They Can't Catch You If You're On FIRE!

He carries a katana.
He drives a Honda Accord.
He stays true to his roots.
He kicks ass.
He saves lives.
He high-fives animals.
He's a damn fine doctor.

Meet Dr. McNinja!

Corey introduced me to the secrets of the McNinja clan through his incessant giggling - I'm hooked. With a strong combination of self-aware and self-deprecating humour and a well-executed absurdity (his receptionist is a gorilla! His sidekick is a Mexican boy whose secret weapon is his extraordinary willpower! He's an Irish ninja doctor, for crying out loud!), Dr. McNinja is, for those of you who read webcomics, every bit as entertaining as the venerable Sluggy Freelance. Writer Chris does a good job of taking really old stories (McDonald's is evil! Pirates vs. ninjas! Dolph Lundgren! Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey?) and making them fresh and hilarious. The site archives are nicely accessible, and should give you 2-3 hours of fun before catching up to the current issue - you want to start at the beginning. So here's to Chris and Kent, may they have a good long run!

Note: if ludicrously gross violence played for laughs, mostly riffing on ludicrous ninja and 80's American ninja films, is offensive to you, lay off the good doctor. Personally, I think Dr. McNinja does both good satire and guilty pleasure - imagine an extremely toned-down (say, between PG and PG-13) comic version of Shaun of the Dead (my most guiltiest pleasure yet), without all the swearing, or perhaps a Steven Segal film that knows it's ridiculous, and you have a good idea of the flavour of Dr. McNinja.