# Favorite webcomics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 11, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210 "2007-08-11T01:20:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/1 "2007-08-11T01:20:28Z")
I absolutely love [Cyanide and Happiness](http://www.explosm.net/comics/983/) and [The Perry Bible Fellowship](http://pbfcomics.com/) (not religious in any way). I also visit [The Whiteboard](http://www.the-whiteboard.com/) daily. It’s a paintball themed comic done by a former Doper Doc Nickel. He also reviews other webcomics in brief there as well. My newest favorite has to be the lolcats themed hobo comic about [Meowlin Q. Kitteh and his leaf-obsessed kitten sidekick, Pip.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/sets/72157600296941365/?page=3) (link description courtesy of **Miller** ). Which ones are your favorites? ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/2 "2007-08-11T01:27:06Z")
At present I have three that I visit regularly. [Something Positive](http://www.somethingpositive.net/) [VG Cats](http://www.vgcats.com/) [DM of the Rings](http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14) And of course no list would be complete without [Penny Arcade](http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic), which I don’t visit regularly but always enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/3 "2007-08-11T01:36:40Z")
The Big Five, for me, are: Alt-rock relationship comic [Questionable Content](http://www.questionablecontent.net/). King of Misanthropy, [Something Positive](http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp12192001.shtml). Victoriana fantasy/sci-fi epic [Girl Genius](http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070808). The superhero academy at [Magellan](http://www.graphicsmash.com//comics/magellan.php?view=archive&chapter=10777&mpe=0). Dungeons and Dragons parody [Order of the Stick](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/ootscast.html). There are more (a _lot_ more) but those are the five I read everyday, or at least, as close to everyday as their update schedules allow. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/4 "2007-08-11T01:41:28Z")
[Drunken Debauchery + Pitworthy rants](http://malfunctionjunction.net/index.php?paged=1) [D&D jokes](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html) [Indie Rock](http://www.questionablecontent.net/) [xkcd: uncategorizable](http://xkcd.com/) [Kinda like xkcd, but more conventional - read the annotations too](http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/) Well, shoot. Miller ninja’d two of mine ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/5 "2007-08-11T01:47:33Z")
[Panty ninja?](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=940) ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/6 "2007-08-11T01:50:22Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] [Panty ninja?](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=940) [/QUOTE] [and Goblin Ninja](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0003.html) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/7 "2007-08-11T01:51:53Z")
Partially Clips and PBF. Also Questionable Content. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/8 "2007-08-11T02:06:16Z")
[Penny Arcade](http://www.penny-arcade.com) the most successfull, the most charitable (see Child’s Play), and imo, the best. The news post editorials and the rare podcasts are also excellent. Oh, and I’ll be going to their official convention (PAX-Penny Arcade eXpo) for the second time this year. [Questionable Content](http://www.questionablecontent.net/) Great long-term story and character development, while also maintaining laugh out loud humor in nearly every strip. [8-Bit Theater](http://www.nuklearpower.com/) Yeah, it’s a sprite comic, and the sprite editing isn’t very impressive. Yet the composition of the comics is quite artistic and well-thought out. Ultimately though, Brian C.'s a phenomenal writer, with a real talent for running gags and satire. [Misfile](http://www.misfile.com/) pretty funny, good relationships. A long-form manga style comic with gender-bending themes. I have no interest in cars, yet the heavy auto-racing theme has gotten me to learn quite a few things about the subject. Good all-around comic. You’ll notice that I tend to veer towards niche-interest comics, and have a heavy bias for series that regularly update and maintain a consistent level of quality. One of my favorite lines from Penny Arcade’s Gabe was in a news post: “I spent the other day catching up on a bunch of other web comics, and I’ve realized that I don’t complain about making comics nearly enough.” (paraphrased) Honorable Mentions: [Dominic Deegan](http://www.dominic-deegan.com/); If you like the new Doctor Who, you’ll probably like this. It’s a fantasy series, but think Harry Potter, rather than LotR. Lots of wordplay and puns. Author takes time off pretty often, and the story-arc style means occasionally waiting for it to “get good again.” [Errant Story](http://www.errantstory.com/); incredibly imaginative deep fantasy series. Think LotR+anime+fantasy rpgs+post-modern cynical sense of humor. Amazing artwork. Only problem is the unreliable updating. Yeah, the artist and his gf (fiancee?) have had a tough year, but when your new business plan f’s up and you have to beg your fans for a big donation drive to keep doing the comic, you don’t reward them by missing all 3 updates for two weeks in a row. [GU Comics](http://www.gucomics.com/comic/?cdate=); gamer humor single-panel gag-a-day strip. Manages to maintain the funny for something like 8 or 9 years, iirc. Curious mix of dedicated MMO-player jokes and very casual gamer humor. Occasional jokes about the industry or non-gamer stuff. Whether you’ll like the site is heavily dependent on your appreciation for Woody Hearn’s authorial voice. But, like any true gag-a-day, every now and then it just isn’t that great. Bonus points for being ultra-consistent about updating. As an aside, it’s got a good forum, heavily moderated, but kind of small. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/9 "2007-08-11T02:14:08Z")
