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In the realm of cartoons there resides the wonderful world of WebComics. Thanks to the creation of the internet, artists now have a way to syndicate their own comic strips for the entire world to enjoy rather than relying on getting it printed in the Sunday Funnies.
The creators of these comics are individuals just like you and me. They utilize the web as a vehicle to express themselves. Some share humor found in work or family experiences while others simply like to make people laugh. The inspirations behind these comics are as individualized as the people who create them.
Another aspect of WebComics that simply can’t be ignored is the variations in style. Just as the colorful montage of creativity flows from opening the Sunday Funnies, comics on the internet can open up a wide range of artistic styles which engage their readers. From the simplicity of line sketches to extraordinary detail, from vibrant colors to extreme compositional angles, the possibilities are endless.
Finally, there has to be a purpose for the WebComic’s creation to begin with. Maybe it’s founded on acting as a creative outlet or a method to encourage goal setting. Could simply be a fun way to spend a quiet evening or maybe the idea of fame is on the horizon. What ever the reason we should certainly appreciate the WebComic creator for taking time out to make us laugh. Some days that’s no easy task, yet those are the days when we need them the most.
If you are a fan of webcomics...be sure to check out the comments section below where you can find a list of awesome comics which the creators were kind enough to share with you. There are litterally pages of comics to view since ony 20 are allowed on each page! Simply click on the Next... at the bottom of the each comments section to continue to view them all. It will be well worth your time!
Want to create your own webcomic? Check out How to start a webcomic for instructions on getting yours started.
Are you a creator of a WebComic?
Take a few moments and share your WebComic in the comments section below. Upon doing so please consider the following points in your comic’s briefing:
-Your comic’s title
-Rate the content of your comic (G, PG, PG-13, R) No adult comics please!
-What inspires your comic
-How often you update
-What tools/software do you use to create your comic
-Finally the web address where we can see your work. ***Examiner.com will not allow active urls in the comments section so simply leave a www.yourcomicsite.com for readers to cut & paste. DO NOT LEAVE http:// on your link otherwise your comment will not post until that has been removed. You may also post the same information at WebComics of the world where your link will be live.
-Remember you only have 1000 characters to provide this information.
Learn more about this WebComic Project here!
To make things easier here’s a cut-n-paste template for the points indicated:
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Rating:
Inspiration:
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Title: Spud Comics
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: I just like to make people laugh. And if I didn't draw I think I would go crazy!
Updated: My Webcomic is updated every weekday.
Tools: Everything is hand drawn. I use black Micron Pigma Pens for the inks. I then scan everything into Photoshop where I letter and color and upload to my Wordpress website.
Address: www.spudcomics.com
Title: The Sons
Rating: PG
Inspiration: Family and a running imagination
Updated: Every Sunday
Tools: I use Illustrator, GIMP, and Kompozer.
Address: www.thesonscomic.com
Title: DJ Bogtrotter
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration:It's a gag a week strip which lets my mind run free. I love too many webcomics to list, but XKCD, SMBC, Basic Instructions & Savaged Chickens are amongst them.
Updated:Weekly
Tools:Illustrator/Photoshop
Address: www.djbogtrotter.co.uk/
Title: DJIB
Rating: G
Inspiration: Humour comic, manga, anime, fantasy.
Updated: Every Sunday.
Tools: Pen, ink, photoshop.
Address: djib-webcomic.webcomics.fr
Title: Unbearable Bears Presents!
Rating: G
Inspiration: Mainly other comic strips, but also animation and illustrated children’s books
Updated: Sundays!
Tools: Pen & ink on Bristol as well as using a scanner, Wacom Intuos 3, Photoshop CS3 and Painter X
Address: www.unbearablebears.com
Title: Life With Kreg
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: Years of drug abuse!
Updated: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Tools: Corel Xara to draw and Illustrator CS2 to ink and color.
Address: www.lifewithkreg.com
Title: Divine Wrath
Rating: PG-13 (may become R at times)
Inspiration: Always wanted to do a webcomic in college. Never was able to keep up with it. Until now. Also this way I can include my friends and people I know in a fun medium that I can share.
Updated: Updated three times a week with 2 mini BW mini strips on Mon and Wed and a colored main page on Fri.
Tools: I draw everything by hand, sketching with a regular #2 pencil. Then I brush ink with Faber Castell's or my new Copic ink pens. Scan and load onto PS where I clean, color, and add lettering.
