The Webcomic Topic

[Jon Snyder]

Confession time! What webcomics do you read on a daily basis?

Mine are:
Questionable Content (http://www.questionablecontent.net/)
xkcd (http://xkcd.com/)
Bad Machinery (http://www.scarygoround.com/index.php)

I also used to read Misfile, but got tired of it.

[KarenGellender]

Doing one has kind of destroyed my ability to enjoy them as a reader, but I used to read Megatokyo and Something Positive regularly- SP I still check in on from time to time. MT I just lost interest in.

What I've read of xkcd has been very good, I just haven't gotten hooked on it for some reason.

[DickMcVengeance]

My list looks like this:

3PanelSoul (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com)
Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com)
Dueling Analogs (http://www.duelinganalogs.com)
Theater Hopper (http://www.theaterhopper.com)
Multiplex (http://www.multiplex.com)
Hark! A Vagrant! (http://harkavagrant.com/)
Pictures for Sad Children (http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/)

Of the group, Pictures for Sad Children, Hark! A Vagrant and Theater Hopper are my favorites. I have to thank Zac for getting me into PFSC.

[Wyrmidon]

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

I wish this artist would make some new ones, but it seems to be on indefinite hiatus. still good though.

[The-Excel]

xkcd
Wondermark (http://wondermark.com)
Brawl In The Family (http://www.brawlinthefamily.com)
Hyper Death Babies (http://www.hyperdeathbabies.com)
The Comic Adventures of Left & Right (http://lr-comic.com)

[ChubbyHuggs]

Well I read a lot of web comics, but here they are:

Sam & Fuzzy (http://samandfuzzy.com/)
Questionable Content (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1553#)
Menage A 3 (http://www.menagea3.net/)
Ctrl+Alt+Del (http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20091209)
Cyanide and Happiness (http://www.explosm.net/comics/1882/)
Applegeeks (http://www.applegeeks.com/)
Three Panel Soul (http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-12-07)
Johnny Wander (http://www.johnnywander.com/)
The Abominable Charles Christopher (http://www.abominable.cc/2009/12/09/out-of-the-mouths-of-babes-and-ducklings/)
Oglaf (http://oglaf.com/)
Amazing Super Power (http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/)
Sexy Losers (http://sexylosers.com/)
Truck Bearing Kibble (http://truckbearingkibble.com/)
Dieselsweeties (http://www.dieselsweeties.com/)
The Perry Bible Fellowship (http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF247-Catch_Phrase.jpg) (Now Defunct)

[KarenGellender]

My list looks like this:

3PanelSoul (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com)
Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com)
Dueling Analogs (http://www.duelinganalogs.com)
Theater Hopper (http://www.theaterhopper.com)
Multiplex (http://www.multiplex.com)
Hark! A Vagrant! (http://harkavagrant.com/)
Pictures for Sad Children (http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/)

Of the group, Pictures for Sad Children, Hark! A Vagrant and Theater Hopper are my favorites. I have to thank Zac for getting me into PFSC.

Wow, I can't believe I forgot to mention Penny Arcade. I think checking PA has become so automatic that I don't even associate it with the word "webcomic" anymore.

But yeah, I'm a big fan of PA. I went to one of their panels at NYCC this year, and they were really cool in person- none of the "I'm a professional comic artist now, STFU" vibe that I get from some artists. They've actually changed a lot as people since PA started, and that's kept the comic from getting stale.

[The Amazing Shenazin]

Perry Bible Fellowship is my favorite although the creator stopped doing it

[KarenGellender]

Well, I wasn't going to do this, but seeing that I'm not even the one who brought up this topic...

http://www.sterlingthegraphicnovel.com

IS MINE. Anyone who reads the whole thing thus far gets a cookie- or something. I'm going to play it by ear.

[ChubbyHuggs]

Well, I wasn't going to do this, but seeing that I'm not even the one who brought up this topic...

http://www.sterlingthegraphicnovel.com

IS MINE. Anyone who reads the whole thing thus far gets a cookie- or something. I'm going to play it by ear.

