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-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 7:15 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

For over the past 20 years, the Internet has provided a revamp to the classic art form. Once being limited to a set number of panels in either book or strip form, internet comics use the potential for an "infinite canvas", where the artist is no longer limited to the physical constraints of actually having to print their work, but use web design and layouts to their advantage. Not only do artists use as much space as they see necessary, they can also break out of panel sequences and use new mediums such as Flash to display their art.

Being an avid fan of web-comics, I feel that having a sort of collaborative collection of favoured web-comics would be a great idea of increasing the popularity of deserving artists and their work.

With that said, please help this grow by listing your favourite web-comic, with both the comic's name and url link.

BONUS!
Go check out  [ink]http://www.ccawards.com/2008finalists.html for a list of this year's winners of the WCCAs!

Edit: Updated as required

-- Posted by kramgirl at 7:16 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Those are sweet man!

-- Posted by hooray for rootbeer at 7:16 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

What about Cyanide and Happiness!?!?!  Or Married to the Sea?!

-- Posted by kleigh at 7:18 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Ctrl+Alt+Del - http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php

So much love <3

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 7:20 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Quote: from hooray for rootbeer at 10:16 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

What about Cyanide and Happiness!?!?!  Or Married to the Sea?!

I'm not posting until you provide links.

-- Posted by Artistic Drain at 7:22 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Which is the one you linked me before?

I want that Carl Jung one again.

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 7:24 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Quote: from Artistic Drain at 10:22 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Which is the one you linked me before?

I want that Carl Jung one again.

Dresden Codak

-- Posted by Jettie12 at 7:31 pm on Sep. 29, 2007

Order of the Stick - http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html

Erfworld(hosted on the same site) - http://www.giantitp.com/comics/erf0001.html

Captain SNES - http://captainsnes.com/

Webcomics are what I turn to when my wallet runs dry and can no longer purchase regular comics.  I also read manga at this site , but I guess that wouldn't count as being a webcomic.

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 11:06 am on Oct. 2, 2007

Update: I found a nice little comic called Buttersafe. Quite well done.

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 7:17 pm on Oct. 2, 2007

Update: Pictures for sad children. Like Dilbert, but with a ghost!

-- Posted by GdFtherOFCOWS at 1:18 pm on Oct. 28, 2007

All of those, save xkcd and pbc, are lame.


smbc-comics.com

-- Posted by Atomic Angel at 8:45 am on Oct. 30, 2007

http://creativeuncut.com/cat09.html

good comic site!

-- Posted by marshmellowman at 2:40 pm on Oct. 30, 2007

Penny Arcade: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic

-- Posted by Discordany at 3:51 pm on Oct. 30, 2007

I quite like:

Teddy Bear Anti Christ: http://tbac.comicgenesis.com/

Peter And Company: http://www.peterandcompany.com/

I also like Catena, THIScomic, and Lowroad, but they're all on hiatus, so Im not going to bother linking you to them. Look them up, if you really want to.

To make it easier, there's a link to Catena on the P&C site, and there's a link to Lowroad on the TBAC site. You'll have to fend for yourself in regards to THIScomic.

-- Posted by music4evr at 5:05 pm on Nov. 25, 2007

Wow.

Explosm - http://www.explosm.net/comics/

Idiot Comics - http://idiotcomics.com/

Kawaii Not - http://www.kawaiinot.com/

Married To The Sea - http://www.marriedtothesea.com/

Natalie Dee - http://www.nataliedee.com/

Questionable Content - http://www.questionablecontent.net/

Toothpaste For Dinner - http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index.php

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 2:57 pm on Nov. 27, 2007

Updated, with Explosm listed as Cyanide and Happiness instead.

-- Posted by evaunitblack at 11:01 pm on Dec. 11, 2007

Questionable Content: http://www.questionablecontent.net

-- Posted by pan at 11:55 am on Dec. 12, 2007

You have Lackadaisy! I love that one. It's awesome.

Dominic Deegan - http://dominic-deegan.com, is another favorite of mine. Check it out.