Address: www.aeongelioncomics.com
Title: Unrulyweds
Rating: PG-13 to occasional R
Inspiration: Married life and office life
Updated: Weekly
Tools: Wacom stylus and photoshop
Address: www.unrulyweds.com
Title: Lost & Found
Rating: PG
Inspiration: Classic strips like Calvin & Hobbes, Blooom County, Dick Tracy plus TV shows like Seinfeld and Moonlighting
Updated: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tools: Drawn in ink, scanned, finished in Photoshop
Address: www.lostandfoundcomic.com
Title: Bearman Cartoons
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: Editorial/Single Panel cartoons inspired by Politics and pop culture
Tools: Wacom tablet and Photoshop Elements
Address: www.beartoons.com
Title: Badvertising Comics
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: The world of advertising
Updated: Once a week
Tools: Hand drawn, Photoshop, Illustrator
Address: badvertisingcomics.com
Title: The Elves of LleuGarnock
Rating: PG
Inspiration: All the fantasy I read as a kid, and the wonder of magic and the magic of stories.
Updated: Monday/Thursday
Tools: Wacom Cintiq, GIMP, brush, pen (I started out on paper but I'm now all digital)
Address: www.sunelves.com
Title: Dragon's Fall
Rating: R
Inspiration: My co-writer's passion for the story, and lots of Anime watched together
Updated: Alternate Mondays
Tools: Wacom Cintiq, GIMP
Address: www.dragonsfallcomics.com
Title: Finn and Charlie are Hitched
Rating: R (for language and occasional nudity)
Inspiration: Married life, friends, work, and indie radio.
Updated: Every Tuesday
Tools: Hand drawn and inked. Scanned, then optimized and adjusted in Photoshop. Posted using ComicPress for WordPress.
Address: hitched.tonybreed.com
Finn and Charlie are Hitched is a slice of life comic about a married gay couple and their friends.
Title: Dungeon Legacy
Rating: PG (cartoon violence, adult themes)
Inspiration: Mainly D&D 4 ed, but also my years of reading and watching fantasy stories
Updated: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tools: Draw in Manga Studio, color in Photoshop
Address: www.dungeonlegacy.com
A Mad Tea-Party
A manga-inspired sci-fi drama about the aftermath of an interstellar war and the children of Earth's genetically engineered soldiers growing up caught between two worlds. (rated PG)
Updated: Sundays
Tools: ink, graphite, Photoshop
Address: www.jonathondalton.com
Title: Think Before You Think
Rating: PG
Inspiration: probably influenced by Twilight, but it's much lighter and has no plot.
Updated: Fridays
Tools: pen & paper to draw, GIMP to color
Address: thinkbeforeyouthink.smackjeeves.com
Title: I, Secretary
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: Calvin and Hobbes, FBOFW, Inkdick, Daily Odyssey
Updated: Monday and Wednesday
Tools: Pen and ink
Address: www.isecretarycomic.com
Title: Hero Is ... Um
Rating: PG
Inspiration: Superhero comics, Evil Inc., Charles Schulz
Updated: Weekly
Tools: pencil on Bristol, then Micron pens, followed by Photoshop and a Wacom Intuos for color and Illustrator for lettering.
Address: www.heroisum.com
Title: Behatted
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: The desire to tell random, quirky stories about small hats and somehow circumvent my inability to draw.
Updated: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Tools: MS Paint, Photoshop, ComicLife.
Address: www.behatted.com
Title: The PC Weenies
Rating: PG
Inspiration: Geek Culture!
Updated: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (usually)
Tools: Photoshop, Painter, and good ol' fashioned blood, sweat and tears!
Address: www.pcweenies.com
Title: Marooned
Rating: All Ages
Inspiration: Too many to list
Updated: Monday and Thursday
Tools: Paper, pencil, pens. Photoshop.
Address: www.maroonedcomic.com
Wow, awesome response so far Rob! Here's my deets...
Title:Mows
Rating: PG like a %*W@!!
Inspiration: My original 3 cats
Updated: 4 times a week usually
Tools: Flash CS4
Address: www.mows.com
Title: Eccentricity
Rating: PG-13 (Mostly)
Inspiration: I'm a weirdo and I love cats and dogs. The comic is mainly focused on a cat/dog hybrid alien from some planet. The human characters have this futuristic apartment, and the whole world doesn't really adhere to the standards of the real world. It's an outlet.
Updated: Weekly. I try to update sometime within Friday - Sunday.
Tools: Hand-drawn, sometimes digital sketched in Art Rage 2.5, colored and tuned-up in Photoshop CS, Wacom Bamboo tablet.
Address: eccentricitycomic.info
Title: ZooDotCom
When financial crisis strikes, the City Zoo resorts to employing the zoo inhabitants as their IT staff. And you thought your office was a Zoo!
