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Title: web comics
Post by: davkol on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:19:25

I used to follow Hackles, Proof of False, Scandinavia and the World, Gone with the Blastwave, Oglaf (NSFW) and some other stuff (Cyanide and Happiness, SMB and xkcd, of course), but only Abstruse Goose (http://abstrusegoose.com/) stuck with me. It's hilarious.

What do you read?

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:24:33

I love cyanide and happiness (I just got their depressing comicbook) and jesusandmo

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: nuclearsandwich on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:25:33

I used to have a huge list of webcomics but since the death of Google Reader I haven't been reading them as they update, but rather scraping them each month and shoving them in a comic book archive to read on the train. Buttersafe (http://buttersafe.net), Scary Go Round/Bad Machinery (http://scarygorund.com), Sinfest (http://sinfest.net), and of course xkcd (http://xkcd.org) are the only ones I still read. I also read Gunnerkrigg Court (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/) but I first read it in print so I'm not sure it counts.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: vun on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:34:28

There's at least one thread on this already, someone should look into that and get them merged.

These days the only ones I really pay much attention to are the ones by the Pixietrix team and Modest Medusa.

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:25:33

I used to have a huge list of webcomics but since the death of Google Reader I haven't been reading them as they update, but rather scraping them each month and shoving them in a comic book archive to read on the train. Buttersafe (http://buttersafe.net), Scary Go Round/Bad Machinery (http://scarygorund.com), Sinfest (http://sinfest.net), and of course xkcd (http://xkcd.org) are the only ones I still read. I also read Gunnerkrigg Court (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/) but I first read it in print so I'm not sure it counts.

What do you use to scrape them? I've been looking for a way to save comics locally for archival purposes and whatnot, but I'm not a programmer so it's not been easy.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: davkol on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:39:34

Oh, and I forgot The Noob Comic (http://www.thenoobcomic.com/).

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: blackbox on Mon, 17 March 2014, 01:38:24

I read xkcd. Brilliant web comic.

#530

(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/im_an_idiot.png)

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: StylinGreymon on Mon, 17 March 2014, 02:05:16

I follow It Hurts!, Whomp, JL8, and Ava's Demon.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: JaccoW on Fri, 21 March 2014, 19:11:20

+1 on Abtruse Goose, xkcd and Oglaf

I will add to that:
Dr McNinja (http://drmcninja.com/)
RomanticallyApocalyptic (http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/)

Complete stories:
Odysseus the rebel (http://www.bigheadpress.com/otr?page=178)
Marry me (http://marryme.keenspot.com/d/20120730.html)
Inverloch (http://www.seraph-inn.com/index.html) @ Seraph Inn

And the other thinking man's comics:
Subnormality (http://www.viruscomix.com/page541.html)
the secret knots (http://www.thesecretknots.com/)
Dresden Codak (http://dresdencodak.com/)

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: chibishin on Mon, 24 March 2014, 15:03:10

No mention of Perry Bible Fellowship (http://pbfcomics.com/) or Dinosaur Comics (http://www.qwantz.com/index.php)? For shame.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 24 March 2014, 15:08:23

Quote from: hwood34 on Sun, 16 March 2014, 12:24:33

I love cyanide and happiness (I just got their depressing comicbook)

I think this is the only webcomic I really follow. Love it so much, it makes me laugh a lot. I do check The Oatmeal and xkcd sometimes but C&H is my ****.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: blackbox on Mon, 24 March 2014, 15:26:43

Quote from: chibishin on Mon, 24 March 2014, 15:03:10

No mention of Perry Bible Fellowship (http://pbfcomics.com/) or Dinosaur Comics (http://www.qwantz.com/index.php)? For shame.

Cool comic!
http://pbfcomics.com/259/ (http://pbfcomics.com/259/)

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: Psybin on Mon, 24 March 2014, 16:14:31

I was always partial to Looking for Group.
Richard the Necro makes the comic
http://www.lfgcomic.com

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 24 March 2014, 21:13:29

Thanks for recommending Gunnerkrigg Court - I love it!

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: vun on Mon, 24 March 2014, 22:12:23

Quote from: Findecanor on Mon, 24 March 2014, 21:13:29

Thanks for recommending Gunnerkrigg Court - I love it!

It's amazing. I don't really follow it, I let it build up and then catch up with it every few months.


Also, I forgot to mention earlier; I also follow I am ARG, which is pretty damn good. You should read it. It's pretty good.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: iri on Thu, 27 March 2014, 09:28:50

perry bible fellowship (already mentioned here)
http://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: funkymeeba on Thu, 27 March 2014, 12:26:22

This is a good one: http://punchypuerilpundits.wordpress.com/

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: damorgue on Thu, 27 March 2014, 12:30:20

Doghousediaries (http://thedoghousediaries.com) have not been mentioned yet it seems. Other than that the already mentioned C&H and xkcd.

I will be checking out some of the other ones mentioned in this thread.

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 27 March 2014, 12:33:44

No love for Dilbert?

(http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/10000/1000/300/211322/211322.strip.sunday.gif)

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: blackbox on Thu, 27 March 2014, 15:39:53

Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 27 March 2014, 12:33:44

No love for Dilbert?

Show Image

(http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/10000/1000/300/211322/211322.strip.sunday.gif)

Yes we love dilbert:
(http://folk.uio.no/hpv/linuxtoons/dilbert-unix.png)

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: Smasher816 on Sun, 30 March 2014, 21:42:34

Quote from: blackbox on Thu, 27 March 2014, 15:39:53

Show Image

(http://folk.uio.no/hpv/linuxtoons/dilbert-unix.png)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/math-emu/double.h#L29

(If you have a less than 32bit computer the Linux kernel will throw an error saying to get a real computer.)

Title: Re: web comics
Post by: katushkin on Mon, 31 March 2014, 00:19:12

If you've been in the military, Terminal Lance is absolutely fantastic.