Lets talk about webcomics

[Mike the Bard]

I'll just add some of my personal favorites that haven't been mentioned yet, or are without links

Dead Winter [http://deadwinter.cc/]: A pacifist is stuck in the middle of a zombie Apocalypse, shenanigans ensue

Dresden Codak [http://dresdencodak.com/]: hard to describe but imagine if the creator of XKCD wrote a fictional
world. Its art is absolutely stunning but updates about once a month

Sam and Fuzzy [http://samandfuzzy.com/]: Originally starting out as a gag-a-week comic, it eventually transformed into a story based webcomic following the adventures of Sam and the vulgar tiny bear thing: fuzzy as they deal with Ninja mafias, demons, and a secret society run by a posh T-Rex. It's rather all quite silly.

Romantically Apocalyptic [http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/]: its follows a man named snippy as he wanders around a destroyed city with ZEE CAPTAIN, an insane character living in a magical fantasy land. there's also a subplot involving a killer insane AI, so thats fun.

Blindsprings [http://blindsprings.com/comic/001]: A girl, under contract to serve the spirits of a forest, is taken away by a alchemist wanting to prove her existence.

Vibe [http://vibecomic.com/]: an comic that is a feast for the eyes, vibe is about a young modern witch doctor who helps people deal with their emotional baggage by ripping it out of them and punching it in the face.

Miamaska [http://miamaska.tidalcomics.com/index.php]: the comic is based in a world where people can be taken from one world/dimension and dropped off into another by some yet known force. The inhabitants of a world react to their inter-dimensional guests with with fear towards the diseases and possible hostility a guest may bring.

Supernormal Step [http://supernormalstep.com/]: A story about a Woman named Fiona who is stranded in a modern fantasy world. The world itself is more morally grey than most fantasy settings, and Fiona herself is more interested in going home that partaking the the usual heroics.

If your interested in some more comics, Hiveworks Comics [http://www.thehiveworks.com/] has a bunch of comics on it, including some of the one already mentioned.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Some of my favorites (apologies if they have already been mentioned):

Order of the Stick- a fantasy webcomic... with stick figures. It starts off as a parody of role-playing games... and moves on to something more.

Darths and Droids- basically the Star Wars movies were a tabletop RPG. It manages to explain some of the weirder aspects of the prequels (even Jar-Jar) by having them be the creations of a little girl's imagination.

8-Bit Theater- An 8-bit comic poking fun at the first Final Fantasy game. It has some pretty dark humor, but it's still fun nonetheless.

Bob and George- another 8-bit comic, this one based around the Megaman games. Funnily enough, the 8-bit portion of the comic was meant to be a placeholder for a hand-drawn comic... but it soon became the regular comic with the title characters interacting with the other characters.

Jack- an anthro comic based around the afterlife in a world of anthro animals. Very dark, but that makes the poignant moments shine all the more. Remember, just because it has funny animals in it doesn't mean it's for children. DEAR GOD IS IT NOT FOR CHILDREN! It might be a bit polarizing, but worth a look for anyone who is brave enough to give it a shot.

Scandinavia and the World- basically, it's about anthropomorphized nations.. yes, just like Axis Powers Hetalia, though it focuses on the Nordic countries. And as a fan of the Hetalia anime/manga, I really enjoy this one.

Breakfast of the Gods- a dark and edgy tale about a world of breakfast cereal mascots. trying to stop the schemes of the evil Count Chocula. No, really.

Digger- a terrific fantasy epic about a wombat (our titular character) ending up in a place far from home, and in order to get back, she must first kill a dead god. It's beautifully drawn, well-written, and engaging.

Tales of the Questor- A story about a about a young Racoonan (anthro raccoon) named Quentyn, a daydreamer who wants to become a Questor- a hero-for-hire, if you will. There is a bit of religious undertones, but think of it more as a Narnia-esque allegory.

The Adventures of Doctor McNinja- A fun comic about a doctor, who's also a ninja, and all the weird adventures he gets himself in. That's pretty much it.

The 10 Doctors- basically, a Doctor Who fancomic wherein all the Doctors (at the time, at least), are brought together under unsual circumstances, and have to figure out what's going on while facing down their various foes. A great comic for fans of the show.

 

[Ambitiousmould]

I only read a few, but my favourites are:

Romantically Apocalyptic. I daren't tell you much because almost all of it is a potential spoiler, but it is a post apocalyptic webcomic following a few (mostly insane) survivors. A lot of it is photo manipulation rather than drawn, but it looks really great, has a really interesting (if confusing) story, great characters and some damn funny events, all topped of with excellent dialogue and expression.

Gone with the Blastwave. Also Post-Apoc. It doesn't update much, but the art style is nice and it is also damn funny, with excellent characters, especially the dynamic between the two protagonists (whose names we never learn).