Karen... I looked through and read a few pages. I have to say I am pretty disappointed. I did not get one cookie or something through the mail. :(

[KarenGellender]

Karen... I looked through and read a few pages. I have to say I am pretty disappointed. I did not get one cookie or something through the mail. :(

You will receive the cookie when you have read, and I quote, "The whole thing thus far." What, you think cookies grow on trees?

[ChubbyHuggs]

I am sensing a huge lie here... This isn't going to turn out like the cake lie?
I'm not going to have to end up fighting a giant turtle?

[KarenGellender]

Oh ChubbyHugs, if webcomics had the power to summon giant turtles for us to fight, the world would be a better place.

On topic, actually doing a 'relaunch' of sorts for Sterling soon once Chapter Two is finished- it's not starting over exactly, but it'll become easier to follow. So no one needs to feel obligated to read all 200 pages or so of it now, although of course that means no cookie ^_~.

[ChubbyHuggs]

Oh ChubbyHugs, if webcomics had the power to summon giant turtles for us to fight, the world would be a better place.

On topic, actually doing a 'relaunch' of sorts for Sterling soon once Chapter Two is finished- it's not starting over exactly, but it'll become easier to follow. So no one needs to feel obligated to read all 200 pages or so of it now, although of course that means no cookie ^_~.

Then what exactly is changing in your comic to make it easier to follow?
Once you relaunch it, drop me a line and I'll read the whole relaunch to see if I enjoy it. :D

[KarenGellender]

Well, basically I want to make it less busy than this:

http://www.aekaproject.com/Sterling31.jpg

Cleaner than this:

http://www.aekaproject.com/SterlingCh2_97.jpg

And easier to read than this:

http://www.aekaproject.com/SterlingCh2_99.jpg

As you can see, Sterling has been through about thirty different format changes, and that's the main thing I want to fix. Also, it's almost reached a point in the story where someone can come in, start reading from there, and treat the first two chapters like an optional prologue if they want- a "oh and this is how they all met" sort of deal. I mean, of course it's my baby and I love every messy bit of it, but I want people to be able to start reading it without feeling obligated to catch up on years worth of archives. That's an unreasonable request to make of people reading a webcomic, 'online graphic novel' or not:).

[Praesul]

The only webcomics I read on a regular basis would be Questionable Content, Gunnerkrigg Court, and Multiplex.

I also check Penny Arcade, Boxer Hockey, Nerf Now, and Our Home Planet, on and off...

[Altercation]

There's only one webcomic I actually regularly read anymore, and that'd be Questionable Content; only because that's the only webcomic I've read on the internet that's honestly funny anymore. I used to read mostly gaming webcomics such as Penny Arcade, VG Cats and CAD; though I stopped bothering to check out Penny Arcade, VG Cats stopped being funny and CAD... well, CAD just jumped the shark (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark). I do check out Super Effective on occasion though.
I've heard good things about Dr. McNinja though, so I'll probably try that.

[ChubbyHuggs]

There's only one webcomic I actually regularly read anymore, and that'd be Questionable Content; only because that's the only webcomic I've read on the internet that's honestly funny anymore.

Questionable Content is gold. I mean it's still just as funny as when it started and the plot is still consistent. :D

[DougCL]

i read QC, Penny Arcade, and FreakAngels. i know most of you know about QC and penny arcade, but if you havent checked out FreakAngels, you really should. its written by Warren Ellis.

[The-Excel]

Axe Cop (http://axecop.com/)

A webcomic supposedly written by a five-year-old. The illustrations hide that fact well.

[Gee-Man]

Axe Cop (http://axecop.com/)

A webcomic supposedly written by a five-year-old. The illustrations hide that fact well.

Axe Cop is not only a paragon of excellent writing and storytelling, it is a revolutionary experience that every self-respecting human being should read.

Oh, and it features a dinosaur with guns.

[The-Excel]

You mean an avocado with guns.