Block Party Wednesday, February 3, 2010 : 11:59 PM PDT By: Chris

I could have made a comic about the iPad, but I figured that this far after the announcement it wouldn't be that relevant. Instead, I chose to go with a strip about an obscure Legend of Zelda item last featured in a game nine years ago. You have to wonder though, if you had to make a case for why many items even exist within the Legend of Zelda universe, how would you do it? Canes that conjure blocks, wands that make sand rise into rigid columns, boots that make you hover for only one second - there have got to be some pretty bored or uninspired wizards making this stuff.

So that this update is somewhat relevant to 2010, I'll make mention of Bioshock 2. It comes out next week, I've avoided pretty much all media and spoilers aside from the initial teasers that came out long ago. I'm going into it totally fresh. For fun, I did my best to make a replica of the Big Daddy rag doll that was featured in the first teaser for the game (click to enlarge).