-- Posted by Merlinman2005 at 11:19 am on Dec. 19, 2007

RPG World Comic

www.rpgworldcomic.com

-- Posted by TheOtherHorseman at 10:27 pm on Jan. 28, 2008

You don't have A Softer World listed? Are you some kind of damned JERK or something?

-- Posted by Stormblazer at 4:20 pm on Feb. 4, 2008

Sluggy Freelance http://www.sluggy.com (One of the longest if not the longest webcomics still running, updates daily, mostly only new content on week days anymore though. genre: little bit of everything)
Sluggy Freelance is hard to explain. It starts out as mostly parody of popular fandom stuff, but soon comes into it's own. Some of the more recent plotlines are pretty creative. My only complaint is that the character development isn't great. Of course, you could easily argue that this comic would be worse off if it was =P

Misfile - http://www.misfile.com (updates weekdays, genre: supernatural, transgender, cars)
This one's kind of unique. Just read it, it's one of my favorites. I tried writing a description, but I can't seem to write one that's adequate here.

Girl Genius http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php (updates MWF, genre: steampunk)
Besides being the only steampunk webcomic I've ever seen, it's a pretty magnificent example of storytelling. Besides, mad science always makes for an interesting plot.

Flipside http://www.flipsidecomics.com/comic.php  (updates MWF usually, not always. Genre: Fantasy, humor, drama)
It's a fantasy/magical setting, but it's not the conventional rip-off of certain popular author's worlds that so many other fantasy/magical comics are. It's got a more modern feel to it, but more importantly, the author is good at telling a decent story in his own style.

Those are a few of the major ones I read that aren't already on the list. Frankly I'm shocked Sluggy Freelance isn't on there.

Edit: will post more in a bit.

-- Posted by breakapart at 4:26 pm on Feb. 4, 2008

http://damaged.anime.net/

that has comics by an artist called Locke.  the site can be hard to navigate, but the I love the comics he's done.

my favorite being one called Ride-  http://damaged.anime.net/comics/ride/

i dont know if thats really the style that you're looking for though.

-- Posted by Stormblazer at 6:39 pm on Feb. 4, 2008

Some more:

It's Walky! / Joyce and Walky / Roomies! http://www.joyceandwalky.com/
This one's hard to explain. It's got three... stages of sorts. They're not plot arcs, it's more than that, you'll have to read it to understand. The current comics are, except for a few about two of the characters lives, unfortunately pay-only (although it's pretty cheap), none the less there's a MASSIVE archive to read through and you won't be left hanging, the pay part is a separate arc of sorts. It's one of my favorites. And be warned, it's freaking LONG. Not as long as sluggy freelance, perhaps, but still, one of the longest I've read yet. Reccomend this one to everyone. Oh, the first and second parts are different genres. The first could be considered slice-of-life/romance/college/minor fantasy/etc, the second is more sci-fi/romance.

Shortpacked! http://www.shortpacked.com/ - Same author, and has some of the characters from the above. Technically same world, but genre is very different. I kind of liked it despite having nothing really in common with the target audience, your mileage will vary.

College Roomies From Hell -http://www.crfh.net/ This one is kind of hard. The drawing at first sucks. Ok, the art at the start REALLY sucks, and the plot isn't much better. It slowly gets better though, and by the point it's at now it's much better, although it doesn't update as often anymore. I can't reccomend this one to everyone, but it's worth a try. I do warn you, it's pretty long, up there with Walky and Sluggy Freelance in length.

Ghastly's Ghastly Comic http://www.ghastlycomic.com/ - Warning: This comic has the potential to offend a lot of people in really unpleasant ways. It's not that it TRIES to offensive so much as it... It is what it is. The comic doesn't really update anymore, but there's a rich archive. Also, the art dramatically improves about half-way through if you don't like the way it looks initially.

Sexy Losers http://www.sexylosers.com/ - Like the above, has the potential to offend, although the style is decidedly different. Also like the above, it isn't offensive for the sake of being offensive, like South Park and other various comedies are. The comic is potentially offensive simply due to the nature of the content.

Edit: Missed that this one was already on the main page
Another vote for Perry Bible Fellowship:
This has to be the most surreal comic I've every seen. It's disturbing in its simple yet terrifying suggestions and art style.

