Ordinary Things
May1
Ordinary Things by Ozge Samanci
Ordinary Things by Ozge Samanci is anything but ordinary. I hope you can appreciate why.
Russell’s Teapot
May0
Russell's Teapot by Chaz Braman
Since the humble beginnings of the comic strip, sequential storytelling has been used to bring across a purpose and drive home a message to people unwilling to listen. Comics have been the foot-in-the-door for local political reasons, activist demonstrations, and human rights. The cartoon form has been used to make highly controversial moral points to people who would otherwise be unwilling to apply reason to both sides of any given argument..
Russell’s Teapot brings rational atheist arguments to an irrational world. Even if you find the message to be against your beliefs, I believe everyone could appreciate the simple and tactful execution.
Russell’s Teapot no longer seems to update, but is still a good read regardless.
Journey To Mt. Moriah
May0
Journey To Mt. Moriah
Take the pilgrimage to Mt. Moriah, as Scott will Sherpa you into the heart of your natural life. Something that transcends our daily routine and the humour we use to deny it.
What you call abstract depends entirely on what you pretend to be your reality.
How To Be Happy
May0
How To Be Happy by Shannon Wheeler
Shannon Wheeler created his trademark protagonist Too Much Coffee Man while seeking a character with a handle people could cling to. Beginning as a pun, it has evolved into years of explosive iconic monologues and satire of the nuances of life.
Wheeler returned to tell of relationships, weaknesses, and trappings of every day life. How To Be Happy is not so much a guide, but a warning made with love.
Home Portrait
May0
Home Portrait by Jen Wang
Jen Wang proves that with fluidity of motion paralleled only by the fluidity of line can provide great storytelling of all the small things that flutter unnoticed in our daily lives. Lullabies for the tired soul as told through the fleeting whispers of fireflies.
See also: Touch Food / Dance of the Flight Attendant
Podcast 02 – UStream / Cons / Mobile
May3
Mike and Kristen talk about the desire of innovation in existing and potential services that provide better experiences for readership.
Sites & Services Mentioned: Ustream, San Diego Comic Con, Phoenix Comic Con, Viigo, Oh No Robot, Zuda, and ComixTalk.
Webcomics Mentioned: Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, Horribleville by KC Green, Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran, Cyanide and Happiness by Kris, Rob, Matt, & Dave, MegaTokyo by Fred Gallagher, Player v. Player by Scott Kurtz, Sluggy Freelance by Pete Abrams, and Templar AZ by Charlie “Spike” Trotman.
Idiot Comics
May0
Idiot Comics by Robert Sergel
There is something beautifully self-deprecating in the moments of silence in Idiot Comics. Moments of silence that can last a lifetime.
Horribleville
May1
Horribleville by K.C. Green
Horribleville ends it’s inane four-year tenure into the absurd dealings of a boy and his pet mental block with K.C. Green’s own graduation. If you haven’t hitched up and taken the bus back to Horribleville to enjoy the joyful bliss of madness, now is the time.
Rest in peace, Horribleville. (2005-2009)
Romance found deep inside Sinfest
May4
A short analytical case study of writing romance in webcomics.
Sinfest is one of those staples that have been around since the dawn of time with a consistant update schedule with a gargantuan archive to prove it. Tatsuya Ishida keeps an extremely low profile which may be a big part of the comic’s charm. When most people think of top-tier webcomics, they think of bold creators crashing through glass ceilings of mediocrity with their humble comics. Tatsuya Ishida is a humble creator with a very bold comic.
Deeply seeded in the newer strips, somewhere between those of Obama rocking America, Monique finding herself, and Slick dreaming of relationships that are crushed by his weaknesses for his unspeakable lusts – is the essence of romance. The evolved state of chivalry.
Fuschia & Criminy.
Keep in mind the gestalt of romance has very little to do with loving someone, and even less to do with acts of tenderness. It’s not a love story, nor an overcomplicated soap opera of whom-got-with-whom.
A good romance is defined by a passionate desire. A want of something so near, but unattainable. It’s longing of the future or of the past and the possibilities that could never be. It’s the futility and foolishness of making oneself vulnerable, no matter what disasters may occur.
A good romance rarely ends happily, and if it grips you it has the power to melt and break your heart in the same breath.
It’s committing suicide in order to remember what it was like to live.
For your convenience, we put together a quick clickable archive to each of the storyline’s related strips for ease of reading. Take note of the emotional elements of body language, expression, and other visible cues.
Don’t Cry For Me, I’m Already Dead
May0
In a world absorbed with the familiarity of fiction, sometimes all is lost before it can be found. Our first daily find is a beautiful short story by Rebecca Sugar that will make you rethink the way you watch The Simpsons forever.