As Paul Whitehouse probably once said in an episode of the Fast Show "the internet, it's brilliant isn't it?" Well, once you manage to circumnavigate your way past the dreks of cyber society - filled with loons in Forums and chat rooms suggesting Hitler wasn't really all that much of a bad bloke, idiots trolling and flaming others for kicks, dickheads spamming threads with gay porn, and the many other ass-clowns who can't tell their historical discourse from their elbow (a personal bug bear) - then yes, it can be brilliant. Along with all the crap espoused on the Big Web, there are also some elements that have been lovingly crafted by individuals and dolloped with an extra helping of genius, purely to put a smile on you, the users, face! One such article is a web-based comic called Concerned...
Within it's content Concerned follows the actions of one Gordon Frohman, who seems to have been inserted in City 17 at the precise moment Gordon Freeman appears to save humanity from their enslavement by the alien race known as the combine. The comic vaguely replicate's scenario's throughout Half Life 2 (possibly the finest first person shooter ever conceived), but with Gordon Frohman taking the place of Freeman and we follow his mis-adventures through memorable aspects of the games timeline, with much hilarious consequences. If you're a big fan of Half Life 2, you'll love this. If, however, you've never even heard of Half Life 2 or Gordon Freeman, then the joke is already way beyond you.
All I can say is I'm very much grateful to Calptye from dooyoo.co.uk who pointed me in the magazines direction - I've been chuckling away the past couple of lunchtimes and get odd looks from work colleagues thanks to such a quality recommendation! Here's the link to the Concerned website. Enjoy!
http://www.hlcomic.com/
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