i'm looking for some good web based comic strips
anne herron
Wayne Farmer
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> any help?
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/ (Ozy and Millie) is my personal favorite of all
the web-based comics. Two precocious 10-year-old fox children. Ozy, who
favors Zen, is the adopted son of a large but quite cultured red dragon.
Millie, who prefers mischief to Zen, is the natural daughter of a female fox
lawyer. Where's her father? Ah, that would be telling.
http://www.keenspot.com/ has quite a variety; some may fit your style. Of
those, It's Walky (http://www.itswalky.com) seems pretty well-drawn to me,
although it may take you some time to understand the plot. (Long character
histories, evolved over many strips.)
http://www.doemain.com/ has an interesting premise, of furry characters
acting like humans, but still retaining predator / prey tendencies. It
appears to be part of a larger group of furry (also known as anthro) comics
at http://nice.purrsia.com/ .
And to finish, one of the most bizarre I've seen (but I like it) is
EAGLE-DNA: http://eagledna.keenspace.com/ . A sample of the dialogue:
Large owl: "City be large and full of cactus."
Small owl: "WHAT CACTUS WANT?"
Large owl: "Cactus want owl juices!"
I'm sure others will contribute their lists, too.
Wayne
Bill Holbrook
anniversary on Sept. 4. It's at www.kevinandkell.com.
Freezer
My list?
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Webcomics are on the middle of the page.
And a few that will be on the next update, that I just discovered.
Edolic Fringe (Fantasy Pirates!)
http://www.bonsaimechafactory.org/eidolicfringe//index.shtml
Chrono-Trigger Rip-Off (You don't have to have played CT or Final
Fantasy IV {II} to get the story, but it helps.)
http://llv.keenspace.com/
Kid Radd (Right now, the best sprite - and most original - comic on
the net)
http://home.att.net/~miller.daniel.r/index.htm
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Ross TenEyck
>any help?
Since you don't give any hints on what you like and don't like,
I'll just suggest some that I like:
One is almost compelled to mention the venerable Sluggy Freelance --
www.sluggy.com. One of the oldest and most successful web comics,
it follows the adventures of a freelance web designer, his best buddy
and inventor of weird science gadgets, a psychopathic bunny, an alien
from another dimension, an on-again-off-again witch, and the token
sane individual, who occassionally turns into a camel.
Sluggy has gone through some ups and downs, quality wise; but the
high points are really, really good. If you decide to go back
through the archives, schedule a week or so.
A more obscure entry, but one I am quite fond of, is As If --
www.asifcomic.com. It's about two high-school girls in the mid
eighties, loosely based on the writer and artist. The art is
wonderful, and the storylines are very true to life, both funny
and poignant.
Back in the land of wacky is College Roomies From Hell --
www.crfh.net. Six college students, three male, three female; early
on the guys go swimming in toxic waste and acquire, respectively,
a tentacle in place of an arm, an eye in the palm of the hand, and
laser vision. And that's one of the most normal things that's
happened.
Another well-known comic is Megatokyo -- www.megatokyo.com. The
art is manga-style and very good; the storyline is complex, and relies
on a lot of computer-game-culture humor. Beware Megatokyo fandom,
though; it tends to be fanatical.
Someone else has already mentioned Ozy and Millie, www.ozyandmillie.org.
I'll second the recommendation; the art is excellent, and the humor
is gentle. Ozy is a wolf, though; not a fox.
If you want subversive, try Sinfest -- www.sinfest.net (NOT .com;
that's an entirely different kind of site :) ). The art is perhaps
the best of any webcomic I've ever seen, and while the quality goes
up and down a lot, at its best it's some of the most wicked satire
ever.
There are, of course, several others. You could do worse than go
directly to Keenspot, www.keenspot.com, which hosts many of the above
comics, and browse around.
(There is also Keenspace, www.keenspace.com, which is sort of the
bush leagues of Keenspot. There are a LOT of comics there, most of
which suck hard; but there are a few gems. It's occasionally worth
while to browse around there a little.)
Also, many of these comics have links to other comics that the author
likes, or thinks his/her readers might like. That can be another
good way of finding new comics.
