Week 14: WEBCOMICS

This is what I’ve been waiting for all year. I absolutely love webcomics because they are both convenient and free. I don’t even mind the fact that the story isn’t all there at once, because I actually keep a log of when which webcomics update. I read so many that I don’t know where to start, but I’ll start with one that you had already recommended.

Hanna is Not a Boy’s Name is spectacular. The layout of this comic is ridiculous, yet not so much so that it becomes crowded. The colors and textures are also a sight for sore eyes, and the whole look of this comic astounds me, especially the typography. I actually had the chance to meet Tessa (we both live in the Dallas area), and she is quite a chill character. Her characters are so original, and its such a nice spin on supernatural creature comics that I find it extremely saddening that she seems to have stopped updating it. But that is something that happens often in webcomics, one of their main downfalls.

Octopus Pie though, is my absolute favorite webcomic. I’m really glad you like it as well. Nothing else has ever made me want to grow up and live my life as an independent individual EXCEPT THIS. This sort of webcomic is the cream of the crop for me. I absolutely love slice-of-life drama with this level of comedic cleverness. And everything is so relatable to people my age. I have a friend that I can relate each and every character to, and I see a lot of myself in Eve. From her conventional way of seeing things to her way of dealing with sillier, more laid back friends, it is like watching myself in these situations. The most recent arc, where Hanna and Donovan begin to quarrel over the Occupy Wall Street movement, I find hilarious primarily because I have recently witnessed a almost identical debate between my own friends, and everything just seems so real to life.

One more.

Perhaps the most risqué one on my list is Oglaf. There is a warning when you first visit the site that says outright that this is basically sex humor in comic form, and it’s very true to its word. But there are a lot of things this comic did right. One, it updates consistently and when it does, it isn’t ever one page at a time unless it is supposed to be a oneshot. And for the most part, each “episode” is really witty. And even better, it’s not all porn. There are a lot of non-pornographic oneshots in this comic, and they are just as good as the ones with dirty material. Another thing I like about it is that it is a good example of porn that isn’t meant to turn you on. It is purely comedic at its essence. It is hard to find comics like this, where the sex is there for the punchline, not to be erotic.