WebComics
Note:
I am not done with this post. I don't think I will be
for a few days, so keep reading.
My comic compilation list (not arranged in order) is a work in progress. The comments are not reviews, just random thoughts they trigger as I think about them right now. Some day, I hope to spend the time and make more than just random comments. I am not feeling that level of commitment right now!
XKCD: Munroe calls it a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language. I agree with the romance bit. I sleep with my husband on one side and a laptop with two stick people making out while speaking of taking dreaming in stride on the other. (Also read Jasoos Sampat: an XKCD inspired webcomic)
Indexed: I use pie charts and venn diagrams to explain absolutely everything I work on or talk about. If I am not drawing them, I am imagining them in my head. It amuses Tapi when I pull out a pen and paper and mark our argument points across the x and y axes either to prove him wrong, or show him how much we differ from each other in our opinions or reasoning ("mine are closest to the point of origin, therefore, i win!") Eccentricity in Mathematics is named after me! :)
Dilbert: Scott Adam's blog makes an interesting read. He usually takes an idea or a bit of news and muses on it. It's mostly the kind of stuff that makes your mind drift away. Of course, his comic is nothing like his blog. For one thing, it does not indulge you in aimless thought. You read it and wish he wasn’t talking about your life!
Virus Comix: Verbal Diarrhea does not even begin to describe Subnormality. Winston Rowntree presents his observation of life, which is colorful and quite depressing. The only frills to his social criticism seem to be the dark humor he provides as he makes fun of our lives!
Garfield minus Garfield: It may be interesting to see Calvin minus Hobbes... Hold on. Let me google it. Here it is... although not quite what I expected. Conceptually I was thinking up something of deeper significance. But it is still fascinating to see him talk to an inanimate stuffed animal instead of an anthropomorphized one! It brings out a different emotion about Calvin... and his parents even. Tell me what you think.
Ok! Suddenly I realize I haven't said a thing about Garfield minus Garfield. But, it has inspired thought about how other comics minus some main characters might be like.
Sinfest: Sinfest is all over the place with its range of topics. There is nothing it does not deal with - from morality, to religion and political commentary, cameos of comic characters, love and sexuality... even the drawing style is somewhere between manga and cute-sy "casper the friend ghost"isque! It is the sort of comic you want to wake up to on a relaxed sunday morning.
Questionable Content: I am not a big fan of toilet humor. For instance, I love South Park but I find the scatological bits off-putting. You might catch me laughing at them sometimes, but it's a reflex reaction that is not in any way indicative of my inner revulsion! Questionable Content too has some questionable content, but it looks great, has talking gizmos and is entertaining. It also makes me laugh as I think how funny it "could have" been!
AppleGeeks 3.0: It says "Apple" "Geeks" and is a webcomic written by someone with an Indian name living in Maryland. We are a match made in heaven. :)
Joy of Tech: It has been around for almost 10 years now and is all over the place with technology related themes; It's fun going through the older archives and looking at techonlogical trends over the years. It shows how we're becoming both cynical but addicted to technology. (Ok! That was balderdash) They also take digs on the cultish following for apple products!
MegaTokyo: I find now, unlike years ago, that there’s a complex plot that has been developed from what was once a gag-a-day type of strip. In a way, it pays homage to manga comics and online gamers! You pick up a lot of Leetspeak slang from it, like n00b and Pwned!
A Softer World: I have read a few photo novels, but mostly adaptations of popular films or TV series, like Battlestar Gallactica and Star Trek. But, this is the first Fumetti webcomic I read and is ridiculously creative. Not just because they use photographic art instead of illustrations, but the dark humor in this is reflective and real.
Alien Loves Predator: This is another Fumetti comic that uses non sequitur humor! It’s quite absurd and funny.
NightZero: Another Fumetti. Reads more like a novel or a soap opera! (Ok. Kill me!)
Dinosaur Comics: This is my most favorite geek comic! The interesting thing about it is that he never changes the art in the comic from one strip to another.. just the dialogue.. and the sheer variety of ideas that he has explored and culled into the same visual is brilliant. And then there is the clever humor in each strip disguised as being daft! ... Also interesting: A japanese school teacher used the comic as part of a study plan and had his students create their own Dinasaur Comics strips by writing out the dialogues in the panels. Now that's what I call creative writing! Here it is.
Diesel Sweeties: I am sad to say, the conversations in this remind me of mine with Tapi. Maybe if I show it to him, the time to come will see us speaking sagely!.. and how would that go! .. and what would that be!
On a side note, I also like the repetition of the same illustration in all panels of the strip!
PhD Comics: Actually called Piled Higher and Deeper! It’s a huge favorite among my friends who don’t relate to Dilbert yet! Their emotion rubs off on me a lot, cos I seem to relate to the strips dealing with procrastination. If you have been in school long enough (like I have), you can get out of school all you want, but you can’t take the student out of yourself!
Hark, A Vagrant: Each one is different from the other, but again when it comes to mean humor, they are all the same!
The Perry Bible Fellowship: Absurdist humor is usually best when mixed with religion. Although, you don't want to start a day with grimly mocking or cynical commentary about life, even if it is afterlife. Wait a second! As I look at my comic list, I realize I am the perfect audience for it! Also, it offers a range of styles in its visuals from minimalist to elaborate, which makes it interesting.