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Linda Causey
A Perfect World
http://www.aperfectworld.org
Single panel strip with a slightly goofy sense of humor. Appearing on the
web since 1999. Updated Sunday - Thursday evenings.
A humorous project not related to comics is at
http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htm
I found a 1971 Sears catalog at an estate sale and it has taken up a
substantial part of my life for two years. It is evil.
Others:
Something Positive
http://www.somethingpositive.net
You Damn Kid
http://www.youdamnkid.com
Good strips but real life does interfere with updates. Of course, if someone
were paying me to draw something I would let the web strip lapse while
dealing with a paying customer.
Kevin and Kell
http://www.kevinandkell.com
The Devil's Panties (I don't remember the URL)
My husband enjoys Freefall (I don't know the URL on that one either)
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Freezer
> The Devil's Panties (I don't remember the URL)
http://thedevilspanties.keenspace.com/
> My husband enjoys Freefall (I don't know the URL on that one either)
HTH.
anne herron
new to this room and didn't know if that was a dumb request. i will
visit each site.
Tom Truszkowski
> new to this room and didn't know if that was a dumb request. i will
> visit each site.
As long as you're doing that, I recommend http://stationv3.keenspace.com :)
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Anthony Myers 22
reminds me of Life in Hell.
Most of the time it's about sailing anymore, but check out the archives.
..........
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Anthony Myers 22
that's an oxymoron isn't it?
Leo Breebaart
> A more obscure entry, but one I am quite fond of, is As If --
> www.asifcomic.com. It's about two high-school girls in the mid
> eighties, loosely based on the writer and artist. The art is
> wonderful, and the storylines are very true to life, both funny and
> poignant.
Ooh, nice one! Many thanks for mentioning it here -- I doubt if I would
ever have come across it otherwise.
I have no obscure gem to offer in return (everybody here has already
read _When I Am King_? <http://www.demian5.com/king/wiak.htm>, right?),
but while we're on the subject of web comics, I have to say that PvP has
rapidly been rising on my list of favourites, these last few months. The
frat-boy wee-wee humour is still there (not that there's anything wrong
with that :-)), but it's increasingly more often being balanced by
improved art, good comic timing, and more solid (relatively speaking)
'plot' arcs and punchlines (all IMHO, of course). The just finished "fan
film" sequence is a good example of that:
<http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20030804>.
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this one from the beginning at www.HappyGlyphs.com.
The original strips had a nice following and are doing well in my first book
collection. I'm giving it my all, so this new adventure should be even better!
Thanks, JOHN :0)
Linda Causey
describe single panel comics.
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Antonio E. Gonzalez
>Date: 8/24/2003 11:56 AM Pacific Standard Time
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>
>any help?
>
Well, here's my *full* list:
- Real Life
http://www.reallifecomics.com/
Gaming, the nuances of everyday life, 4th wall breaking, and occasional touch
of the unusual. (fun)
- Sluggy Freelance
http://www.sluggy.com/
Two friends, one with constant bizarre inventions, an alien, an psychotic
rabbit . . . how can you go wrong? (one of the best actually!)
- The Norm
http://www.thenorm.com/
Guy trying to go about everyday life. (don't even know if this qualifies as
a webcomic)
- Something Positive
http://www.somethingpositive.net/index.html
Bad attitude personified. (mean-spirited, but I love it!)
- User Friendly
http://www.userfriendly.org/
Life for a bunch of tech reps. (old and getting weary)
- Kevin and Kell
http://www.kevinandkell.com/
Animals try to make a living in Domain. (tech jokes, *and* anthropomorphic
animals!; works surprisingly good)
- PvP
http://www.pvponline.com/
Life for a computer game company. (very successful; like it)
- Nowheregirl
http://www.nowheregirl.com/
Young woman tries to make sense of life. (recent Eisner Award winner; fairly
short so far, so it's best to just read it)
- Sexy Losers
http://www.sexylosers.com/
Title says it all (warning: this is easily the most explicit comic on the
web!)
- Tomoyo42's Room
http://www.clone-army.org/dan/t42r/index2.html
Cardcaptor Sakura gone horribly wrong! (warning: almost up there with Sexy
Losers in content)
- Keenspot
http://www.keenspot.com/
Follow the icons, or click on "Select a Spot!" for the list. Here's mine:
- It's Walky!