 

[LongAndShort]

Got over a dozen I check regularly. Recommendations though?

Spin-Drift is definitely one of my favourites. It hasn't been updating regularly for the past few months because the artist has been through some pretty devastating events, but it's one I keep checking regularly. Stunning art and interesting story so far. Check it out.
http://www.spindrift-comic.com/

Unsounded is fantastic. Well-written characters (that you love and hate, love to hate and hate to love), A slowly unfolding overarching story and it regularly updates.
http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/

Superbitch is a lot of fun. Situational comedy, very funny and a simple black and white cartoony style that really works. Superbitch is a drunken psychopath, and she's awesome. Loved the 'hipster apocalypse' arc.
http://www.superbitchcomic.com/

Nimona. Once again beautiful art style and a lovely story that's actually coming to a close, about a super villain scientist named Blackheart (who's not actually a villain), his shape-changing side-kick named Nimona (who's a shark - this is an in-comic joke), their heroic nemesis Goldenloin (who's apparently Blackheart's ex), set in a medieval fantasy science fiction hybrid world. What really makes this comic though is the community. The comments for each comic are a joy to read, full of jokes, in-jokes, pictures and lyric substitution from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
http://www.gingerhaze.com/nimona/

 

[laggyteabag]

I only ever really read the Escapist's own Critical Miss, and Cyanide and Happiness. The sole reason for this being that I generally like funny and/ or satirical comics, and I never looked that hard for any others. Two is fine.

 

[AdmiralCheez]

A couple that haven't been posted yet:

Kiwi Blitz - Mecha pilot fights crime, vigilante style.

Cucumber Quest - If Paper Mario were a webcomic.

Stand Still, Stay Silent - Post-apocalyptic Norway/Finland/Denmark area, in the rebuilding phase. Still fairly early in the story, so not hard to catch up on.

Thistil Mistil Kistil - Fallen warrior boy goes on a quest for the Norse gods. Pals around with Loki looking for artifacts.

 

[William Dickbringer]

well one webcomic I've been reading is era of errors just starting out about a kid who gets his hands on an alien artifact discovered by his friend's dad and messes with his (that's as far as it is I know other stuff that's going on but it got rebooted with a new art so it's back at square one right now)

 

[Tanis]

I actually follow around 30 webcomics.

I've got my booksmarks separated into the days they're suppose to update.
-Leading to multiple bookmarks of the same site, but in different folders.

Plus I have another 30 or so bookmarked that are either dead, update randomly, or updated very rarely.

 

[Tono Makt]

Going to echo the love for Scandinavia and the World - it's hilarious. Order of the Stick is great too. Some of the ones I've watched for years aren't quite as good now as they used to be, but old habits die hard sometimes. (www.sinfest.net , Penny Arcade). Some are bordering on great but update so infrequently and have such a slow pace to them that it's rather hard to keep enthused (Erfworld - I went through the Vattu comics and I see a very similar problem there. Glad I found it now rather than 4 years ago; so much of it is mute backstory that takes literally years to become important that I'm giving a round of applause for people who've stuck with it since the beginning).

But there's one that I must mention because it is awesome. http://choppingblock.keenspot.com/ , home of Butch.

 

[Jux]

www.axecop.com I've had acid trips that made more sense, but I can't deny this is a very fun comic to read.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

There is MS Paint Adventure's Homestuck, which I've kind of fallen out of since we went from multiple updates a day to no updates in almost a year it feels. I still think it's one of the longest, funniest, and most enthralling piece of fiction I've read, but it's definitely not for everyone. Plus the fandom is a bit cancerous. I used to (still do, actually) moderate a usergroup for it here on the Escapist, but it's been maybe two years since I've visited the chat room and I don't think anyone uses it anymore anyway.

Then Lackadaisy, deep in the pit of very few updates per year. I adore that it's set in the Roaring Twenties and the art is, without a doubt, one of the most detailed and consistently gorgeous things I've seen, but the story is looking far too big and the updates far too infrequent to make me feel as if the story's ever going to get going, let alone be finished.

xkcd and Cyanide and Happiness, which I think are one of the most viewed webcomics on the Internet, so those need no introduction.

Oglaf, which on top of being NSFW is incredibly fucking hilarious. Here's one of the SFW comics that I love using on the Internet.

Spoiler

 

[Narfo]

I second Gunnerkrigg, Order of the Stick, Cucumber Quest, and Darths and Droids. I also add:

Girly: Follows the absurd adventures of two girls in love. It's humor is adult oriented, so it's not for kids. Also, it has the best censorship ever. http://girlyyy.com/

El Goonish Shive: A teen drama with a heavy dose of magic, transformation, and gender-bending. Yes, you read that right. http://www.egscomics.com/

Archipelago: A magi-tech adventure set in, well, an archipelago. Has a fantastic villain. On two sites: Smackjeeves: http://thearchipelago.smackjeeves.com/news/ and the author's deviantart page: http://thesilvertophat.deviantart.com/

DM of the Rings: Think Darth and Droids but applied to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Has finished. http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14

Dead Winter: A zombie apocalypse comic done almost entirely in grey-scale, and somehow manages to be light-hearted. http://deadwinter.cc/
Edit: I just noticed someone already suggested this, but whatever.

