The list of things I read on a regular basis, from R-Z.
Random Assembly, by Samantha “Noodles” Allen. Another one of my fellow Biscuiteers. Samantha was the third to the group, and was the first applicant to be chosen. She does a good job with her Quasi-journal antics. And every week I’m consistently floored by the excellent line work.
Radioactive Panda, by Eric Johnson and Steve Wallock. People who read Ctrl+Alt+Del would feel right at home here with this strip. I was sent a link to RP by teh Sera, and was hooked immediately. Mad props to this comic. Get it? Mad? Mad Scientist?
Real Life, by Greg Dean. If memory serves me right, this is the first webcomic I ever read, probably shaping my view on webcomics and favor of the Quasi-journal genre. I’ll admit, there was a time where I was asking myself “Why am I reading this again?” I can’t place when, but probably around February Real Life was injected with fresh vim and vigor. And Greg gets mad props for unique art style.
Road Waffles, by Eight. Volume 3 just started, so I’m adding it to the plate. I intend on catching up with Volume 1 and 2 soon enough, but for now I’m enjoying the whimsical adventure unfolding so far. It’s got some groovy pencilings, some very groovy pencilings.
Rob and Elliot, by Clay & Hampton Yount. After browsing Annie’s link list for new comics to read, I came across this one. I laughed my ass off on the “Tamagochi” strip. Very bizarre and at times clever humor here, with very decent art. Solid comic.
Ryan Estrada’s comics, by Ryan Estrada. The man does entirely too fucking much. I hypothesize that the real reason he went to India is to oversee his Outsourced Webcomicking Laborers in person. But seriously the man pumps out quality on a constant basis, and I read as much of it as I can. He’s also probably the nicest person in webcomics.
Sam & Fuzzy, by Sam Logan. I sat and read through the archives swiftly in order to do a review for it at the BuzzBugle back in the day. I was really, really impressed by both the art and the writing. And Fuzzy is just the kind of psychotic maniac in loveable bear form that we all need.
Sam & Max, by Steve Purcell. Sam & Max webcomics? I think I may weep openly.
Scary Go Round, by John Allison. I really, really, really dig John Allison’s art style. I dig it a lot. I also dig the amusing manner of speech the characters use. I’m going to catch up on the archives, but I’m enjoying it on the daily basis even without having done so.
Sexy Losers, by Clay. Quite possibly the greatest body of work on adult humor I’ve ever had the joy to read. Clay’s a great artist and writer, even going back to “A Heart Made of Glass.” He’s back to updating whenever he can, and that’s good enough for me. The stuff’s worth waiting for.
Sheldon, by Dave Kellet. One of the Blank Label 8. Has that syndicated strip feel, but in a good way. Funnier than the average newspaper strip, and something I’d rather see syndicated than The Wizard of Id.
Sherman’s Lagoon, by Jim Toomey. Another one of the better syndicated strips. Slightly edgier humor than most newspaper strips, and always fun to read.
Shortpacked, by David Willis. I like toys. I like toy guns, I still have all my old action figures, and I used to read ToyFare compulsively. Toy humor floats my boat on every level it can.
Simulated Comic Product, by Kevin Forbes. Consistently brings the funny. Very off-the-wall, in a similar vein as Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. I digs it muchly.
Sinfest, by Tatsuya Ishida. I resisted for a while. I told myself, “It’s probably good. I’m just not going to read it.” However, it’s now my mission to read a ton of diverse comics so I decided I might as well pick it up. And I’m impressed. Slick art, slick humor, slick everything. Sinfest is damned good. Get it? Damned? Sinfest…? Fine. I guess you people don’t appreciate terrible puns as much as I do.
Sinister Bedfellows, by McKenzee. I really dig the kind of stuff McKenzee does in his comic, and outside his comic. He’s been a pretty positive force in the criticism community so far, and that’s a good thing. The difference as far as I can see with the similar comic “A Softer World,” is that ASW is more of an autobiographical thing. SB is far more non-sequitorial, more musings on the world in general. Also, a fellow Biscuiteer.
