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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #15 on: September 03, 2014, 07:15:58 AM »
Hmm, lets see...

I've started Unsounded and Namesake.

Up to date with Widdershins, Blindsprings, Todd Allison and the Petunia Violet, Scandinavia and the World, Plume, Strays. (Probably a whole lot more that I've forgotten about, too.)

Need to catch up with Romantically Apocalyptic and Girl Genius.

I also read a looooot of Korean webtoons, but not sure if we're looking for those here? I'll list some anyway - Kubera is good, so is Lessa, The Devil King is Bored, The Children's Teacher Mr. Kwon, Family Man, Noblesse, The Stories of Those Around Me. Most of those have official translations on Naver's LINE site, if anyone's interested.
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2014, 08:55:43 AM »
Well, other people seem to have covered a lot of my list. Let's see what's left.

Bird Boy - fantasy set in somewhat surreal and strange world
Hinges - a story about a doll in trying to find her place in her world, and much more engrossing than my description makes it sound (currently on hiatus until 9/15)
Red Moon Rising - steampunk/ fantasy; gorgeous art but sporadic updates
The Dawngate Chronicles - fantasy (actually the companion comic for a MOBA, but don't let that deter you)

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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #17 on: September 03, 2014, 09:10:03 PM »
Neat suggestions! I saw that nobody listed Prague Race though, so I'll suggest that! :D (Ugh how do i link things....ill just paste the whole chunky link hahaaaagh *cries*)
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2014, 12:52:42 AM »
I'm a bit of a webcomic addict. Many that I read have already been posted, so I'll just throw in some of my favorites that haven't gotten a mention yet:

Active Comics
Guilded Age
Skin Deep
The Abominable Charles Christoper
Weregeek
A Girl and Her Fed
Family Man
Hark! A Vagrant
Erstwhile
Girls Next Door (on DeviantArt, no official website)
Lintier
The Forgotten Order
Nerf This
Scout Crossing

Completed Comics
Pygmalion In Space
Lint
Darwin Carmichael Is Going To Hell

Unfinished/On Hiatus, But Worth the Read
Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether (on hiatus)
Templar, AZ (updates slowly enough to be on hiatus, but absolutely worth following)
Dovecote Crest (permanently suspended)
Ice (permanently suspended)
Platinum Grit (permanently suspended, but FOR THE LOVE OF CHEESE GO READ THE ARCHIVES)
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2014, 02:22:50 PM »
Given the lists flying around, I'll add a couple which I think haven't been mentioned yet.
As you might notice, I'm a major sucker for nice art in comics ;D

Order of the Stick - really, has no-one mentioned this yet? Stickfigures in a D&D-ish world. Never played D&D, but love the comic. Smart writing.
Erfworld - also takes place in a game-world. Various artists through the years, although I'm admittedly rather underwhelmed by the latest artist.
Sin Titulo - Finished 160-page webcomic, also available as book I think. Has nice artwork, and a rather mysterious storyline.
Kill Six Billion Demons - admittedly I haven't read this in months. One of the very few comics I leave, in order to read larger sections in a short period of time. For the sole reason because the story and the world is utterly confusing. Which is on purpose, but even so.. So normally I might just throw the comic out. But Lord, I love the artwork. It's excessively creative. Perhaps a bit reminiscent of the madness of the movie Paprika, combined with the style of Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Oh well, I'll just link a picture. Not insert it, as we don't have spoilers yet: http://killsixbilliondemons.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ksbd25.jpg


And as Sparky mentioned previously: Paranatural is really good.

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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2014, 05:52:50 PM »
My favourites are mostly older ones, some of them even finished. Here are the ones that - if my memory serves me well - noone mentioned before.

http://www.bmoviecomic.com/index.php - The B-Movie Comic is definitely worth a check. Start with The Revenge of Rutentuten, it's the first part, and finished. Oh, and don't forget to read the author's comments, especially if you're into old "scary movies". ;)
http://www.blastwave-comic.com/ - Speaking of the Silent World, Gone With The Blastwave is basically post-apocalyptic humour. It doesn't really have a storyline, but looks nice and have just the perfect athmosphere for some giggles with goose bumps. Recommended for Cap's fans. :P
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Monster_Soup/5359957/ - Monster Soup. Don't let the horrible title and the intro pages decieve you, it rapidly gets better. So far I really like the interactions between the characters.
http://nekothekitty.smackjeeves.com/comics/936393/001-video-games/ - Neko the Kitty. If you already read all you could find of Simon's Cat, these strips are for you. Catsez rulz.
http://taintedink.com/ - Contemplating Reiko. Strips again. Great for strengthening laughing-muscles. It gets bloody sometimes, so not really for little kids.