Rating: PG
Inspiration: My own days working for "the man" in an office environment.
Updated: Every Monday & Thursday
Tools: Manga Studio EX 4
Address: www.zoodotcom.com
Title: Floppy Boy
Rating: ~R (for blood, violence and language)
Inspiration: Floppy Boy is my public Diary. It's there to make fun of the stupid things I do, my friends, and my work as an Artist/Businessman. It owes its color and line work style to modern anime. (Gundam in particular) It's writing is difficult to pin down, but Garfield minus Garfield has played a significant role in it's development.
Updated: Every Monday
Tools: Initially, Floppy Boy was drawn by hand, scanned, and colored in Adobe Photoshop. Now I draw directly in Adobe Illustrator and color in Photoshop. The result is cleaner line work, more consistent characters and shorter turn around times. (no scanning!)
Address: www.robotmartini.com/comics
Title: Astray3
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: 1970s newspaper strips and European adventure comics
Updated: Monday through Friday (5 days a week)
Tools: Illustrator CS3 for lettering, brushes, quills, black ink, and my bare hands for art.
Address: www.astray3.com
Title:Chippy and Loopus
Rating:R
Inspiration: Walt Kelly's Pogo, E.C. Segar's Popeye, The Howard Stern Show, George Carlin, and currently Chef Gordon Ramsay
Updated: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Tools:Brush and ink on Bristol, Photoshop
Address: chippyandloopus.com
Title: House of the Muses: The Latter Days of Sappho of Lesbos
Rating: PG13
Inspiration: Ancient Greek History and my 2009 Prism Comics Press Grant award for best new LGBT series
Updated: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday
Tools: DAZ 3D Studio, Illustrator, Photoshop
Address: user.drunkduck.com/houseofmuses
Title:Gary and Ted
Rating:PG-13
Inspiration: A little bit of everything ranging from Calvin & Hobbes to the Justice League
Updated: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Tools:Rough 2H pencil drawings and Adobe Illustrator
Address: www.garyandted.com
Title: Zintel Wilderness Guide: Bears
Rating: PG
Updated: Tuesday and Thursday
Tools:Rough 2H pencil drawings and Adobe Illustrator
Address: www.bearfactoids.com
Title: The Frustrated Cartoonist
Rating: PG
Inspiration: Strip comic about everyday frustrations
Updated: 7 Days a Week
Tools: India Ink, Bristol Board, Brush, Pen
Address: www.natefakes.com
I am the writer of:
Title: Perfect Agent
Rating: R
Inspiration: My love of spy stories
Updated: Thursdays
Tools: pen, paper, markers, Photoshop
Address: www.perfectagentcomic.com
Title: Abandon: First Vampire
Rating: R
Inspiration: My love of vampire romance novels
Updated: Occasionally during the summer, usually Tuesday and Thursday (catch up with th earchive now!)
Tools: pen, paper, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop
Address: www.abandoncomic.com
Title: Precocious
Rating: G
Inspiration: Precocious is a newspaper-style comic inspired by classics like Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes.
Updated: Every day!
Tools: Traditional ink on paper, with occasional Photoshop tweaking.
Address: www.precociouscomic.com
Title: Willow's Grove
Rating: Teen +13
Inspiration: Offshoot of older versions of the same strip (strip is 19 years old).
Updated: M-W-F
Tools: Pencil sketch on paper, scanned, digitally inked, colored and lettered in Photoshop. Uploaded to ComicPress for WordPress
Address: www.willowsgrove.com/wordpress
Title: Nut Cracks
Rating: PG
Inspiration: Far Side, cartoons, sarcasm, double entendres
Updated: Monday & Friday
Tools: Hand Drawn, colored in Photoshop
Address: www.myfuzzynuts.com
Title: Union of Heroes / Union der Helden
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Rating: PG-13
?Inspiration:
1. There are no serious German superhero-comics.
2. Most of the photocomics out there are funnies made with toys.
3. Hardly anybody uses animations in webcomics.
4. Bilingual webcomics? Not so many around.
Okay. Let's try something new and different! The time has come for some new heroes! The Union of Heroes!
A photocomic about superheroes from Germany – with real actors, a serious story and the sporadic use of animations which are well made. Created by a professional team and published in English and German!
Updated: M-W-F?
Tools: A camera, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3, Flash MX 2004?
