Webcomics I am currently reading

[alias_sqbr]

I got inspired to post about it to webcomics (which I am the sole active mod of, a responsibility which weighed on me very heavily for a while but now involves deleting the odd bit of spam) and thought I might as well repost the list somewhere it will actully get read.

Homestuck: deeply weird and eclectic huge long scifi humour horror interactive musical EXPERIENCE.
Freefall Gently funny and intelligent space opera about created intelligences and societies. Moves amazingly slowly, it's one of the oldest webcomics I know of still going and has covered like...3 days in universe.
Gunnerkrigg Court Bittersweet? Something like that. Fantasy set in a magical school.
Band vs Band Fun bubblegum about girl bands.
Family Man 18th century, university and (were)wolves. Very intelligent but a bit slow.
Girl Genius Steampunk and SCIENCE. Lots of fun.
TJ and Amal Finished roadtrip m/m romance. Really funny and sweet.
Johnny Wander Gag strips and strange, funny little stories.
Questionable Content Kind of like Friends but with more robots.
Something Positive cynically funny slice of life with a kind heart deep, deep down.
XKCD funny stick figure comics about science and life (hey someone might not have heard of it)
Chaos Life Funny gag comics, often slice of life.
Desden Codak Weird, beautifully drawn but confusing transhumanistish science fantasy.

All tend to have female main characters or a mixed-gender ensemble cast, and have a high possibility of canonical queerness and/or robots. I'm also still subscribed to Megatokyo but I don't actually read it, I just go "hey! it updated!" the way one enjoys a shooting star.

Comments

[cheshirenoir]

Of those, I actively read Gunnerkrigg Court, Girl Genius, Questionable Content and Something Positive. I occasionally read XKCD. I attempted to read Homestuck on 2 separate occasions, but I usually reach a point and... stop. :-)
(Hey! It's hard going! Also since it's heavy on the flash I can't read it in default Chrome any more)

I'll post my list to my DW I think...

[alias_sqbr]

Ooh I like your list, lots to poke at! Homestuck really is a pretty Herculean labour, I totally get not pushing through if it's not working for you.

[cheshirenoir]

I got a long way in before I gave up :-) (Of course "Long way" is relative. It is, as you say, Herculean)

I'd still recommend that people at least try it. It was fascinating as a project.

I'll probably give it another go sometime. Pity it's so flash intensive. It strikes me as something that would work really well on a tablet, like an iPad.

[alias_sqbr]

Yes it's really interesting! I have to wonder how much is lost in the book versions.