If you like Dresden Codak and Girl Genius, then you simply must try Gunnerkrigg Court.

Eventually Jenn Manley Lee may get around to telling us what Dicebox is about; meantime it reminds me of Alexi Panshin a lot.

I find Wire Heads, "Hollywood Blondes, Visual Effects Blues, & CGI Geeks!" screamingly funny.

I lost track of Dicebox when it went behind a pay wall. I understand that it's come back out since then, and I keep meaning to go back and reread all of. Last I looked, the two protagonists has crash-landed on a planet.

I keep meaning to take a second look at Gunnerkrigg Court, too.

There will be retribution, Avram. I don't have enough time to do it all now, and you've just addicted me to 2 more webcomics!* I'm on part 3 or Sugarshock and I'm seriously thinking that Joss Whedon has more screws loose than I knew. And that's a good thing.

* Maybe 3, Gunnerkrig Court is starting slowly, but the artwork is pulling me in.

Yay, more Gunnerkrigg addicts!

Well, crap! I went back to read some more Sugarshock, and it turns out part 3 is the end. Damn, I'm sitting here jonesing for more.

Incidentally, lathing is a lot of fun; I used to do precision machining for medical instrumentation, and it's such a satisfying feeling splitting a thousandth of an inch tolerance on the first try. Even Vikings would like it.

Ooh, yes, Gunnerkrigg Court is amazing. I'll also toss in recommendations for Metanoia and Kagerou - the first is about a hitman trying to get out of the job and getting caught up in a war between angels and demons, the second is, well, even stranger. MPD protagonist caught up in a not-exactly-typical fantasy world and his own head. (Disclaimer, the creators of these comics are friends/relatives, but since someone else mentioned them in the other thread I figured it'd be okay for me to boost them too.) XKCD, Girl Genius, what hasn't been mentioned... oh! Lackadaisy! Rum runners, flappers, speakeasies, and the most expressive faces I've ever seen drawn, with cat characters. Updates very irregularly, but it is sooo worth the wait.

I wouldn't be human if I didn't toss my own favorite webcomic into the suggestions: Errant Story. This has been my favorite since 2003, and has remained my favorite read this whole time, despite my later meeting and marrying the creator.

Also, you should really check out Minus.

Wow! I had somehow never heard of Sugarshock, despite having a whole slew of involuntary physical reactions to hearing the name Joss Whedon.

I love it. I do not love the MySpace Comics interface.

Thank you, Avram.

Avram's Sugarshock link actually went to installment 2 of the three issues. I think I've fixed it so it goes to installment 1.

For serious Doctor Who geeks there's The Ten Doctors. Up to 71 pages so far, and a lot of fun.

I'll second the recommendation for Scary Go Round: John Allison has a unique voice, and every word balloon is a delight. We the Robots is the sort of thing Dilbert would be if it was as good as it is popular.

Some webcomics I like that I don't think have been mentioned:

Achewood: Achewood's strength is in characterization. All the characters have individual voices. You could take any line out of context, and still tell exactly who's talking. Two caveats: The strip has an unconventional sense of humor, and you may have to read several strips before it clicks for you, if it does at all. Also, the humor is frequently R-rated. This usually turns me off, but Achewood is somehow inoffensive. Under the surface this strip has a lot of heart; the characters really seem to care for each other.

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja: It's about a doctor who is also a ninja! And his receptionist is a gorilla! And sometimes he rides around on a velociraptor!

The Non-Adventures of Wonderella: The comic that answers the question, "What if Wonder Woman was a crass imbecile?"

(If you'll excuse a moment of self-promotion, I have comics on my website as well. And yet I almost don't feel qualified to say I have a webcomic... my work is too irregular--in every sense of the word--to build an audience.)

One more I forgot to include in that last post: Nobody Scores.

Yay for the Dresden Codak love. It's just as dorky as xkcd, but with phenomenal art. The current story is fun,* though some of the earlier one-shots are made of pure win.

I've been reading Scary Go Round since it was Bobbins, and it just keeps getting better. I like how he switches back and forth every once in a while from computer- to hand-drawn art--it keeps things interesting.

*Though is it just me, or is that last page kind of hard to parse? Beautiful, but confusing.

Bruce @ 4: I once stayed up until 4 AM three nights in a row reading MegaTokyo from the beginning to the then-current strip, when a friend first introduced me to it. Didn't even miss the lost sleep, either.

I love Scary Go Round. I've been following it ever since it was Bobbins. :)

Not sure if you'd find it too college-angsty, but you might like Friendly Hostility (at friendlyhostility.com) and its prequel, Boy Meets Boy (boymeetsboy.keenspot.com).

I have a compulsion here to step up and recommend Family Man-- the story of a 17th century German who was kicked out of a job at one university and is trying to find a place in another.

Also, Otter Soldiers, a Finnish comic about raisins and diabolical elves.

psionic_fig @ 18... Otter Soldiers, a Finnish comic about raisins and diabolical elves

That sentence has so many possibilities for stupid puns that I don't know where to begin and made the hard decision not to start.
("Phew!")
I heard that, ethan.

I have a lot of affection for Get Medieval on the Lj system. It will be finishing it's 3 year run this January. Sweet cute humble and geeky. Watched the artist grow and learn with her first major webcomic project and looking forward to her developing her talents further. Some day I will have the cash to grab the book anthologies off Cafe Press.
The premise, mafia aliens on the run from other mobsters stranded on medieval earth. The first dozen are rough but then it finds its groove.

