what are some good webcomics these days

[spamwangler]

used to read loads of these, now all my faves are finnished

who makes non-awful webcomics these days? whats the achewood of now?

[Dex Sawash]

space cunts

[Lemming]

I really hope click-to-expand works, because otherwise this post is just going to consist of unreadably small images.

Dinosaur Comics has remained amazingly consistent since 2003





SUPER MEGA is funny if you like LOLRANDOM type stuff, and just started updating again recently





jerk city has been posting gibberish (presumably taken from the creator's chatlogs) since 1998, and still routinely gives me a laugh whenever it comes up on any of my feeds

[ASFTSN]

Fucking hell I miss Achewood.  It was so funny and weird, but had some moments of real beauty.  I wonder what Beef's up to these days...

[ASFTSN]

jerk city has been posting gibberish (presumably taken from the creator's chatlogs) since 1998, and still routinely gives me a laugh whenever it comes up on any of my feeds

Does he always rip off Jim Woodring characters and backgrounds?

[Phil_A]

Does he always rip off Jim Woodring characters and backgrounds?

Those Woodring graphics were created for Microsoft Comics Chat, which is what all of jerkcity was made in (and I assume still is). So technically I guess they're in the public domain?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Comic_Chat

[ASFTSN]

Those Woodring graphics were created for Microsoft Comics Chat, which is what all of jerkcity was made in (and I assume still is). So technically I guess they're in the public domain?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Comic_Chat

wow, I had no idea JW did that!  Thanks for the info.

[ASFTSN]

SUPER MEGA is funny if you like LOLRANDOM type stuff, and just started updating again recently

These are fucking shit and are making me laugh heartily, cheers for the pointer.  Would be right at home in H.S. Art!

[ASFTSN]

[Fry]

Fucking hell I miss Achewood.  It was so funny and weird, but had some moments of real beauty.  I wonder what Beef's up to these days...

Single best comedy product of the 2000s.* Fight me if you disagree.


^{*Except maybe Borat.}

[spamwangler]

is that dinosaur comic thing still going? jesus.

[Blumf]

Perry Bible Fellowship has started updating again, sporadically:
http://pbfcomics.com/

Quantum Vibe. You'll hate the politics (ultra-libertarian), but it does a rather nice trade in pulpy action/adventure/detective sci-fi. Reminds me a bit of old Doctor Who serials, with lots of cliffhangers:
http://www.quantumvibe.com/

Then there's this JE-NL thing that the creators are obviously cunts and should be ashamed of themselves <wink>:
http://www.je-nl.com/comic/thimble-theatre-of-the-mind/
http://www.je-nl.com/comic/additional-thoughts-and-prayers/

[ASFTSN]

Single best comedy product of the 2000s.* Fight me if you disagree.


^{*Except maybe Borat.}

If your criteria for 'best' is skewed to the idea of pushing at the boundaries of the form, then I think you've got a good case!  All the blogs, flowcharts, incidental characters, weird little storylines that often get dropped.  Even the dream/surrealism/stoned sequences, something I've about had my fill of in indie comix - even those are done well. 

It took a while to hit its stride, but after that I can't think of many bits of narrative art where the author loves the characters so obviously, and they feel extremely consistent because of it.  It's just a shame that Onstad got burned out on it, but a damn good run.  I just wish there was one huge tome you could buy with all of it in, Chris Ware style.

[spamwangler]

If your criteria for 'best' is skewed to the idea of pushing at the boundaries of the form, then I think you've got a good case!  All the blogs, flowcharts, incidental characters, weird little storylines that often get dropped.  Even the dream/surrealism/stoned sequences, something I've about had my fill of in indie comix - even those are done well. 

It took a while to hit its stride, but after that I can't think of many bits of narrative art where the author loves the characters so obviously, and they feel extremely consistent because of it.  It's just a shame that Onstad got burned out on it, but a damn good run.  I just wish there was one huge tome you could buy with all of it in, Chris Ware style.

one day im going to spend a fortune, print the whole danm thing out, get it bound into a series of volumes, - will be the thing that i will get burned to death trying to drag out the house