Bits and pieces: Wired takes a look at "sprite" webcomics -- those that use video-game character art -- focusing on David Anez's Bob and George and Brian Clevinger's wildly popular 8-Bit Theatre:

"I thought of doing a sprite comic before Bob and George. And I thought it was a really dumb idea. Then someone sent me a link to Bob and George and I read it all in one night and I thought, 'Hey, I'll give it a shot.'"