Why Use This Blog?

For a medium that is relatively young, webcomic production is enormous. There are a lot of webcomics available, and they are easy to find. Google "Webcomic," and you'll hit about 5,000,000 sites that mention the word. Unfortunately, only a fraction of what is online is enjoyable to read. Finding the "good stuff" can be difficult and takes a considerable amount of time and patience.
This blog was created as a guide to finding good web comics. As a starting point for new readers, it features links to great comics and tips on how to search for the good comics on your own. I also review comics that I come across in my own search for the best that webcomics have to offer.

A note: this is not a guide to publishing a webcomic. I suggest reading the FAQ of a good webcomic artist for information about how-to, or visiting this tutorial.

Also, this is not a literary review of webcomics. For a literary review, see the Webcomics Examiner.

I now update on Sundays.

March 15, 2007

Tips to Finding Good Webcomics

There are quite a few sites that feature lists of webcomics. Wikipedia has one, and The Webcomic List is one of the most thorough. But lists take time to sift through. The easiest way to find good comics is to look through the links of a webcomic artist you enjoy. Good artists know good art. Also, if a comic artist has a particular style that you enjoy, chances are high that the artist also enjoys that style and will feature comics of a similar vein in his or her links list.

If you find a webcomic, don't read two or three of the first posts and then decide it isn't worth reading. Remember: for most webcomic artists, the comic is or began as a hobby. Most comics that I read were started with little or no idea how the story would develop, and little practice drawing the characters. The first few months of most comics aren't impressive. Bad art and weak dialogue abound. Try to read through a year's worth of the archives. If the comic still doesn't appeal to you, then maybe it is worth dropping.

1 comment:

Cameron Thurgood said...

I am always in search of good webcomics, and this one has been getting a lot of good press lately.

chalkcomic.blogspot.com

Not sure about the layout of the site though, but I think the artist is pretty consistent.