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What are some of the best webcomics to read?

Don't know about the "best", I generally have soykaf taste for everything but some webcomics I enjoy are: xkcd (very lain-related I think) Dinosaur Comics (absurdist humor) PhD comics (about science and life in academia, kind of stale and boring right now) Hark! A Vagrant (about H I S T O R Y, really great stuff but sadly defunct) Prequel (this is actually related to Elder Scrolls games, it's about a humanoid cat (khajiit) so it brings an unpleasant crowd, comic is fine anyway).

>>4442 Cyb wise, the obvious are : >Drugs and wires >Lovesyck and Lovelyss Besides, I enjoyed Shaderunners and Go get a roomie (though I'm not certain it got translated in english). There are some nice recs in D&W links selection, even if some of them are old/dead.

>>4442 There was a pretty good thread about webcomics I think, seems like it was deleted. Anyway I currently read and recommend: >Stand Still Stay Silent A finnish post apo comic with heavy fantasy and mythological themes. Probably my favorite webcomic right now. >Ava's Demon Colorful and artsy sci-fi story about a girl possessed by the ghost of a cosmic overlord. >Devil's Candy The school and daily lives of a bunch of monsters, mutants and other fantasy species. Obviously inspired by manga but with heavy american influences. Not that it matters but all of those are drawn by women artists, which kinda reflects in the art and writing to a degree.

>>4453 The artist for Devil's Candy is Rem but she collabs with a writer, Bikkuri that I think is her partner? The art in these is great. I don't know if Vattu is still going but it's very well made, sadly I fell behind and never caught up.

Pepper & Carrot is quite nice if you enjoy fantasy with no real plot to it. https://peppercarrot.com/

https://pbfcomics.com/ Timeless classics You might also be able to find a ms paint comic called "electric retard", the most messed up sick funny stuff you will ever find.

Ava's Demon (see above) for the superb art. Unsounded for the writing and world building. Kill Six Billion Demons for its manic energy. All three of these are "grand fantasy" stories. That means they can live on for a long time, which is good. I kinda wish I could find more weird horror stories though.

>>4455 The witches' philosophy and methodology strongly remind me of Discworld witches. That's a good thing.

>>4455 This is adorable, thanks for sharing it.

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I really enjoyed Darbi >a young T-rex and his misadventures >whole thing has a very hip-hop culture to it Not cyberpunk in the slightest, but it was a fun read. Super violent, good humor, fun characters.

problem sleuth is one of my favorites, it doesn't crash and burn like homestuck does

Super Mega Comics

>>4455 I learned on Arisuchan (RIP) that the author only uses FLOSS software after Adobe screwed him over. He has FLOSS software art tutorials too. https://www.davidrevoy.com/article747/the-english-book-printed-project-production-report-2 >This project cost me already four time more than what I expected. Benefits of the books will never cover the months I did put into it, and the printed proof will make just increase the cost to a point where making this book with FLOSS already cost me more than buying a random Windows 10 laptop and pay a one month subscription for InDesign. But I'm doing it full FLOSS to reveal those issues, report them and aiming for quality always had a high price. Good soykaf.

Suicide Boy is my favorite. You can find it on Mangadex, it's translated up to chapter 51 as of posting this.

For a good time, read Life With Rippy.

Maybe not the best, but here's what I read regularly. Akimbo Comics - an existential reflection on the human condition from the perspective of some very flawed characters. Dinosaur Comics - T-Rex has pretty cool ideas and shares them with his friends Utahraptor and Dromiceiomimus. Existential Comics - famous philosophers try to solve an issue, which often comes to some inane conclusion, if not a comedic recounting of a true story. Whomp! - Absolutely stupid trash about an obese self loathing weeb... but I can't stop reading it.

Finished now, but A Softer World was a beautiful look at existence

I've been reading Colorless and it is good, post-apocalyptic world with magic creatures that try to kill humans, the protagonist gets in trouble very quickly very fast. You could get up to date with the comic in a day or two because of how it's organized.

