Nerd Boy - Definition

The Adventures of Nerd Boy is a web comic by Joaquim Gandara made of ASCII symbols. While it was not a novel concept when Nerd Boy was created (the first strip is dated August 6,2001) it is indeed the best known, and the only one that is still actively produced (3 times a week). More than 600 strips have been created.

The Characters

• Nerd Boy

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Nerd Boy is a main character of the comic. He is a geek obsessed with computers and creating various high-tech devices.

• Mandy

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Mandy is the female friend (friend?) of Nerd Boy, who enjoys playing evil jokes on everyone and just being nasty.

• Fan Boy

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Fan Boy is a fan of everything. He prefers making conclusions without much thinking and believes everything said to him. He is an avid gamer, but otherwise knows little about computers.

• Linda

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Linda is another female friend of Nerd Boy, having comparable programming skills and wit.

• W4R3Z D00D

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W4R3Z D00D is L33T h4x0r. He is also very greedy, seeking profit from various evil schemes. He is the brother of Fan Boy.

• HammerHead

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Hammerhead has a hammer for a head. No one likes him, and all his attempts to change that are futile.

External Links

• The Adventures of Nerd Boy (http://www.nerd-boy.net)
• Polish translate of Nerd Boy (episodes 1-171) (http://ascii.art.pl/nerd.htm)
• Polish translate of Nerd Boy (episodes 171-) (http://nb-pl.jogger.pl/)