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WoW-centric webcomic The Daily Blink -- which called it quits this summer -- has returned from retirement to comment on Ghostcrawler's retirement with a new comic. Though it doesn't seem like The Daily Blink is returning for good, you can enjoy at least one more comic -- though if you haven't seen Tron, you might not get the joke.

So, bye, Ghostcrawler -- but won't you come back to us, Daily Blink? We've missed you and no doubt Zahrym has missed you, too.

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Sunday Morning Funnies is your weekly list of WoW-related web comics.

Each week, in addition to bringing you the latest in comic-goodness, SMF is featuring a regularly updating WoW-related web comic. Check out The Daily Blink:

The Daily Blink is a WoW-related web comic by Chris Hanel. It consists of funny, one-off jokes about Blizzard, the in-game experience, the developers, classes, characters, and the like. It experiments with a variety of styles; for example, there are mock magazine covers, meme parodies, and staged in-game situations. The subject matter is often topical, riffing off of the latest news or the popular complaints du jour.

Hanel uses WoW Model Viewer, Machinima Studio and Photoshop to create the comic.

The Daily Blink updates on Wednesdays.

I'll let you in on a secret: I have a daughter. She's nearly 6 months old and it's only by raw, sheer, unadulterated force of will that every one of my posts on WoW Insider isn't "Look how squishy she is!"

I read to her frequently. And while I'm not necessarily proud of it, River's enjoyed more than a few of the collected works of Chris Metzen. And while the crew at Blizzard spin a heck of a tale, relatively few Azerothian quests really make for great baby reading material.

The crack team at The Daily Blink have rescued me with When I Level Up. With a wry and wonderful sense of humor, When I Level Up is the WoW-themed reader I've been craving. Praising virtue, good spirits, and the inexorable spirit of a child growing up in Azeroth, When I Level Up is truly a treat for the whole family. To The Daily Blink, I tip my hat -- and my Squishy -- to you.

Make sure to go read When I Level Up at The Daily Blink.

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Readers of our Sunday Morning Funnies will immediately recognize the wry mockery of The Daily Blink webcomic. It's all over the web of Warcraft. So are its creators; "great guys" is the phrase you'll hear over and over again. Chris Hanel and Mike Owen are funny guys, too -- and because they're both also rather talkative guys, we'll hop right into our exclusive interview with the creators of this popular World of Warcraft webcomic.

WoW Insider: For keeping us laughing with The Daily Blink, you guys have obviously added up a lot more than 15 minutes of fame under your own steam. How did The Daily Blink come to wink into existence?

Chris Hanel: The idea of The Daily Blink grew out of this because I'd opened up my screenshots directory to Photoshop a wallpaper for my guild and spotted a shot I'd taken of Katrana Prestor standing next to Prince Wrynn, and started mentally writing an Onion article-type joke in my head. I ended up doing that instead of the guild wallpaper, made a couple more, and then started posting them on the blog. I posted four, left the blog shortly after due to lack of time, and then quickly forgot about the idea for a few years. It was an idea without a home.

The strip actually became what it is now in January 2010, when I finally got back on the horse and decided to give it a full and earnest shot as a regular webcomic. I had a coworker, CP, who worked with me on it as a cowriter for that first year before our company closed and we parted ways. That was also right about the time I met Mike.

Sunday Morning Funnies is your weekly list of WoW-related web comics.

Bloodshed! Also, Tokkar and Jekk and Kindred Spirits have both updated.

This week, the list features fishing (for suckers!), a thorny trap, a sexy shower scene, and more!

• NPC Nothing But Red and Dearest Reddest and Under Advisement
• Tokkar & Jekk Burn Out the Night and Shafted
• Kindred Spirits Implications and Fabled Reality
• Away From Reality Mama Drama
• DLC Protocol 18

Sunday Morning Funnies is your weekly list of WoW-related web comics.

This week we have balloon races, wonderful AOE devices, babes in bikinis, a winged pet plot, an introduction to the monk class, and more.

Do you know of a WoW-related web comic that we should feature here on Sunday Morning Funnies? Drop a link into the comment field!

• Kuo Fox Rain 19
• Sara & Kleeyo Dress Rehearsal
• The Daily Blink Multiplayer Mode and There's a Darkmoon on the Rise and Confirmation Bias and The New Vendor

Sunday Morning Funnies is your weekly list of WoW-related web comics.

We're back for another week of chuckles and intrigue and cliffhangers!

A special thanks to reader Moeru, who found the archives of the Equinox comics using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. I hope this helps you, Michael! But seriously, if any of you haven't read through these archives, they're worth it!

Now, for the trivia questions:

1. What's going on in the picture above?
2. Who is wearing a monocle?
3. Name a typical video game move (bonus points if it is a WoW move) that works like PPPP.

It's the last Sunday before Christmas, but whether you celebrate it or not, we'll have a treat for you next week on the 26th! Several comic artists are collaborating on a Secret Santa (or Greatfather Winter?) swap. They each have the name of another comic but do not necessarily know who all is participating and don't know who will be drawing their comic. This should be a blast!

