Recommend a Webcomic [Archive]

AZS

08/29/2007, 12:15

I like xkcd.com . The ‘art’ is just stick figures, but the author has a surprising wide range for just using stick figures. The comic is more nerdy, about programming, math and sometimes metaphysics. But it’s always funny.

I also just got turned on to Penny Arcade from an article in Wired magazine. I’m not a (video) gamer, but most of my friends are, so I still get all the jokes. Funny comic, rarely profound, but well done. :)

JKLantern

08/29/2007, 12:18

8-Bit Theatre is one of my favorites.

A Modest Destiny and Starship Destiny over on squidi.net were some of my favorites, until the author started taking himself and his art a little too seriously. Which is a shame, because I really wanted to see how AMD was going to end.

anonym0use

08/29/2007, 13:50

The Undertaker's Daughter is written by HCRealms member, and Joshua Jackson look-a-like: Epalicki. There's a link to his comic in my sig.

FoxInStocks

08/29/2007, 13:52

Penny Arcade.
Perry Bible Fellowship.
8-Bit Theater.
VGcats (sometimes).

Anything EXCEPT Ctrl-Alt-Del. That is the most unfunny, talentless webcomic evern unleashed on the interbutts.

Iron Ham

08/29/2007, 19:37

I have no interest in D&D, but the Order of the Stick can be kinda funny.

And VGCats wins. Period.

BoyGenius 1991

08/29/2007, 22:07

8-bit theatre is always great, PVP is funny too once most of the time

JGonspy

08/29/2007, 22:08

Not always funny, but it's one of the few not mentioned above.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. (http://www.smbc-comics.com/) (I'm so nice I'm even linking it!)

AlienFlanders

08/29/2007, 22:14

Here are three I like

Girl Genius (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/)

Ask Dr Eldritch (http://www.askdreldritch.com)

Dork Tower (http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/)

Typhon

08/29/2007, 22:54

Just Penny Arcade for me.. I guess I should check out the others some time. :)

m_a_caque

08/30/2007, 09:56

do the strongbad emails on homestarrunner.com count?

some aren't the best but i die laughing just thinking about some of the others

bill4935

08/30/2007, 13:35

I like Questionable Content,

Order of the Stick,

and Perry Bible Fellowship.

I should also mention Achewood, of which: you will either get it and love it or not get it at all.

Finally, if you are a Firefly/Serenity fan, you should read "Notes on a fridge (on a spaceship) (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/serenitytales/st_passingnotes/series.php)".

m_a_caque

09/01/2007, 00:00

PBF is usually great for a laugh. i'll have to check out some of these others.

Grinner

09/01/2007, 17:43

I like a lot of webcomics, and look at several of the ones listed.

However, there's only one I've subscribed to and have e-mailed to me every day so I don't miss one, and that's Unshelved (http://www.unshelved.com/).

Frontman

09/02/2007, 23:17

For game related fun comics:

Turn Signals on a Land Raider www.tsoalr.com

Dork Tower has already been mentioned, as well as Girl Genius (and the writer? She's gorgeous! Phil can kick my rear the next time I see them!)

For White Sox fans and baseball fans alike, I recommend "Palehose 7" and "Palehose 6," which parodies the trials and times of the White Sox.

www.palehose7.blogspot.com

Obsidian3d

09/03/2007, 02:12

Don't know if it's still around anymore, but there was a funny one a while back called "Hockey Zombie" that I thought was pretty funny.

flakbait

09/10/2007, 19:23

Stuff I read regularly:

Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/) (needs no introduction)
PvP (http://www.pvponline.com/)
Starslip Crisis (http://www.starslipcrisis.com/) (great sci fi strip)
Shortpacked! (http://www.shortpacked.com/) (solid series focused mostly on toys and toy collecting...run a search on "batman")

lensnart

09/11/2007, 14:28

I don't dig a lot of the web comics out there but Weebls and Homesart Runner are awesome for animated stuff.

Peers

09/11/2007, 16:41

Irregular Webcomic is possibly the most unintentionally educational webcomic out there. Also features some amazingly bad puns that make even me groan.

Sluggy Freelance... has seen better days, but is still going strong after ten years.

Ctrl-Alt-Del isn't as bad as some people here say it is. It has occasional flashes of brilliance.

Questionable Content does for indy music what Penny Arcade does for gamers... well, not quite so much anymore, but there's still the occasional music reference.

I recently got turned on to Misfile, which is good if you can stand manga-ized artwork and a stroy about a stoner angel who accidently turns a boy into a girl and causes another girl to have to 'do-over' the last two years of her life... and the only way to fix it is for them to find a way to get him his job back.

Shortpacked is awesome (especially the Batman jokes) but he's taking a hard left turn into drama right now, so...

Right now, the only ones I read every-single-day-without-fail are Sluggy, QC, and Misfile... Sluggy because I have every day for eight years now, the other two due to quality... Irregular Webcomic updates daily, even on weekends, so it's easy to miss a day here and there... but I'd argue it's the most consistently good of the bunch...

Prof. Aragorn

09/15/2007, 14:52

Penny Arcade.
Perry Bible Fellowship.
8-Bit Theater.
VGcats (sometimes).

