Top 10 Web-based comics
Beth Clothier
Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: The Edge
Summer break is nearly upon us, and there are likely some of you out there wondering how to fill the prodigious amount of free time you will suddenly find yourselves faced with. For those unable to tear away from the computer you have been glued to for the past four months while poring over notes and writing papers, I offer a fun and free source of entertainment (and sometimes education) that will quickly eat up hour after hour: Web comics.
Being a notorious time-waster and fan of a variety of Web comics myself, I offer you my personal top 10 favorites:
Dinosaur Comics
True, this comic always features the same six panels, but Ryan North's sense of humor and clever writing keeps it fresh and funny. With topics ranging from crushing humans and the ensuing guilt to special times with the ladies, Dinosaur Comics is well worth checking out.
Girls with Slingshots
GWS is similar to some mainstream comic strips in that it follows the format of story arcs, but its unique characters, including a Spanish/Irish talking cactus and a few dominatrixes scattered here and there sets it apart, as does its subject matter, which is relevant to most 20-somethings. It's also worth checking out for Danielle Corsetto's simple yet elegant drawing style.
Chester5000XYV
A more "adult" comic featuring a robot and the 19th century woman who loves him, Jess Fink's work provides lots of sexy fun times while offering a peek into the human psyche. She puts a good deal of time into each page and it shows. I would invite you to check out her Web site for other comics/artwork, as well as her blog (finkenstein.livejournal.com) for the awesome time-travel comic "We Can Fix It!" in which she travels back through her own life to recount memories and fix regrets.
Warning: Very adult content.
Hark! A Vagrant
OK, so maybe Kate Beaton isn't the very best artist on this list with her goggle-eyed, pointy-limbed characters, but she loves history and using her knowledge and quirky sense of humor to make comics about historical figures, which turns out to be an awesome combination. Funny, yet subtly educational, this has to be one of my absolute favorite comics ever.
Being a notorious time-waster and fan of a variety of Web comics myself, I offer you my personal top 10 favorites:
Dinosaur Comics
True, this comic always features the same six panels, but Ryan North's sense of humor and clever writing keeps it fresh and funny. With topics ranging from crushing humans and the ensuing guilt to special times with the ladies, Dinosaur Comics is well worth checking out.
Girls with Slingshots
GWS is similar to some mainstream comic strips in that it follows the format of story arcs, but its unique characters, including a Spanish/Irish talking cactus and a few dominatrixes scattered here and there sets it apart, as does its subject matter, which is relevant to most 20-somethings. It's also worth checking out for Danielle Corsetto's simple yet elegant drawing style.
Chester5000XYV
A more "adult" comic featuring a robot and the 19th century woman who loves him, Jess Fink's work provides lots of sexy fun times while offering a peek into the human psyche. She puts a good deal of time into each page and it shows. I would invite you to check out her Web site for other comics/artwork, as well as her blog (finkenstein.livejournal.com) for the awesome time-travel comic "We Can Fix It!" in which she travels back through her own life to recount memories and fix regrets.
Warning: Very adult content.
Hark! A Vagrant
OK, so maybe Kate Beaton isn't the very best artist on this list with her goggle-eyed, pointy-limbed characters, but she loves history and using her knowledge and quirky sense of humor to make comics about historical figures, which turns out to be an awesome combination. Funny, yet subtly educational, this has to be one of my absolute favorite comics ever.
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Tony
posted 5/06/09 @ 12:59 PM CST
I am a regular reader of several of these. Another favorite of mine is XKCD at http://www.xkcd.com.
David
posted 5/21/09 @ 5:03 AM CST
Nice article, you mentioned several of my favorites. I personally am more of a fan of office/software geeks related comics, including
Dilbert at http://www. (Continued…)
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