The Official Archives of Red Ring of Death, the most influential gaming webcomic of 2006, written and created by Shawn Tuckley.
Now here we have one of the most notorious strips in the Red Ring oeuvre, posted in 2009 after the comic had been well established for several years. This was a double-sided coin for Shawn; while he had gained enough of a fanbase that he was able to make a living just from making his… Continue reading #596: Permaban This
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
Shawn providing us with a fun little “twist” on the Mega Man formula! According to Shawn, he received an email from Capcom of America shortly after this comic’s publication requesting assistance with reinvigorating the Mega Man franchise. He declined so he could continue to work on Red Ring full time. No proof of this was… Continue reading #19: Mega Bland
And here we have the first appearance of Shawn Tuckley himself, the author of Red Ring of Death, in his own comic. This is completely separate from the character of Shawn Tuckley, the protagonist in the fictional world of Red Ring of Death – please do not get these two confused, they are wholly distinct… Continue reading #20: Eye of the Be-Scolder
An absolutely brutal takedown of so-called gaming “critics,” Shawn delivering one of his most incisive and powerful punchlines here. This strip was released shortly after Gamespot released its controversial 8.8/10 review for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a score that infuriated many dedicated Zelda fans, including Shawn. “Twilight Princess was a 15 out of… Continue reading #21: Zero Out of Ten
Posted during a serious upheaval in Shawn’s personal life at the time, this strip would mark the beginning of what Red Ring fans refer to as “The Dark Ages” of Red Ring’s lifespan, from around 2014-2016. It is hard not to see why. I don’t want to go into too many of the details regarding… Continue reading #2,497: My Sacrifice
Doctor Todd returns with more side-splittingly random, wacky hilarity! Hard to even compose myself, reading this one, without collapsing in a pool of unhinged belly laughs! For anyone not old enough to pay attention to the news in 2006, Dick Cheney shot a friend of his accidentally while on a hunting trip. He also had… Continue reading #22: Doctor Todd’s Prescription
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