What is your favorite web comic?

[Hylie Chan]

I used to like VG Cats a lot, but it didn't really take me long to start realizing what a trashy production it all is. Though the author has greatly improved his editing and polishing technique, his artwork remains mediocre. The humour mostly relies on a technique made famous by Family Guy, the viewer recognizes that a joke is being setup, the viewer suddenly recognizes the setting, the viewer as a result "gets" the joke, therefore the joke is funny. In other cases it's horribly setup, and in other cases it doesn't even try.

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=293

He's trying to be ironic, but it just highlights how much he sucks.

First off, everything you said is false. I'd say you were sarcastic but you backed it up with a good supporting link.

"trashy production" VG Cats is the best example of a REAL comic. Expressions are exagerated, text is minimal, and the visuals speak half the story. The link you brought happens to be a terrible comic cause of all the text, but not all of his comics can be gold.

"artwork remains mediocre" I don't even understand how you could say this after bringing up the mediocre Dark Legacy and the stick people of Cyanide and Hapiness. His characters are expressive and show emotion, enough so that they barely need text.

"joke is being setup -> horribly setup" No kidding they're being set up, It's a VidGame comic. He refers to a game and we know the characters and setting. Yes, some of these jokes we already get, but seeing it accompanied by visuals doesn't kill the laughs.

VG Cats is too good to pass up, he barely writes any more tbut the archives are filled with gems.

 

[lionsprey]

Goblins
it's based on DnD although there are video games based on dnd. uppdates twice a week (usually)

 

[gewata]

I read Sluggy Freelance (awesome if you have about a free week to read the 14+ years of backlog), SMBC and Cyanide and Happiness, just because you can hit random and lol.

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

It's not a video game comic I know, but Boxer Hockey is literally the only web comic I've ever found worth reading.

 

[hypovolemia]

Let's go with a few that haven't been mentioned so far:
Dinosaur Comics [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php], Nerf Now [http://www.nerfnow.com/], Gunnerkrigg Court [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php].

Especially Gunnerkrigg Court.

 

[Zantos]

Without a doubt, Romantically Apocolyptic.

EDIT: Not video game-related, I know, but still a great read.

"Gravity, why do you defy captein?" Romantically Apocalyptic is legen...(wait for it)dary! It's just a shame it doesn't update more often.

OT: I read an absolute shed load of webcomics, but my favourite gaming related one is probably Manly Guys Doing Manly Things. It can be found at http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/ usually, but appears to be down at this very minute. Should be fixed soon, and well worth a look. Have you ever wondered who'd win in a Spartan gay chicken contest between Kratos and Leonidas? Bet you're curious now.

 

[Stibbs]

I'm not sure anyone had posted these, but Dr. McNinja [http://drmcninja.com/issues/] Sinfest [http://www.sinfest.net/]and action Trip [http://www.actiontrip.com/comics/at_comic456.phtml] are all really good. Particularly Dr. McNinja. Oh, and Sinfest gets a bit sketchy from time to time early on, but finds a nice groove as it goes.


Oh yeah, almost forgot, Unshelved [http://www.unshelved.com/] for any literary types, librarians or library fans.

 

[StorytellingIsAMust]

8 Bit Theater all the way. Hilarious, with great characters and continuity, worth reading every single comic.

 

[Ultress]

Ansem Retort is a fun sprite comic running on dead baby comedy,though to some people it may come off as trying to hard.

If you enjoyed P3/4 then Strain42's FTW series is a great affectionate parody.

Also in the general awesomeness category: Dr.Mcninja,seriously if you can't smile and laugh at this then you probably have no soul.

 

[Scarim Coral]

My favourites are Nerf Now, Manly Guys Doing Manly Things and Awkward Zombies.

 

[Axolotl]

Order of the Stick is my overall favorite. It's the first I relly got into and it just keeps getting better. Updates like an abridged series though so it isn't perfect.

For past Wwebcomics that have now finished, 8-Bit Theatre, Concerned and DM of the Rings are all brilliant (8-Bit did suffer towards the end when the writer decded he prefered laughing at the readers instead of with them).

I also read xkcd but I prefer Irregular Webcomic (sadly ended) and Hark a Vagrant (sometimes at least) which feel like xkcd written by someone much smarter, oh and occasionally smbc which is wildly inconsistant in quality at it's best is like xkcd but without the agenda.

There's also Perry Bible Fellowship which is all kinds of awesome.

And I almost forgot Garfield Minus Garfield, pure genius.

 

[belfazof]

Content For The Internet is pretty good, it's definitively centered around video games
http://www.contentfortheinternet.com

 

[Riddle78]

Kiwi Blitz.

http://www.kiwiblitz.com/

Not video game related,but hell if that webcomic ain't a hoot to read. It has it's funny,it's heartwarming,it's drama,and it's awesome.

And,come on,what name is better than "Benzene Contractor"?

 

[Kolby Jack]

I've only seen maybe a couple dozen of the many, many pages of 8-bit Theater, but what I saw was AWESOME. Definitely my favorite web comic so far. If I ever get an entire day to myself and have no video games to play or any other distractions, I'm going to sit down and read that whole series start to finish.