Anything EXCEPT Ctrl-Alt-Del. That is the most unfunny, talentless webcomic evern unleashed on the interbutts.

No Castlevania RPG or DSWC, that stuff can be funny sometimes.

Richter and Cornell are awesome.

And nobody has mentioned bigger than cheeses?

Come on - Fricken Thanatos!

Superbleederrx

09/15/2007, 15:07

What Is Wrong With You People?!?!?!?!

Cyanide And Happiness Rules All!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iameleveneight

09/26/2007, 13:53

I read several of the forementioned comics daily (or at least check them) QC, PVP, PA, Shortpacked!, all great stuff.

Here are a few more:
dieselsweeties (http://dieselsweeties.com/) Very Punny, sometimes hit or miss, lots of pop culture references
dr.mcninja (http://drmcninja.com/index.html) Weird Funny about a ninja who is a doctor. More of a comic book released page by page.
lilformers (http://www.lilformers.com/home.php) Transformers jokes. If you know your transformers, you'll find this funny, plus the drawings are cute.

Jackofhearts2005

09/28/2007, 19:44

Ctrl+alt+del, Cyanide and Happiness, occationally VGCats and Penny Arcade.

Does anybody else like Dinosaur comics?

astanix

10/22/2007, 04:48

I can't believe noone has mentioned http://www.little-gamers.com/ yet.
I haven't read it lately though.
I only read xkcd and cyanide and happiness right now.

Does anybody else like Dinosaur comics?

If you're referring to the http://qwantz.com comics, they're sometimes funny.

TheInkTank

10/22/2007, 18:34

If I may humbly submit...

Although they are now defunct, the archives live on.

Sorry, We're Open (http://www.inktank.com/SWO/index.cfm?nav=1) - two brothers who run a comic/gaming shop
Angst Technology (http://www.inktank.com/AT/index.cfm?nav=1) - a small computer game company

spike1138

10/24/2007, 00:47

PvP has already been mentioned. One of my favorite comics. So is Lil 'Formers. I'd also check out:

Liberty Meadows (http://www.libertymeadows.com/uncens.htm) (This is why I never complained about Mighty Avengers being late all the time... I think Frank Cho's art is worth the wait.)

They Do Not Die (http://theydonotdie.ambrosiapublishing.com/) (If you're a fan of the old EC horror books, or the movie "Creepshow," you may like this strip. The pacing is a little slow for my taste, though, but I love the creepy feel of this strip.)

The Hostess Page (http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess.htm) (Some dude collected all those old Hostess snack advertisements that used to run in all the comic books back in the day.)

TheInkTank

10/25/2007, 05:53

Ahh! I thought of another one. This is for all you miniatures/40K players out there.

Turn Signals on a Land Raider (http://tsoalr.com/view.php?date=2003-09-01) - Warhammer 40k based, but pretty much any tabletop gamer can identify with it.

The BoyBlunder

10/27/2007, 18:53

Ashfieldonline.com
Heartsalad.com

I know both the authors. Funny stuff. They both do single panel stuff.

lensnart

10/29/2007, 16:20

I hear great things about The Adventures of Germy The Bear (http://germythebear.blogspot.com/).

And now that it is too cold for soccer perhaps the guys who make it will get back to it.

P.S. You have to start at number one for it to make even a little bit of sense, though there are only 10 and they are sunday morning comic size so it isn't much of a read.

P.P.S. This is a shameless plug for my own webcomic, but check it out anyway, it has gotten fair to middling responses from all seven people that have looked at it.

Sigdr

11/03/2007, 00:49

Here's one of my favourites that hasn't yet been mentioned: Scary Go Round (http://www.scarygoround.com/)!

How can you say no - they even had MODOK (http://www.scarygoround.com/?date=20071102) in today's comic!

Tarnish

11/03/2007, 21:04

How has nobody yet mentioned Something Positive? Best if read from the beginning but you can easily tell if you'll like it from the current strips.
Something Positive (http://www.somethingpositive.net/index.html)!

Tarnish

AZS

02/20/2008, 11:39

http://xkcd.com/386/

Oh, this is soooo on the mark.

Thawmus

03/20/2008, 17:07

JKLantern

03/20/2008, 18:06

Some of my hallmates turned me on to Questionable Content and the Adventures of Doctor McNinja. I enjoy them both, although Dr. McNinja (http://www.drmcninja.com) is more of an HCR Flavored sorta thing.

NucGhost

03/24/2008, 18:23

http://xkcd.com/386/

Oh, this is soooo on the mark.

Oh man it's so true.

I've been reading Wapsi Square (http://www.wapsisquare.com/) by Paul Taylor. It's updated M-F about an ongoing story between different friends and mystical deities in the bodies of college girls, lol

Another thing, not really a webcomic, but it's updated daily: Garfield Minus Garfield (http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/)

NucGhost

03/24/2008, 18:29

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burleigh2

04/01/2008, 14:53

Order of the Stick...

