Comments on: Looking for new comics to read

Question: Looking for new comics to read

reenum — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:18:57 -0800

I need some recommendations for daily comic strips to read

I've checked the old threads and found one thread that led me to some good stuff.

But, alas, that thread seemed to be filled with comics that were not to my taste. Plus, the thread is over 3 years old. Surely new stuff has come out since then.

My favorite comic strips in the past and present are as follows:
Calvin and Hobbes
Bloom County
Doonesbury (especially the Uncle Duke character)
Sinfest
My Filing Technique is Unstoppable (except for the excessive cursing)
Dilbert (Dogbert's my fav)

I'm looking for comics with a quirky point of view and an edgy sense of humor. I'm not big into sci-fi, gaming, or fantasy, so a lot of those might be out. I'm not closing myself off to such comics, but they would have to be really outstanding for me to get into them.

Also, I don't want to limit myself to webcomics. If there are nationally syndicated or paper-only strips out there that you think I might like, please recommend them too.

Thanks!

By: Chairboy

Chairboy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:28:34 -0800

Hmmmm... it can be a bit hit or miss sometimes, but Nemi can be quite amusing in a quirky kind of way... have a skip back through the archive and see what you think...

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:38:44 -0800

The other list hits a lot of may current distractions (Penny Arcade, Cat and Girl, Girls with Slingshots, Questionable Content). Print media online that I like are Non Sequitur and Get Fuzzy. As for the not-so-dailies on the web: Patches is really weird, and updated a few times a week, while The Abominable Charles Christopher is very artsy, but it's only updated once a week.

By: spaceman_spiff

spaceman_spiff — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:39:30 -0800

Foxtrot is sort of geeky, but it appeals to me in the same way that Calvin and Hobbes did, and that Dilbert still does.

By: Nolechick11

Nolechick11 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:41:02 -0800

I'm quite fond of Pearls Before Swine.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:57:21 -0800

Dinosaur Comics
A Softer World
Basic Instructions
Partially Clips
Red Meat

By: reenum

reenum — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:06:14 -0800

I used to read Foxtrot as well, but it felt that after a while, the situations started getting recycled. I mean, how many times can we see Peter messing up at athletics and Paige kissing the Frenchman in her dreams?

Thanks for the suggestions so far! Keep 'em coming.

By: guniang

guniang — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:08:52 -0800

I like Sinfest.

By: guniang

guniang — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:11:27 -0800

Oops, should have read first. How about this one...Not From Concentrate

By: Class Goat

Class Goat — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:12:28 -0800

My regular reads:

Real Life
Dork Tower
Penny Arcade
Awkward Zombie (updates weekly)
XKCD
Freefall (MWF)

By: Rhaomi

Rhaomi — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:29:41 -0800

Daisy Owl. Everyone I've shown it to loves it. It's very quirky and whimsical, a little like Calvin and Hobbes.

By: calistasm

calistasm — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:35:17 -0800

It sounds like you'd enjoy a Boondocks or La Cucaracha if you're into Bloom County and Doonesbury. I think Boondocks is funnier and more to the point, but La Cucaracha's not bad either.

By: Marky

Marky — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:37:07 -0800

I'm a big fan of Frazz.

By: moonmilk

moonmilk — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:45:00 -0800

Cul de Sac! I think it's a worthy successor to Calvin & Hobbes.

By: trinity8-director

trinity8-director — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:47:12 -0800

It's only 2x/week (Tue & Fri) but I'm liking a lot of Wondermark. Unique styling and odd sense of humor.

By: wittgenstein

wittgenstein — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:05:47 -0800

F minus -- you will thank me later.

By: reenum

reenum — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:10:37 -0800

I forgot to mention, but I absolutely love Perry Bible Fellowship. Gurewitch is a modern genius.

By: Dr. Wu

Dr. Wu — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:36 -0800

In my opinion, Zippy the Pinhead is the best daily comic strip of the last 25 or 30 years. Griffith is the modern Herriman.

By: qxntpqbbbqxl

qxntpqbbbqxl — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:25:20 -0800

Maakies!

