This thread was needed.

Unfortunately, I think you’ve named nearly all of the ones I read regularly.

So what does everyone look for in a webcomic? Funnies? Story? Characters? Art?

A combination of story and characters for me, and Schlock Mercenary does it perfectly. :D

Plus, SMBC for funnies. :D

Only nine years of uninterrupted daily comics to catch up on. ;)

Yup, characters that actually grow and change. :O

:D I feel compelled to warn you that the early strips are rusty at best. The artwork isn’t brilliant, and the comic doesn’t find its style for a while.

Man, this thread makes me feel so guilty. My computer went all Down’s Syndrome on me last year, and I haven’t followed any of my favorite webcomics since. This will certainly change come October, but I hate waiting.

Used to read this one a lot.

I read most of Phoenix Requiem, which, despite having a very interesting story, I think is ruined by the utter Mary Sue of a main character. And as far as webcomics go, one of the more awesome ones is “the Meek”. And “Alien Loves Predator” is pretty funny too:)

I read:
OOTS
8-Bit Theatre
Warbot in Accounting
VGCats
xkcd
Girl Genius
Gunnerkrigg Court
Penny Arcade
Pokemon X
Misfile
El Goonish Shive
Looking For Group
Were-Geek
Awkward Zombie
Darths and Droids
Sequential Art
Errant Story
Irregular Webcomic
How I Killed Your Master
MtG Planeswalker Webcomics (not sure whether the last two count – one’s only 3 pages long, the other has no update schedule)

Probably some others that I can’t remember.
The ones I did read until they finished:

Erfworld
Adventurers!
RPG World
Van Von Hunter
That MtG webcomic whose name I’ve forgotten
DM of the Rings

Every morning. Takes about 10 minutes.

Zombie Hunters are pretty awesome too

I think my Sue Detector™ is pretty sucky somewhat defective.

what? Anya is such a Sue!

... or it may be just me…

Gunnerkrigg Court is awesome and Moldorm is awesome for including it in a list.

I also like Dinosaur Comics, The Non-Adventures of Wonderella, and Daisy Owl. Alien Loves Predator can be funny too but I don’t check it regularly.

Petria is hilarious. I agree, she’s also less than 3. Jonas is totally Estrogen Brigade Bait.

I must wonder if Ms. Ellerton is a troper, because the EBB thing seems too close. Except for a couple of things. But the main concept is there.

...Right?

@CGilga: I only got into DD relatively recently (last year or something… actually, I’ll have a look…), I did really enjoy it… until, uugghhh, I have no idea what’s going on anymore. I can’t tell the characters apart and caring about it is not an option. It’s like Eragon, it was fun, but then no one wants to admit to reading it.

@Steph: I love Unshelved’s Sunday feature.

@Moldorm: I’ve read a few of Dinosaur Comics, but not all of them made me laugh enough to want to follow regularly.

Dang, I also forgot to include VGCats hey! new str… DR. A.! LOOK! LOOK AT SUPER EFFECTIVE.

Hahahah, apart from anything, it updated, but Dr. A. used to do this play through thing, which was heaps of fun (until the lazy foo’ stopped), and HEY-O, if they can update, so can he.

Yass, I couldn’t remember the name. Cheers. :D

Why everyone should read Sheldon.

That and nerd jokes. 8D

With regards to Requiem—I guess I could see how Anya’s a Sue. But she doesn’t get on my nerves, for whatever reason.

And okay, I am a complete and utter sucker for Jonas. I blame Ten’s hair and sideburns and his feet, yes I do.

I am of the same opinion.

I read Gunnerkrigg Court, Zombie Hunters, Order of the Stick, Dreamless, and Phoenix Requiem. I am very far behind on two of the aforementioned comics a

Not as good as the “pirate soft-wear” one. That had me lolling all day.

It’s a mercy he didn’t link to tvtropes, I’ve been trying to break my habit.

Yeah I still read CAD, and I dunno why either.

I’ve vaguely heard of that one, but never had my interest hijacked to have a look at it. What’s it about?

And about the evil, annoying chips being named after President Bush, the author herself has said that it wasn’t a political statement and in retrospect Nixon would have been a better choice. I’m fairly conservative myself, but I still like it.

Cyanide and Happiness. ‘Nuff said.

Dammit, ever since that site, I can’t stop imagining the daily Garfield strip in the newspaper minus Garfield. :P

Oh, everyone, read Today Nothing Happened for a Twilight twist. XD (You have to vote for it on TopWebComics, totallyworthit).

I started Templar, Arizona a while back, but the constant and pitch-black sensation of metaphorically being in the dark got to me.

Note to those of who who haven’t heard of or read it: It’s quite, er, Not Safe for Work at all as it contains much inappropriate content and profanity.

The only one I read regularly is Ctrl-Alt-Del but I’m quickly losing interest in it. I started 8 bit theatre but couldn’t keep it going.

le-gasp.