Amen to THAT! OOTS is the first web comic that I've read, and I always find myself laughing hysterically whenever I read it. I'm just sorry that I've almost read all the way through their archives.... now I'll have to wait for new ones :disappoin :( :cry:

edit: "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to bill4935 again" :(

Raiserb1ade

04/01/2008, 15:14

OotS. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0543.html

If you guys stop by the forums I shouldn't be too hard to find.

dman0001

04/01/2008, 18:11

http://www.myextralife.com/

http://www.commissionedcomic.com/

two excellent webcomics -

BigSoph

04/01/2008, 20:36

Shortpacked (http://www.shortpacked.com)
PVP Online (http://www.pvponline.com)
Wondermark (http://www.wondermark.com)
Garfield Minus Garfield (http://www.garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com)
Nodwick and Full Frontal Nerdity (http://www.nodwick.com)
Explosm (caution: Mature) (http://www.explosm.net)

BigSoph

04/01/2008, 20:39

http://xkcd.com/386/

Oh, this is soooo on the mark.

Officially added to the great and growing list of the greatest comic strips ever

invisibo

04/01/2008, 22:51

cat and girl is the best webcomic.

IXEquilibrium

04/02/2008, 16:22

My two favorites at the moment are:

Sinfest (http://www.sinfest.net): It's updated pretty much daily and is usually pretty damn good. You don't need to read it from the beginning, but I recommend reading every one of the strips.

Dave & Vyacheslav (http://www.bjorn-comic.com/dandv/index.htm): It's updated roughly on a weekly schedule, it's pretty damn good.

I use to read Sam & Fuzzy (http://www.samandfuzzy.com) and keep meaning to catch back up with it.

Penny Arcade is pretty decent usually too.

I had my own webcomic about Final Fantasy 3 (6 to most people), but I lost the motivation to do anything with it.

Space Jawa

04/18/2008, 01:37

Terror Island commands you read it! (http://www.terrorisland.net/strips/001.html)
I also happen to enjoy Bitmap World (http://www.bitmapworld.com/smcomic2.cgi?a=1)

Oh, and, uh...while I'm at it, my brother is reminding me that I told him I'd try and spread around information about his attempt (http://www.freewebs.com/burnakitty/mycomics.htm) at a webcomic he's just started. Though I've read some of his comics he hasn't posted yet, and some of them are pretty funny.

JKLantern

04/20/2008, 15:06

Terror Island commands you read it! (http://www.terrorisland.net/strips/001.html)

Something about Terror Island reminds me of my friends from back home...

TheInkTank

04/21/2008, 04:45

InkTank (http://www.inktank.com) has launched again.

Yay me!

JackAssterson

08/25/2008, 02:23

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=241315

Can't say I've ever heard of this guy, but it's about Heroclix, so what the hey.

Space Jawa

08/25/2008, 04:40

For anyone who (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html) doesn't know about it yet, (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0006.html) Darth & Droids (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0015.html) is an incredibly (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0017.html) entertaining read. (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0043.html)

Link! (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/)

bill4935

08/26/2008, 17:02

I know Girl Genius gets a lot of attention, but my favourite comic by Phil Foglio is Buck Godot - and it's now a webcomic! (www.airshipentertainment.com/buck.html) Great stuff, but start from the beginning. It's hella episodic.

Wade Wilson

09/28/2008, 23:51

i quite enjoy bunny...

http://www.bunny-comic.com/index.php

The BoyBlunder

10/06/2008, 15:41

ThorOdinson

10/08/2008, 13:31

It's over now, but it was a great mega man comic strip!
http://www.bobandgeorge.com/
You can read it all for free if you have a lot of time to waste!
Oh wow no one has mentioned it yet, I thought it was great but perhaps that's just me.

JackAssterson

11/03/2008, 19:55

I've been enjoying the Darths and Droids one recently.

Raiserb1ade

11/03/2008, 21:34

I've been enjoying the Darths and Droids one recently.

I also recommend darths and droids predecessor DM of the rings.
It's Lord of the Rings as if it was played by a D&D group.
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=612

JackAssterson

11/05/2008, 01:35

I also recommend darths and droids predecessor DM of the rings.
It's Lord of the Rings as if it was played by a D&D group.
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=612

I like that one too. I felt pity for the poor slob who rolled Boromir. :cheeky:

Jackofhearts2005

11/05/2008, 05:44

wintremute

11/06/2008, 17:58

Boy & Cow:

http://comics.com/cow&boy/?DateAfter=2005-11-06&DateBefore=2008-11-06&Order=s.DateStrip+DESC&PerPage=1&x=34&y=14&Search=&Page=709

wintremute

11/12/2008, 17:42

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Least I Could Do (http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080716). It's a little more mature/sensical than cyanide and happiness but it's still pretty inappropriate for younger readers. Pretty dang funny.

I like InkTank's comic too. :)

This comic strip is BRILLIANT! I've spent the last 3 or 4 days reading ALL OF THEM! The only thing is that now I can only read 1 a day:mad:. This strip is better than Penny Arcade, comes out 6 times a week, has great art, a very likable main character, and a quirky cast. What's not to love?

thetigerking83

11/13/2008, 00:04