Incidentally, if you emailed me and entered as a participant but did not receive my reply email, email me again or check your spam folders.

Enough business; here is the list! It even features several new comics:

• Jinylee. *New!
• WoW, eh?: A Hot Side of Beef
• Away From Reality: There's No Aggro Like Snow Aggro
• Penny-Arcade: A Priori. Also: Wolf of the Year
• Dork Tower. Also check out the one previous. *Never previously featured!
• Out of World: Beneath the Shadow part 4 and part 5
• Disciplinary Action: Episode 17
• Chainsawsuit: Wow What a Difference. Also: Wow This Is Great! *Not previously featured!
• Beyond the Tree: Quest Complete and Dear Edwin
• Teh Gladiators: Gun vs. Cannon: Round 1
• Complex Actions: A Moment with Silk's New Rogue and Or Your Azerothian Destination of Choice
• Tales from the Crossroads: Into the Fire
• Safe Passage
• Coffin Comics: Just a Bad Dream
• Coffin Minis: Buddum Chh
• What's Shakin': Page 15
• Torment of the Week: Long Story Short
• GU Comics: Whassat? and Shave and a Haircut and Intervention
• Dark Legacy Comics: Battle
• Fourth Wall: Simple Like That
• Lorgrokni's Travels: Goblin Loan 1 and Goblin Loan 2 and Lovable Oaf
• Blood and Thunder: On Procrastination
• The Daily Blink: Yes, I'm Aware, I'll Get Letters and Poster #3: Mekkatorque and A Flyer in the Auction House
• Arena-Inside: Indeed He Does! and Indeed He's Not... and THIS ... IS ... CHRISTMAS!
• Travels with Tenthunders: Neither an Alliance, nor a Horde. Discuss
• LFG #417 and #418
• The Warcraft Hero in: How to Fight Your Dragon
• NPC: The Future of Shopping Is Now and The Couple That Wows Together...
• Guilded Age

It's super secret Santa time! The suggestion was put forth by Azarizotza last week in the comments section, and there seems to be some support for the plan. So, if you run a comic that gets featured here from time to time and you would like to participate, shoot me an email by 8:00 p.m. EST December 18. I'll shuffle the names and email them back out. Edit: If you don't have my email from our gallery correspondence, you can always use the WoW Insider tipline.

Now, for the list:

• From the Thunder and the Storm's crossword is now playable online.
• Slash AFK: Not Prepared.
• Tales from the Crossroads: Out of the Frying Pan...
• Blood and Thunder: On New Class/Race Combinations.
• Safe Passage.
• Torment of the Week: Pray for Peace.
• Travels with Tenthunders: Stuff Green People Like.
• Teh Gladiators: That Tank Looks Familiar.
• Arena-Inside: Cry 'Havoc' and Let Slip the Dogs of War... craft. Also, ... undersized furbolgs?
• Lorgrokni's Travels: Girl Gamers and Little Flashing Buttons and On a Budget.
• Out of World: Beneath the Shadow part 3.
• DLC: Ashes to Ashes.
• The Daily Blink: Your Epic Fan Poster. Also: Take Two Potions Daily and The Maelstrom.
• NPC: Perfect. Also: Computed and A Whole Old World.
• Complex Actions: Offer May No Longer Be Valid. Also: The Morning After.
• Beyond the Tree: Excuse Me Mr. Equine Transport Officer, Would You Mind Stopping Pronto.
• Fourth Wall: Bad Idea and King of the Hill.
• Away From Reality: Midnight.
• The Warcraft Hero in: Super Guest Comic.
• Guilded Age.
• LFG #415 and #416.
• What's Shakin': Page 14.
• Coffin Minis: Fly Troll Air.
• Coffin Comics: Re-Zoned.
• Disciplinary Action: Episode 16.

GU Comics has a slew of WoW-related comics this week:

• Real Quick.
• Release Day.
• Crevasse Hole.
• Rotating the Buffet.
• He's Back. This one may only make sense if you follow the comic, but reading the short blurb at the bottom should help.

With Cataclysm descending on Tuesday, excitement is mounting. To help you cope with the anticipation, this week's list of comics is extra long! As always, post your tips in the comments section.