You should really keep going through 8-bit theatre. The art evolves a lot over the course of the story, which is surprisingly complex and actually works. Somehow. I’m not quite sure how. But somehow. It does have its bad moments though. I think the author went through a phase of over-wordyness and walls of texts. I’ve been following on and off since the beginning, and the ending we’re coming up to is just hilarious.

Also, twenty thumbs up for Daisy Owl.

I officially blame WW for hooking me on A Girl And Her Fed.

After a false start where I couldn’t get into it… I’m addicted. I love it. It’s awesome. But I can’t stop reading.

Oh, Smarta….YAY! Someone I know finally reads it!!!!

Ooh, have you caught up to the current comics? Please, tell me you have, because there is this amazing scene with the psychotic koala….

It was wonderful. I love his evil little monologue, and how one of the poor agents tries cuddling him- bad idea!

I felt sorry for the agent – you gotta love pet the koala moments.

>My favorite by far is Powerup Comics. Nothing even comes close.

It’s like Ctrl-Alt-Del meets Sonichu meets Carlos Mencia.

My favorite characters in order of awesome:

Sparky: I’m in love. pant, pant
Girl: Is me. I really wish I had kick-ass judo skills, though. And a pixie to play the stock market for me.
Speedy: Aw, he’s so cute. And trampled. I love battered things!
Ben: Yay, Ben! Sort of pervy, but hilarious!

Let me see….

Sparky: Oh, Sparky. Sparky, Sparky, Sparky. If it weren’t for the fact that Girl would kill me, I would totally hunt him down. Yum!
Girl: Is me if I were liberal and a judo master. I would happily light a pedophile’s tie on fire :D
Speedy: Oh God. Do not annoy the koala! I love him- borderline evil, violent, yet snuggly.
Ben: Yay for Ben! Occasionally does something stupid, but makes up for it by being badass.

Have you guys seen the newest one?

CONSPIRACY THEORY BELOW:

I have a feeling that Alpha Shade might be terrible—but that’s a pity because of the potential in the artwork.

Edit: Disregard the previous statements, it just sucks. The characters look alike, their personalities are… ewrgh. The dialogue is unrealistic and very, very stilted. Cripes, how did I not realise its terribleness? It’s worse than Boxbot.

Alien…

She does filler art sometimes when she doesn’t have a strip ready

And one bit of filler was a bio page for each character….. look

I hope posting here isn’t inappropriate, but Lackadaisy seems quite excellent so far.

Update: I’ve read the entire archive now. It is brilliant. I rank it up there with the winsome Gunnerkrigg Court.

Meanwhile, try reading Lackadaisy.

Which also needs to update more. sigh Beautiful art comes with a heavy price.

I’m glad you’re reading it.

Bahahahahaha, today’s AGAHF is amazing. Woohoo for Conan the Barbarian reference!

I love AGAHF. I’ve gotten attached to it in the same way as I get attached to good fanfics.

I WANT UPDATES, DAMNIT!

Who I love very, very much. (the Fed. Not the Girl, koala, or ghost. Although I do like Ben as well. :))

[triple post, but this was awesome enough to resurrect this thread!]

The end of the latest Dr. McNinja story: BEST ENDING EVER. Completely redeemed it for me, because I didn’t like it up to this point! Awesome.

(also, I just realized Gordito was 12, and also realized I should have known)

I read Darth & Droids out of loyalty (long term Irregular Webcomic reader), but honestly, it’s not as funny as DM of the Rings.

Edit: also, has everyone seen the new Headtrip strip today? I was so psyched this morning. :3

Oh good, I was starting to think I was the only one.

And actually, OotS. :D Yes, that’s right.

I think this strip sums up why.

I’m just going to mention the ones that haven’t already been mentioned. What’s scary is that I follow most of the webcomics already mentioned. o_o

Cealdian
Looking for Group
Narbonic
Freefall
Thorn
The Dreamland Chronicles

Heh, I’m sure Jeni has a lot in common with Haley.

My favourite characters are Thog (in the leprechaun costume) and Mr. Scruffy.

What’s scary is that I follow most of the webcomics already mentioned. o_o

Not so much, they’re all pretty famous ones. ;)

I must admit, I look at the ad for Dreamland and it always puts me off, because it just looks so tacky. The brief summary didn’t exactly attract me, either.

Edit: aw, shucks, I need to update my list some day… TOMORROW. DEFINITELY TOMORROW. NOT NOW.

Gnnnnh… must… close… Firefox…

:D Hurrah! I like hearing of obscure webcomics, as much as I like the big ones, it gets boring when the same names are repeated.

Via Today Nothing Happened I got to hear of/read some other webcomics, as they were all created for a college course, and some people continued once they finished the class.

I read some but never added them to my list. Just… too many for now. ;_;

Totally not here, lawl.

Yay, two updates to AGAHF! And whumping! Lots of whumping!

Also, more reasons to love OOTS.