Death By Pixel

Infobox comic strip
title= Death By Pixel


caption= A strip starring Jared and Matt 2007-02-14
author= Mike Meredith
url= http://deathbypixel.net/
rss= http://www.drunkduck.com/rss/rss.php?cid=2204
atom=
status= Updates Monday and Friday
syndicate=
publisher=
first= 2006-03-13
last=
genre= Video games, Humor
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"Death By Pixel" (DBP) is a video gaming comic and soon to be an animated series written by Mike Meredith (Who often goes by the alias "Omega"). It was first uploaded on March 13th 2006 as a black and white strip that had just been drawn on paper and scanned in with little enhancement [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=32747 Yes, Actually It Did Explode] ] , though over time it has gradually developed into a highly respected and popular comic among the Drunk Duck community [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/search.php?browsetype=0&sortby=read List of DrunkDuck Comics by Amount of Readers] ] . The strip was first released with only two characters, Jared Robinson and Matt Cordova. However, Meredith soon introduced Jared's two cousins, Revere and Jade in later comics.

Characters

Main

Jared Robinson

Loosely based on the author, Jared is a 20 year old gamer with a Sega obsession, he has a strong distaste for anything to do with Sony or Halo and currently lives with Matt, who he met at a Denny's many years ago. He is rarely quiet and always finds something to occupy his time, much to the dismay of his friends and relatives. He never misses a chance to crack a corny joke he heard on Family Guy or Something Awful.He is always quick to say what's on his mind and always honest, no matter what may happen as a result. He is currently in possession of fifteen Mega Drives and seven Dreamcasts, as well as two sets of Samba De Amigo Maracas. Rumor has it that his brain runs on formulas capable only by the wonders of Blast Processing. He also has a strong dislike for John Gabriel of Penny Arcade (webcomic) and loves Timesplitters 2. Jared is not the sharpest tool in the shed, as he had played Guitar Hero II for 6 hours straight without the guitar plugged in [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=110488 The Revere Chronicles: Part One] ]

Matt Cordova

Matt is a 21 year old Xbox 360 and PC fan, he will take any chance to screw up Jared's life in one way or another and is sexually attached to Jared's cousin, Jade, once actually mistaking Jared for her [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=59669 He Looks Like Jade, You See] ] . It has been implied [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=39234 Part One: Gotcha ] ] that he has a collection "VG Cats" porn of their female lead, Aeris and a few strips later Meredith made a strip featuring a "VG Cats" cameo of Leo and Aeris prank calling Jared [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=39234 Part Two: The Predictable Conclusion] ] because of this. Matt also has an addiction to felt-tip markers [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=32747 Yes, Actually It Did Explode] ] and unlike Jared, who likes TS2, an addiction to "TimeSplitters 3".

Jade

Jade is Jared's 13 year old cousin, she moved in with him and Matt due to a custody battle between her parents. She is a Sony fan at heart and fails to grasp the concept that 4chan is not suitable for her [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=61950 Rules To Die For] ] . At first, Meredith made a 1 panel strip without much information about who she was or where she was from, all he told the users was that he either wanted her to be Jared's Girlfriend or cousin, but he settled with the latter. [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=54162 EXTRA: Jade: The Lifechanging Question] ] Meredith cites his inspiration for Jade being a cousin of his own who happened to be obsessed with gaming to an unusual extent.

upporting

* Revere is Jared's cousin that shares the same 'fucked up hair' [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=39178 Introducing Revere] ] as him, little is known about him but he was last seen as a zombie infected with the T-Virus [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=113959 The Revere Chronicles: Part Three] ] . He was the one that brought us the terrible news that Ridge Racer 360 sucks [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=39415 Riding on the Rails] ] . Just like Matt, he is a lover of the Halo Franchise and is the master of reheated Chinese takeout. Much to the dismay of Jared, he is also a large fan of Dead Rising (which is ironic considering his own zombified physical state).

* Cueball is an employee at Gamestop, he is a massive Sony fan, although never actually meeting anyone in the cast but Matt, both Jared and Matt have a strong dislike for him. He once tried to get Matt to buy a PS2 to Xbox Converter to use PS2 controllers on an Xbox, sell him a PS3 and then tried to sell him a PS2 Slimline [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=86258 Tension Rising] ] . Recently he threatened to kill Matt if he didn't purchase a PS3 before he left [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=225172 GameStop: Proud Member of the Sony Defense Force] ] .

* Nameless Gamestop Employee has only ever been seen once throughout the entire comic, working at Gamestop when Jared and Matt go in to get their copy of Black and White 2 [ [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=35284 I'm Not Quite Sure Myself, Actually] ] . It is most probably a male character but when Jared asks if it is a he or a she, it just says that the answer to the question is not easily explained.

Cameos

* Ethan (Ctrl+Alt+Del) - [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=74559 Video Game Hierarchy]
* Tycho Brahe and Jonathan Gabriel (Penny Arcade) - [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=35149 Spla-bam!]
* Penny Arcade References - [http://drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=64161 Let's Go Away] , [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=57466 Silent But Deadly (Blue Poster on Cinema)] , [http://drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=61950 Rules To Die For] , [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/?p=88505 Yellow Stream Of Screaming Hate (Wall Poster)] There are also references to Drunk Duck users and users of the Death By Pixel Message Board
* Heart Shaped Box [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=78266 Sonic The Hedgelog o' Shit (Picture Frame)]
* Kroze [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=92194 On Second Thought, I Guess It Didn't (Poster)] , [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=194625 And You Wonder Why I'm So Cheerful] , [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=251815 Comic-Con, The Best Fairy Tale Ever] , [http://www.drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/index.php?p=351019 Like A Rite Of Passage]

DBP Unlocked

By getting over 70 posts on the [http://deathbypixel.sepwich.com Death By Pixel Message Board] and being approved manually by an Administrator, you can access the Club DBP forum full of exclusive content, music, clips and hi-res versions of the comics.

"Death By Pixel Animated"

Although the service has yet to start production, Meredith, along with help from community member Kroze, is writing scripts for an animated series based on Death By Pixel, the tenative producer of which is Couch Slave Productions, Couch Slave Productions was let go from the Death By Pixel Animated staff due to creative differences. This service will be subscription-based and will have a new episode released every month.

References

External links

* [http://drunkduck.com/Death_By_Pixel/ Death By Pixel Hosted By Drunk Duck]
* [http://deathbypixel.sepwich.com/ Death By Pixel Message Board]
* [irc://irc.esper.net/Deathbypixel Death By Pixel IRC Channel] (#Deathbypixel)