Another Girl Genius fan here. [Goblins](http://goblinscomic.com/d/20050626.html); a webcomic mostly from the viewpoint of a goblin band. Lots of D & D jokes, but it often goes into serious and/or bloody territory. [Looking For Group](http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/1), a ( I think ) mostly WoW inspired comic. Very funny, and features Richard the Warlock, one of the most humerously over-the-top evil characters around. [Schlock Mercenary](http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20000612.html), mercenaries in spaaaaace ! What I took my username from. [8-bit Theatre](http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=010302), featuring the Light Warriors, who are incredibly incompetent, really nasty, and incredibly powerful. [Zebra Girl](http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/d/20000506.html), about a girl turned demon. [Vexxarr](http://www.vexxarr.com/preview.html), about really incompetent alien invaders. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/10 "2007-08-11T03:00:26Z")
[QUOTE=Der Trihs] [Looking For Group](http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/1), a ( I think ) mostly WoW inspired comic. Very funny, and features Richard the Warlock, one of the most humerously over-the-top evil characters around. [/QUOTE] “You people are psychopaths!” “It’s funny 'cause it’s true.” That character is pretty much the only reason I read that strip. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/11 "2007-08-11T05:52:13Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] “You people are psychopaths!” “It’s funny 'cause it’s true.” That character is pretty much the only reason I read that strip. [/QUOTE] And his [psychotic](http://lfgcomic.com/page/62) version of the “I have a Dream” speech. ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/12 "2007-08-11T06:40:42Z")
Here’re a few of the comics I regularly read, and would recommend… for safety’s sake, however, please assume that all of them contain mature content to some degree. VG Cats, Dueling Analogs, and Flipside are the main offenders that come to my mind, but I can’t honestly vouch for the safety of any others. So please be so advised. ^^ The early art is pretty tough to stomach, but [Schlock Mercenary](http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20000612.html) usually ranks among my top five; it’s wittty, the author’s science-y footnotes help add atmosphere, and most importantly the writing quality is very, very consistent. There’s a link on the first page recommending that you begin with a later arc, but I’d only advise skipping ahead if you need to assure yourself that the art gets better. [A Miracle of Science](http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos000.html) was a really, really terrific comic. It was about mad scientists and the special investigators who go after them. The writing, story, and art were all of strictly average to above-average quality, but the creators seemed to enjoy the project, and that really shone through.They also seemed to have had most of the story written before they began, which gave it a very consistent feel. (It has since ended, since the writers basically wanted it to tell one complete story.) [Casey and Andy](http://galactanet.com/comic/1.htm) is, in the words of the author, a comic about mad scientist roommates who periodically die. It’s whole-hearted, nerdy fun, and when it’s good it’s really, really good. There are a few cold spots, and when it ended the author had (at his own admission) lost a lot of enthusiasm… but in general, it’s a great read. [Striptease](http://stripteasecomic.com/d/20000930.html) is about comic artists and romance… it’s fluff, but amusing fluff. [Shortpacked!](http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20050117.html) is a somewhat random satire about a toystore and its eccentric employees. The humor is of variable quality and often leans towards the bizarre, but it’s pretty amusing. For the first few years of its run [Sluggy Freelance](http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=970825) was hilarious, engaging, and gripping. It’s since lost a lot of its steam, but I still like it enough to tune in regularly. I’m not sure exactly what [Gunnerkrigg Court](http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1) is about, but I like it. It’s basically Wednesday Adams’ evil twin, an extremely cheerful (if somewhat sedate) young lady, and her adventures at a Hogwarts-type school which takes Gaimanesque fantasy and infuses it with steampunk trimmings and the occasionally hint of rock & roll. The creators of the relatively recent [Marry Me](http://www.marrymemovie.com/main/2007/02/14/page-1-ex-boyfriends/) don’t seem to know where they’re going; they seem to be writing the comic exclusively for the purpose of getting it turned into a romance movie, and some of the obvious plotlines and transparent characters that grow out of that harm the overall product, but in general it’s well-written, well-drawn, and fun to read. I don’t care for [Templar, Arizona](http://www.webcomicsnation.com/spike/Templar/series.php?view=single&ID=422) at all, but I know a lot of people who enjoy it and I’ll happily admit that the art and writing are both worthy of praise. [Crimson Dark](http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=1) is a rendered comic about pirates in space. Enough said. [Misfile](http://www.misfile.com/?page=1) is about a pothead angel, a street racer, and a introverted academic who are stuck with