Writing Web Comics

[Kanata]

[COLOR=DarkOliveGreen][SIZE=1]Lately I've noticed the great increase of Web Comics on the net. My friends and other 'acquaintances' have started to really enjoy them. I'm not sure but these things are getting more and more popular. I see artists on the net making money of them and everything. So this is my question;
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[*]Have you noticed what I mentioned above aswell?
[*]Do you read Web Comics?
[*]If so, which ones are your favourites (genre or titles of comics)?
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Quite frankly, I do read certain web comics. The ones I know of now include 'WoT Now', 'Realms of Ishikaze' and 'Angel Moxie'. I really enjoy fantasy web comics, especially the ones that include humour. ^^[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[DeadSeraphim]

[COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=1][FONT=Arial]Webcomics are booming, I'd agree. And with services like keenspace and drunk duck offering specialized hosting with tools and whatnot catering specifically for web comics, it should only get bigger.

Many people prefer webcomics to normal comics, as well, which is accelerating it's growth. I mean, it's right there! No need to buy back issues, spend cash etc etc The most you have to do is maybe buy some merch or donate.

Yes, I read webcomics, lol. I think I was reading 7 of the BuzzComix top ten for a while, before I trimmed my list. Now it's only at 20. XD Haha.

Despite the fact I read so many, though, I only REALLY follow (ie, remember to visit) MegaTokyo, AppleGeeks, A Modest Destiny and DMFA. I'm not predisposed to any one genre, heh.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Baron Samedi]

[size=1]Thanks to Liam, I now read [url=http://www.meninhats.com]Men In Hats[/url], but thats all. I have enough stuff online to waste my time with :)[/size]

[Retribution]

I read Sinfest. But not actively. I found about it last summer, when I saw this hilarious comic strip. I checked it's source, and it was sinfest.com/blahblahblah.jpg ... so I went to Sinfest, only to find the most hilarious comics on the planet.

I wish they had Boondocks online. That would be beyond awesome.

[Manic Webb]

There are so many web comics out there, I had to set a limit for myself on what to read. There's essentially a web comics for everything. It's amazing how large this internet community has gotten. Here's a list of comics I currently read...

[url=http://www.applegeeks.com/]Apple Geeks[/url]
The story of a crazed Mac user. I found this comic when someone showed me their parody of the X-Men Legends videogame. It's usually pretty funny, but always insane.

[url=http://www.bobandgeorge.com/]Bob and George[/url]
The grand-daddy of all sprite comics. Over the years, this comic has proven to be a complex blend of corny humor and clever storylines.

[url=http://www.elgoonishshive.com/]El Goonish Shive[/url]
When I first found this comic a couple of months ago, my initial reaction was "what the hell?" But after starting from the beginning and slowly reading my way through, I saw this comic evolve from a slap-stick walking satire to everything, to a serious story with a few choice moments of humor.

[url=http://www.megatokyo.com/]Megatokyo[/url]
The story of two guys stranded in Japan. While I enjoy the continuing story and unique characters, this comic really hasn't been the same since Largo stopped writing it. I miss the semi-regular topical videogame humor.

[url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/]Penny Arcade[/url]
It's like a newspaper comic strip, if your newspaper were entirely about videogames. It took me [i]forever[/i] to catch up from the very first comic, when I started reading in September '04.

[url=http://www.sorethumbsonline.com/]Sore Thumbs[/url]
Did you hear the one about the Democrat and Republican who opened a game store together? This comic is politically biased, but still funny, considering how over-exagerrated it gets.

[url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/]8-bit Theatre[/url]
This comic defined the personalities of the original Final Fantasy characters. Never before has a murderous, immoral Black Mage been so funny.

[2010DigitalBoy]

I used to spend all my spare time reading web comics. Sluggy Freelance and the Squidi.net comix are always cool. Mega tokyo is another of my favorites. After a while I stopped reading them beacause they all started to mosh together in my mind.

[Doukeshi]

I don't really know what's so great about Penny Arcade. It's mentioned everywhere and everyone I read hails it as the funniest thing ever but I honestly don't even think it's that good. Maybe just because its easily recognisable as one of the first of its genre, that is 'guys and games' ^_~.

On that subject I can say that my favourite web comics are:

[url=www.vgcats.com/][img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21958&stc=1[/img][/url]
Funny as hell but also a little twisted at times.

[url=www.ctrlaltdel-online.com][img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21959&stc=1[/img][/url]
Consistently funny, all the time. You just can't help sympathising with Ethan, especially in the latest strip...the poor schmuck

[url=www.sinfest.net][img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21960[/img][/url]
Who's yer deity baby?! We're all going to hell heh, better make it fun on the way down huh.

I used to read Sluggy Freelance a whole lot but not so much anymore, Bunbun still slays me though heh.
Something else that isn't really a webcomic as such, more of a flash strip is at [u][b][i][url=www.illwillpress.com]illwillpress.com[/url][/b][/i][/u]. There you will find Foamy, the lord and master of all, squirrel extrordiare. If you haven't seen this guys stuff I sincerely recommend that you go. Especially look out for the first Card Cult animation, classic stuff.