Webcomics

[Quiver he/him]

I could have sworn I'd seen a topic about this once before... or maybe I just thought there was. In either case, if this is duplicating something-already-said... mea culpa. Please feel free to delete or merge as appropriate.

 

Anyway. On topic.

 

Anyone read any webcomics? There's a few I follow which I'm a big fan of -Order of the Stick making the top of the list- but I'm always looking for new material, and I'm curious what other people read.

[king of nowhere]

there are several oots fans in this board. i'm sure there was even a topic for it, but it must be several years old by now.

[Pagerunner he/him]

Search, search, search, search through the forum archives.

 

http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/39982-order-of-the-stick/

[Left he/him]

I love Darths and Droids, but that's about it.

[Zea mays]

Well, besides The Order of the Stick, the two others I love are Gunnerkrigg Court and Unsounded.

 

for those unfamiliar, GC is set in a gigantic mysterious school/magic laboratory/ industrial complex park and follows the lives of best friends Antimony Carver and Kat Donlan. It's slow simmering, but the characterization and gentle humor are excellent. I can't really do it justice, and it is a very strange world to describe. Be advised, the art in the first chapters is a bit rough, but improves in leaps and bound as the comic progresses.

 

Unsounded is set in a fantasy world on a brink of war and is sometimes a tad  NSFW. It's OK because it's art.  The characters are very complex and (eventually, in the case of Sette) endearing.

[Zathoth]

I second Gunnerkrieg Court.

 

Of course there is the ever great xkcd, but you already know that one. Bug Martini (A brilliant gag comic, where every panel has something funny), Awful Hospital (It is semi-interactive, but the fanbase is mostly... tumblr, so take what you will from that), False Positive (Weird Fiction, so expect dread, not laughs, except when it is funny), Camp Wedonwantcha (About a group of children abandoned in a camp where people leave unwanted things. So dark, so sad, so very, very funny).

[The Sovereign]

Around Christmastime, Twi got me into Retail Comic. It is wonderful.

Edited May 10, 2016 by Iron Eyes

[Jondesu he/him]

I've enjoyed Looking for Group for a long time, and The Adventures of Dr McNinja (yep). Oh, and No Need For Bushido, that's probably one of my favorites, and has a bit more seriousness the the others.

I love OotS to, of course.

jW

[Vissy]

If you count One Punch Man as one, then that.

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

Well, besides The Order of the Stick, the two others I love are Gunnerkrigg Court and Unsounded.

 

Unsounded is set in a fantasy world on a brink of war and is sometimes a tad  NSFW. It's OK because it's art.  The characters are very complex and (eventually, in the case of Sette) endearing.

Unsounded is a great Comic, but yes, very NSFW. 

 

I also read Dr. McNinja, Order of the Stick, Gaia, Dumbing of Age, ThePunchelineIsMachismo, Schlock Mercenary, Erfworld, Penny Arcade, the Last Halloween, and Junior Scientist Power Hour.

[Seonid he/him]

Schlock Mercenary is my favorite webcomic, followed shortly by order of the stick.

I also follow Darths and Droids, MLP: Friendship is Dragons, xkcd, and retail. All of which are quite enjoyable.

Oh! I forgot existential comics. That's a great one if you enjoy philosophy

Edited May 10, 2016 by Seonid

[Sunbird she/her]

I like xkcd, but don't really follow it actively. I do, however, follow Darths and Droids pretty religiously, and I've been debating starting Order of the Stick. I used to read Looking for Group but kind of lost interest after a while.

[Straw he/him]

Narbonic is a must read. http://narbonic.com/comic/july-31-august-5-2000/

Edited May 11, 2016 by ThatTinyStrawMan

[Dunkum he/him]

the webcomics folder in my bookmarks has 22 entries right now.  used to be more.

 

other than ones that I already saw listed I'd add Atomic Robo, Dresden Codak, and Girl Genius as being fantastic; and 8 Bit Theatre, though no longer updating, is in the top 5 webcomics I have ever read.

[Jondesu he/him]

Looked at my bookmarks folder and a couple more I don't think were mentioned:

 

Ctrl+Alt+Del

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (don't always agree with their politics, but they're amusing anyways)

Zap! (finished)

Gone with the Blastwave (rarely updated)

 

jW

[ecohansen]

For standalone comics:

A strong second for SMBC (Saturday morning breakfast cereal)

The Perry Bible Fellowship was discontinued long ago, but was very funny ( http://pbfcomics.com/ )

Tom the Dancing Bug is wonderful about half the time.

 

For long stories, Stand still stay Silent is nice ( http://www.sssscomic.com/ )

No one's mentioned Hiveworks yet: it's a good portal to find things you like ( http://www.thehiveworks.com/).

[AliasSheep]

I read xkcd, Existential Comics (I even have one of their t-shirts ) and Dinosaur Comics.  Every so often I binger like 300 issues of xkcd, yet I'm still like 500 off reading every single one.

[Sunbird she/her]

I started reading Order of the Stick in earnest this week and have gotten through 200-ish strips.

 

Also forgot to mention in my previous post that I really like The Dinosaur Whiteboard, by the creators of Darths and Droids.

[Vissy]

Oh yeah, Dominic Deegan: Seer for Hire. 

[Sunbird she/her]

Still working on Order of the Stick. I just got through strips # 723 and 724 and just about passed out from laughing so hard.

[Straw he/him]

The webcomics I read are:

1. Narbonic

2. Girl Genius

3. Order of The Stick

4. xkcd

5. Darths & Droids

[Master Elodin]

I just went through 860 strip of OOTS in a car ride. I am definitively unapologetic. And I hate Tarquin. He tried to kill the Dragon and the lizardfolk just for dramatic effect.

[Straw he/him]

Now reading Questionable Content. Very good.

[Sunbird she/her]

Now reading Questionable Content. Very good.

 

Judging by the title alone, I'm guessing it's at least somewhat NSFW?

[Chandrian]

Judging by the title alone, I'm guessing it's at least somewhat NSFW?

I got through the first few hundred pages. Surprisingly SFW.

My reading list is:

1. The Archipelago (highly recommended!)

2. Gunnerkrigg Court

3. Atomic Robo

4. Girl Genius

5. The Legend of Maxx (which prematurely ended this Spring)

Edited June 8, 2016 by Chandrian