• Three Panel Soul: On Cataclysms
• Demolition Squad: WoW Cataclysm
• Blood and Thunder: On Bad Puns and Future Mums and On the Emergence of Deathwing
• NPC: Worgenation
• Travels with Tenthunders: Nuggets!
• Complex Actions: Artisan Worldbreaker Wanted. Also: Aspect of Noob and Light My Fire
• Fourth Wall: Masochist Healers
• Daily Quests: Stood in the Fire
• Safe Passage
• Nerf NOW!!: Preparations and Fiery Revenge
• Away from Reality: Minimum Settings
• Drunken Pirates Guild: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (a little NSFW)
• Disciplinary Action: I, Gerald
• The Daily Blink: Double Secret Reverse Psychology. Also: Role Reversal and For Unemployed Readers
• Beyond the Tree: Faster and More Intense
• LFG: #413 and #414
• GU Comics: Rwil Mluuglilwr!
• Torment of the Week: Happy Thoughts
• Ctrl+Alt+Del: Shattered Uponst
• Out of World: Beneath the Shadow and Beneath the Shadow part 2
• Cru the Dwarf: Cold as Ice (NSFW)
• The Warcraft Hero in: Deathwing Is Not Happy
• Coffin Comics: Gamon's Revenge
• What's Shakin': Page 13
• Coffin Minis: Game Time
• Lorgrokni's Travels: Grouping Up Also: Pet Selection
• Tales from the Crossroads: Filler! When Real Life Attacks! Then for the comic: There Goes the Neighbourhood
• Slash AFK: WTB Personal Space Also: Rrrgrl-stuffed
• Dark Legacy Comics: A Deal With Deathwing
• Guilded Age
  

I missed Arena-Inside last week (sorry!), so we have some catching up to do. In descending order:

1. Once a Hunter, Always a Hunter...
2. She Brought Her Paper of Pain
3. A Cataclysmas Carol
4. King's Orders
5. Expect the Unexpected!
6. Too Much?

• From the Thunder and the Storm: Here's this week's word search! Also check out Matthias Lehner Part 1.
• The Daily Blink: Sorry I missed you last week! On a Triumphant Personal Note. Also: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and Mage Monopoly and Hello my Baby, Hello my Honey.
• Torment of the Week: The Plan.
• Lorgrokni's Travels: Level Appropriate Gear (LAG). Also: Eye of Shattering [Special] and Goblin Dealers and Party Chat.
• The Warcraft Hero in: Enter Year Two.
• Beyond the Tree: Just Rewards and Coming Through, People.
• Tales from the Crossroads: Enter the Dragon.
• Fourth Wall: Humanitarian. Also: Priestly.
• Disciplinary Action: Episode #15.
• Out of World: The 'Other" White Meat 4.
• AFR: Sacred Cows, Unite.
• Coffin Comics: Almost a Double.
• What's Shakin': Page 12.
• Coffin Minis: Watch What You Eat.
• Safe Passage.
• Teh Gladiators: Shut Up and Save Mana.
• Slash AFK: Wedding XP and ZzZzz and WTF-kin.
• NPC: Patch 4.03a. This made my day!
• Complex Actions: In the Next Panel, she Carves it with Corpse Explosion.
• Daily Quests: The World Breaks.
• LFG #411 and #412.

Comic news: Slash AFK posted the following on last week's list:

Slash AFK will be updating (starting this Monday, Nov. 1) seven days per week for two weeks with a BlizzCon comic series I'm doing based off our trip.

So that's ... /does hard math ... 14 days straight of one comic per day, plus a HUGE special comic on the 14th?

What have I gotten myself into? o_o

We look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Comic News:
The Daily Blink is back!

• Foxtrot's Oct 17 comic
• Beyond the Tree: The Opposite Direction and An Apple a Day
• Fourth Wall: Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt
• The Daily Blink: Relapse Also: Know Your Audience
• The Adventures of Disgraph T. Dwarf: Shell Shocked and Three Dimensions of Terror
• Daily Quests: BlizzCon!
• Disciplinary Action: Episode 9 and Episode 10
• LFG #401 and #402
• Away From Reality: Out of Focus
• Tales from the Crossroads: It's the Little Things
• Complex Actions: Door Number Two! and Hunter Loot
• What's Shakin': Page 7
• Coffin Minis: K.I.S.S.
• Coffin Comics: Bye Bye Bubble
• Dark Legacy Comics: Turn-In Time
• Torment of the Week: By the Book
• Teh Gladiators: Ze Key Deception!
• Safe Passage
• Out of World: The 'Other' White Meat
• Guilded Age

Away at BlizzCon notices:

• Slash AFK

Another week, another list of comics for your enjoyment. I hope you're all enjoying the lovely June weather! I sure am, now that the heat wave has passed.

For this week's random trivia question, finish this sentence: This week's Daily Quests comic is a nod to _____?

This week's unexpected right-hand photo is a lady on a birdie mount. Seemingly unexciting, right? But something has been queued up - in her mind. I wonder whether it was realized in more, or less, time than it took for the BlizzCon tickets to sell out?

And Bink? All you really do need is love. Except when you break the gaming computer during raiding season; then, you owe.

It's almost June, but where I'm living, it's been feeling like late July. I hope everyone has been out enjoying the weather, especially during this pre-Cataclysm slump. Before you head out today for your picnic, BBQ, walk in the park, or afternoon raid, SMF has quite a sizable list of comics for your enjoyment.

We even have two brand-spanking new-to-the-list comics this week, thanks to a couple of tipsters. Don't forget to make suggestions for comic inclusions in the comment section!

This week's discussion topic is a free-for-all. Talk about your favorite character, an artist's shading technique, suggest a future discussion topic, or whatever else is on your mind.