Angst, aliens, the unexpected. (IMHO, the best sci-fi comic out there)
- Melonpool
Aliens, currently stuck in an asteroid. (pretty vanilla, but does it well)
- RPG World
The secret lives of RPG characters! (good art; *really* funny if you've
played Final Fantasy)
- Sex and Violence
Two fembots try to make the best of life using . . . (on it's third
incarnation; good art)
- Joe Average
Another twenty-something trying to make the best of it. (good art)
- Sinfest
Hip guy and girl (so the think) in a not-quite-normal world. (*excellent*
art; good observations)
- Spooner
Life of a young married couple. ('sokay)
- Alice!
Young girl with overactive imagination. (pretty good)
- Antihero for Hire
Title just about says it. (just started; seems ok)
- Avalon
Teen angst in Canada. (one of the better romantic/dramatic comics out
there; updates sporadically)
- Bruno the Bandit
Bandit and his mini-dragon (great satire; good art)
- College Roomies From Hell!!!
Six college students, three mutant powers, weirdness ensues. (good story;
great characters)
- Errant Story
Pen-and-paper RPG come to life. (*excellent* art!; Meji alone is worth
it)
- Fans!
The Sci-Fi Club saves the world. (great story)
- GPF
Software firm and it's employees. (still going through archives; good
characters)
- Greystone Inn
Characters in a comic strip aware of it. (pretty good actually)
- Overdue
http://www.overduemedia.com/
The life of librarians is more complicated than it seems.
- Madam and Eve
http://www.madamandeve.co.za/
Everyday life from South Africa.
- Megatokyo
http://www.megatokyo.com/
Manga-style fun! (It really *is* good!)
- Penny Arcade
http://www.penny-arcade.com/
Gaming with a very blunt point of view.
- Doctor Fun
http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/
Far Side on acid. (a lot of ultra-obscure references)
- Whatever USA
http://www.whateverusa.net/
Kid forest animals in human situations. (good art; hasn't updated in a while)
- Instant Classic
http://www.briworld.com/
One man's look at life and movies. (has it's moments)
- Gunchello
http://www.gunchello.com/
Goofy wizard, dragon, mideval fun. (hasn't udated in ages)
- Life in Forbez
http://www.forbez.net/
Cynical single alien mom and son try to make a new life on a planet's city.
(*excellent* art; rarely updates)
- Litttle Sayalings
http://saiyalings.keenspace.com/
Dragon Ball characters as kids. (same artist as Life on Forbez; similar
update problem)
- Voices in My Hand
http://www.voicesinmyhand.com/
Extreme Far Side. (rare updates since syndication in Canada)
- Parody Check
http://parodycheck.cjb.net/
Two girls, both computer geeks, both gorgeous, weird situations. (updates
ever so rarer; barely recommend)
- Buttlord GT
http://www.atomictoy.org/comics/buttlordgt/buttlordgt.html
*Nasty*, homophobic take on Dragon Ball Z. (guilty pleasure)
- Brad the Vampire
http://www.bradthevampire.co.uk/
Teenage vampire and his paranormal friends (good story; art could improve)
- Movie Comics
http://www.movie-comics.com/
Penny Arcade with movies.
- Vaughner
"That guy exploits his pets more than Bob Guccione!"
- Marge Simpson
Anthony Myers 22
>Yeah, it is a bit of an oxymoron but it is a term that I have come across to
>describe single panel comics.
how about "single panel comics"
Geoduck
> any help?
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DD DEGG CO
>>Yeah, it is a bit of an oxymoron
>>but it is a term that I have come across
>> to describe single panel comics.
Anthony responded:
>how about "single panel comics"
However, in this new and everchanging world,
the phrase "single panel strips" does let one
know the format and the dimensions of the feature,
such as Thaves' Frank and Ernest.
In a discussion of Non Sequitor and how it is
printed in your paper, would you say it appears
as a panel or as a panel?
Since it appears in the old-fashion panel dimension
(ala Dennis the Menace) and it appears as a panel
in the Frank and Ernest dimensions, some phrase
must be invented to differentiate the two.