each other after the angel twists reality in a rather unfortunate manner. [VG Cats](http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=0) is a strange, often irreverant, always hilarious comic about video games. [Dueling Analogs](http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?date=2005-11-24) is another videogame comic in the style of VG Cats, which is hilarious enough to easily warrant mention. Speaking of knockoffs, [Ctrl+Alt+Del](http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20021023) seems a lot like a Penny Arcade clone, but it’s still pretty funny. [Antihero For Hire](http://antiheroforhire.com/d/20030601.html) is about a sulky, working-class hero-for-hire and his antics stopping criminals and exploring his traumatic past. It’s angsty, but in a tongue-in-cheek way that gives the story a keen mix of comedy and (occasional) drama. Finally comes [Flipside](http://www.flipsidecomics.com/comic.php?i=2). I was split over whether or not to include it, because I just can’t figure it out; in the very beginning it’s quite engrossing, but the bipolar quality of the plot and the occasional typo keep me wondering. It runs the gamute between Amusing Fluff good and Author Desperately Needs A Girlfriend bad, but in general it’s worth reading. Please be warned, however: the content is very decidedly mature, and occasionally disturbing; you can expect nudity, gratuitous violence, sexuality, and a few icky sections that I personally found highly unnecessary. (I would also recommend that you finish Chapter 2, and then go back and reading the prequel, [Chapter 0](http://www.flipsidecomics.com/comic/book0/fs01pg01.html) . It isn’t nearly as polished or well-drawn as what comes after Chapter 1, but it gives a fair amount of backstory.) ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/13 "2007-08-11T08:18:40Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] [Panty ninja?](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=940) [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Taber] [and Goblin Ninja](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0003.html) [/QUOTE] [Also Dr. McNinja](http://www.drmcninja.com/) For fans of Looking for Group, [Slaughter Your World](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbazH6aE2g) (Youtube vid). ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/14 "2007-08-11T08:28:07Z")
I discovered [xkcd](http://www.xkcd.com) since the last time I posted to one of these threads. I never thought I could like a strip consisting of a bunch of stick figures, but the writing is more than enough to compensate. Smart, geeky, funny, and whimsical. ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/15 "2007-08-11T09:31:32Z")
[QUOTE=Phantom Dennis] I never thought I could like a strip consisting of a bunch of stick figures, but the writing is more than enough to compensate. Smart, geeky, funny, and whimsical. [/QUOTE] Allow me to recommend [Arrogance in Simplicity](http://arrogance.comicgenesis.com/d/20000201.html) . ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/16 "2007-08-11T15:15:03Z")
There’s a webcomic that I stumbled across about some archituctural interns. It was grand, but I’ve yet to find it again. I like [Married to The Sea](http://marriedtothesea.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/17 "2007-08-11T15:36:01Z")
Besides the ones mentioned already (Perry Bible Fellowship, Questionable Content, and Partially Clips) and Get Fuzzy, which is a paper strip I read online , the only webcomics I read are [Dinosaur Comics](http://www.qwantz.com), [Sinfest](http://www.sinfest.net), and [Wondermark](http://wondermark.com) [This](http://wondermark.com/d/178.html) is my favorite Wondermark comic, I can’t think of any individually spectacular Sinfest comics offhand, and I have too many Dinosaur Comics favorites to list. Anything involving Shakespeare is golden, though. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/18 "2007-08-11T16:48:27Z")
[QUOTE=Omi no Kami] [Crimson Dark](http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=1) is a rendered comic about pirates in space. Enough said. [/QUOTE] [We’re a privateer, we’re not pirates!](http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=138)😛 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/19 "2007-08-11T17:57:25Z")
The ones I like that have already been mentioned include Something Positive, Questionable Content, Schlock Mercenary (which has never missed a day or had guest strips AFAICT. Do you know how rare that is in a webcomic, never mind a 7-day-a-week webcomic? That guy is my favourite Mormon, even over Marie Osmond!), Sinfest, Sluggy, xkcd, Girl Genius, OOTS, Goblins and Dinosaur Comics. Ones I like that I haven’t seen mentioned: [Scary-go-round](http://www.scarygoround.com/index.php) - English craziness [Evil Inc](http://www.evil-comic.com/index.html)Superheroes and villains [Starslip Crisis](http://www.starslipcrisis.com/index.shtml) Space comedy - set on a flying museum. [Two Lumps](http://www.twolumps.net/) Cats! [Digger](http://www.graphicsmash.com/series.php?name=digger) Wombats! Hyenas! Ganesh! Not your regular furry comic, and the artwork is superb. [Penny & Aggie](http://www.pennyandaggie.com/) Teen angst - but so well done. Sadly missed: **Ghastly’s Ghastly Comic** and **Sexy Losers**. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210/20 "2007-08-11T19:23:41Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] There’s a webcomic that I stumbled across about some archituctural interns. It was grand, but I’ve yet to find it again. [/QUOTE] Maybe [http://pintday.org/guides/architecture/ash](http://pintday.org/guides/architecture/ash) or [http://pintday.org/guides/architecture/iah](http://pintday.org/guides/architecture/iah) ? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-webcomics/415210.md?page=2)