Address: www.unionofheroes.com
Title:STIFFS
Rating:R
Inspiration:80's teen sex comedies,cooley high,working low paying jobs,a guy named Derrick,Girls with slingshots
Updated:Mondays,Fridays
Tools:pencil and ink,Bristol board ,Wacom tablet,Illustrator CS,photoshop CS2
Address www.stiffs.smackjeeves.com
Title: Rebound
Rating: Teen
Inspiration: Life
Updated: twice a week
Tools: Pencil, pens, bristol board, photoshop
Address: www.reboundcomic.com
I "guy" strip that is mostly based in realism. A comedy strip that focuses on Billy, a 20-something who is dealing with being single again after years of being in a relationship.
Title: Station V3
Rating: All Ages
Inspiration: Newspaper comics, Sci-fi
Updated: Daily
Tools: Paper, Pencil, Pen, Scanner, GIMP
Address: www.stationv3.com
Title: Cwen's Quest
Rating: PG-13
Inspiration: Mild disapointed with the lack of original fantasy/humor comics and the over abundance of Final Fantasy, D&D, WoW and Star Wars parodies. No offense intended to awesome comics which do the above well like Order of the Stick.
Updated: Tuesday - Thursday
Tools: I just write it so Microsoft Word
Address: www.drunkduck.com/Cwens_Quest
Title: Workland Tales
Rating: PG to PG-13 (depending on subject matter per comic)
Inspiration: The work-a-day office life I experience daily, the media, Kurt Vonnegut, religious archetypes, and my big sister comic Grim and the JC (www.grimandthejc.com)
Updated: At least twice a month, though I constantly strive for more. Find me on Twitter for update updates (twitter.com/Vonnegution)
Tools: Pen/Paper, Adobe Photoshop, and (minimally) a WACOM tablet though I am trying to branch out and use it more.
Address: www.grimandthejc.com/tales
Title: SMASH
Rating: All Ages
Inspiration: Bone, The Incredibles, Calvin & Hobbes, the comics we grew up reading ('80s X-Men, Spider-Man, etc.)
Updated: Bi-weekly episodes during seasons
Tools: Paper, pencils (old-fashioned stuff), PhotoShop, Illustrator
Address: www.SmashComic.com
Title: Grim and the JC
Rating: PG13
Inspiration: Life, comedy, crappy webcomics, doing something more than another 8-Bit or PA ripoff.
Updated: Friday, usually. More when I have time.
Tools: Photoshop CS3, Cintiq
Address: www.grimandthejc.com
Grim and the JC is hard to describe. Basically, it's about Jesus Christ and the Grim Reaper as roommates and best friends. But somehow the story got away from me. And won't stop.
Title: In His Likeness
Rating: PG-13 (Some language)
Inspiration: A love of mythology and minimalism
Updated: Sun - Wed - Fri
Tools: Illustrator
Address: inhislikeness.com
Title: Stupid and Insane Defenders Against Chaos
Rating: PG
Inspiration: H.P. Lovecraft and INSANITY PLUS MONKEYS!!!
Updated: Tuesday and Friday. (Soon M/W/F)
Tools: Photoshop, Wacom Tablet
Address: www.onezumi.com
Title : Winger
Rating : PG-13
Inspiration : Winger is a Soccer Comic based on my childhood comics
Updated : Every Saturday
Tools : DAZ Studio, Paint Shop Pro
Address: sites.google.com/site/winger3d
Title: Toonstopia
Rating: PG13
Inspiration: Single panel cartoons, mainly influenced by Garry Larson and other similar cartoons
Updated: Trying to do 3 times a week Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Tools: Bamboo Graphics tablet, Artrage 2 software and Fireworks to finish off
Address: www.toonstopia.com
This is very difficult to describe if you've never read "The Far Side" or similar, basically it's single panel jokes, no regular characters, nor rooted in any logical world,just as long as I think it's funny.
Title:Black Rainbow
Rating:R
Inspiration:My psychiatric patients
Updated: comic:mondays, blog: thursdays
Tools: brush, ink, watercolor paper
Address: www.blackrainbow.ca
My friend and I present:
Title: The Legend of Alceron
Rating: PG-14
Story Inspiration: J.R.R. Tolkien, R.A. Salvatore (his Forgotten Realms and Legend of Drizzt books), homeade D&D campaigns.
Art Inspiration: Tim Seeley, Todd Lockwood, Sarah Ellerton (Her Inverloch and Phoenix Requiem works.)
Updated: Every Tuesday (usually double page)
Tools: 0.7 Pencil, Sharpie Pen, Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Address: legendofalceron.comicdish.com
This comic is no longer online.
Title: Space Pops
Daily cartoon about six kids at the center of the Universe.
Rating: G
Inspiration: Childhood memories, funny things from day to day life and current events.
Updated: Monday-Saturday in B&W, Sunday in Color
Tools:Pencil, ink, scan into computer.
Address: www.spacepops.com
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