Like gangsta rap in the mid-nineties, geek-on-geek violence is on the rise. As so deftly stated by Joystiq:

Since the 1980s, weekly British comic 2000AD -- makers of the famous Judge Dredd -- has seen its sales drop from 100,000 issues to just 20,000 issues today. The reason for the decline, according to artist Ian Gibson, is video games. Murder, violence, civil disobedience and now the demise of comics all grace gaming's lengthy rap sheet. "The comics market, sadly, is dying because the PlayStation has taken over and comics can't compete," said Gibson in speaking with the BBC. "Most comics I have come across haven't realized that they have lost the battle."

Hmm...damn. I'd be mad at you Xbox 360, but you are just so friggin good to me. And Crackdown is kind of fun...well kind of fun-ish. Seriously though, I'd be creating the greatest comic book rebuttal ever in response to these dastardly video games but I'm swamped working on my new graphic novel "Welcome to Pixelton". Oh crap - I'm fueling the machine that will destroy me. WHERE THE HELL IS THE SHEER TERROR EMOTICON?!!?!

In other news, Geek-on-Dork and Nerd-on-Dork violence is suspiciously at a standstill. (Intro comic stolen from the transcendent Perry Bible Fellowship. Go give the creator lots of money. Seriously)