The Wonderful World of Webcomics
A few months ago, my wonderfully crazy brother introduced me to a webcomic by the name of Edmund Finney's Quest to Find the Meaning of Life. It's quite a name, but luckily, the website name was shortened just to eqcomics.com. That link will lead you to the first comic.
Usually, I don't advertise other websites nor do I spend time reading other people's websites (ha ha, just kidding. That's all I do.). I spent three days of nonstop reading to finish it, and it's not even done. I thought that this was the first webcomic I had ever read, and I loved it. I laughed at every comic. Sometimes, the mouseover text is funnier than the comic.
I thought that Edmund's Quest was the first webcomic I had ever read, but then I was reminded of one I had read a few years ago (and it is still going strong): Brawl in the Family (let's just assume that every link to a webcomic will take you to the first comic). For the first hundred or so, the arkwork is developing. By the 500th, it is absolutely stunning. Not only that, but it's for nerds and all nerdkind!
From Edmund's Quest, I came across another wonderful webcomic, Sandra and Woo, which is still making comics. I went on another span, but this time, it took four days as I was reading another comic. The other one turned out to be bleck, so I won't mention it.
Sandra and Woo introduced me to another comic by the same author, this time called Gaia. It's a wonderful webcomic still being made.
And of course, my wonderfully crazy brother introduced me to another webcomic, Darths and Droids. Another webcomic for nerds, this one takes the idea that these DnD players are playing Star Wars. The comic takes pictures from the movies and creates its own storyline.
Now, you may be wondering, "Why is Luke advertising all of these? Is he getting paid? Did he run out of ideas?" No, I simply enjoyed these.
Okay, you caught me. There's a real reason I wrote this.
All five of these comics have different genres (fantasy, science-fiction, nerdiness, fiction) and very different styles (hand-drawn, always colored, sometimes colored, screenshots). Yet, all of them have a good sense of humanity, frailty, humor, storyline, lack-of-storyline. I've spent hours laughing at these comics, making "D'aww!" noises, sometimes even almost-crying (because I don't cry at sad things). Each of these creators have done something wonderful and all of them are still doing it. Edmund's Quest comes back in October, Darths and Droids is finally coming back, and BitF, Sandra and Woo, and Gaia are still going strong with an amazing fanbase.
Why do I love these so much? Because they are stunning. The amount of time each person dedicates to their art is astonishing and their art is brilliant!
Why did I pick these five comics out? I've gone through quite a few others. Some just weren't funny to me. I could see potential, but honestly, the humor either seemed low-grade or high-grade, as in, either a certain group of people that are very base (like middleschoolers or 4chan users) would enjoy it, or a certain group of people who had that same experience would get it (like Yale graduates or 4chan users). These five felt to me like they can entertain anyone (even Darths and Droids. I'm not a DnD player and I really only understand a few things, like dice rolls (and even then, I have next to no knowledge). Darths and Droids explains them very well and even if they use something I didn't understand, I could still see the humor) and anyone can be entertained. Not only that, but I've got some pretty good reaction faces from some of the webcomics (see the bottom for a few).
I was introduced to the wonderful world of webcomics and sought my own way in it. I found some great comics and some not-so-great comics. I've discovered gems among them and I'll certainly enjoy reading them again and again. I might even buy their books if they have them.
Then again, I don't have any money...
Usually, I don't advertise other websites nor do I spend time reading other people's websites (ha ha, just kidding. That's all I do.). I spent three days of nonstop reading to finish it, and it's not even done. I thought that this was the first webcomic I had ever read, and I loved it. I laughed at every comic. Sometimes, the mouseover text is funnier than the comic.
I thought that Edmund's Quest was the first webcomic I had ever read, but then I was reminded of one I had read a few years ago (and it is still going strong): Brawl in the Family (let's just assume that every link to a webcomic will take you to the first comic). For the first hundred or so, the arkwork is developing. By the 500th, it is absolutely stunning. Not only that, but it's for nerds and all nerdkind!
From Edmund's Quest, I came across another wonderful webcomic, Sandra and Woo, which is still making comics. I went on another span, but this time, it took four days as I was reading another comic. The other one turned out to be bleck, so I won't mention it.
Sandra and Woo introduced me to another comic by the same author, this time called Gaia. It's a wonderful webcomic still being made.
And of course, my wonderfully crazy brother introduced me to another webcomic, Darths and Droids. Another webcomic for nerds, this one takes the idea that these DnD players are playing Star Wars. The comic takes pictures from the movies and creates its own storyline.
Now, you may be wondering, "Why is Luke advertising all of these? Is he getting paid? Did he run out of ideas?" No, I simply enjoyed these.
Okay, you caught me. There's a real reason I wrote this.
All five of these comics have different genres (fantasy, science-fiction, nerdiness, fiction) and very different styles (hand-drawn, always colored, sometimes colored, screenshots). Yet, all of them have a good sense of humanity, frailty, humor, storyline, lack-of-storyline. I've spent hours laughing at these comics, making "D'aww!" noises, sometimes even almost-crying (because I don't cry at sad things). Each of these creators have done something wonderful and all of them are still doing it. Edmund's Quest comes back in October, Darths and Droids is finally coming back, and BitF, Sandra and Woo, and Gaia are still going strong with an amazing fanbase.
Why do I love these so much? Because they are stunning. The amount of time each person dedicates to their art is astonishing and their art is brilliant!
Why did I pick these five comics out? I've gone through quite a few others. Some just weren't funny to me. I could see potential, but honestly, the humor either seemed low-grade or high-grade, as in, either a certain group of people that are very base (like middleschoolers or 4chan users) would enjoy it, or a certain group of people who had that same experience would get it (like Yale graduates or 4chan users). These five felt to me like they can entertain anyone (even Darths and Droids. I'm not a DnD player and I really only understand a few things, like dice rolls (and even then, I have next to no knowledge). Darths and Droids explains them very well and even if they use something I didn't understand, I could still see the humor) and anyone can be entertained. Not only that, but I've got some pretty good reaction faces from some of the webcomics (see the bottom for a few).
I was introduced to the wonderful world of webcomics and sought my own way in it. I found some great comics and some not-so-great comics. I've discovered gems among them and I'll certainly enjoy reading them again and again. I might even buy their books if they have them.
Then again, I don't have any money...
Okay, so maybe I use Edmund's Quest more than others...
8/28/13