"Skip lunch today and buy one of these.  You'll thank me."

SubCulture has now been collected in paperback form after having amazed and tickled the funny bones of geeks online since 2008.  The strips, written by Kevin Freeman, and drawn by Stan Yan, follow the misadventures of a group of friends who are all part of the geek culture.

The comic follows characters such as "Jason" the "everyman" geek who, after some job hunting, has landed a dead-end job at Kingdom Comix, run by a Weird Pete kinda guy named Bart, who, in my opinion, bears a striking resemblance to Gary Gygax.

Arthur is a true fanboy, overweight, lovable and not afraid to dress like one of the Wonder Twins at a con, and who has been dating Kim, another uber geek who happns to also be an attorney.

Noel is the primary female foil, who has a smart mouth and is an artist when she isn't working in the mall at a coffee shop.

There are many more characters in this incredibly insightful look into the lives of gamers and their many woes and obsessions.  Be forewarned, the humor is adult, but not tasteless by any means.  You really owe it to yourself to give these a read.  I know that I am hooked.

BRIAN'S RATING: Skip lunch today and buy one of these.  You'll thank me.

~Knights of the Dinner Table #179, September 2011

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