WebComics

I’ll be very upfront about this: I do not much care for the technological, nor it for me. If I find something I like, I will buy it to therefore support the artist. And I’m terrible at keeping up with web comics, or comics in general if I’m reading them online. They lost their tactile quality and it’s only appealing to one sense, and it’s losing my interest to one of my many other books on that shelf to the right.

So, needless to say the web comics listed bellow are those I can remember. Or have bookmarked and remember them. Or just found them among the bookmarks for times past.

MegaTokyo: http://megatokyo.com/ : This can be labeled the first webcomic I’ve ever read. And its been over 3 years at least since I’ve bothered to open the web page. Needless to say, I have no idea whats currently going on in the story, but it started out fun and very interesting. Two gamer friends hop on a plan to Japan, and broke and are trying to live life and get enough money to buy a plane ticket home. And then the romance started, and then it just dragged on. And I stopped reading. The art style is very simplistic, very anime, and over all cute.

Happiness and Cyanide: http://www.explosm.net/comics/1876/ : Its art style is very simplistic. People are reduced to basic shapes, and the images are flat. But the content is hilarious. Sometimes is violent and gory. Others its very politically incorrect. And then some are about relationships. They are always one page long, though the format varies.

Penny Arcade: http://www.penny-arcade.com/ : They parody video games. The two main guys are entertaining, and hilarious and rather likable. They incorporate everyday life with videogame discussions, and video games with even more videgames. Often they point out very blatant “issues” with video games.

xkcd: http://xkcd.com/ : As its title says, it’s a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

I.D. Fracture: http://idfracture.deviantart.com/ : The art style changes and improves as the story progresses and the artist gets better. It recently went from ink and toned and very “anime” to just the pencil sketches and a more mature manga style. The characters are very likable, each has their own story, personality and problems. Though it hasn’t updated in a long while, I’m addicted to it, and have reread it so many times.

Khaos Komix: http://www.khaoskomix.com/home.html : This comic has been redone multiple times, with each one dealing with the same characters just in a different way and situation. In the current version, and the sole one I’ve read, the story has been broken down into smaller segments, each told by a different character. It explores their relationship with their lover, themselves, and then their friends, which leads you on to the next story.

Brink: http://paperfangs.com/brink/ : I was reading this religiously for some time. The art style is very sketchy, done on the computer for the most part. I haven’t read it in a while… It deals with the main characters “insanity” and that of those he meets. It’s nowhere near as deep as it sounds. And that disappointed me. But it’s good enough.

Two Rooks: http://two-rooks.com/ : This comic is tied with ID Fracture for my most favorite on this list. The art is reminiscent of the film noir style, but uses limited color and gets a very strong impact. The story line is very complex and sometimes confusing, yet is still very beautiful. The characters are distinctly different from one another, in both personality and looks. And the entire website leads itself to the story. And I’m completely in love with the main character and well almost the entire cast.