And then again, if the panel had a continuing storyline
for a dozen or so panels, could it then be considered,
due to the continuity, as a "single panel strip"?
D.D.Degg
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and if it were so, it would be:
but as it isn't, it ain't" - Tweedledee
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Peter Zale
Pound of pound this is an amazing piece of work.
Peter Zale
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Mike Peterson
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Bruno herself has been on hiatus for a couple of weeks, so check the
archives. There's a couple of years you can catch up on anyway. She'll be
back next week, in the mean time, Christopher is featuring a strip he hopes
to syndicate that is considerably more G-rated.
And to see some more of his work, visit www.teachup.com -- it's actually the
teaching guides for some serial stories, including "The Legend of Perseus"
and "Woman of the World: The Story of Nellie Bly." The stories themselves
aren't there, but the illustrations are, and they're worth a look.
Christopher does some very nice work.
(The third serial current up on the site, "Andrew Lang's Fairy Tales" has
some wonderful 19th century work, too. You have to kind of look around on
the pages to find them, since they were in the bottom right hand corner,
rather than upper center.)
In a couple of weeks, we'll have the teacher's guide for "Ariadne and the
Magic Thread," which is being illustrated by Marina "Rina Cat" Tay, who does
some pretty neat anime work. But that one's still under development.
Mike Peterson
Glens Falls NY
db
> Linda wrote regarding "single panel strips"
> >>Yeah, it is a bit of an oxymoron
> >>but it is a term that I have come across
> >> to describe single panel comics.
>
try to describe a comic prepared two different ways. Loose Parts is
almost always a single-panel comic (except on occasional Sundays) but
I prepare it in both the commonly known vertical panel, and in a
horizontal format as well so papers can make room for it among the
strips rather than not run it at all. Even my syndicate doesn't know
what to call it, but we've seemed to settle on referring to them as
being done in 'strip format.' You can compare the two at
comicspage.com. Just look for Loose Parts under the panel toggle and
under the strips toggle.
It's extra work every month in that you literally have to create twice
the number of daily comics. I suspect there are others out there who
offer their comics in both dimensions but other than myself and Wiley,
I don't know of any by name. I'd be curious if any of you do. Maybe
we're the only ones. It is a lot of extra work. ... from the
conception stage on through.
dave
Loose Parts
www.comicspage.com
ronniecat
which the enigma machine correctly identified as:
> And to see some more of his work, visit www.teachup.com -- it's
> actually the teaching guides for some serial stories, including "The
> Legend of Perseus" and "Woman of the World: The Story of Nellie Bly."
> The stories themselves aren't there, but the illustrations are, and
> they're worth a look. Christopher does some very nice work.
>
> (The third serial current up on the site, "Andrew Lang's Fairy Tales"
> has some wonderful 19th century work, too. You have to kind of look
> around on the pages to find them, since they were in the bottom right
> hand corner, rather than upper center.)
>
> In a couple of weeks, we'll have the teacher's guide for "Ariadne and
> the Magic Thread," which is being illustrated by Marina "Rina Cat"
> Tay, who does some pretty neat anime work. But that one's still under
> development.
And when you have, I know I won't have to urge you to call your local
newspaper and ask them to carry them, because you'll want to anyway,
because if you have an interest in any youngsters in your local area, kids,
stepkids, nieces, nephews, grandkids, students, friends' kids or just
locals you don't want to see grow up to become hooligans, you'll want them
to have access to both the stories and the art in these serials. I've had
the good fortune to read the early draft of "Ariadne" and it's just
smashing. When it's available I'm going to call my local paper and beg them
to carry it, which they won't because they're a horrible cheap rag, just
because I should.
ronnie (just back from Halifax where I was randomly accosted by three -
three! - random bagpipe players. the hazards of maritime vacations)
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It's Walky
http://www.itswalky.com
Jaz
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DD DEGG CO
>I suspect there are others out there who
>offer their comics in both dimensions but other than myself and Wiley,
>I don't know of any by name. I'd be curious if any of you do. Maybe
>we're the only ones.
I know for a fact that the 6 chicks of "Six Chix"
create panels for both formats, and it seems
as if others do also.
I was starting to think every panel that appears
in strip dimensions also had the vertical format.
Maybe not.
D.D.Degg