comic strip! It’s a little rough around the edges, and took a little longer than expected, but I guess I will improve as I get more used to using the software and graphics tablet (this is my 3rd time using it).
It’s entitled: Family
What do you think?
Hi everybody. It’s me, Hudders! I bet you thought you’d never see the day that I was back in a position of power here at Noddegamra Towers, but here I am! Standing tall and stuffing blog posts down your neck like so much pâté and fois gras!
My aim is to bring something different to the blog. I’d like to say that I could inject a modicum of sophistication into the proceedings but I’m afraid that would probably be a lie.
Hopefully you’ll enjoy my contributions. Maybe I can egg Nodd into a competition of out-doing each other? The site would certainly benefit.
Anyway. One of the other things that I will be bringing to the site on a fairly regular basis is a new series of comics I have been hard at work designing for the past few months! I’m going to attempt a weekly schedule at first and then see how that goes. I’m currently using the GIMP for my drawing which is good because it is free and also awesome. 
Enjoy the first instalment, which I have made to commemorate my editor-hood:
