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Title: Webcomics
Post by: Esifex on April 21, 2011, 03:12:20 AM
Things to read on the net while you're waiting for MotK to crawl along!

Gunnerkrigg Court (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com) - the art and story starts out kinda whimpy, but it vastly improves.
Questionable Content (http://www.questionablecontent.net) - Indie music and coffee shops. Way more interesting than that sounds.
Looking For Group (http://www.lfgcomic.com) - Takes a lot from WoW, but isn't actually based in the world of Azeroth. Everyone loves Richard.
XKCD (http://www.xkcd.com) - If I have to explain this to anyone on MotK, seppekku.
Awkward Zombie (http://www.awkwardzombie.com) - Nerdiness and geekiness all wrapped up in silliness.

That's it! Just five! I've run out. SHARE MORE SO I HAVE STUFF TO READ Check them out, and if you frequent any on your lonesome, feel free to drop the links anywhere in here so the rest of us can partake.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: axman36 on April 21, 2011, 03:16:04 AM
I've been following LFG and Awkward Zombie myself. Both always do a good job in keeping myself entertained.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on April 21, 2011, 03:19:48 AM
It's been a while since I've read it, but I used to be fond of Married to the Sea (http://www.marriedtothesea.com/) for some reason.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Sapz on April 21, 2011, 03:23:43 AM
Dinosaur Comics (http://www.qwantz.com) is my absolute, absolute favourite. Today's one is a good example of why. :D This one (http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1606), in particular, really cracked me up the first time I read it.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Byaaakuren on April 21, 2011, 03:25:38 AM
I have these:
Pokemon fans: Rare Candy Treatment (http://www.rarecandytreatment.com)
Grad Students: PhD Comics (http://www.phdcomics.com/)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Conqueror on April 21, 2011, 03:32:10 AM
Classic, but dead: The Perry Bible Fellowship (http://www.pbfcomics.com/)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Myschi on April 21, 2011, 03:38:30 AM
Oh man, a thread that I am totally qualified to post in~

Pictures for Sad Children (http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/) is delightfully silly.

So is Surviving the World (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivingtheworld.net%2F&ei=CKevTbSVDYi2tgfqqeHbAw&usg=AFQjCNG3-6YbNdt0KqJe_RmQOA1t5grMPA&sig2=wiOUVpikZsZci94Kr2EUAA). And it updates daily!

Penny Arcade (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.penny-arcade.com%2F&ei=dqevTcrbB8eEtgeV4JSkBQ&usg=AFQjCNE8qo0EDRHo0lIgyusypG6s4C4BXw&sig2=GVek_lla879dTRQPaxSYAw) is a must-have.

Hang in there, Kogasa-san! on Pixiv/Danbooru is always nice, so is Rappatu's Four Seasons House.

More to come when I get around to it. Hope y'enjoy the ones posted!
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Edible on April 21, 2011, 03:44:23 AM
A good thread like this belongs in the proper location, I believe!
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Moerin on April 21, 2011, 03:44:43 AM
Adventurers! (http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/0001.html) finished about... Four years ago?  Maybe more, I might be remembering wrong... But it is still easily my favourite webcomic ever.  The art is kind of crude (especially at the beginning), but that's only a minor problem when the comic was that damn good.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Edible on April 21, 2011, 03:45:37 AM
Now then.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/ is not a webcomic, per se... but it's worth a read nonetheless.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Thata no Guykoro on April 21, 2011, 03:45:52 AM
I am quite a fan of the semi-random humor to be found in Chainsawsuit. (http://chainsawsuit.com)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Phlegeth on April 21, 2011, 03:46:24 AM
On top of Awkward Zombie, I keep up with Nerf Now! and Dumbing of Age.  And the Book of Biff.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Moerin on April 21, 2011, 03:48:59 AM
Oh right, and before I forget... Darths & Droids, (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html) a retelling of the entire Star Wars saga as if it were a tabletop RPG campaign.  MUCH better than it sounds.  Actually makes Jar-Jar into a likeable character, which is reason enough to at least give it a try!
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Edible on April 21, 2011, 03:51:28 AM
Also, I read Something Positive. (http://somethingpositive.net/)  Occasionally I forget to do so and my life feels no less enriched, so I imagine there's no real purpose in me doing so anymore... but it's sort of habitual, having more or less kept up with a thing on the internet for ten years or so.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Omba on April 21, 2011, 04:36:57 AM
There's Explosm (http://explosm.net/) (NSFW). It's kind of hit-and-miss, but some of it is really hilarious.
Also Jack (http://www.pholph.com) (way more NSFW). Well, if you like preachy, trashy stuff to laugh at, at least. :V
Jack gets rather boring after a while.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Shizumarashi Mayuzumi on April 21, 2011, 04:41:22 AM
Quote from: Edible on April 21, 2011, 03:45:37 AM
Now then.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/ is not a webcomic, per se... but it's worth a read nonetheless.

Books of Adam (http://www.booksofadam.com/) is another good one in a similar vein to that.

Also I really adore Johnny Wander (http://www.johnnywander.com/) (I am frettingcat.) and Hijinks Ensue (http://www.hijinksensue.com/), and I like Blank It (http://blankitcomics.com/).
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Alfred F. Jones on April 21, 2011, 04:41:38 AM
If you've not read it before, Minus (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html) is mandatory reading.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Sashiki on April 21, 2011, 04:44:55 AM
I'm a fan of Nerf Now, xkcd, and Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. (http://www.smbc-comics.com/#comic[/url)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Byaaakuren on April 21, 2011, 04:55:51 AM
Also, I should include Least I Could Do (http://leasticoulddo.com/) (Can be classified as NSFW)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: The ⑨th Zentillion on April 21, 2011, 04:56:28 AM
Homestuck has its own thread, so I don't need to mention or link that here, so I'll reccoment one of my other favorites - The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (http://www.drmcninja.com). Silly, clever, audacious and just plain freaking entertaining.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Nem on April 21, 2011, 06:28:43 AM
For you WoW nerds... like me! (http://darklegacycomics.com/)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: trancehime on April 21, 2011, 06:30:13 AM
I am disappointed none of you cretins have linked to the greatness that is Kate Beaton (http://www.harkavagrant.com/).
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Esifex on April 21, 2011, 06:31:38 AM
Quote from: Sanya S. Rurovyak on April 21, 2011, 04:41:38 AM
If you've not read it before, Minus (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html) is mandatory reading.

This is the most adorable thing ever
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 21, 2011, 06:37:00 AM
Quote from: Friendifex on April 21, 2011, 06:31:38 AM
This is the most adorable thing ever

Give it time.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Esifex on April 21, 2011, 09:21:14 AM
I'd already read everything from first to latest when I made that post. It's innocence, straight up.
What's wrong with everyone dying if it pretty much stays the same in the end?


Also, how could I forget good ol' Three Panel Soul (http://www.threepanelsoul.com)? Everything you need in a handy three-panel package. Graphic student graduate and game designers webcomic, evolved from the now-retired MacHall (http://www.machall.com).
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Dorian Loup on April 21, 2011, 09:22:18 AM
For a long time I have been a fan of Concession (http://concessioncomic.com/) but I'm not sure it would be likable by anybody.

In another style (teen romance) I really like Bittersweet Candy Bowl (http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/).

All of this was discovered when I was a furry xP
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 21, 2011, 12:19:46 PM
Quote from: Friendifex on April 21, 2011, 09:21:14 AM
I'd already read everything from first to latest when I made that post. It's innocence, straight up.
What's wrong with everyone dying if it pretty much stays the same in the end?

Well there's the whole randomly murdering people in fits of pique thing before that. Minus isn't innocent, she's a monster.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Turtlesaur on April 21, 2011, 02:59:58 PM
All this time and no Nedroid (http://nedroid.com/) or pictures for sad children (http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/)?

I am disappointed in you. Oh, and there's Bug (http://www.bugcomic.com/) as well but it's somewhat hit or miss.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on April 21, 2011, 03:06:18 PM
Quote from: Edible on April 21, 2011, 03:45:37 AM
Now then.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/ is not a webcomic, per se... but it's worth a read nonetheless.

How could I have forgotten about this? Allie Brosh is awesome. :3

Quote from: Kewne on April 21, 2011, 02:59:58 PM
All this time and no Nedroid (http://nedroid.com/) or pictures for sad children (http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/)?

I am disappointed in you. Oh, and there's Bug (http://www.bugcomic.com/) as well but it's somewhat hit or miss.

Quote from: Adorably Yoshika on April 21, 2011, 03:38:30 AM
Pictures for Sad Children (http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/) is delightfully silly.

:P

Quote from: Sanya S. Rurovyak on April 21, 2011, 04:41:38 AM
If you've not read it before, Minus (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html) is mandatory reading.

Ack-- I've had this bookmarked for over a year and I keep forgetting about it! I'm reading it now, before I forget again!


Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Suikama on April 21, 2011, 03:13:00 PM
Quote from: Purvissimo on April 21, 2011, 12:19:46 PM
Well there's the whole randomly murdering people in fits of pique thing before that. Minus isn't innocent, she's a monster.
Or just Chaotic Neutral
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 21, 2011, 03:14:00 PM
Quote from: Suikama on April 21, 2011, 03:13:00 PM
Or just Chaotic Neutral
Alignments are bad for you =[

Quote from: Eila Ilmatsuri Juutilainen on April 21, 2011, 03:06:18 PM
Ack-- I've had this bookmarked for over a year and I keep forgetting about it! I'm reading it now, before I forget again!

There's a comic I want you to link me from it, when you get to it. It involves balloon popping, and an irate stand guy. You'll know the one.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: communist unity (comm-unity) on April 21, 2011, 03:16:02 PM
Kid Radd is a very old webcomic (http://www.bgreco.net/kidradd.htm) that I enjoyed back in the day.

Besides that, Dinosaur Comics, Nedroid, Dr. McNinja. They've all been listed. Minus too.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 21, 2011, 03:22:31 PM
Man! I was all up into Kid Radd in the day. That was an awesome comic; too bad the trick it was built around seldom works anymore.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: MatsuriSakuragi on April 21, 2011, 03:27:46 PM
Quote from: Purvissimo on April 21, 2011, 03:14:00 PM
There's a comic I want you to link me from it, when you get to it. It involves balloon popping, and an irate stand guy. You'll know the one.

This one, right? (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus3.html)

I'm already halfway through the archive it seems. I'm really liking it so far. I also found the one that I saw long before I even knew of the comic a few years ago, that got me interested in the first place! (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus37.html) I thought that last panel was so incredible :*
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 21, 2011, 03:30:04 PM
That's the one; thanks Matsy!
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Turtlesaur on April 21, 2011, 04:01:53 PM
Quote from: Eila Ilmatsuri Juutilainen on April 21, 2011, 03:06:18 PM
:P
It's the caps, man, it's the caps.

More stuff from my subscriptions list: Basic Instructions (http://basicinstructions.net/) and the ever unfunny but unmissable Doghouse Diaries (http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/). There's also Almost Pets (http://www.almostpets.com) which just silently died one day, a real shame because those guys really knew how to make things look pretty.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Wark on April 21, 2011, 04:18:16 PM
Gone with the Blastwave (http://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php?p=comic&nro=1) is nice, but updates are extremely rare in the last two years or so.

I guess the majority of people already know about MegaTokyo (http://megatokyo.com/strip/1), but it is too awesome not to mention.

I also like XKCD and NerfNow, but these two have already been listed.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Myschi on April 21, 2011, 04:26:49 PM
While I'm thinking about it, there's a Firefox addon (Morning Coffee (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Faddons.mozilla.org%2Fen-us%2Ffirefox%2Faddon%2Fmorning-coffee%2F&ei=kFuwTaSGIqnw0gHw853XAw&usg=AFQjCNEV7tnOJeoEkIaNRX3R9Dq_pCubXA&sig2=idFE7thlI_1eBjmrlwbAVQl)) that makes webcomics and shit infinitely easier to keep up with.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: UncertainJakutten on April 21, 2011, 04:30:56 PM
Dammit Purvis, you got me reading Minus!
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Sashiki on April 21, 2011, 05:02:58 PM
It's been dead for a while, but Men in Hats (http://www.meninhats.com/) is hilarious.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Quad City QBs on April 21, 2011, 10:45:12 PM
Your lack of faith in KC Green (http://gunshowcomic.com/271) is disturbing

I also enjoy Octopus Pie (http://www.octopuspie.com/) for its carefully measured blend--like a good Starbucks coffee-style beverage--of grounded, believable characters, New York chic, and subtle absurdity (e.g. a secret society of baristas.)

In the same vein as Dinosaur Comics, which is a delight, I like Wondermark (http://wondermark.com/377/)--it's one of those wordy comics that actually uses its words really well.

I should also mention Wonderella (http://nonadventures.com/) just because it's unrelentingly silly without falling into epic-monkey-cheese land--and, somehow, makes stiff Illustrator art just work.

And finally, on the other side of the spectrum, The Abominable Charles Christopher (http://www.abominable.cc/) and Lackadaisy (http://lackadaisycats.com/) are pretty much gallery-class work and should be read by anyone with even a passing interest in art or composition
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Myschi on April 21, 2011, 11:19:48 PM
My only problem with Lackadaisy is how infrequently it updates, which means I forget to check on it... :ohdear:

Speaking of infrequency! No Rest for the Wicked (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forthewicked.net%2F&ei=JbywTYWkGc2gtwfwsZWIDA&usg=AFQjCNE9OTqZfqVC0HWpPTIoZxVj9kMLYg&sig2=pgE1GR_bHCtKkM6lLc6JpA) and Ever After (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ea.snafu-comics.com%2F&ei=RLywTeXbDce5tgfNmPj_Cw&usg=AFQjCNGHNPki7vchf3ta2_z2WIrNSZCTuw&sig2=vsAbpLwQ864UF3q6T5zn1w) are some of my favorite now-dead comics.

And now I am sad and want them to not be dead...
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Kasu on April 21, 2011, 11:38:48 PM
Already mentioned ones I follow are Awkward Zombie and MegaTokyo, however I also enjoy Blip (http://www.blipcomic.com/) and The Pocalypse (http://www.thepocalypse.com/).
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Seian Verian on April 22, 2011, 12:05:04 AM
Keychain of Creation (http://keychain.patternspider.net) and Order of the Stick (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html) are the only ones I can think of that haven't been mentioned in this topic so far
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Sampson on April 22, 2011, 12:28:45 AM
I feel obligated to add Flipside (http://flipside.keenspot.com/) (NSFW) and 1/0 (http://www.undefined.net/1/0/), which has been completed for years.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: null1024 on April 22, 2011, 12:35:48 AM
What, no love for Sam and Fuzzy (http://www.samandfuzzy.com/)?
Also, Calamities of Nature (http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/).
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Slaves on April 22, 2011, 12:36:24 AM
Quote from: Bad Appellant!! on April 21, 2011, 10:45:12 PM
Your lack of faith in KC Green (http://gunshowcomic.com/271) is disturbing

beat me to it

has Nedroid (http://nedroid.com/) been mentioned yet?

cause it's great
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Jes_Isaive on April 22, 2011, 06:12:01 AM
Since no one mentioned Hejibits (http://www.hejibits.com/)...
At least, I don't think anyone did...
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Nietz on April 22, 2011, 11:39:21 AM
I have fond memories of reading MacHall (http://www.machall.com/index.php) while it was still running. Their spiritual successor, Three Panel Soul (http://threepanelsoul.com/), is also good.
A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible (http://www.alessonislearned.com/) is another nice surrealist comic (though also finished).
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Rin Kagamine on April 22, 2011, 02:33:22 PM
Quote from: Eila Ilmatsuri Juutilainen on April 21, 2011, 03:27:46 PM
one that I saw long before I even knew of the comic a few years ago, that got me interested in the first place! (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus37.html) I thought that last panel was so incredible :*
This is what got me to read Minus the first time, it's also the comic that made me realize what an unforgivably evil creature Minus is

At first glance, it's a whimsical comic about a young girl standing up to adversity.  Despite the impending doom, she readies herself with her bat, waiting to knock the coming asteroid away and save the earth.  After reading the archives, she's a selfish monster, willing to gamble the fate of the entirety of humanity.  She prepares to sacrifice everyone on the planet Earth so she can have the chance to hit an asteroid with a bat.

Fuck Minus, fuck Minus so hard.  I hate her so so so so so so SO much!

I'll get to stuff I actually read later, but for every XKCD strip that's somewhat enjoyable, the GoatKCD (http://goatkcd.com) (NWS NWS NWS NWS) is immeasurably funnier.  It's a script that replaces the last (or only) panel of every XKCD strip with Goatse, and it's utterly phenomenal is the most Dada sense.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: jigglyppuff8 on April 22, 2011, 03:30:25 PM
Quote from: Railgumi on April 21, 2011, 03:25:38 AM
Pokemon fans: Rare Candy Treatment (http://www.rarecandytreatment.com)
This is amazing and going straight into my bookmarks.

Also:
Brawl in the Family (http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/) - Nintendo webcomics
Mistakes of Youth (http://mistakesofyouth.com/) - A webcomic for the more seasoned anime fan
Black Adventures (http://blackadventurescomic.com/) - Pokemon Gen V webcomic

I also follow VGcats, which I think most already know about, and AWKWARD ZOMBIE, which has already been brought up several times in this thread.
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Suikama on April 22, 2011, 05:41:24 PM
Quote from: Kogasa Tatara on April 22, 2011, 02:33:22 PM
This is what got me to read Minus the first time, it's also the comic that made me realize what an unforgivably evil creature Minus is

At first glance, it's a whimsical comic about a young girl standing up to adversity.  Despite the impending doom, she readies herself with her bat, waiting to knock the coming asteroid away and save the earth.  After reading the archives, she's a selfish monster, willing to gamble the fate of the entirety of humanity.  She prepares to sacrifice everyone on the planet Earth so she can have the chance to hit an asteroid with a bat.

Fuck Minus, fuck Minus so hard.  I hate her so so so so so so SO much!

I'll get to stuff I actually read later, but for every XKCD strip that's somewhat enjoyable, the GoatKCD (http://goatkcd.com) (NWS NWS NWS NWS) is immeasurably funnier.  It's a script that replaces the last (or only) panel of every XKCD strip with Goatse, and it's utterly phenomenal is the most Dada sense.
What I love the most about that one comic is it unintentionally shows the power of context. Without context it seems inspiring, but when put in context you suddenly realize how horrible it is.


And fuck yes Kid Radd. 8)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Rin Kagamine on April 23, 2011, 04:15:56 AM
Classics: I've read Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/) and Bob the Angry Flower (http://angryflower.com/) for about 10 years now and they're the only ones from back then I still read.  I started reading Boy on a Stick and Slither (http://boasas.com/) at the same time, but it's all but officially dead now.

Current: I check Toothpaste for Dinner (http://toothpastefordinner.com/) and the associated comics and SMBC (http://www.smbc-comics.com/) every day.

Others: When I remember to, I usually check Nedroid (http://nedroid.com/), Three Word Phrase (http://threewordphrase.com/), Gunshow (http://gunshowcomic.com/), Fanboys (http://fanboys-online.com/), Buttersafe (http://buttersafe.com/), Wonderella (http://nonadventures.com/), Loneliest Astronauts (http://www.agreeablecomics.com/loneliestastronauts/) and Romantically Apocalyptic (http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Berzul on April 23, 2011, 11:07:39 PM
Oh yea.... this (http://thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=1) is not mentioned right..? I wonder why.. it's been there like 7 years now. You can take it a try, I honestly do not need any other comic, even if this is pretty much undated like once in a month now...
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Phlegeth on April 24, 2011, 04:27:43 AM
Can't believe I forgot about this, Manly Guys Doing Manly Things (http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/)
Title: Re: Webcomics
Post by: Suikama on April 24, 2011, 04:41:18 AM
Quote from: Sankako Logs on April 24, 2011, 04:27:43 AM
Can't believe I forgot about this, Manly Guys Doing Manly Things (http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/)
Finally I learn where that Gyarados comic comes from \o/

buwahahaha (http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/454)