Smile, by Raina Telgemeier. Autobiographical recollection of the braces experience. While my case was not nearly as extreme as hers, I went through the braces procedures for roughly 9 years. It sucked. This comic reminds me of the lighter side of that phase, and I like that.
Something Positive, by Randy Millholland. I appreciate Randy Millholland on several levels. He does his comic however he feels like doing it, and that’s the truth. He’s not a fan server, because I think the bulk of the serious fans enjoy that integrity. We know about his success with the donation drive, and how his readers managed to pay him over $40k to update every day (and then some). And since he’s gone full time, the comic has only improved even more. Plus, it’s damned funny.
Starslip Crisis, by Kristopher Straub. A very, very entertaining strip and an interesting departure from Checkerboard Nightmare. Written with a very similar tone, but is a full on story rather than gag-a-day. Very fun.
Templar, Arizona, by Spike. A surreal journey through the wacky town of Templar. It’s bizarre and wonderful. Read it.
Theater Hopper, by Tom Brazelton. There aren’t enough comics dedicated to movies. There’s an endless supply on gamer comics, but not nearly enough moviegoer comics. Brazelton knows his movies, and it reflects in his strip. A simple and effective art style, but the parodies are what make the comic worth it, particularly the recent Sin City arc, which really showed off the latent drawing ability of Brazelton’s. More importantly, it’s funny.
This Watery Grave, by M. Attaway and C. Laird. Pirates kick ass. I’m really digging the unique style of this strip, but the ladies need to finish the creation of their site, in that many of the links either aren’t working or the pages don’t exist or something. Because I’m really aching to learn more about them and their strip.
Toothpaste for Dinner, by Drew. Very funny, very weird, 100% random. One-panel strips on a different tangent every day. Just plain fun.
Uncle Comics, by Joseph Bergin III. His art is just so damned cool. A Daily Grinder, giving me my daily dose of dada.
VG Cats, by Scott Ramsoomair. Although it doesn’t get the recognition it deserves I don’t think, this one belongs up there with PA, PvP, and CAD. Every week we get the most absurdist take on today’s games. And it’s consistently funny and beautiful. One of my personal favorites.
Wapsi Square, by Paul Taylor. A great work in feminine storytelling from Paul Taylor. It’s ironic almost, what with him being a man. Maybe he’s just one of those rare strains of the human male who gets women. Anyway, it’s chock full of loveable characters with a methodically developed mystic undertone. Also, it manages to have a protagonist with big breasts being a primary characteristic, and not objectifying her too often. Mad props for that.
Whiskey Sours, by Chris Jones and Ron Cadieux. Good ol’ booze humor. Great “ugly” art style as well. Updates every now and then, with pretty groovy use of flash for site design.
White Ninja, by Scott Bevan and Kent Earle. White Ninja hates webcomic criticism.
The William G, by William George. Bang Barstal, The One Panel Project, It’s About Girls… The bastard makes good comics.
w00t!, by w00t, inc. Not a comic of any sort. Here’s the skinny: It’s an overstock site. But they only sell one item a day. Every night at 1AM EST, there’s a new product put on sale with a quite humorous description (in the same vein as Think Geek). The cooler the item, the faster it’ll go. So it gets you checking that thing like mad. For X-Mas, me Ma ordered an MP3 playing watch for me. I use the hell out of that thing, it’s the niftiest piece of electronic nonsense I’ve ever owned. That, and there’s Photoshop contests over the weekends (they don’t sell stuff on Sat & Sun) for cash prizes. Only downside is that it has Ma trying to use w00t! in her everyday lexicon, and failing horribly.
Yirmumah, by D.J. Coffman and Bob McDeavit. The strongest point of this comic is that it’s consistently funny (other than the recent 24 parody arc, I’m not a fan so I just didn’t get it). And personally, I never ever tire of mom jokes. I love mom jokes almost as much as your mom loves my body. And Oh, the Controversy! It follows them like the plague!
Zoology, by Nathan Birch. This comic is definitely showing me that the creator has great potential. He knows how to make characters that resonate, and tell short story archs. I want to see more from him.