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Offline Flaser

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on: January 19, 2005, 05:00:40 am
What are your favorite webcomics, your feelings...err...ideas about them?
Do you regurarly read some or just browse through a couple every once in a while?
Puns or Story?

....

Red or Blue?

Anyway this issue can't be touched without mentioning Mega Tokyo and Penny Arcade some of the ancient and popular webcomics out there.

I still read MT regularly though I was never into Penny.
My recent facorite is Errant Story and just found the creator old and finished comic Exploitation Now which is a nerdish blast AFAIS.

....

You favorites/nemesis?
"I was going to become a speed dealer. If one stupid fairytale turns out to be total nonsense, what does the young man do? If you answered, “Wake up and face reality,” you don’t remember what it was like being a young man. You just go to the next entry in the catalogue of lies you can use to destroy your life." - John Dolan
 

Offline Tiara

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Reply #1 on: January 19, 2005, 05:06:48 am
FIREFO... eh, FOXFIRE!

Sorry, it had to be mentioned. :D
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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #2 on: January 19, 2005, 05:27:15 am
Quote
Originally posted by Tiara
FIREFO... eh, FOXFIRE!

Sorry, it had to be mentioned. :D


:lol:

i've attracted that much of a following? :nervous:
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Offline Genryu

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Reply #3 on: January 19, 2005, 06:42:24 am
Weeeeeeell, I'd say it's only Tiara, but...

"nottheAxe ! NottheAxeTHEEEERRRREEEE !"
*owie*
As I was saying, the stle is not that bad, and, contrary to many webcomics, there's a story, so, it's not that surprising that you have a fanbase :)
Man is making better fool proof machines everyday. Nature is making bigger fools everyday. So far, Nature is winning.
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Offline Scuddie

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Reply #4 on: January 19, 2005, 07:00:56 am
Sexylosers is where it's at :p.

Seriously, I'd have to go with Sluggy Freelance.  8 books, a HUGE fanbase, a switchblade wielding mini-lop, and a completely progressive storyline.  I have been following Sluggy for over a year and a half, and it is still just as good, if not better than it was a few years ago.  Granted that back then, it was like a first season of any Star Trek series.  Good, but not very established; characters werent far developed at all.

Anyway, if you were to read this comic today, do NOT look at todays comic until you have read every single daily comic from August 25, 1997.  Thats alot of comics.  If you dont decide to read the past 8 and a half years of the comic, your experience will be both confused and spoiled...  Especially now.  Nothing sucks more than watching the last few minutes of a movie, then wanting to watch the first part with all questions already answered.

With that said...
I love you, Pete.

www.sluggy.com
/shameless pimp
Bunny stole my signature :(.

Sorry boobies.
 

Offline Flaser

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Reply #5 on: January 19, 2005, 07:12:25 am
Just finished


Exploitation Now it was nince had tons of jokes, but still managed to convay some sort of storyline.
Though as much as I've seen of Errant Story I've got to say Poe was learning the ropes with that one, sine ES seems to go above and beyond EN on all front.
It ran for 2 1/2 years, anime, gaming and webcomic backroud is necesarry to get all the jokes, but I think nothing an 'average geek™' couldn't handle.

Still EN is a nice read and has some of the proface cynism I so love in

Underpower.

PS.:
If you're new to the net or was a hermit for the last couple of years since '98


Megatokyo
PS.2: @Genryu
I guess web-doujin/manga would be more to your liking then, since just like the paper-based-source these do have progressive stories.
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"I was going to become a speed dealer. If one stupid fairytale turns out to be total nonsense, what does the young man do? If you answered, “Wake up and face reality,” you don’t remember what it was like being a young man. You just go to the next entry in the catalogue of lies you can use to destroy your life." - John Dolan
 

Offline Flaser

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Reply #6 on: January 19, 2005, 07:23:18 am
Wheee! Double post....now delete it.
"I was going to become a speed dealer. If one stupid fairytale turns out to be total nonsense, what does the young man do? If you answered, “Wake up and face reality,” you don’t remember what it was like being a young man. You just go to the next entry in the catalogue of lies you can use to destroy your life." - John Dolan
  

