Rorschach and Pikachu: Crime fighters!

This weeks webcomic/blog update has two pages, its not hard to work out:

I'm not going to lie to you, this weeks PikaPokeBlog update is poor. I seriously shot my wad with last weeks Garfield Invasion, which was great (particularly issue 5), but now that's over and I'm seriously out of ideas. This must be how Imogen feels every week, it feels bad! Next week I'll return to form (probably). Next week Pikachu will be up to new, more exciting shenanigans, promise.

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 7 "Conclusion"

For the past week, Pikachu has been living with John Arbuckle in a groundbreaking crossover. Pikachu has tormented John, shocking him, feeding him Garfield and continually dosing him with illegal drugs to the point of psychosis. Now witness the disappointingly low key conclusion.

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 6 "Penultimatum"

I don't feel that today's PikaPokeBlog instalment requires any introduction, except to say that its the penultimate instalment of the Garfield Invasion:

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 5 "John's starting to Crack"

Today's instalment looks at the serious subject of drug addiction, specifically the effects of 'crack'.

Crack cocaine is popularly thought to be the most addictive form of cocaine, and one of the most addictive forms of any drug. However, this claim has been contested: Morgan and Zimmer wrote that available data indicated that "...smoking cocaine by itself does not increase markedly the likelihood of dependence.... The claim that cocaine is much more addictive when smoked must be reexamined." They argued that cocaine users who are already prone to abuse are most likely to "move toward a more efficient mode of ingestion" (that is, smoking).

The intense desire to recapture the initial high is what is so addictive for many users. On the other hand, Reinarman et al. wrote that the nature of crack addiction depends on the social context in which it is used and the psychological characteristics of users, pointing out that many heavy crack users go for days or weeks without using the drugs. For more information on crack, consult your local library or drug dealer.

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 4

There's been a lot of hurtful and untrue things said this week (by Imogen). But today's PikaPokeBlog update is largely inoffensive, just good old fashioned slapstick. If there were a real life, kid friendly, John Arbuckle and Pikachu crossover comic, I think this could be an episode. I challenge anyone to get personally offended by John Arbuckle getting mildly electrocuted in the bath!

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 3

Hi, have you read Imogen 'all talk' Clarke's latest blog update? No? I don't blame you, its very long, and makes no real point at all, just some unprovable allegations about my motives and motifs. I'll save you the time, Imogen is scared AND confused by the recent change in direction that the PikaPokeBlog has taken. Observe below:

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 2

The all new look PikaPokeBlog continues its exciting Garfield invasion! Pikachu tries to apply the 'life lessons' he gained in Pokétown to,,,wherever John Arbuckle lives...Chicago I think...

Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Pikachu: Part 1

 

*New look, new look, sing the new look song!* The PikaPokeBlog has an all new look! Pikachu has learnt all the life lessons he needs to go it alone, but he can't go back to Pokétown for reasons covered in the '2012' storyline. Now Pikachu invades other comic worlds and feasts on their gooey insides...This week, Garfield! Or more specially, Garfield minus Garfield.

News Update: Pikachu & Pokémon vs Digimon & Cocaine

The PikaPokeBlog prides itself on being the web's premier social satire blog focusing on clichéd advice for youngsters, solely utilising Pokémon, featuring Pikachu. And that's from a packed field of contenders!

News:

-As you've seen last week, we get a lot of readers from Russia, and to them we'd like to say: спасибо за показание.

-The popular 2012 storyline will come to an end this month, and in an attempt to step up the webcomic battle with Imogen, an entirely new, exciting approach to storytelling will be explored in February!

-The letter writing competition is now closed to entries, as you can imagine there was a lot of interest, and the only letter received won!

Winning Letter:

Dear PikaPokaBlogMan
I notice you didn't go black to oppose SOPA and PIPA the other day. Did you mistake them for low-rent, late-iteration pokemon, scrabbling for recognition, or are you simply in favour of punitive and disproportionate measures to tackle copyright meddling and support the cocaine-swaddled business expectations of music and movie executives? There are a lot of criminals and intellectual property ne'erdowells out there, and I'd like your take on the matter.
Yours
Some Digimon or something



Winning reply:

Dear Winner,

Thank you for your letter, although you have not capitalised Pokémon or used a fancy e.

You raise an interesting point, are there better, more lavish ways of imbibing cocaine? I am unfamiliar with 'swaddled' as an accepted method. Presumably the participant would have to be naked? But even then, I'm not sure that you'd get the traditional effect, unless scoured. Perhaps you are exposing the executives as so decedent that they 'waste' their cocaine in a totally unenjoyable way!

In closing, I would like to stress that this blog uses copyrighted characters for satire, which I believe makes it legal.

any further letters are welcome...

regards,

PikaPokeBlog

2012 (Part 3): Job Huntin': In which Pikachu learns nothing, but does get a job.

News, Contest, and Stats!!!!!

News:-The ever popular PikaPokeBlog has seen its subscriber base DOUBLED since last week. This is clearly down to the sensational and continuing '2012' storyline.
-Interestingly Imogen 'Copycat' Clarke and her mimic blog have also decided to start a continuing storyline, could this be anything to do with our massive success?

Contest:

-In an effort to further pioneer within the webcomic battle, next weeks news update will feature a readers letter.
-The best letter sent in will be published and replied to ONLINE!
-Letters to: carlwilliams1959@gmail.com

Stats:

-But "Where am I from" I hear you ask? Here is a breakdown of reader location stats:

2012 (Part 2): 'Consequences?': In which Pikachu learns that his actions don't always have the consequences that he'd anticipate.

Week in review!!! (With suggested further reading)

Its been a tremendous week for the PikaPokeBlog! Followers have gone up a staggering 250% on last year, signalling a strong interest in the '2012' storyline, set to unfold further on Sunday.  

Imogen 'Big Brother' Clark made some slanderous wall posts, and her censorship blog published its massaged viewing stats, deliberately misinterpreting them as a validation. Just because someone visits a website, doesn't mean that they endorse it, example: I have visited that TubGirl website you may have heard of, it doesn't necessarily mean I approve of it, ditto LemonParty, 2Girls1Cup etc etc, the list goes on and on, these are largely deplorable websites, and their (presumably) high viewing stats don't represent endorsement, merely viewing.

If you judge real popularity and therefore value, by named, confirmed, proud followers, then I am winning the webcomic battle five fold, and that's based on stats provided by The Ministry of Truth herself! Perhaps she's too busy deciding on unacceptable words for her blog, which need to be removed from our language.

Other news:

-Objective, comparative, webcomic ratings will be coming near the end of the month.

-The blog's budget is set to expand to ensure its competitiveness, look out for lavish backgrounds and heart-stopping set piece action.
-Look out for more challenging issues as the ever popular PikaPokeBlog continues to update every Sunday, with midweek news updates.

Finally I wish you happiness and free thought, while Imogen and her friends in the 'inner party' repeat their message of: "We've always been at war with Eastasia".

2012 (Part 1): 'A Happy New Year?': In which Pikachu learns that it's not easy to keep your girlfriend satisfied.