>>4736 thats pretty good actually can you post any more of your favorites?

remember romantically apocalyptic? never knew if i hated or liked that thing

I usually binge read webcomics and then stop reading them for a while so I can wait for updatesa and binge read others. I will list some worth reading, in no particular order: Swords Comic Existential Comics Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Gone With The Blastwave (in hiatus since forever) Redtail's Dream (same author from Stand Still Stay Silent) Derelict (in hiatus) Space Boy Countdown to Countdown (has rebooted recently) Griefer Belt (has LGBT stuff, but not cringy) Jupiter No End (decent, but only if you can stand very cringy LGBT stuff) Randowis DNA Forgotten Sons Suihira: The City of Water Centralia 2050 A Better Place Seed Zom Com Pinch Point Ennui Go (very NSFW) Erotic themed Comics: Price For Freedom (porn, with decent world building and story) I Roved Out In Search Of Truth And Love (porn, decent art and world building)

For me, it's Camp Sherwood.

>>4453 I really like Ava When I finished reading through the whole thing I was like "oh okay I wonder when new stuff gets released" Then I noticed the copyright for 2012-2020 fuarrrk

>>4442 Not the best with summaries but I'll try to make it seem as interesting without spoiling it. Peerless Dad(Really strong person who became a father of 2 sons and 1 daughter who needs to protect them from danger) GOSU(Really strong person trying to live an ordinary life but his past doesn't leave him) Solo Leveling(An ordinary useless person who gets a OP power up(sounds like your average bs but it's actually pretty good)) Hardcore Leveling Warrior(VR game world with a twist(SAO but better imo)) The God of High School(Material Arts mixed with some super powers) Tower of God(People born in a tower and occasionally come in from the outside. The tower is ruled by 1 strong person and the MC wants to dethrone him) Skeleton Soldier Couldn't Protect the Dungeon(A literal skeleton that was summoned but can't die and relives his live over again if he dies(kinda like RE:ZERO)) Sweet Home(About monsters with good character development) Bastard(Read it, can't explain it. The twist is too good(don't read it if you can't handle gore)) Others that are meh so far(which I haven't read in a long time, might pick it up again): Revival Man(Keeps reviving but the time doesn't rewind, meaning he just respawns every day orso) The Gamer(Super powers with game type aspects and dungeons in it) Hope my explanations weren't too terrible, I'd recommend them all of them because they're really good. If not then I'd recommend Peerless Dad at the very least. Hardcore Leveling Warrior my personal fav. though, the art is really good too. (Some pictures of Hardcore Leveling Warrior, spoilers ahead though.)

Someone posted this in another thread and it looks interesting. https://www.yuumeiart.com/ >It's a graphic comic that is really good but the art design quality fell, but still a interesting story nontheless.

>>5607 Forgot to mention I was referring to the "Fisheye Placebo" comic on the site.

Dog Nigga is hilarious. Unfortunately it's been on hiatus for seven months, but it's still very much worth the read. >Rex is a half man half dog. He was created when a drunk old man forced himself on a stray female dog in the street. Because of his father, Rex has to live his life as a freak rejected by society. So one day... he’s gonna find that man, and r*pe HIM. https://chickenuggetstudios2.weebly.com/chapter-1---my-backstory.html

>>5607 >>5609 I remember when this comic was brought to light on lainchan for the first time a couple of years ago. It wasn't finished at the time and the author was releasing new pages really slowly because they got some deal for their headphone design. I recall that the general consensus was mixed. I think that the meme references were quite cringey and to some extent obnoxious. The story was not too bad but not too great either, it's your typical oppressive government regime 1337 h4x0r story. The only thing which I really liked was the artwork.

>>5627 this is some high level autism

Just popping in to say there is a 0.0000000000000000000000000% chance I (as a lurker) will check any of these out unless theres a picture accompanying the name. Remember, he kind to you local lurker? Lurkers are the lifeblood of the lain community. To help out your lurker brothers, make sure to provide a source, explanation, and pic for EVERY troll, meme, media reference or suggestion that you post! Thanks posterfriends!

Out of Placers has a very detailed world and handles made up races better than most other webcomics. Just be warned, the author loves to write his fetishes in.

>>5689 You convinced me to never post an example picture when I recommend something. Someone who is too lazy to copy/paste a title in the search bar and hit enter is probably the same type of entitled whiner who ruins the community while contributing nothing.