The other reason I didn't bookmark Sugarshock is that goddamn interface kept me from figuring out what to link. Thanks for fixing the link, Patrick, it seems to go to Chapter 1 now.

Heresiarch, yeah, the latest Dresden Coadk is hard to parse. I couldn't figure out what was going on till after I read some forum posts. Part of the problem is that Aaron Diaz works at such an insane level of detail (5100 x 6900 pixels) that important elements of the art wind up really tiny and easy to miss when the comics gets reduced to posting size.

Avram, it's totally okay if your next post is about comics. Instead of having to waste my time trying to find the good stuff, now I can waste my time reading it. Way better.

Serge @ 19: No, no, pun away. I mean, it is a Finnish comic about raisins and diabolical elves.

Thanks for these threads. I saw that a local library has Finder: Sin Eater on order, so I put a hold on that, and added a few links to my bookmark folder of webcomic recs. Comics I recommend can be found on my blog.

psionic_fig @ 23... I wouldn't want to be raisin' hellves.

Also good is Copper (a comic about a boy and his dog and wonderfully drawn oft fantastical settings) and Perry Bible Fellowship (which is the best absurbist humor I've seen in webcomic form).

On the one hand, Yay! More webcomics to read! On the other had, Oh no! Now I'll never get any work done.

Thanks for the recommendations.

Ballad by Deadmouse for those of you with a gothic/surreal/horror bent. Currently on hiatus, though, but with a few completed episodes.

[Yay, I have something to contribute! (Although every time I post here it feels like approaching the big people table...lots of trepidation)]

i'm still fond of Cat and Girl.

Vee, I know that feeling. I often see these folks as the aristocratic court of sf but then TNH would be a wry countess in a big hat with a tipple of sherry in my mind.

I have taken a sick liking to The Non Adventures of Wonderella, Goblins, and Sinfest
May not be a good sign there. Order of the Stick still rules my world and we have the box game in the living room.

If anyone takes a liking to Get Medieval the creator has started a superhero piece and has an incomplete alternate earth Prince and the Pauper. Careful she's a skittish box frog.

vee @28; T.W. @30 oh yes, I've been reading here and commenting occasionally for 3-to-4 years*, and still feel "but an egg" in very many ways. OTOH, I'm proud to be able to contribute my mite to a place that I admire, and which has kept my morale up in difficult times.

*changed addresses over time, so 'view all by' doesn't go right back to late '03/early '04.

I like posts about comics. Also SF movies, and dastardly writers' tricks and misbehavior.

Well, I like Two Lumps which is about cat brothers. One smart, one stupid.

Oh my god Marilee I'm killing myself laughing. Also crying cause I used to have those 2 kinds of cats not that long ago.

Serge @ 25. Okay, okay, I take it back. No puns.

I'm following The Dreamland Chronicles (updated M-F). Alexander visited the Dreamland realm every night until he was 12. It was full of kid-friendly stuff like an elfin princess, faeries, teddy bear villages, etc. He quit dreaming then but now he's 20 and he's back, and things aren't going well there....

I like the 3D computer graphic art and the story is fairly appealing.

Heresiarch @ 14

I have the same problem with the last posting of Dresden Codak. What I'm planning to do is wait for the next update and then see if there's anything to be learned from that.

Summer Storms @ 15

Been there, doing that now, too. Discovering Girl Genius cost me several nights sleep, because the only time I could read it was late at night; I was in crunch mode at work, and we were following the remodeling crew at home, painting the drywall as they put it up. But I just had to read all the backstory as quickly as possible. Worth it to; I can catch up on sleep after I die. And Phil Foglio is just one fine artist.

Rob Hansen@11: Oooh! I had not known about that comic. This long-time Who fan thanks you very much.

Here's one I just ran across: Last Blood, by Bobby Crosby -- I always thought he was fictional, but I guess not.

Story: zombies kill nearly everybody. Vampires have to save the remaining humans so they have something to eat. You can't beat a logical setup like that!

psionic_fig @ 35... Now you understand why some people see the need for pun control laws in spite of what the Punstitution says about the right to arm bears.

Breakfast of the Gods (sort of like Crisis on Infinite Earths if the characters were all breakfast-cereal mascots) is interesting, but slow to update: http://www.webcomicsnation.com/poyorick/botg/series.
php?view=archive&chapter=10960

Re: Gunnerkrigg Court: this page is made of pure win.

One observation: only some of the webcomics have RSS feeds. More should.

I must promote my own webcomic here, Chili's World. Who knows, maybe you'll like it! :)

It is August 12, 2003. Tuesday evening and I am watching Dog Eat Dog on NBC. I have truly become what I have always hated my entire life. I must admit. I love this show. Trivia AND obstacle courses! Wow, what a game show! But I can't succumb to this haberdashery! The only option is to take my own life by beating myself to death with my own remote. You see, I'm writing this as a sort of suicide note (and as a warning). Good by cruel TV season!

The randy stranger
might be a danger.

It seems to be a link to a web comic, so I suppose it's on-topic. I'm going to let it stand.

Which is a perfectly good excuse to mention Guilded Age, which started slowly. At first, I had to focus my attention, but it's gone places I never expected and just took yet another turn.