Sandra and Woo: Think of Calvin and Hobbes, with the same level of sophistication, but with a girl and her (unimaginary) talking racoon. http://www.sandraandwoo.com/

Chasing the Sunset: A fantasy comic that follows two elves on a journey to find one of the two's father. Not as cliched as it sounds. The artists have a young son, so the update schedule slipped something awful. http://www.fantasycomic.com/

 

[Alterego-X]

Subnormality, of course.

http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html


Also, of the presiously mentioned, SMBC, Erfworld, xkcd, Oglaf, and The Meek.

Edit:

I can't believe no one mentioned Misfile:

http://www.misfile.com/?date=2004-02-22

 

[regalphantom]

I typically don't read 'series' web-comics, generally preferring my entertainment in nicely packaged independent bundles. That being said, I do have a few I like

xkcd/smbc/Penny Arcade/CTRL+ALT+DEL (already mentioned)

Amazing Super Powers (http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2012/01/life-stats/), its kinda absurdist dark humor

Wasted Talent (http://www.wastedtalent.ca/) A webcomic by an engineer living in Vancouver about being a nerdy hipster engineer. Apparently only appreciated by nerdy hipster engineers. Which is most of us under 30.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

This thread is sadly lacking the Walkyverse.

Roomies [http://www.bringbackroomies.com/], which started it all.
It's Walky! [http://www.itswalky.com/d/19991225.html], where things got awesome.
Shortpacked! [http://www.shortpacked.com/], currently ongoing.
And...
Dumbing of Age [http://www.dumbingofage.com/], the sorta-reboot.

This webcomic has been ongoing since the mid-late 90s, updating between 3 and 7 days a week (currently updating 7 days a week at Dumbing of Age and 3 days a week at Shortpacked!).

Seriously, if you haven't read this webcomic universe, check it out.

 

[Majinash]

Dead Winter [http://deadwinter.cc/]: A pacifist is stuck in the middle of a zombie Apocalypse, shenanigans ensue

This was a great find. I've gone through a ton of it and still have some to go, really liking it.

Jack- an anthro comic based around the afterlife in a world of anthro animals. Very dark, but that makes the poignant moments shine all the more. Remember, just because it has funny animals in it doesn't mean it's for children. DEAR GOD IS IT NOT FOR CHILDREN! It might be a bit polarizing, but worth a look for anyone who is brave enough to give it a shot.

I'm just going to say "Wow". I'm actually super non-religious so it was surprising how much I enjoyed this comic. Rarely felt forced and I spent god knows how many hours (almost late to work one night) and am now up to current day with it. My only gripe is that with it being 99% black and white, I was having trouble remembering who some of the people were when they appeared 3-4 arcs later. Still a wonderful read.

Girly: Follows the absurd adventures of two girls in love. It's humor is adult oriented, so it's not for kids. Also, it has the best censorship ever. http://girlyyy.com/

Thank you for this link. I remember reading this years and years ago, back when I was in school maybe? I had completely forgotten about it, going back to read this again.

This was a great topic, going to bookmark this page so I can keep coming back and trying more of these.

 

[Mau95]

SMBC (long and great),
Dr. McNinja (great),
Penny Arcade (+ The Trenches),
El Goonish Shive (the art evolution is one of the best things about it really, compare the first to the most recent one),
FreeFall(long),
Supernormal Step,
OGLAF (NSFW),
Octopus Pie,
Gunnerkrigg Court (great!),
GastroPhobia,
Cucumber Quest,
Up And Out,
One Punch Man (not sure if this still counts since it seems to be a manga now),
Ctrl+Alt+Del,
Sunfall,
Grim Tales,
Nuzlocke,
Scandinavia and the World,
Asis,
Skin Deep,
ZeroPercentDiscountComic,
Dungeons and Denizens,
VG Cats,
and Brathalla seems to be restarting.

Man,I really love webcomics. This is a good topic.

El Goonish Shive: It's... It's El Goonish Shive, and that's the only way I can explain it.

One big awkward moment.

 

[Mau95]

I actually follow around 30 webcomics.

I've got my booksmarks separated into the days they're suppose to update.
-Leading to multiple bookmarks of the same site, but in different folders.

Plus I have another 30 or so bookmarked that are either dead, update randomly, or updated very rarely.

OMG, why didn't I think of that! It's brilliant.