The Official Archives of Red Ring of Death, the most influential gaming webcomic of 2006, written and created by Shawn Tuckley.
Some hilarious shenanigans here! This strip debuts Shawn’s level-headed roommate and comic foil Graham, a Playstation fanboy and voice of reason to counteract Shawn’s goofier tendencies. Not much is known about the origin of Graham’s character, but he seems to be based on Shawn’s college roommate Howie, one of the few people Shawn has publicly… Continue reading #5: Circumstance
Another important strip in Red Ring history, Shawn’s first ever crossover! The wonderful KJ Henderton of the gamer comic classic Konsole Kritterz lent his hilarious protagonist Dante for this one, and Shawn did a delightful job in appropriating his zany sense of humor for this strip. Of course, it would be wonderful to see more… Continue reading #11: Look What The Kritter Dragged In
One of the first examples of Shawn’s storytelling prowess. You thought the previous strip was just a one-off gag? Think again. Dinah’s actions have consequences, as we see in this strip. This is also the first time we really see Graham’s level-headedness and respect for Shawn coming to light – sure, they might disagree, but… Continue reading #13: Consequences
Despite everything that happened before (and after) it, Red Ring’s Shawn & Dinah marriage arc is still one of the most moving, emotional and romantic arcs in the history of the comics medium, exemplified in this strip. Honestly, it’s hard not to read this one in particular and not break down in tears. Shawn himself… Continue reading #764: The Greatest Treasure
A delightful little sendup of one of the most popular gaming franchises circa 2006, Guitar Hero! According to Shawn, he received multiple emails from developer Harmonix asking him to take the strip down, as they worried some customers might believe this parody game to be an official release. Red Ring fans thought this was a… Continue reading #18: Guitar Zero
The beginning of another hilarious Red Ring story arc, this time centered around our beloved Switchy’s “munchie” antics! Rumor has it that this storyline was based on a real-life event involving Shawn’s actual 24th birthday party. However, the actual event involved Shawn himself throwing up after drinking too much Mountain Dew Code Red mixed with… Continue reading #23: That’s Our Switchy!
The laughs just keep on coming! I know a lot of folks are going to be asking about the glut of “full Switchy” fan art that resulted from this strip, which some could argue became borderline fetishistic. While that could be the case (and Shawn certainly thought so, considering he would ban anyone who posted… Continue reading #24: Happy Barf-Day
The hilarious conclusion to this storyline! Some fans were a little confused as to why Switchy, the one character who actually ate Shawn’s cake, was let off the hook, while Graham and Dinah were harshly punished and threatened with murder. For one I think it’s obvious that Switchy should NOT be held to the standards… Continue reading #25: It’s-A Birthday!
And here, we have possibly the single most controversial strip in Red Ring’s decade-long run – and that’s really saying something. For anyone unaware, the Ouya was a Kickstarter-funded game console announced in 2012 that was intended to shake up the market by providing each of its games with a free-to-play preview before purchase. While… Continue reading #1,412: Resetting An Entire Industry
Circa 2013. Perhaps even more controversial than his last Ouya strip, this comic reignited the Ouya forum thread after it had finally started to die down. This would be Switchy’s last appearance until the Ouya was discontinued in 2015.