And last, but not least the one that I read ages ago, but I still smile when someone mentions it:
http://g2e.comicgenesis.com/d/2.html - Greater of Two Evils is a gamer-comic (so: mortals, beware!). The drawing style would be the last if I tried to collect it's merits, and the story itself isn't much either - but hey, if you ever had a good time with a tabletop role playing game, give it a chance. I'm sure it will bring up some fond memories from the good old times.

Have fun!
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2014, 04:27:57 AM »
My favourites are mostly older ones, some of them even finished. Here are the ones that - if my memory serves me well - noone mentioned before.

http://www.bmoviecomic.com/index.php - The B-Movie Comic is definitely worth a check. Start with The Revenge of Rutentuten, it's the first part, and finished. Oh, and don't forget to read the author's comments, especially if you're into old "scary movies". ;)
http://www.blastwave-comic.com/ - Speaking of the Silent World, Gone With The Blastwave is basically post-apocalyptic humour. It doesn't really have a storyline, but looks nice and have just the perfect athmosphere for some giggles with goose bumps. Recommended for Cap's fans. :P
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Monster_Soup/5359957/ - Monster Soup. Don't let the horrible title and the intro pages decieve you, it rapidly gets better. So far I really like the interactions between the characters.
http://nekothekitty.smackjeeves.com/comics/936393/001-video-games/ - Neko the Kitty. If you already read all you could find of Simon's Cat, these strips are for you. Catsez rulz.
http://taintedink.com/ - Contemplating Reiko. Strips again. Great for strengthening laughing-muscles. It gets bloody sometimes, so not really for little kids.

And last, but not least the one that I read ages ago, but I still smile when someone mentions it:
http://g2e.comicgenesis.com/d/2.html - Greater of Two Evils is a gamer-comic (so: mortals, beware!). The drawing style would be the last if I tried to collect it's merits, and the story itself isn't much either - but hey, if you ever had a good time with a tabletop role playing game, give it a chance. I'm sure it will bring up some fond memories from the good old times.

Have fun!

Ohh, gone with the blastwave! I'm sorry to have forgotten you! I have the actual first album in my bookshelf. Too bad about the lack of updating, though at least the author is honest about it.

So many potentially good suggestions here. Some day when I have free time I'll need to visit all of the links :-)

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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2014, 04:43:06 AM »
I remembered a couple more completed webcomics that I really really enjoyed.

I'd recommend anything by Evan Dahm, Rice Boy in particular. The storytelling is just ... wow.

http://www.rice-boy.com

Also Minus - http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html, I can't quite remember what it's about but I think it was very whimsical.

There's also Thunderpaw which I think is on hiatus but I'm not 100% sure. But do be careful it does have flashy colours and patterns at times.

http://thunderpaw.co

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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2014, 04:55:01 AM »
So many potentially good suggestions here. Some day when I have free time I'll need to visit all of the links :-)

Agreed!

I checked only a small number of the suggestions - but many of them seem very interesting! :)

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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2014, 05:06:00 AM »
I remembered a couple more completed webcomics that I really really enjoyed.

I'd recommend anything by Evan Dahm, Rice Boy in particular. The storytelling is just ... wow.

http://www.rice-boy.com

Also Minus - http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html, I can't quite remember what it's about but I think it was very whimsical.

There's also Thunderpaw which I think is on hiatus but I'm not 100% sure. But do be careful it does have flashy colours and patterns at times.

http://thunderpaw.co

Riceboy was really good, but the current one, Vattu, is also very good and somehow it seems easier to read too. Order of Tales didn't do much for me, sadly. I think I need to reread it.
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2014, 11:08:18 PM »
I saw Noako mention The Wormworld Saga.  Due to a happy misclick, I ended up on their kickstarter page for an English edition of their book.  I think I'm going to go ahead and donate, because it looks pretty fun and the art I've seen so far is fantastic.  Link to the kickstarter here.

Also, I checked in on xkcd, and his "What If" book is out.  I immediately bought it.  It's on it's way here.  I'm positively ecstatic.
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2014, 09:12:08 PM »
I read a lot of webcomics; there's a high turnover, as I keep adding new ones and removing old ones from the list, but I think I'm currently over 60 webcomics regularly read…

Of course, most of the better ones have already been named (so if you need to make a decision, consider my additional voice in favor of Gunnerkrigg Court, Ava's Demon, Nimona, Namesake, Skin Deep, Rice Boy and other comics by Evan Dahm, Monster Pulse and Cucumber Quest).

