Mike Works
Member
As a disclaimer, these are high quality webcomics that I enjoy reading and would like others to read just to see that not all webcomics are utter shit.
However, this thread is not for webcomics that would be classified under "the norm". I read pvponline, penny arcade, real life comics, etc, stuff like that every day or two. I appreciate them because they consistently update every day or so, and are good for a chuckle. But this thread isn't for those type of comics.
I'm going to post a select few which exemplify some fucking quality. I suppose you can feel free to post a few webcomics that you really like, but odds are you're going to post something really stupid and shitty like Mega Tokyo or something, and I'm going to get all pissy and delete your post or close the thread and sulk about how you ruined my thread because you're a jerk.
So I suppose you can post your own favorites at your own risk. Replying with your own webcomics in this thread is like tapdancing on powerlines. You probably shouldn't do it, but you'll be damned if it doesn't impress others.
I'm sure that most of you have heard of at least one of these, but I'm sure others haven't. Lets get going.
Perry Fellow Bibleship
Yeah, this one doesn't really need much introduction on these forums. Constantly funny, original, and to the point strips, that are aided by some solid and often unrecognized (quality wise) art. Don't need to linger on this one.
Over Compensating
This is a fairly recent strip done by Jeffrey Rowland. It focuses on one guy and.. well, that's pretty much all the focus it has. Good for those who enjoying reading strips about a sort of carefree redneck type guy while harboring an out of state mind. This is sort of a fun little side project thing for Jeffrey Rowland, since his main strip is...
WIGU
This is the big one. It's been going on since January 2002, and has absolutely awesome characters and storylines. The latest storyline has Hugo and his nihilistic goth sister kidnapped by conjoined twins attempting to sacrifice a schoolbus load of children in the name of God. This somehow leads to his sister becoming a holy patriarch, the public realizing she isn't turns into a murderous mob which causes that little yellow alien and blue horse (he's a space sheriff pony) to enter Hugo's universe in order to protect them. And all that's about 1/50th of the entire storyline. It's fucking nuts, and if you enjoy sitting down when you're bored and reading through archives of interesting strips, this is definitely the one you want to check out.
Men In Hats
Another forum familiar, Men in Hats lacks continuance, and is pretty much a character.. not study, but showcase. If you don't mind the amount and weight of text in the above strip, you should enjoy it. It seems to be dead now, but has a healthy archive. And speaking of dead strips..
The Parking Lot is Full
A motherfucking classic, and easily tied for the comic strip I miss the most (tied with Calvin and Hobbes). He stopped making new ones in 2002, but started in 93, so there's tons to sift through. As evident in the later strips, the guy is fucking nuts, but also god damn hilarious. Just read them all. Seriously.
And finally, A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversable
This one is just god damn beautifully drawn. There is some semblence of a constant universe in there, but it's not important. Pretty damned abstract, but a fun experience to look at. It just started comparitively recently, so there are only a dozen or so strips, but still worth it.
So there you go. First guy to post anything remotely anime related gets banned like a bitch.
edit: sorry, fixed the URLs
However, this thread is not for webcomics that would be classified under "the norm". I read pvponline, penny arcade, real life comics, etc, stuff like that every day or two. I appreciate them because they consistently update every day or so, and are good for a chuckle. But this thread isn't for those type of comics.
I'm going to post a select few which exemplify some fucking quality. I suppose you can feel free to post a few webcomics that you really like, but odds are you're going to post something really stupid and shitty like Mega Tokyo or something, and I'm going to get all pissy and delete your post or close the thread and sulk about how you ruined my thread because you're a jerk.
So I suppose you can post your own favorites at your own risk. Replying with your own webcomics in this thread is like tapdancing on powerlines. You probably shouldn't do it, but you'll be damned if it doesn't impress others.
I'm sure that most of you have heard of at least one of these, but I'm sure others haven't. Lets get going.
Perry Fellow Bibleship
Yeah, this one doesn't really need much introduction on these forums. Constantly funny, original, and to the point strips, that are aided by some solid and often unrecognized (quality wise) art. Don't need to linger on this one.
Over Compensating
This is a fairly recent strip done by Jeffrey Rowland. It focuses on one guy and.. well, that's pretty much all the focus it has. Good for those who enjoying reading strips about a sort of carefree redneck type guy while harboring an out of state mind. This is sort of a fun little side project thing for Jeffrey Rowland, since his main strip is...
WIGU
This is the big one. It's been going on since January 2002, and has absolutely awesome characters and storylines. The latest storyline has Hugo and his nihilistic goth sister kidnapped by conjoined twins attempting to sacrifice a schoolbus load of children in the name of God. This somehow leads to his sister becoming a holy patriarch, the public realizing she isn't turns into a murderous mob which causes that little yellow alien and blue horse (he's a space sheriff pony) to enter Hugo's universe in order to protect them. And all that's about 1/50th of the entire storyline. It's fucking nuts, and if you enjoy sitting down when you're bored and reading through archives of interesting strips, this is definitely the one you want to check out.
Men In Hats
Another forum familiar, Men in Hats lacks continuance, and is pretty much a character.. not study, but showcase. If you don't mind the amount and weight of text in the above strip, you should enjoy it. It seems to be dead now, but has a healthy archive. And speaking of dead strips..
The Parking Lot is Full
A motherfucking classic, and easily tied for the comic strip I miss the most (tied with Calvin and Hobbes). He stopped making new ones in 2002, but started in 93, so there's tons to sift through. As evident in the later strips, the guy is fucking nuts, but also god damn hilarious. Just read them all. Seriously.
And finally, A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversable
This one is just god damn beautifully drawn. There is some semblence of a constant universe in there, but it's not important. Pretty damned abstract, but a fun experience to look at. It just started comparitively recently, so there are only a dozen or so strips, but still worth it.
So there you go. First guy to post anything remotely anime related gets banned like a bitch.
edit: sorry, fixed the URLs