>>5794 No, Lain has a point. It's not about a lurker being too lazy to go to one website, it's about seeing a thread fill up with links while the people posting them are too lazy to write ten words or share a single picture. Why should I spend time clicking through all those? (What's worse actually are those media threads that are nothing but a hundred youtube links with no explanation).

>>4442 90s era dilbert strips, jerk city and pokey the penguin

Unironically Tails Gets Trolled. The art style is like kicking dead whales down the beach, there's a ton of misspellings, and the first few chapters are really stupid, but it's just astounding that such a dumb concept for a webcomic genuinely turned out to be a great shounen styled webcomic!

Sexy Losers is pretty fun https://www.sexylosers.com/ Oglaf is in the same vein https://www.oglaf.com/ They aren't porn. Just filth. Perry Bible Fellowship is a classic. Probably already heard of this, but hell if I know? I'm old. https://pbfcomics.com/

Blue Milk Special if you are a Star Wars fan. https://www.bluemilkspecial.com/ >>5807 Perry Bible Fellowship continues to impress me though the frequency of new material has decreased. Every 6 or 12 months I'll remember it exists and catch up. It's as funny as ever though sadly with not as many updates. The other two you posted made me laugh too, thanks.

>>4455 my man

This Comic Sucks It no longer exists but most can be found on the wayback machine.

I'm surprised Gunnerkrigg Court (https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/) hasn't been mentioned yet. I think it shares this site's niche. It's a little over 2k pages of a deliberately constructed narrative exploring science, magic, technology, birds, and love. Great worldbuilding, characters, depth, page layout, etc. The artstyle in the earlier chapters can be a turn-off, but it shapes up pretty quickly. In sum: A very grounded transhumanist Princess Mononoke / harry potter mashup. Highly recommend to anyone who was dissapointed with the preachy pseudophilosophical rambling in Dresden Codak.

Surprised no one have mentioned hackles. It's really funny for the average lain since it is mostly jokes about linux and the like. http://www.hackles.org/ The authors shut it down in 2004

> +1 to unsounded (http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/). Feels like straight fantasy at first, quickly swerves in some surprisingly deep soykaf with worldbuilding and nuanced variety of characters. Scumbags are great, the kids are great, the monster designs are pretty off the chain. > surprised not to see Modus Operandi (http://mo-comic.com/) here yet. I almost want to say it's a modern-fantasy-postmodern-political comic? which is a total word salad to say it does some pretty creative art deco soykaf with the art style and leans on cool propoganda tropes.

>>6220 >Modus Operandi Wow, finally something interesting.

Right now I can't think of any that haven't been posted ITT already, but I can't let this thread 404. >>4456 So for now, here's an archive of Electric Retard, the world's greatest and most grotesque soykafpost: https://archive.is/hs2yw

>>6191 >Dresden Codak I actually really like this one, despite the glacial schedule and occasional rambling. Even when the dialogue or story isn't that compelling, the art is always good. That's more than can be said for a thousand other webcomics. >>6217 >Surprised no one have mentioned hackles. You're surprised that an almost two-decade-old, even-lower-effort ripoff of the already-low-effort User Friendly somehow hadn't been mentioned? >>5098 >Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal I love this one. Sure, it's famous and it's trendy to like it, but it's consistently funny and it's got a lightning fast update schedule. >I Roved Out In Search Of Truth And Love Holy hell, this was way more fun than I thought it would be. Thank you so much! This was a blast to read through. I absolutely cracked up when the swamp-witch started baring her soul to her sorta-captives.

It's been recommended elsewhere in this thread but Gone with the Blastwave is an excellent read. Very good bleak humor. Run Freak Run is also good, very "serious fantasy" but it's got a compelling story and good art. >>4443 >Hark! A Vagrant ah yes, the origin of possibly the best single panel of any comic ever

also: Doctor McNinja

>>7032 Seems the archive is dead too right now. It's almost like the very internet is trying to rid itself of this comic like a bout of syphilis. https://www.mediafire.com/file/oym22xv4tl89cix/electricretard.cbz/file

>>7036 LOL, it was up few hours ago.

