As a kid the things I looked forward to the most on the weekends were Saturday morning cartoons and looking at the comics in the Sunday paper. As an adult I rarely get up early enough for cartoons anymore but do wake up just in time for College Football. I do not even bother getting a newspaper for any reason now. Thanks to Al Gore and the beautiful Interwebs, I pick and choose what I want to read on and be entertained by. With slow days at work I am forced to fill the gaps of boredom with internet surfing though most the oceans tend to be blocked. One area that has not been blocked is the web comic area. So I thought I would share some web comic sites that I have enjoyed and perhaps you can let me know which ones you think I should venture into to add to my surfing library. So let us begin:

Web Comics based on video gaming:

When I first discovered comics on video games the ones I originally discovered were Penny Arcade and Ctrl+Alt+Del. Unfortunately I have veered away from these for different reasons. With PA, though I do still check from time to time, for the most part I just do not find humor much in these strips. CAD is similar but is even more disinteresting to me because of the link in story of the characters that I just honestly do not care to invest time in knowing anymore.

One Web Comic that I do keep up with is Fanboys. This comic does not seem to be updating on a regular basis anymore which is unfortunate. Once I discovered this site I spent the rest of the afternoon reading from the beginning all the way to the current comic strip at the time. In order to get some of the ‘inside jokes’ in more recent strips you have to go back to see the development of the story. Worth a look.

 

 

This next one is quite well known but I have enjoyed it so now up, VG Cats. It has been another good time waster and contains a good variety of comics, though I enjoy the ones in the archive the most.  Also, there is no need to catch up on story development other than just wanting to unless you delve into the other comic series they have on the site.

 

 

The ‘rookie’ of the bunch I discovered recently while I was at the Platform Nation forums. I saw a link that Jonny_Tango put in the shout box announcing the latest comic strip he had done was now on his site. Reading through all the comics at Game Rant Comics one work morning was a humorous endeavor. Shortly after reading all the strips on the site it was blocked by my work’s firewall but I intend to keep up with it on my own time.

 

Web Comics not based on video gaming:

My favorite Web Comic is Amazing Super Powers. The humor is right up my alley and another cool feature is the bonus comic strip that can be found by moving the pointer over off the right top corner of the comic strip. Plus if you move the pointer over the strip it has a funny alt tag line that pops up. Another comic strip that you do not have to keep up with a story line but it will add to the humor to go back to previous strips and catch up.

 

If you consider yourself a bit of a geek or all out dork then xkcd may be enjoyable for you. Described on the site as ‘a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language’ it definitely is a comic that takes a keen sense of geekiness to ‘get’ sometimes. Even more impressive is the stick figure art style that still draws a huge following.

 

 Last on my list is a bit of a hit or miss for me at times. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (SMBC) is a popular web comic that for the most part I find funny. Definitely worth a look at especially if you are bored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mainly I wanted to post this article to not only let others know about some good web comics that they may not have known about and to also find out from you which ones not listed do you enjoy and think I should check out. Even if you already know about all the ones I have listed, I value any ‘gems’ you know of that will get me through the dry work days.

 So what are some of your favorite web comics to help pass the time?