Web Comics Should be Good - So Tell Me Some Good Ones!

[Brian Cronin]

I'm always interested in hearing about some good webcomics, so why don't you folks recommend me some!

If I'm really into them, I might do a blog bit on them!

And, while I love self-promotion, I'd prefer folks recommend me comics that they, themselves, did not do.

Thanks!

-Brian

[Bright-Raven]

Sinfest (Teens and up)
Copper (All ages)
Striptease (Teens and up)

Whatever Brandon Hanvey's got over at the Geekout site.

[Gilda Dent]

I'll go with the obvious. Well, at least for anyone who reads YABS regularly:

Planet Karen. (http://planetkaren.girl-wonder.org/)

It's a daily four panel diary comic, often very witty, always smartly written. She can draw, too. It's more of a "makes you smile" comic than one that goes for cheap gags.

GILDA

[will_butler]

The Perry Bible Fellowship is the funniest webcomic I have ever seen. The man behind it is a genius. Here's a sample:
http://www.pbfcomics.com/archive/PBF043AD-No_One_is_Thirsty.jpg

[Ronald Bryan]

Brian, have you heard about the awesome power of Hutch University by CBR poster Shades0077? www.monkeyspit.net/hutch

[Expletive Deleted]

I'm crazy for Narbonic (http://www.narbonic.com/) and Schlock Mercenary (ttp://www.schlockmercenary.com/).

[winterteeth]

These are probably obvious ones but I love Questionable Content (http://www.questionablecontent.net) and 8-bit theatre (http://www.nuklearpower.com). Jeph Jacques, the guy who does Questionable Content is also involved in Indie Tits (http://www.indietits.com), both of which you kind of get more out of if you listen to a wide style of music. Reading 8-bit and Questionable Content from the beginning is highly recommended although not necessary. Again, I'm sorry if these are the ones everyone knows about. I also second Perry Bible Fellowship.

[Bright-Raven]

Jim Francis' OUTSIDER.

www.well-of-souls.com/outsider

Various ones at Komikwerks.

www.komikwerks.com

There's 81 different series there. Some are adaptations of comics that were printed and are now being rereleased as online comics, others are straight up web comics, etc.

Among the series I think are decent there are:

ASTRO ACES, CAPTAIN TASK, CATMANDU, CREEPS, DAK ROTH SPACE MARSHAL, THE DISCIPLES, FEMME NOIR, GALACTIC CHIMP, GIANT FIGHTERS

There are plenty of others that might be better suited to your tastes. Sample the site is my advice.

[Alan2099]

Captain SNES: The Game Masta (http://www.captainsnes.com/) is my favorite, and unlike pretty much all sprite comics, it's actually got a well thought out in depth plot.

[stealthwise]

www.samandfuzzy.com

www.somethingpositive.net

[NickG]

A good web comic a friend introduced me to:

Devils Panties
http://devilspanties.keenspot.com

I don't know why it just makes me smile from time to time kinda like Penny Aracde does.

[Stretch Dude]

The fact that Dominic Deegan (http://www.dominic-deegan.com) hasn't yet been mentioned is a crime against humanity.

I also must bring up The Polymer City Chronicles. (http://www.polymercitychronicles.com) It's got funny, it's got story, it's got amazing art, and as a bonus, the Babe Factor is practically through the roof. ;)

[Shadow ES]

http://alienlovespredator.com

[pennywisdom]

It's not up yet, but check out http://rocketpirates.com soon.

[will_butler]

A good web comic a friend introduced me to:

Devils Panties
http://devilspanties.keenspot.com

I don't know why it just makes me smile from time to time kinda like Penny Aracde does.

I just read like a month's worth of this after I read your post, and I don't think there were any jokes in the batch I saw. Could you post a funny one? I'm legitimately curious, as I saw these had been collected and sold fairly recently, and from what I've seen, I can't imagine paying money for it.

Will

[intergalacticlaw]

...but the new webcomic Intergalactic Law (http://www.intergalacticlaw.com) was recently named "Geek Comic of the Week" by itworld.com.

And yes, I'm the illustrator.

[yo go re]

might?

Girls With Slingshots (http://www.gwscomic.com)

[Vegetarian Goat]

Dr. McNinja (http://www.drmcninja.com/) has me in utter hysterics every time i read it.

[BizarroBeachHead]

I second Dr. McNinja.

I was recently turned on to this comic, and it blew my mind.
http://alessonislearned.com

http://alessonislearned.com/cmx/lesson028.gif

[Dark Soul # 7]

You can't go wrong with 8-bit theater (http://nuklearpower.com/archive.php).

I also recommend Order of the Stick (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.html).

Both are very humerous but different parodies of fantasy rpgs.

[TheDeeMan]

Well, without tooting my own horn too loudly, I'd love it if any or all of you would come check out my webcomic "G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures" that I do with artist Monique MacNaughton. GAAK is sorta like Steven Spielberg's "The Goonies" mixed with equal parts of classic 50's style scifi movies like "The Invaders from Mars", "Earth vs the flaying saucers", "Invasion of the body snatchers", etc. It's the best damn monsters-run-amok, alien invasion adventure scifi webcomic that you've probably never heard of and should be reading if I do say so myself. And I do. LOL! :)

Dee

GAAK
www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/gaak/series.php
Mondays and Fridays

[Stephane Garrelie]

Of course Colony by Layton/Giordano/Sokoliwsky on www.boblayton.com

[Gilda Dent]

Smile (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/raina/smilecomics/series.php?view=archive&chapter=725) (A Dental Drama).

