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PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:01 am 
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I like webcomics. I read a number of them regularly.

If you like webcomics, try some of these, they're the best I know:
Perry Bible Fellowship - Usually subtle, I like that often it takes me about 5 seconds to figure out the jokes.
xkcd - Half poetry, half math class, usually hilarious, almost always brilliant.
Order of the Stick - Stick figures on adventures. Comedy gold, if you're a roleplayer. If not, it's still funny, and the plot and action are quite entertaining to boot.
Erfworld - On the same site as OotS, this comic has been highly entertaining as well. The writing's a little rusty to start, but it gets better quickly, and the art is fantastic.
Girl Genius Online - Haven't finished the whole catalog, yet, since I'm reading it with the girlfriend, but the detailed art of the Foglios is always a treat, and the plot has been quite entertaining so far.
Home on the Strange - The creators just recently announced that this strip is coming to a close. However, the writing on this strip is some of the best out there, and the art is always professional and slick, with very expressive characters. It will be missed.

I'm probably leaving out some others that are worthwhile, but that's a good start. How about you guys? You like webcomics?


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I love the first two on your list, but the rest I've yet to read. Thanks for the recommendations! Mine would have to be:

http://www.animalshaveproblemstoo.com - Doesn't update as much as it used to, but can still make me laugh. Start from the very beginning; the older ones are funnier.
http://www.smbc-comics.com - God I love this one. It's so off-the-wall, usually a single cell comic, a bit like Gary Larson on acid.
http://www.questionablecontent.com - Start from the beginning, as it's all storylines. Probably less funny than the two above, but makes for a good read, with some decent plots. Plus, robots.
http://www.penny-arcade.com - I think everyone knows this one. So good for nerdy gamers. And everyone else, too.
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com - This one is a bit like a slighty less known Penny Arcade. It's very funny though, and has more linked plots than PA. Plus, robots.


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I've read several on both lists. I'll add...

http://www.megatokyo.com - Not for everyone, but it's entertaining. The art is exceptional too.
http://reallifecomics.com - Great art, interesting and funny comics as well as having a very comic like feel.
http://nuklearpower.com - 8bit Theater. Just. Awesome.


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I don't read many. How about:


Crimson Dark - SciFi webcomic. 3d graphics. Very fun to read.

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Several of my friends don't think this is funny but it's an acquired taste. Or it's just not *that* funny, but I enjoy their jokes. Probably because my friend enjoy laugh out loud humour much more.

http://www.terrorisland.net/ - Terror Island


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Gunnerkrigg Court - a very unique take on the "girl goes to boarding school" setting.
Reprographics - The exciting life of Chris Yates in photo-vision! This is actually the second page; the first comic is here since it doesn't load on the site.
Michael's Exciting Life - Chris Yates' nemesis in the UK. Gasp.
Digger - A wombat finds herself down the rabbit hole. Wombat hole. Whatever. Eventually it's pay-to-read, but by god it is worth it. And I never think anything online is worth actual money.
Count Your Sheep - A little girl and her imaginary friend.
Pixel - The most artistic and second-most intelligent webcomic I've read. Seriously. And it just came out of hiatus!
The Non-Adventures of Wonderella - I want to be Wonderella when I grow up.

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www.qwantz.com

Dinosaur Comics is the only webcomic worth reading.


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Dybbuk wrote:
Dinosaur Comics is the only webcomic worth reading.
Something about that post, combined with the style of Dinosaur Comics makes me inclined to agree. As you can see by the first post in this thread, I don't.


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The webcomics I currently follow are:

Shades of Grey: Dramatic comic involving angels and demons, and a conflict between Heaven and Hell. Surprisingly good, if a little angsty.

Zebra Girl: This is another webcomic about a demon. This one is Sandra, a human transformed into a demon due to a magical accident. Twisted but funny, and it's updated... unpredictably. But it's worth the wait.

Scary Go Round: Bizarre humour comic (humour, 'cause it's British) following the wacky adventures of Shelley Winters, among many, many other characters. This comic also has demons, which I apparently enjoy reading about.

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I read Girl Genius, Erfworld, OoTS and xkcd as well! I've at least checked out almost all the rest mentioned in this thread as well, liking some more then other. I recently picked up a new one (to me, it's not new at all) names Unshelved. It's very funny, I read about a year's worth of back comic in the past 2 days. While almost all can stand alone, it does follow a time line so starting at the beginning makes the inside jokes click.

http://www.unshelved.com/

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Rueby wrote:
http://www.unshelved.com/
This is fun. Thanks.


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1/0 - Somebody pointed this out to me recently. It's no longer updated, but pretty good. Lots of discussions about the 4th wall.
The rest I read are either already said or not good enough.
Or I've forgotten them.

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Dybbuk wrote:
www.qwantz.com

Dinosaur Comics is the only webcomic worth reading.


Man, I was scared that no one had posted that yet. I agree with that statement also!


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mad hamish wrote:
Dybbuk wrote:
Dinosaur Comics is the only webcomic worth reading.
Something about that post, combined with the style of Dinosaur Comics makes me inclined to agree. As you can see by the first post in this thread, I don't.


