Now, you might notice there are only ten comic links on the side. This is because I actually read over 50 and am constantly finding new ones. But because I want to share with people the great stuff out there, I’ve decided I’m going to take the Twitter #followfriday and each week present 3 or 4 more comics for people to check out. This week, I’m going to write a short blurb about the 10 comics on the right there. Next week, I’ll randomly grab a few more from my bookmarks. So here we go with this week’s #followfriday!
Between Failures – JT’s comic Between Failures updates M-W-F and is about the staff in under visited Megatainment chain store. The title comes from the fact the store is kind of the place people end up working between the failures in their life. It’s ripe with wit and great characters, and I wish it updated more than 3 times a week. JT on twitter is @BetweenFailures.
Blank It – By Lemuel “Lemmo” Pew and Aric McKeown, Blank It follows the adventures of two guys… somewhere white. The strip updates Monday and Thursdays, and each new update ads more oddity to the white space. Lemmo has been cartooning online for a long time, he use to do (among others) the comic Lethal Doses back in the day and was known around the net as Hot Soup. Aric as well as been around for quite a bit as well, having been the cartoonist of the comic Ashfield Online over at Keenspot. On Twitter they are @Lemmo and @Aric.
Buttersafe – Buttersafe is made by Raynato Castro and Alex Culang. It updates Tuesday/Thursday with the two of them alternating the helm. There’s no story, just a mild sense of irony or maybe awkwardness with each update. And sometimes, you learn about yourself. Or get punched by Punch Monster. It’s what he does. I don’t have any knowledge of them on Twitter.
Chainsawsuit – By one Kristopher Straub, one fourth of Half Pixel. Straub is a man with a million and one jokes in his head at any given moment. And ChainSawSuit is where they go when they don’t fit into his other comics and projects. Kris also does Starslip (Formerly Starslip Crisis) and on hiatus is F Chords. He previously did Checkboard Nightmare. He can be found on the Twitter as <@krisstraub and while talking Twitter, his weekly twitter based podblast with David Malki! of Wondermark is @tweethard.
Fancy Adventures of Jack Cannon – Hey, it’s by Jamie Anderson! He’s given me fan art! But that’s not why he’s on the list of 10. He’s there because he makes a mighty fine comic. Fancy Adventures, updating Mondays and Fridays, is about, get this, the fancy adventures had by Jack Cannon. You would have never known from the title. Jack was home schooled, very sheltered, and trained to fight by his ninja mom. Wait, what? Well, he’s just started public high school and he’s gotten into a few fights… The writing at times has a bit of a Scott Pilgrim flare to it and is a lot of fun. Jamie has cartooned for a long time and looking at the first pages of his old comic Jamie and Nick (something he won’t do), you’d never guess it was the same guy. As far as I know, Jamie doesn’t have a twitter account. But he’s probably too busy with his own fancy adventures to update it.
Nedroid Picture Diary – By Anthony Clark, I don’t know if Nedroid Picture Diary has an update schedule. It might not, since he also colors The Adventures of Dr. McNinja. For the most part, Nedroid consist of Beartato and Reginald comics. This dynamic bear/potato and bird duo are the best of friends and teach valuable lessons about sharing and caring. Well, maybe not that last bit. On twitter, you can find Anthony as @nedroid.
Penny Arcade – By… do I even have to write a blurb here? Gabe and Tycho (Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins) are basically the kings of the Internet. If you read online comics, you’re bound to have come across this strip somehow. It’s a M-W-F update schedule focusing mainly on video games but occasionally other realms of pop culture and life in general. Penny Arcade currently has a yearly convention in Seattle (with an east coast version due to start next year), a video game series, a super sucessful charity, and probably an amusement park or some shit. With a legion of loyal followers, let us hope they only use their power for good. On twitter, Gabe and Tycho are @cwgabriel and @TychoBrahe.
PvP – Player vs Player – By Scott Kurtz, who is another quarter of Half Pixel. He’s another big name in the community, and although he doesn’t quite have the following of Penny Arcade, he’s been around just as long. PvP updates Monday through Friday and is focused primarily on pop culture. PvP holds a special place for me because this was the first webcomic I read, having been shown it by a friend of mine. So you can blame Scott for me doing this. Scott is on Twitter as @pvponline.
Sinfest – Tatsuya Ishida does amazing line work. That’s one of the first things you’ll notice with Sinfest. It updates seven days a week, with Sundays in color. Sinfest covers a range of topics that, from religion and politics to peace and love. Tat has a very small carbon footprint online so I doubt he has a Twitter or if so, has it publicly out there.
xkcd – Randall Munroe’s stick figure smash hit. Usually updating M-W-F, this comic has caught the attention of many with its (at times) higher level writing and it’s super simplistic art. As it states “A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math, and Language”, it has found and brought to webcomics a wide audience. It has also done much to resurrect people’s fears in Velociraptors. As far as I know, Randall has no Twitter account. He’d probably just fill it with math anyways.
And so that ends this week’s #Follow Friday Post! Next Friday, I’ll set up something to randomly pick a couple more comics to send you to. Enjoy!
