Sunday, December 25, 2011

Webcomics Galore!

So awhile back (I think it was June?), I mentioned some webcomics. Well, I have since found a lot of rather good ones. I will not review them each (I think I have 10?), but I will give each a brief synopsis. The fact they are posted is because I recommend them and I will repeat the previously mentioned ones.


Tea House
http://teahousecomic.com/news.html

Tea House is a delightful comic about a brothel of the same name. It's 18+ for obvious plot-related reasons. The artwork is spectacular, the characters with unique personalities and back stories and the buttsecks...is buttsecks. A must-read for any yaoi fan. Updates every Wednesday, unless otherwise specified. Pages done in full color.


STARFIGHTER
http://starfightercomic.com/index.php

A science fiction comic about Cain and Abel. There is rather naughty buttsecks and the author is absolutely adorable. Again, it's 18+ (sorry minors). It's currently on a little hiatus as the artist is working on some sort of comic related project. Updates sporadically with pages in a odd, but unique sort of color format.


STRAYS

http://www.straysonline.com/

An interesting fantasy comic about a mercenary and a young girl. For those that love slowly revealed worldly bits, this is a great comic. With every couple pages, I'm left wondering about something that happened. Lots of relationship building (and not in a pervy way, as some weird people keep getting excited over an estimated 26 year old "caring" for a 12 year old. It's a sibling-like relationship, idiots). Currently on a hiatus until January 6th because one of the creators is home for the holidays, but updates on Fridays and pages are in full color.


Sandra and Woo

http://www.sandraandwoo.com/

An adorable little comic with shorts about a raccoon named Woo and a girl named Sandra. There are both arcs and oneshots mixed together. Each arc/oneshot has a theme based off of whatever the author credits in the comment section. Definitely recommend to anyone who enjoyed Calvin and Hobbs. It usually updates about twice a week, around Wednesday and Friday. It used to be black and white, but they recently invested in a coloring artist.

GAIA
http://www.sandraandwoo.com/gaia/

Gaia is a fantasy comic that started about a month or two ago. It is from the creators of Sandra and Woo; hence the shared website. I recommend it because not only is the art well done, but it seems to have quite the potential. I'm not sure of the update schedule yet, but I'm pretty sure it's once a week minimum. Full color.


Artifice

http://webcomics.yaoi911.com/about/

Artifice is a science-fiction comic about an android soldier who falls in love with the "enemy". Seems interesting enough. There isn't really explicit buttsecks, but it's strong enough that I'd give it a PG-13 rating minimal. The comic updates on Saturdays, but lately the donators have been donating enough to make it come out consistently on Wednesdays as well (so twice weekly). Full color.


The Meek

http://www.meekcomic.com/about/

I have to say, this comic has a LOT of potential. It's relatively well written and the artwork is good. It's about a girl raised in a forest commune who has to save the world. However, it hasn't really progressed all that far in the past 3 years due to highly sporadic updates (sometimes spanning months with nothing new). Currently, the author seems to have a decent update schedule, but we'll see how long this lasts. Full color.


Sfeer Theory

http://sfeertheory.littlefoolery.com/index.html

Sfeer is pronounced "sphere", I think. I don't even know whether to classify this as a science fiction or a fantasy. It's essentially both, intermixed beautifully. Relatively well written with fantastic ideas regarding magic and artwork that makes you sigh. I'm not sure about the update schedule but it seems to be about once a week or so, maybe a week and a half. Full color.


Demon of the Underground

http://www.bob-artist.com/demon/archive.php

I'm not sure if there are shounen-ai themes as of yet (it's hinted in a character description, but not in the comic yet), but it's essentially a science-fiction about the underground networks and black markets of Chicago. Pogo literally falls into this world and has to make it on his own, with his new friend Annie. Updates on Mondays and is done in pencil with splotches of significant color. Rated M (18+).


Oglaf

http://www.oglaf.com/archive/

Definitely 18+ as it's essentially sex comedy. Apparently it started as porn but failed miserably at keeping any serious tone. Gotta say, I genuinely feel sorry for the apprentice. Recommended because it makes me laugh. Full color and updates on Sundays (like today).


Always Raining Here

http://alwaysraininghere.smackjeeves.com/news/

An adorable shounen-ai about a male who recently realized he's gay and wants a f-buddy. However, the only other available gay male has no interest. Not big on high school drama, but this is adorable. Written by Canadians (so there are a couple cultural differences), in color and updates Thursdays.


Zombie Waffe

http://www.zombiewaffe.com/home/

A zombie apocalypse comic with a male main character trying to skillfully work his way out of the hell life's become. Usually in full color with somewhat sporadic updates and I'd rate it PG-13 for gore and some sexual themes (all implied).


Loki

http://loki.smackjeeves.com/

Loki is an interesting western/fantasy comic with no currently apparent plot nearly 3 chapters in. One character is likely gay or bi (there is a racy scene with buttsecks). However, it seems to have just started getting really interesting. The art is in partial color and updates about once a week, sometimes more. I'd rate it PG-13.


Powernap

http://www.powernapcomic.com/archives.html

A science-fiction comic about a man allergic to a pill that makes everyone never need to sleep and strange things have started appearing. Definitely recommend to anyone who's ever suffered from insomnia. It hasn't progressed too far, but I'd rate it around a PG-13 for possible future stuff. Pages in full color and updates sporadically.


The Fox Sister

http://www.thefoxsister.com/news.php

A Korean-mythology themed comic about a woman and her dog searching for her Kuniho sister so that she may kill her and avenge her family. Looks promising, but isn't too far alone in the plot. I'd rate probably a PG-13 for future violence; pages in full color and updates on Thursdays with occasional double updates.


Unsounded

http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic+index

I love this comic. It's a fantasy centering on a girl with a tail and a man that is sort of dead. At first, I wasn't sure it was going to be all that great because the first chapter feels somewhat rushed with 2-D characters (I feel like it was written before the author had fully developed her sense of the characters). BUT, it is currently rather far along (I think it's nearly 250 pages?) and the character development after the first chapter is rather significant. You're essentially learning with the two main characters, Duane and Sette (neither know all that much about the other). There are other characters of importance, but they haven't been developed as significantly as the other two yet. DEFINITELY recommend. Updates MWF, in full color and I'd rate PG-13 and maybe R (16+) for more mature themes.


Spindrift

http://www.spindrift-comic.com/index.php

It's a fantasy comic with a lot of potential, but it just started in October. That being said, the artwork is great and build-up is fantastic, but it's only a few pages in after the prologue. In full color with pages released on a weekly basis. At least a PG-13 rating.

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