FLAKY PASTRY http://flakypastry.runningwithpencils.com/ Jolly Jack's Collected Curios https://www.collectedcurios.com

I used to read a LOT of webcomics, but not since Schlock Mercenary ended. I'll try and give you the cream. Mind you, a lot of these are dead or abandoned. When I Am King https://www.level32.net/when-i-am-king-tablet-mobile/when-i-am-king-tm-start Zot! Online: "Hearts and Minds" http://www.scottmccloud.com/1-webcomics/zot/index.html Wandering Ones https://wanderingones.com/ Sword Interval https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/sword-interval/list?title_no=486&page=1 Our Home Planet https://www.ourhomeplanet.net/ Sonichu https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Category:Sonichu_comic_book_issues (I have included this as a sorbet, to cleanse the palate.) Melpomene http://melpomene.clanofthecats.com/comic/melpomene/ Spinnerette https://www.spinnyverse.com/ Jack https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbtcr67tr4aaf0w/Jack%20Complete%20%281.0%29.rar?dl=0 What It Takes https://acityinaplace.com/ (I'm cheating a bit here, as these following are print comics archived online.) Empowered https://www.empoweredcomic.com/ Gold Digger http://antarcticpresslibrary.com/?p=239 Elfquest https://elfquest.com/read/digitalEQ.html Bodine Amerikah https://beaumontjardine.com/comic-gallery/ If you were in the Australian comic scene in the 1990's, chances are this cunt owes you a beer.

i'm a huge fan of octopus pie. it's already finished, so no waiting.

Dreamkeepers https://dreamkeeperscomic.com/

>>7614 Sci Fi Guy https://web.archive.org/web/20150401034054/http://www.webcomicsnation.com/dholvrsn/scifiguy/series.php

Low-cal comic trip https://www.nerfnow.com

I really like Minus. It's about a magical child going about a fairly wild world. Very wholesome. See third image attached for example. Mirror here: https://kiwisbybeat.netlify.app/minus.html I also really like some of the other recommendations made: >>4455 + Pepper & Carrot Note it has translations in almost every language. Including your favourite weird conlang >>4457 + Kill Six Billion Demons The grand world building is so tight. First two images attached >>4456 + PBF All one-shots, but beautiful and concise >>4734 + Super Mega Comics Pretty hit and miss for me, but when it hits I'm in stitches. >>5098 + Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal All one-shots, with some philosophical hot-takes >>7615 + Octopus Pie Makes you actually care about characters. They aren't just one-dimensional (at least, once out of the first arc)

>>4442 order of tales http://www.rice-boy.com/order/ girl genius https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104#.YH63RT-EaUk someone already mentioned avas demon, but i'll list it nonetheless https://www.avasdemon.com/ another one already said xkcd and phd comics, but i'll include those as well https://xkcd.com/ http://phdcomics.com/ despite their mediocrity, i really liked critical miss and especially its spinoff erin dies alone, but those projects have long died off, so i guess they are not worth it.

>>7972 Minus is amazing. It's like HP Lovecraft meets Calvin and Hobbes.

Welcome To Manly Guys 2.0 https://thepunchlineismachismo.com https://www.deviantart.com/coelasquid/gallery >>7600 >>7962 Nice.

>Seed (https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/seed/list?title_no=1480) A really good take on how the advent of AGI might go. >Dragonet (https://www.frankgunter.com/dragonet/dragonet.html) Under-appreciated late medieval fantasy from someone who seems to appreciate the period. >Dragon Mango (http://www.dragon-mango.com/) Actually good weebcomic. >A Better Place (https://tapas.io/series/A-BETTER-PLACE/) >Elf Blood (http://www.elfblood.com/) >Errant Story (https://www.errantstory.com/) >Ironheart-Rune (http://ironheart-rune.com/) >Harbourmaster (http://waywardmartian.com/) >Fairy Dust (http://fairydust.thecomicseries.com/ archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20190910105012/http://fairydust.thecomicseries.com/) >Green Knight (http://www.greenknightcomic.com/) Also, some classics: >It Hurts!! (http://gobolatula.com/ithurts/) >Please Forgive Me!!! (http://gobolatula.com/pfm/) >Freefall (http://freefall.purrsia.com/) >Drowtales (http://drowtales.com/) >Unicorn Jelly (http://unicornjelly.com/) >A Miracle of Science (https://project-apollo.net/mos/index.html) >Misfile (https://www.misfile.com/)

Daughter of the Lilies https://www.daughterofthelilies.com/ Medieval fantasy about a masked mage who joined a guild and goes on adventures. I really like it. There is comfiness, horror, drama, action and a little romance.

