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Web Comics and Artists

I grew up on comics as a kid. I continue to read comics now. As such, Sunday at Ten has influences from a great deal of sources. Some of these guys are obviously well known and successful, while others are more obscure. Many of these also have a video game, pop culture and/or D&D nexus. But hey, that is the by-product of my generation.

If you like the content of Sunday at Ten, you'd probably like some of these guys. Some of them helped influenced my work and others are what I read:

Online Comics

Alien Loves Predator (Bernie Hou): He doesn't update as much anymore, but if you aren't familiar with this comic go there and spend a few hours going through the archive. Hou is insane, or a genius, or both.

Amazing Super Powers (Wes and Tony): I don't know who does what for the comic. Maybe in a Schroedinger's Cat kind of way, they both to everything. It's kind of hard to pack that much awesome without eventually encountering the wave/particle paradox. Feed.

Bigger Than Cheeses (Desmond Seah): If S@10 were funny, it would be like Bigger Than Cheeses. The writing is usually both clever and demented, which makes it a blast to read. Seah has slowed down production, but a trip through the archives is well worth the time.

Lowroad75 (Carlos G): I found this gem on one of many webcomic ranking sites. Great art, solid writing and fun to read.

Order of the Stick (Rich Berlew): OOTS is a legend in the gaming community, especially the D&D community. I love Berlew's work (both OOTS and D&D source material). As a fan, it's too bad to see that he isn't always able to stick to a regular update schedule. My heart cries a little whenever I go to the site and find out it isn't updated. (I recommend you get his RSS feed.)

Hijinks Ensue (Joel Watson): HE is fairly new, compared to some of the other guys on this list, but Joel does a pretty good job of keeping his thumb to the pulse of geek pop culture. The art has gotten to be really polished and the writing makes some social/cultural commentaries to which I can relate. It's not that HE is like S@10, but it's not always that far off.

Penny Arcade (Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins): Krahulik and Holkins are at the top of the webcomic game, and for good reason. Witty, well-written and delightfully drawn, PA is one of the reasons I got into making a web comic. PA is one of the few comics that blends great art with strong writing, as most strips lean heavily toward one way or the other.

The Perry Bible Fellowship (Nicholas Gurewitch): Dare I mention the name "Gary Larson" in the same sentence about a comic that isn't the Far Side? I think so! Clever, innovative and, at times, laugh out loud funny, this is one of my favorites. Gurewitch doesn't publish all that frequently, but I have to say that it makes my day to go there and find he's put up something new. Get his RSS feed.

Truck Bearing Kibble (Jeremy Kramer and Eric Vaughn): Brilliant. Feed.

PvP (Scott Kurtz): I love Kurtz' work. I get the impression that the guy is the hardest working guy in the webcomic industry. I like the dynamic of the characters in PvP, I like his writing and story design and the fact that he does most of it in black and white.

Syndicated/Newspaper Comics

Bloom County (Berkely Breathed): Bloom County was classic. I'm a bit disappointed that I can't seem to find it online in syndication, but I think I've read each of Breathed's books ten or twelve times. Breathed had great art and writing, but he also brought up some social commentary without being preachy and self-righteous... Bloom County was the perfect complement to Calvin and Hobbes.

Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson): Man, I miss C&H. Watterson was a comic genius, combining great story lines with quality art. You could see the progression over time, as his art improved, which was a testament to the passion of his work.

Dilbert (Scott Adams): Adams does a great deal without a lot of fanfare. His art is fairly simple and straightforward, but he captures the sentiment of the work force with insightful clarity. I think it is amazing, because he doesn't have the artistic horsepower as some other comics, but he puts out an enjoyable product on a daily basis.

Foxtrot (Bill Amend): With all due respect to Watterson, I think Amend is currently the champion of all syndicated comics. He's hip to the sensibilities of my generation, which is amazing considering he's been doing Foxtrot for so long. He's up on current events, but not preachy. He's geeky, but it is in a way my parents could understand. He understands family and work dynamics but avoids making it cliche.

Other Artists

Dan Santat: Dan and I go way back. He has since left me and moved on to become a children's book author and a successful graphic artist, all while finding time to create his own TV show. Remember me, Dan, when I come crawling begging for your table scraps.

Cy-Boar (Lou Graziani): Cy-Boar is a sci-fi epic about a Cybernetic Boar. He goes around and kicks ass as he attempts to discover his identity, his purpose and perhaps his soul.

The Devil's Gate (Stan Kramer and Reverend Thwack): Imagine the TV show Firefly (or if you prefer, the movie Serenity) with hot chicks with pink hair. Now, throw in some nudity. That's what I'm talkin' about. Devil's Gate is a serialized, episodic science-fiction saga. Anyone who likes deep, interwoven plots, character-driven stories and a clever barb here and there should check it out.

Helios' Forsaken (Jeremiah Savage): Helios' Forsaken is an excellent exploration of style and content and presentation. I love the fact that Jeremiah uses the power of the Internet to tell his story. He mixes still-frame illustration with animation, sound and music to emphasise his story in ways that other webcomics don't even dare to try.

Other Comic-related Links

Blambot: Don uses fonts from Blambot, but it has other resources for artists.

OnlineComics.net: One of the most comprehensive webcomic lists out there, OnlineWebcomics attempts to guide its readers to the comics that they will probably want to see. If you are the kind of person who reads more than a handful of online comics, this is a very good place to find something you'll like.

Art Gallery Worldwide: I don't know how else to describe this other than a giant fricking repository of art sources. From online to traditional media, there is a crapton of art to look at, via this site. If you are an art fan and you have lots of time, go there and lose a few hours.

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