By: COBRA!

COBRA! — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:05:31 -0800

If you have any interest in music, you might like my webcomic, Nowhere Band. It's pretty local-band-o-centric; but I'm coming from a place of liking (and being annoyed by) a lot of the same things as you, so maybe it'd be to your taste.

By: lester

lester — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:18:33 -0800

i really like watch you head and brewster rocket

By: edman

edman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:20:56 -0800

I collected a bunch a few months back in my Top 10 Twisted Comics of the Web, but then again, youd have to be a bit left-of-center to enjoy these.

By: deezil

deezil — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:38:10 -0800

Least I Could Do

By: deezil

deezil — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:38:51 -0800

Whoops, forgot Edible Dirt

By: mustard seeds

mustard seeds — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:40:52 -0800

I think Sally Forth is a surprisingly good newspaper comic.

By: robotico

robotico — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:59:45 -0800

Mutts is/are great, and Red and Rover has a lot in common with C&H. I second the recommendations for Brewster Rockit and Zippy.

I found my current favorite comic thru BoingBoing - Adam Koford's Laugh-Out-Loud Cats. The Cats are clever and well-drawn sons of the great 1920s Krazy Kat.

There's a book due next year, with Introduction by John "PC" Hodgman. No connections - I just love it and hope it gets in a newspaper before the last one shuts down.

By: pointilist

pointilist — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:27:40 -0800

Basic Instructions- has me laughing alot.
Frazz- for that C & H sensibility.
Rhymes With Orange- my most quoted.
Mr. Boffo- once had 2 guys in togas looking at this giant face down in the dirt. "You would think someone that good with a slingshot would be quicker on his feet."
The Pain -- When Will It End?

By: Aquaman

Aquaman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:50:57 -0800

Nice thread! I've been enjoying the excellently-drawn PVPOnline, Ctr-Alt-Delete, and The Other Coast lately.

By: kpmcguire

kpmcguire — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:57:27 -0800

Pictures for sad children is pretty freaking sweet.

By: np312

np312 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:05:22 -0800

Monty is pretty fantastic. As for webcomics, Dustinland , xkcd, and Questionable Content are great places to start.

By: np312

np312 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:08:08 -0800

Omigosh! I forgot to add Medium Large to the awesome webcomic list!

By: brujita

brujita — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:03:06 -0800

Lio and Bizarro

By: pea_shoot

pea_shoot — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:43:25 -0800

What about Achewood?

By: lpsguy

lpsguy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:13:50 -0800

You could read my comic strip, Loose Parts. I'll even be happy to talk to you about it. Oh, and you can't beat Lio. And F Minus.

By: zennoshinjou

zennoshinjou — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:18:33 -0800

Yeah, I was gonna say... I was shocked no one had mentioned Achewood yet... that's the best thing since sliced bread.

By: elendil71

elendil71 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:51:37 -0800

Try Scarygoround

By: neuron

neuron — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:24:52 -0800

Pearls Before Swine is my favorite of the newer comics.

By: ahimsa

ahimsa — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:48:46 -0800

Pearls Before Swine is an absolute absolute MUST
Get Fuzzy
Non Sequitur
Basic Instructions
Medium Large
Dinosaur Comics
This Modern World
Savage Chickens
Circle Versus Square
Explosm
XKCD - another absolute MUST
Questionable Content
Ballard Street
Cow and Boy is like a hyper-intellectual Calvin & Hobbes
Pardon My Planet
Mows is a webcomic with some very adorable silly cats
Inane Blabbering is a recent find
Urf doesn't update very often but is hilarious
Head in the Clouds is a new comic that I'm enjoying quite a bit

I use comicalert.com to get an rss feed of a lot of the newspaper syndicated comics and the site has a decent recommendation service, where if you add Dilbert, it will give you a list of a dozen other comics you might also like. Hope you enjoy!!

(and thanks for the thread - I'll definitely be checking out some of the other suggestions above)

By: illflux

illflux — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:22:35 -0800

Neither updates as often as I would prefer, but I like:

- IrkWorks

- Webdisaster