My comic compilation list (not arranged in order) is a work in progress. The comments are not reviews, just random thoughts they trigger as I think about them right now. Some day, I hope to spend the time and make more than just random comments. I am not feeling that level of commitment right now!
XKCD: Munroe calls it a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language. I agree with the romance bit. I sleep with my husband on one side and a laptop with two stick people making out while speaking of taking dreaming in stride on the other. (Also read Jasoos Sampat: an XKCD inspired webcomic)
Indexed: I use pie charts and venn diagrams to explain absolutely everything I work on or talk about. If I am not drawing them, I am imagining them in my head. It amuses Tapi when I pull out a pen and paper and mark our argument points across the x and y axes either to prove him wrong, or show him how much we differ from each other in our opinions or reasoning ("mine are closest to the point of origin, therefore, i win!") Eccentricity in Mathematics is named after me! :)
Dilbert: Scott Adam's blog makes an interesting read. He usually takes an idea or a bit of news and muses on it. It's mostly the kind of stuff that makes your mind drift away. Of course, his comic is nothing like his blog. For one thing, it does not indulge you in aimless thought. You read it and wish he wasn’t talking about your life!
Virus Comix: Verbal Diarrhea does not even begin to describe Subnormality. Winston Rowntree presents his observation of life, which is colorful and quite depressing. The only frills to his social criticism seem to be the dark humor he provides as he makes fun of our lives!
Garfield minus Garfield: It may be interesting to see Calvin minus Hobbes... Hold on. Let me google it. Here it is... although not quite what I expected. Conceptually I was thinking up something of deeper significance. But it is still fascinating to see him talk to an inanimate stuffed animal instead of an anthropomorphized one! It brings out a different emotion about Calvin... and his parents even. Tell me what you think.
Ok! Suddenly I realize I haven't said a thing about Garfield minus Garfield. But, it has inspired thought about how other comics minus some main characters might be like.
Sinfest: Sinfest is all over the place with its range of topics. There is nothing it does not deal with - from morality, to religion and political commentary, cameos of comic characters, love and sexuality... even the drawing style is somewhere between manga and cute-sy "casper the friend ghost"isque! It is the sort of comic you want to wake up to on a relaxed sunday morning.
Questionable Content: I am not a big fan of toilet humor. For instance, I love South Park but I find the scatological bits off-putting. You might catch me laughing at them sometimes, but it's a reflex reaction that is not in any way indicative of my inner revulsion! Questionable Content too has some questionable content, but it looks great, has talking gizmos and is entertaining. It also makes me laugh as I think how funny it "could have" been!
AppleGeeks 3.0: It says "Apple" "Geeks" and is a webcomic written by someone with an Indian name living in Maryland. We are a match made in heaven. :)
Joy of Tech: It has been around for almost 10 years now and is all over the place with technology related themes; It's fun going through the older archives and looking at techonlogical trends over the years. It shows how we're becoming both cynical but addicted to technology. (Ok! That was balderdash) They also take digs on the cultish following for apple products!
MegaTokyo: I find now, unlike years ago, that there’s a complex plot that has been developed from what was once a gag-a-day type of strip. In a way, it pays homage to manga comics and online gamers! You pick up a lot of Leetspeak slang from it, like n00b and Pwned!
A Softer World: I have read a few photo novels, but mostly adaptations of popular films or TV series, like Battlestar Gallactica and Star Trek. But, this is the first Fumetti webcomic I read and is ridiculously creative. Not just because they use photographic art instead of illustrations, but the dark humor in this is reflective and real.
Alien Loves Predator: This is another Fumetti comic that uses non sequitur humor! It’s quite absurd and funny.
NightZero: Another Fumetti. Reads more like a novel or a soap opera! (Ok. Kill me!)
Dinosaur Comics: This is my most favorite geek comic! The interesting thing about it is that he never changes the art in the comic from one strip to another.. just the dialogue.. and the sheer variety of ideas that he has explored and culled into the same visual is brilliant. And then there is the clever humor in each strip disguised as being daft! ... Also interesting: A japanese school teacher used the comic as part of a study plan and had his students create their own Dinasaur Comics strips by writing out the dialogues in the panels. Now that's what I call creative writing! Here it is.
Diesel Sweeties: I am sad to say, the conversations in this remind me of mine with Tapi. Maybe if I show it to him, the time to come will see us speaking sagely!.. and how would that go! .. and what would that be!
On a side note, I also like the repetition of the same illustration in all panels of the strip!
PhD Comics: Actually called Piled Higher and Deeper! It’s a huge favorite among my friends who don’t relate to Dilbert yet! Their emotion rubs off on me a lot, cos I seem to relate to the strips dealing with procrastination. If you have been in school long enough (like I have), you can get out of school all you want, but you can’t take the student out of yourself!
Hark, A Vagrant: Each one is different from the other, but again when it comes to mean humor, they are all the same!
The Perry Bible Fellowship: Absurdist humor is usually best when mixed with religion. Although, you don't want to start a day with grimly mocking or cynical commentary about life, even if it is afterlife. Wait a second! As I look at my comic list, I realize I am the perfect audience for it! Also, it offers a range of styles in its visuals from minimalist to elaborate, which makes it interesting.