But there's also a couple of very good ones I haven't seen mentionned yet, so:

Poppy: The adventures of an opposum mother named Poppy and her little girl Lily, who live in a world of fantasy and magic; unfortunately, in this world, opposum are the only intelligent species who lack magic, and as such they are strongly discriminated against, and often outright persecuted; fortunately, Poppy has lot of raw enthusiasm and is ready to take on the world to protect her daughter no matter what. She also has the physical strength of a dozen tyrannosaurs. Really.
Fantasy, humor, lighthearted stories with a dose of social issues and dark thematics. Updates once a week but with several pages.

The Property of Hate: When a strange man with a tv for head appears one night in the bedroom of a young girl and asks her if she wants to be a hero, she jumps at the call without hesitation. She subsequently finds herself in a strange world where concepts have literal, physical incarnations. Lies, doubts, ideas, fears and griefs are all creatures that walk around and, as she quickly finds out, can and will threaten you —it doesn't help that the tv-headed-man, who claims to act as her guide in this weird reality of concrete abstracts, turns out to be a rather cynical and blasé man with hidden motives in his actions.
Surreal fantasy with clever dialogues and writings, and loads of actually-well-used puns. Updates once a week.


A few other comics that might interest you:
Derelict; post-apocalyptic in a world that mostly revolves among boats and coastlines; usually updated once a week, but missed weeks happen often.
Ignition Zero; urban fantasy with queer and asexual sensibilities; updates once a week.
O Human Star; science-fiction (robots, cyborgs) with gay sensibilities; seems to updates every two weeks with one or two pages, not sure.
Monsterkind; urban fantasy, lighthearted social drama, deals with discrimination and segregation; theorically updates once a week but often irregular
Monster pop!; see Monsterkind; the comics are unrelated, but the premices and thematics are really similar (so are the update schedules).
Tripping over you; boy love (safe for work) and slice-of-life; updates twice a week.
Spera; anthology fantasy (different stories by different authors about the same characters); unfrequent updates, but each updates brings either a complete short story of a dozen pages or more, or a whole new chapter in the onging major story.
Iothera; science-fantasy with queer thematics (NOT SAFE FOR WORK); updates one a week in theory, often more slowly in practice.
Witchy; fantasy, updates once a week.
The Intrepid Girlbot; science-fiction and humor without dialogues; updates once a week.
The Last Halloween; urban-fantasy, horror, humor; updates once a week but pages are pretty big.
Astal Aves; fantasy with lots of original ideas and interesting universe; updates once a week.
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2014, 11:55:51 AM »
Oh, dear. Just what I need, more quick links to webcomics. Some of my favs are http://www.tryinghuman.com/ ,a romance between a Grey and a human, with great humor. http://battlepug.com/comic/2014/9/2/youre-a-spy , picture a Conan type hero riding into battle on a giant pug. You'll get the picture of what this one's all about. Very funny. http://twenty-seven.keenspot.com/d/20120227.html , Twenty-Seven is about a rock and roll legend and the deal he makes to return him to the top of the charts. Very dark, with amazing artwork. Ends on a cliffhanger, but hopefully the story will be continued some day. http://www.octopuspie.com/ , Two girls living in Brooklyn. I adore these two. Great stories and artwork.

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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #28 on: September 09, 2014, 12:24:34 PM »
I hadn't seen this mentioned before, but I just HAVE to give a plug to my favorite webcomics of all time. Seriously, this has set the standard for me in terms of writing and storytelling.

The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal takes place over ten days as medical student Amal comes out to his family, calls off his arranged marriage, and makes a drunken pact with a stranger in a bar to drive to Providence from San Francisco. That stranger is TJ, who... is really hard to describe in one word.
It's so much more than a road trip story - the characters are so fleshed out, they feel like real people, the art is great, just... guh this comic. There's occasionally some NSFW bits, but it's not gratuitous.
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Re: The Webcomics Discussion
« Reply #29 on: October 06, 2014, 03:22:52 PM »
Talking of bad tonal shifts in comics, I got into Unsounded without knowing what many of Ashley's fans already knew; and got a very nasty shock when the dark suddenly poured out on top of the weirdly (and slightly creepily) cute. I very nearly gave up, but, though it's darker than I normally like, I can't help but remain hooked.

I am very much hoping that Minna isn't a fan of Unsounded!
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