Offline Turnsky

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Reply #7 on: January 19, 2005, 07:30:36 am
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do not torment the sleep deprived artist, he may be vicious when cornered,
in case of emergency, administer caffeine to the artist,
he will become docile after that,
and less likely to stab you in the eye with a mechanical pencil
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Offline Singh

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Reply #8 on: January 19, 2005, 07:36:54 am
www.pvponline.com

www.nuklearpower.com

The Order Of the Stick

www.kevinandkell.com

Only ones I read atm :P
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Offline Rictor

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Reply #9 on: January 19, 2005, 10:28:43 am
 

Offline Zuljin

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Reply #10 on: January 19, 2005, 10:56:20 am
 

Offline phreak

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Reply #11 on: January 19, 2005, 11:03:47 am
i dont, unless you count www.dilbert.com
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Offline Axem

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Reply #12 on: January 19, 2005, 11:06:08 am
 

Offline ZylonBane

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Reply #13 on: January 19, 2005, 01:51:45 pm
Diesel Sweeties

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Offline Hollewanderer

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Reply #14 on: January 19, 2005, 03:42:07 pm
Sluggy Freelance and Schlock Mercenary for me.

I took a look at Gaming Guardians once, too, but I don't have any special love for superheroes, so I didn't like the later parts of it, and they have tragic villain management - when they make a good, [or maybe rather "bad"?] powerful villain, this villain is either going to get killed off or pussified beyond all words. It's incredibly annoying, to be honest. It's a blatant Deus Ex Machina at times.
Though they have one great quote... it makes up for everything, IMO. [I'll paraphrase it]
"What will we tell the press?"
"We will tell nothing. The fate of Japan will be kept a secret, under penalty of death."
US military meeting, after D20 spaceship conquers Japan, fragging Godzilla, too. [he couldn't bear with anyone else devastating Tokyo]
However, if you talk about geekiness, it's hard to get geekier than it.:p
 

Offline Dunbar

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Reply #15 on: January 19, 2005, 04:45:30 pm
I'm a regular reader of:
www.achewood.com
www.penny-arcade.com
and
www.dieselsweeties.com

Achewood takes some getting used to (very low key humor), but is without a doubt my favorite
 

Offline redsniper

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Reply #16 on: January 19, 2005, 05:39:31 pm
www.gigaville.com
it's an obscure Metal Gear Solid based comic. It's kinda funny, moreso if you've played the games.
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Offline Jetmech Jr.

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Reply #17 on: January 19, 2005, 07:17:57 pm
Chugworth Acadamy : I simply LOVE the Art. Very silly, with some mature (not overly so) content.

VG Cats : ****ing Hilarious stuff. Great art, and generally videogame related, if you couldn't already tell.

Mac Hall Good stuff. May take a little bit to load, though.
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Offline Eishtmo

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Reply #18 on: January 19, 2005, 07:19:16 pm
Mega Tokyo sucks, Penny Arcade is so rarely funny that it isn't funny.

8-bit Theater is a must read (most consistantly funny comic in existance).  Errant Story is amongst the best quasi-dramatic comics out there.  I say quasi because it's also very funny, made by the same guy who did Exploitation Now!

If you want heavy drama with a supernatural twist (and a lot of high school crap), Demonology 101 is pretty good, though it's officially finished now.  9th Elsewhere is good as well, lot less high school, more silly quasi-Japanese stuff.  Effectively, Mega Tokyo done by girls that actually know what they're doing.  Want some horror elements, try Elsie Hooper.  This one's got some really interesting art too.

Pure humor, Parking Lot is Full.  The only comic I've ever found that could claim to be the heir to the Far Side, sadly no longer updated.  Sluggy Freelance, Schlock Mercenary and Sinfest also deserve humor props.  My personal favorite (despite my not knowing much about the sport) is The Whiteboard.  A Polar bear addicted to Mountian Dew, what more could you ask for?

Only one comic comes with a dire warning to avoid at all costs.  DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK (unless you want to gouge out your own eyes):  EarthBeta.  You were warned!
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Offline Hippo

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Reply #19 on: January 19, 2005, 07:38:41 pm
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