Web-comics

[Lord Blackbolt]

I've noticed not many people talk about original web-comics out there. Since I've stopped collecting from the major two companies, this is probably the only way I read comics anymore. I personally think it's the future of comics in general.

So who reads some of the web-comics out there and what can you reccomend?

[fifthfiend]

Doctor McNinja is exactly what it sounds like and even better than you'd hope for.

Lackadaisy is the best comic about sociopathic anthropomorphic cats running booze in Prohibition-era Saint Louis you'll read this year.

[Lord Blackbolt]

Those look great. My friend has a webcomic on Apecmx.com called Angst.

Angst (Page 1 of 15) - http://tinyurl.com/ygablgy
New web-episodes every sunday and thursday.

I've read the whole story already before it was released. I think many people will get floored by the ending.

[Manic]

I love reading El Goonish Shive. It's action-packed, partially satirical of anime and sci-fi/fantasy genres, pretty damn funny when it wants to be, probably a furry's wet dream whilst actually making fun of furries, and surprisingly emotional without getting melodramatic (well, except for a certain relationship that takes forever to get established). They also run a newspaper-style side-comic on the site that tells non-canon humor stories. The weirdest thing for new readers, I imagine, is starting from the first comic in 2002 when the art quality was pretty bad and the stories were sorta slapped together.

[shakeyspear]

Yes, I have to agree that the future of comics has to be online. It is the ultimate distribution method that far surpasses conventional outlets for comics and their creators today. For any publisher though, the problem is going to be convincing traditional comics readers to take the chance and either buy/subscribe to a title. And that's why I'm here...

I've just joined these boards for this very same subject, that being the launch of a new Online-Only comics publishing company, CLASH COMICS. Our debut title is called THE DREAM TEAM and we've got a good few more titles in the works. Our goal is to publish a diverse range of comics on a regular monthly schedule but we're not selling as a digital download, we're selling by subscription only! And it's only a $1 a month per title.

Exciting times are ahead for digital comics, I think! Hopefully, many other comics readers will think so too.

Daz

[shakeyspear]

... and speaking of webcomics -- do readers consider them the same as 'digital comics'? I'm classing our own Clash Comics as Digital Comics but, at the end of the day, they're published on the web like everyone else's. Do 'webcomics' have the image of being stand-alone, singularly published comics by individual creators? Are 'digital comics' those published under one banner?

Daz

[Lord Blackbolt]

I think they should be considered the future of comics too.

[Frankenmation]

Hi, I'm new to SHH although I have been lurking around for quite some time. I saw this thread and I thought it would be great to post my own webcomic that I've been working on: The Adventures Of White Wolf! It's a homage to the Golden and Silver Age of comics, taking cues and inspiration from Batman, Blue Beetle, Hourman, Dick Tracy, Doc Savage and several other classic heroes. I'm also exploring mental illness with it as I've had experience with it personally, but in a subtle way so it still can be enjoyed as a classic superhero story.

It's told in the tradition of the old newspaper serial strip, where parts of the story are told with each strip monthly (I know usually those kinds of strips were out daily but that's the amount of time I can spend on it), and you can view it here: http://www.webcomicsnation.com/frank...olf/series.php. You can read the previous strips to catch up in the Table of Contents section, I've only been doing this for a few months so there's only about 4 or so.

This is also my first time at webcomics as I'm primarily an animator by trade, so be kind! Thanks

[DJ Kornphlake]

If you collect action figures, you should check out Shortpacked.

[Andy C.]

Anyone who's ever played a round of D&D will definitely get a kick out of Order of the Stick. While a lot of the humor definitely revolves around the mechanics of the role-playing game, they take a lot of swings at just about all of the well-known trends and tropes of adventure stories. The characters are all really interesting, the plot is suitably epic, and the jokes are funny as hell.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.html

[Lord Blackbolt]

Angst just got reviewed on AICN. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43861#8

[Kevin Roegele]

The problem is most webcomics are strip cartoons, mainly humour based. Obviously this is easier to produce day to day than full on superhero comics, and easier to read, but even so..

[fifthfiend]

http://www.axecop.com/

You're welcome.

[Addendum]

Penny Arcade, No Need for Bushido, Schlock Mercenary, and 8 Bit Theater.

I used to read Bob and George and Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman but both strips have completed their runs.

[Blindfighter]

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ is a steampunk comic and its long I am not even caught out.

http://www.freakangels.com/ its written by Warren Ellis and is really good

[Drakon]

For those of you who remember, apparently Monkey Business is back after like a six year hiatus.