Ok, so it isn't exactly cutting edge, and you'd think a comic about an eleven-year-old girl getting a couple of teeth knocked out and the repairs that are necessary as a result would be tedious, but there's more than a bit of gentle charm to the whole thing.

Gilda

[Reptisaurus!]

I dunno. If the Rumbles Board has taught me anything, it's that nothing actually badass has happened in a webcomic. Ever.

[Gilda Dent]

I dunno. If the Rumbles Board has taught me anything, it's that nothing actually badass has happened in a webcomic. Ever.

Perhaps. How is "badass" related to quality exactly?

Gilda

[Stretch Dude]

I dunno. If the Rumbles Board has taught me anything, it's that nothing actually badass has happened in a webcomic. Ever.

You speak nonsense, boy.

[Ryan Day]

I can't get enough Dinosaur Comics (http://www.qwantz.com):

http://www.qwantz.com/comics/comic2-777.png

Admittedly, it's not the kind of comic that, you know, makes sense or anything.

[Pól Rua]

My friend Patrick does (or did) a bunch of web-related shenanigans, including:

Pink Chickens - all-ages, hallucinatory, funny.
Raymondo Person - not all-ages, very funny.

And a bunch of little stuff.

This is the Raymondo comic I usually use to sell his stuff to people who aren't sure if they're going to like it.
http://raymondo.chickennation.com/index.php?14

[Strannik]

Errant Story (http://www.errantstory.com/) - surprisingly subversive, inventive, imaginative and witty take on D&D-style fantasy.

[stealthwise]

I dunno. If the Rumbles Board has taught me anything, it's that nothing actually badass has happened in a webcomic. Ever.

Then you're not reading the right webcomics.

Go hunt down the archives of It's Walky! and Sam and Fuzzy.

Aliens and mafia ninjas!

Represent, Rumbles board.


Represent.

[Ayo]

Liz Greenfield's Stuff Sucks (http://www.stuffsucks.com).

[thespianphryne]

There's something really special about the simplicity of Minus
http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html

And for some reason I get a big giggle out of Alien Loves Predator
http://alienlovespredator.com/archive.php

-Das

[suedenim]

I'm a tough sell on web comics, but this one won me over right away:

"The Non-Adventures of Wonderella"
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/justinpie/wonderella/series.php?view=archive&chapter=12046

[stealthwise]

www.wigu.com (aka www.jjrowland.com for archives)
www.overcompensating.com

[ZelasMetallium]

:O! i can't believe my two favorites haven't been mentioned yet. :P

VG Cats (http://www.vgcats.com/) They ahve a guest comic up now though so go back a few comics.

Cyanide & Happiness (http://www.explosm.net/) Near-daily offensive goodness. They got lazy around the 20th though so go back a few on this one too. :P

[TheDeeMan]

I just started reading this new scifi comic called The Devilfish Project that has some really great Resevior Doggish stle action. And the artwork is really cool too:

The Devilfish Project (scroll down)
http://comics.fi-sci.com

Dee

[Lorendiac]

I'm always interested in hearing about some good webcomics, so why don't you folks recommend me some!

If I'm really into them, I might do a blog bit on them!

My relationship with webcomics is intermittent. What I mean is: Just as I often "wait for the trade" these days where printed comics are concerned, I also prefer to read complete storylines at one sitting where a webcomic is concerned, instead of logging on every single day to see the plot take another small step forward. So I may read everything a well-established webcomic has in its archives . . . and then forget about it for six months or a year, before something reminds me of it and causes me to go back for another look.

Some of the webcomics I've treated that way have already been mentioned in this thread. Beyond those, here are a few old favorites that spring to mind:

PVP (http://pvponline.com/) (the misadventures of the staff of a magazine about computer games)

The Flying Ferret (http://flyingferret.com/) (modern superheroics)

Bruno the Bandit (brunothebandit.com) (a rogue in what is more-or-less a "medieval fantasy" world -- actually it's been a heck of a long time since I caught up on that one!)

All of them quite humorous overall, but with ongoing storylines, drama, threats to life and limb, etc., instead of just going for a new punchline each day and leaving it at that.

And, while I love self-promotion, I'd prefer folks recommend me comics that they, themselves, did not do.

Thanks!

-Brian

No problem there! I've never actually helped create a webcomic, so I have no special ax to grind here!

Although a few months ago, I did spend a few hours typing out thousands of words of character descriptions and possible plot developments and initial dialogue for a (purely hypothetical at the moment) webcomic that would be something of an affectionate takeoff from the core concept of a D&D/Lord of the Rings-style "fantasy quest" scenario where a motley crew of adventurers are being gathered together to go off on a big mission to Fulfill an Important Prophecy, Gain Lots of Loot, and possibly even Save the World as a fringe benefit. (That's what the mysterious wizard who drafts them into service says is on the agenda, anyway . . . he wouldn't lie, would he?)

But I would need an artistic collaborator to actually draw the silly thing and turn it into a webcomic, and so far I haven't even tried to recruit anybody. I think I wanted to have at least 30 pages' worth of script drafted out so that I could show any potential partner that I had more to offer in a collaboration than just some rough ideas for what the characters ought to look like and act like. (I don't remember how many pages I actually scripted out -- five or six, maybe -- perhaps I ought to go back and write some more?)

[Grazzt]

I loved Queen of Wands (http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20050228.html) while it was running. It's finished now, so the author reran all the comics with commentary.

One of my favourites:

http://www.queenofwands.net/comics/20040121.jpg