I'm going to edit my previous post to include better descriptions as well, and then I'm going to scour my now out of date archives for other ones I probably missed.

-- Posted by Stormblazer at 6:45 pm on Feb. 4, 2008

Just as a personal comment... While I certainly haven't read all those on the list right now, "Least I could do" I've read, and while it's not the worst webcomic I've ever read, it's pretty far down there. The art isn't very good, and more importantly, neither are the jokes. Also, and I know I'll get flamed for this... Cyanide and Happiness isn't that good. Yeah, the earlier material is funny, but the later stuff is just... bland. Almost lame really. If you want a great stick figure comic, look no further than XKCD (already on the list).

Of those on the list that I have read, most are actually pretty good. And believe me, I've read a lot of webcomics.

Edit: Another one.

Errant Story http://www.errantstory.com/ When I first starting reading this, I thought it going to be another crappy fantasy rip-off. I was pretty wrong. Let's just say that things aren't exactly what they seem at first.

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 12:11 pm on Feb. 8, 2008

Quote: from Stormblazer at 9:45 pm on Feb. 4, 2008

"Least I could do" I've read, and while it's not the worst webcomic I've ever read, it's pretty far down there. The art isn't very good, and more importantly, neither are the jokes.

I actually happen to enjoy the daily updates of LICD. Sure, the art doesn't make you jump in the air with joy, but it's still pretty decent. And sure, the jokes are a bit repetitive, but they work in relation to the characters, and add some definition to it all. Also, they have some well thought out story arcs, that keep reading exciting. The site also features animated shorts, which I think is pretty snazzy.

Sure, it's not as rugged as some guy sitting in his (mother's) basement doodling, as Sohmer actually runs an animation company through which he produces LICD, as well as Looking For Group, amongst other projects. But I still think it's a good comic, which is reflected in it's book sales.

-- Posted by dovelove at 2:37 am on Feb. 22, 2008

Quote: from TheOtherHorseman at 1:27 am on Jan. 29, 2008

You don't have A Softer World listed? Are you some kind of damned JERK or something?

That's exactly what I thought until I saw it listed (as a result of this post, obviously).

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 6:29 pm on Feb. 24, 2008

Quote: from dovelove at 5:37 am on Feb. 22, 2008

Quote: from TheOtherHorseman at 1:27 am on Jan. 29, 2008
You don't have A Softer World listed? Are you some kind of damned JERK or something?

That's exactly what I thought until I saw it listed (as a result of this post, obviously).

Just because I started this thread doesn't mean I know all the cool shit out there. Really, this is just for me to find more cool shit. Hence why ASW is now with my other RSS feeds.

-- Posted by Stormblazer at 11:31 pm on Feb. 25, 2008

Quote: from OLPFan200 at 1:11 pm on Feb. 8, 2008

Quote: from Stormblazer at 9:45 pm on Feb. 4, 2008
"Least I could do" I've read, and while it's not the worst webcomic I've ever read, it's pretty far down there. The art isn't very good, and more importantly, neither are the jokes.

I actually happen to enjoy the daily updates of LICD. Sure, the art doesn't make you jump in the air with joy, but it's still pretty decent. And sure, the jokes are a bit repetitive, but they work in relation to the characters, and add some definition to it all. Also, they have some well thought out story arcs, that keep reading exciting. The site also features animated shorts, which I think is pretty snazzy.

Sure, it's not as rugged as some guy sitting in his (mother's) basement doodling, as Sohmer actually runs an animation company through which he produces LICD, as well as Looking For Group, amongst other projects. But I still think it's a good comic, which is reflected in it's book sales.

I would like to make a sincere apology. Somehow, somewhere along the line, my brain mixed up "Least I could do" with another comic whose name escapes me now.

I've since gone back and looked at the real comic, and while I still have issues with it, it's not nearly as bad as the one I was thinking of when I wrote my post.

Very sorry about that.

-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 7:51 pm on Feb. 26, 2008

Apology accepted.

Interesting note: LICD was nominated for a WCCA last year.

-- Posted by Graustein at 11:43 pm on Mar. 15, 2008

Awkward Zombie: http://www.awkwardzombie.com/
Looking For Group: http://www.lfgcomic.com/

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