Ah, I forgot about that post.

As for the comics themselves, they're funny, but they're completely devoid of plot or story. You're not really missing anything other than puns and rules jokes, like the very early strips. They don't take place in continuity at all, either, given that there's no point where the strips could have taken place.

The only plot point being Belkar's ranks in Gourmet Chef, mentioned in the online comic as well.

Oh, and the inspiration for one of the limited time magnets.

So it's not crucial to have those comics to understand the story, although they are extremely funny.