Are you agreeing yet?

YOU'RE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH


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MagiNinjA wrote:
http://nuklearpower.com - 8bit Theater. Just. Awesome.
This and OotS are by far my favorite web comics. The characters and jokes in both are genius. Though 8-bit gets a lot of it's humor by driving jokes into the ground which might not appeal to a lot of people.

xkcd is the only other with a chance at matching them. The last 7 or so xkcd strips have been insanely awesome.


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Just found this, really like it:

http://www.asofterworld.com

Those looking for non-stop hilarity should look elsewhere.


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Dybbuk wrote:

Wow. Poignant.

edit: read them all, very good stuff. Now I'm feeling thoughtful.


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http://www.2pstart.com/
2P Start! is another webcomic based on 2 guys who play videogames. Fairly new, but it has some good stuff, and the art style is pretty cool

http://www.supermegacomics.com/
Super Mega is.... odd. It has some comics that are hilarious out of pure randomness, and some that miss the mark.

http://www.hlcomic.com
Concerned was a comic based on a parody of Gordan Freeman and Half-Life 2. It is finished now, but definitely worth taking a look at the archives. Made using G-mod.

http://www.vgcats.com/
VGCats is a videogame-based comic using humanoid cats. Has some really great comics.

glad to see someone already has XKCD up there. That comic has some of the cleverest things i have ever seen.


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The Adventures of Dr McNinja

He's a doctor who also a ninja!

This comic reads like the explosion of a meme factory, and it's hilariously fanny. Check it out.

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Do we have enogth creative types to make a Twilight city comic, would look incrediblely awesome.

What?

Someone else had the same awesome idea?

http://twilightheroes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=4390

So they did...


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buttersafe is always funny

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Untill recently, I'd check the following regurally:
• NatalieDee
• Toothpaste For Dinner
• Married To The Sea
• Real Life Comics
• Dreamland Chronicles
• Penny Arcade
• Gone With The Blastwave

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The list of webcomics I read is 51 long...
I get a little lag when I open them all up at once...

And I'm too lazy to go post the links to all of them...

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Post the ones that ain't already been posted, yo.


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http://www.catandgirl.com There is a cat and a girl. The cat has glasses.
http://www.joeandmonkey.com There is a Joe and a monkey. Kleptomania ensues.
http://www.ozyandmillie.org Wherein lie foxes in tophats and couch-dwelling pirates.
http://www.beaverandsteve.com Beaver is a beaver, Steve is not. Together they have unfeasible adventures.
http://www.sluggy.com Unfortunately it breaks the 'noun and noun' pattern, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.


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Beaver and Steve! I totally forgot about that! My long lost love and I, reunited at last! I freakin' love you man! :D


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White Ninja.
Its falls under the "author might have taken a brick to head" category, but is usually very funny.
http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/

Asher Sarlin-Elephantitis of the Mind
G-g-g-g-gold! Never eat rainbows in a submarins for obvious reasons.
http://www.ashersarlin.com/


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Not a webcomic as such, close enough for me though.
http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/archive
It is Garfield, without Garfield.


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Xarth wrote:
Not a webcomic as such, close enough for me though.
http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/archive
It is Garfield, without Garfield.


I remember a poster over at Truth and Beauty Bombs was making these a few years back. They really are bizarrely touching in some ways, and absolutely hilarious as well.

Some Favorites of Mine Not Yet Mentioned

Spamusement is old and not updating any longer, but the archives bring the funny consistently, and its always inspired me to make my own with the help of my wife's Hotmail account. Also, the site is looking pretty frazzled right now. I'm not sure where you can find the working archives, if anywhere. Weird.

NPWIL is great, but the guy updates once every few years it seems. But if you haven't heard of it, there are 74 episodes (long format - good use of the "infinite canvas") waiting to be checked out, and they're great.

ALIL has been "on hiatus" for... a while. Amazing stuff, though.

DttE is dead now. Lots of archives. Same shtick as Dinosaur Comics.


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I've enjoyed reading Your Webcomic is Bad and You Should Feel Bad for a while now. There's a certain degree of trolling in the content, but beneath that is some serious and well-meaning criticism, I think. It's pretty acidic, and that's always entertaining, but it's also caused me to reevaluate certain webcomics I've browsed in the past.


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Here's my list!
lfgcomic.com - I don't play WoW, but I love the comic.
http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.html - Funnyness.
http://dungeonsanddenizens.com/ Like OotS. From the other side. And 3d. Er, 2d. Er... one more D then a stick figure.
http://www.pholph.com/ VERY deep. And funny at times.
http://www.roomies-comic.com/cgi-bin/roomies.cgi Funny!
And, my favorite:
www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Just read it. You'll understand.

I also follow Catena Manor and B-C-K, but they rarely update these days...


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Ran into these today
http://www.simulatedcomicproduct.com/ Reminded me of PBF, but without being so sick
http://www.breaktangents.com was linked to on the above. It's alright

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