Great writeup of Gary Gygax’s influence on today’s world, since he passed away about 10 days ago. Huge influence on many of us in our 30s now, and on mass culture in a broader sense, not to mention Comic Book Guy (who, I have to note, has an incredibly detailed Wikipedia entry…nice).
RIP, Gary Gygax — piece in NYT
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My favorite was XKCD’s take on this: http://www.xkcd.com/393/
My favorite was XKCD’s take on this: http://www.xkcd.com/393/
Here’s some more great nods to Gary.http://beta.flowgram.com/p/IYBG7WDLCS41BAWish he had a few more hit points in him!
Here’s some more great nods to Gary.
http://beta.flowgram.com/p/IYBG7WDLCS41BA
Wish he had a few more hit points in him!