Tao of Geek just finished its run. 8-Bit Theater ended earlier this year. The primordial User Friendly almost ended a few months ago (it got better).
So tell me about your favorite web comics that either just stopped updating or finished up as planned.
For me:
Just stopped:
Elf Only Inn
Finished:
Casey and Andy
8 Bit Theater
ToG
I was going to say Elf Only Inn. I liked it better before it shifted though, mainly because that was the sort of place I hung out in back in Lycos days. I swear they hung out where I did because it was exactly like that most days…
Hellbound (I think that was what it was called) was one of the funniest comics I’ve ever read I really miss it.
Pawn isn’t really gone, but after several years without an update it might as well be.
Warning: Pawn contains nudity and lesbian themes and is NSFW.
How far back can I go? I miss Men In Hats and Road Waffles.
I miss A Miracle of Science. It was finished back in 2007; at least it was finished instead of the creators losing interest or dropping dead.
I used to read a comic called The Thin-H Line that disappeared from the internet. It was a lot of jokes about necrophilia and Luke Skywalker having sex with his sister, but it was pretty funny and far from the filthiest thing out there.
Courttoons became sporadic and hasn’t been updated since March. Wah. Recently I found out author David Mills has a virtually pro bono case before the Supreme Court! Yowza! That’s a pretty good excuse to not have time for doodles, especially for a solo practitioner.
I miss Casey & Andy, but I am satisified with the way the story ended (if not with the speed at which such ending was posted) and am glad Weir stopped, as he clearly was bored with it.
They’re not really webcomics as such, but the Foglios have been running old comics they’ve done like Buck Godot and What’s New With Phil & Dixie, and both ended this year. Sadness. At least the new Myth Adventures comic has been more than enjoyable.
The creator moved on to http://sexylosers.com/, which had a nice run yet stopped once again.
Personally, I miss Gone with the Blastwave and Truck Bearing Kibble. Which, in itself, was a bit of a replacement for the Perry Bible Fellowship.
I miss The Parking Lot Is Full. Scars really are the best souvenirs.
Bob and George which at least had an actual ending.
And I was gonna say The Holy Bibble, but when I went to the site to get the link, it turns out it’s been restarted. So yay!
I miss the good parts of Flem. It started out as a mildly amusing webcomic that was unexceptional in its fascination with shit that offends people, but after about 50-100 strips it grew a wit and actually started being clever at times.
But mostly it was just guilt-free, albeit decidedly NSFW humor.
Perry Bible Fellowship.
I miss Scandal Sheet! a LOT. I wish its creator would get off his amply upholstered behind and start drawing it again.
(I really do miss drawing SS!, and one of these days I SWEAR I’m going to at least finish the current storyline.)
I also miss Spamusement. I once toyed with the idea of contacting the creator and asking if I could take it over, but it still has a lively following in its discussion forum who would no doubt object, and besides, see above.
One that ended just this year, Breakfast of the Gods. Three graphic novels worth of crunchy-sweet goodness.
ETA: And yes, I miss it already.
Loserz by Erik Schoenek. I believe he stopped doing this so he could concentrate on a new webcomic, Linburger. And that one’s only available on a paysite.
From what I can see, the most recent strip was posted last Wednesday. Maybe you didn’t know he switched to a new site. http://www.pawn.se/ (NSFW)
Thanks a lot! I’ll have to check it out.
RPG World. It went on a little too long and the ending was drawn out to the point of confusing, but some of the jokes were timed just right.