>>7985 Some more pages, love the art

>>4736 Damn, that's some dark humour right there. Also, reeminds me of Watamote.

this is a pretty cute (not to mention relatable) one. https://m.manganelo.com/manga-fa119868

>>8060 Nigga wtf is this

>>4744 god, how awful.

>>4442 RubyQuest. Best thing to ever come out of 4chan. Not exactly a "webcomic," but it fits the bill.

>>7986 Really nice art here.

WATER TRIBE https://www.deviantart.com/rufftoon/art/Water-Tribe-5-001-791159243 Requires you to have seen the Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon. So this is fanfiction in comic form.

>>8471 I always imagine Chun Li as a Waterbender.

I like Delia http://www.delia.webcomic.ws/ It's pretty good, I don't know if I should tell you what it's about. But if you browse here you will probably like it

I learned of Emmy the Robot back during some drama, but only recently started reading it. It can be read up to its current point in hours, and it's fun. There's a surprisingly large fan base: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/list?title_no=402201&page=1

>>8060 she's just like me

bouletcorp.com is one of the oldest french webcomic, the archives go back to 2004. Some of it has been translated to english at english.bouletcorp.com

>>7982 Will try it >>8479 Water Tribe

>>8626 Is anything lost in translation?

Webcomic about an artist https://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=1

The Remonstrance is a must read.

Nerfnow ~ a comic strip mainly about video games but with the occasion tangent

https://garfbert.substack.com/archive

>>9096 Seems to be drawn by an idiot without a clue on geopolitics.

>>9098 How? It's not even a commentary. Just "these things happened" >covid fuarrrks soykaf up - 2020 >covid is about to lose - 2021 >oh no war - 2022

>>9099 Because a lot of these "people", when they cannot figure out if you are on their 'side' or not, will assume you are not on their side and begin to attack you for it. They're drones. In fact, this guy will assume I "know" what "his position" is and probably attack me for this sentiment. lol

>>9099 it just looks very inane. Also Russia vs what looks to be litterally the earth seems pretty silly. Add to that the fact that theres been war going on, even in the ukraine, way longer than corona's been a thing. Its just dumb and 2d commentary that isnt even commentary but still feels like its getting it wrong. I don't know what else to say. I bet the artist trusts the experts.

Has anyone read the brawl in the family comic? >http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/archive/

>>9100 > probably You seem to be the only one making assumptions here.

>>9110 Nope, any good? Hope it's good.

mmo jokes based on everquest http://thenoobcomic.com

>>9110 I enjoyed it when I read it back in highschool, but don't remember it being life changing. I am a great fan of the now dead Derelict webcomic. https://derelictcomic.tumblr.com/post/159475476183 The art and use of quiet in those first few pages are SOOO good. Honestly, I think the story it told, of a scavenger struggling to survive was well told in the first chapter, and it was already losing a bit of steam by the time he ended it, but the first chapter is AWESOME and the second is good.

A long shot but does anyone know the name of a webcomic that was about a little girl living in a ruined world that has to take a sword from one place to another for some reason? I think she had Brown skin and it was in a kind of impressionist art style.

>>9557 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Atvtropes.org+girl+%22+(Webcomic)%22+sword&ia=web Any of these? (feel free to use a better search tool) I recommend these to all. https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/2010/01/01/spacetrawler-4/ (adventure) https://starslip.krisstraub.com/20050523.shtml (comedy/adventure) https://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=18 (very fun educational)

>>4442 None. All webcomics are trash or meh at best. The only one I like is Sabrina Online.

I like fiction that tries to explore concepts outside of humanity. Non-human physiology, psychology, architecture, etc. and found Proper Care and Feeding for your Fountain to be surprisingly good. At times it really feels like an alien world filled with aliens and yet still making complete sense on reflection. Anyone know of more webcomics like this? Pics are some charming segments.