Little Gamers

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Little Gamers (LG) is a webcomic made by Swedes Christian Fundin (founder, illustrator) and Pontus Madsen (writer). It began on December 1, 2000.

The creators, Madsen (left) and Fundin (right)

The cartoon series revolves around Christian, Pontus (mainly known as Mr. Madsen) and a friend of theirs called Marcus; their friends, girlfriends, life events, and mostly, video games. Special strips are sometimes released during certain news events (e.g. September 11th, US and European elections, Pope Benedict XVI), etc. On occasion, a small storyline is introduced, mostly using fictional characters. Also, there are some occasions where the cartoons are drawn (and started) by other webcomic artists. There was also a short-lived Little Gamers Macguardians Edition (in German) with a Mac-Theme.

The characters are drawn, as described in their [second comic], to be "bastard children of Hello Kitty and Bomberman." Arguably, little gamers, together with Megatokyo and other webcomics, helped immensely in popularizing the use of leet speak.

This comic and its authors poke fun at people who poke fun at them. About the comic and its storylines, Pontus Madsen says: "I personally don't see LG as a webcomic, since we have no '2 months ahead of schedule in comics and storylines'.. I see it more as a blog, about what happens in our lives, and exaggerated to be a bit more fun than cnn. I don't see Penny Arcade as a comic anymore either, I see that as a 'blog' too, which unlike LG has something drawn to illustrate the posts - LG is the otherway around."

Contents

1 List of characters
2 Collections

2.1 Little Gamers Book #1''
2.2 Little Gamers Book #2''

3 See also
4 External links

List of characters

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[Mr. (Pontus) Madsen], is the main protagonist of the strip together with Christian. He is known for his usage of leet speak and his obsession with a huge collection of pr0n. He's part Danish. He's 27, likes pr0n and Final Fantasy, and dislikes Christian.

[Christian (Fundin)], An incarnation of the creator, hates the word wench. He's 25, loves playing Tekken Tag Tournament, Caroline, and of course Final Fantasy. Dislikes having too little time and too many ideas.

[Marcus (Olofsson)] loves inflatable dolls. It seems like Marcus will never have a real girlfriend in the comic, mainly because he's the one who gets all the action in real life. The inflatable dolls are some sort of running gag in the comic. Quoting Christian, ["the jokes about Marcus' girlfriends never gets old".] He's 26, likes skateboarding, thinking about girls (real ones) and playing Final Fantasy. Dislikes getting his ass kicked in Soulcalibur.

[Joel], one of the creator's friends, he's from San Diego. Loves cooking, listening to music and talking. Currently single. He's 25, and likes all joy-giving things.

[MC Browneye], a gentle man who likes long walks on the beach and watch the sunset. He's in his late 20's.

[Hippie Dude] Some hippie guy who appears every once in awhile. He's [vegetarian].

[The Cute Ninjas] are some stageworking ninjas that appear occasionally. Deadly, but, as their name implies, cute. No one really knows where they come from.

[NES & PS] are described as ["the love couple of little gamers."] They're... A Nintendo Entertainment System and a PlayStation. In love.

[Nette and Caroline], the guy's girlfriends. [Caroline] is Christian's girlfriend, and [Nette] is Mr. Madsen's girlfriend. They seem to have a [nice relationship]. They're friends.

[Machall Boyd], a politically interested character who debates with Mr. Madsen (mostly about George W. Bush). These are drawn by Pontus Madsen in a different style. Represents Matt Boyd, co-creator of Mac Hall.

Collections

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Little Gamers Book #1''

Little Gamers Book #1

Published in 2005. Printed in Sweden. It is available for purchase through the website.

The book contains:

The first 300 comics. Comments and forewords by 5 different talented people. .
50% less spelling errors.
Misspelling of Christian's name.
ISBN 91-631-6452-3

A downloadable version of this book was released into the public domain by its creators, Christian Fundin and Pontus Madsen. This applies worldwide. You can find it [here.]

Little Gamers Book #2''

Little Gamers Book #2

Published in 2006. Printed in Sweden. It is available for purchase through the website.

The book contains:

The second year of Little Gamers (about 300 comics).
Forewords by different talented people.
Extra super duper pink sock™ cover.
63% less spelling errors.
Comments.
Special never seen before stuff.
ISBN 91-631-6453-1

A downloadable version of this book will be released into the public domain by its creators, Christian Fundin and Pontus Madsen, after Comic-Con International 2006. This applies worldwide.

External links