Cover Contest: 6/10-6/16-- What a Tangled Web We Weave

[worstblogever]

The very finest history comic:

[Iron Maiden]

Seems interesting but I have absolutely no knowledge of this, so I'll probably sit this one out. Have fun, all!

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I really don't know of any or who are the publishers. Can we have some background on this Nschornhorst in your OP? I'm old school and haven't really looked into these

[Riv86672]

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I really don't know of any or who are the publishers. Can we have some background on this Nschornhorst in your OP? I'm old school and haven't really looked into these

Same here, really. I’ve never read a web comic.
I just happened to have run across the one i posted last year Google Image surfing, and recalled it.

[Iron Maiden]

Same here, really. I’ve never read a web comic.
I just happened to have run across the one i posted last year Google Image surfing, and recalled it.

I feel like everyone's got a jump on me and it's only few hours since the contest started!

[PaulBullion]

Highly recommended to fans of "Bone."

https://abominable.cc/

[Scott Taylor]

Well, the one I have in mind is called Zogonia. Sadly, it did not last long, and the author had lots of personal issues (I heard) and ultimately had to shut his site down, since 2007. The work was published was brilliant and was in print for a bit in Dragon Magazine and there was a GN (which I proudly own):



Here is a sample comic:



The GN is still available, it truly is a treasure, especially for D&D players

[Tami]

I feel like everyone's got a jump on me and it's only few hours since the contest started!

Before you give up, check these places out:

Hiveworks

Web Toon

Collective of Heroes

ComicFury

[MRP]

For those who aren't familiar with any webcomics, A good place to start is to do a search for and look at the Eisner nominations for Best Web comics for the past few years. Not all of those will have collected editions to use in the contest, but it is a good place to find solid web comic content. Several other classic comic creators have done a lot of webcomic content in recent years too (I am think specifically here of Mike Baron & Steve Rude who did Nexus as a webcomic for a bit, Warren Ellis has done a few as well-the most recent with Colleen Doran I believe, and Louise Simonson just launched one with Jan Duursema called King's Ransom; Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin run a pay what you want webcomic site that hosts material by them-all of which was collected by Image-and others-Ed Brubaker is currently doing a series there with Marco Martin, Mark Waid ran Trhillbent to host webcomics for a while too).

Webcomics can be a labyrinthine world if you are not familiar with them, but there are some familiar landmarks within its landscape to help navigate them to find content you like.

Here are the 2020 Eisner nominees for Best Webcomic for starters...


Cabramatta, by Matt Huynh, http://believermag.com/cabramatta/
Chuckwagon at the End of the World, by Erik Lundy, https://hollowlegcomics.tumblr.com/chuckwagon
The Eyes, by Javi de Castro, https://www.javidecastro.com/theeyes
Fried Rice Comic, by Erica Eng, https://friedricecomic.tumblr.com
reMIND, by Jason Brubaker, https://is.gd/T7rafM
Third Shift Society, by Meredith Moriarty, https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernat...?title_no=1703

and the 2019 nominees...

The Contradictions, by Sophie Yanow, www.thecontradictions.com
Lavender Jack, by Dan Schkade (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/thriller...no=1410&page=1
Let's Play, by Mongie (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/...no=1218&page=1
Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe, (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/...no=1320&page=1
Tiger, Tiger, by Petra Erika Nordlund, (Hiveworks) http://www.tigertigercomic.com/


There are also some who do digital comics, which are technically different than webcomics, and I am not sure if the OP intended for them to be eligible for this contest.
-M

[nx01a]

[Iron Maiden]

Before you give up, check these places out:

Hiveworks

Web Toon

Collective of Heroes

ComicFury

For those who aren't familiar with any webcomics, A good place to start is to do a search for and look at the Eisner nominations for Best Web comics for the past few years. Not all of those will have collected editions to use in the contest, but it is a good place to find solid web comic content. Several other classic comic creators have done a lot of webcomic content in recent years too (I am think specifically here of Mike Baron & Steve Rude who did Nexus as a webcomic for a bit, Warren Ellis has done a few as well-the most recent with Colleen Doran I believe, and Louise Simonson just launched one with Jan Duursema called King's Ransom; Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin run a pay what you want webcomic site that hosts material by them-all of which was collected by Image-and others-Ed Brubaker is currently doing a series there with Marco Martin, Mark Waid ran Trhillbent to host webcomics for a while too).

Webcomics can be a labyrinthine world if you are familar with them, but there are some familiar landmarks within its landscape to help navigate them to find content you like.

Here are the 2020 Eisner nominees for Best Webcomic for starters...


Cabramatta, by Matt Huynh, http://believermag.com/cabramatta/
Chuckwagon at the End of the World, by Erik Lundy, https://hollowlegcomics.tumblr.com/chuckwagon
The Eyes, by Javi de Castro, https://www.javidecastro.com/theeyes
Fried Rice Comic, by Erica Eng, https://friedricecomic.tumblr.com
reMIND, by Jason Brubaker, https://is.gd/T7rafM
Third Shift Society, by Meredith Moriarty, https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernat...?title_no=1703

and the 2019 nominees...

The Contradictions, by Sophie Yanow, www.thecontradictions.com
Lavender Jack, by Dan Schkade (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/thriller...no=1410&page=1
Let's Play, by Mongie (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/...no=1218&page=1
Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe, (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/...no=1320&page=1
Tiger, Tiger, by Petra Erika Nordlund, (Hiveworks) http://www.tigertigercomic.com/


There are also some who do digital comics, which are technically different than webcomics, and I am not sure if the OP intended for them to be eligible for this contest.
-M

Yes, maybe Nschornhorst can add something to his post about what is acceptable too.

Thanks to you both. I never really got into the digital comics so this is very new to me. Oh, I do have Marvel Unlimited and use the free digital code that Marvel puts in its comics but that's it. I still like reading books, magazines, etc the old fashioned way

[Nschornhorst]

Seems interesting but I have absolutely no knowledge of this, so I'll probably sit this one out. Have fun, all!

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I really don't know of any or who are the publishers. Can we have some background on this Nschornhorst in your OP? I'm old school and haven't really looked into these

Same here, really. I’ve never read a web comic.
I just happened to have run across the one i posted last year Google Image surfing, and recalled it.

Please don't give up-- this can be a chance to at least discover some wonderful new comics. Many artists use the web to publish their work for free or a cost the fraction of trying to self-publish or find someone to publish a work that may or may not find a wide audience. These can range from established professionals to high school kids.

There's a wide array of comics on the web in a whole range of genres and art styles. Perhaps you'll find a new favorite! Tami and MRP gave some great resources to check out. Here's a wiki link with more, if interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...omics_in_print

Some old favorites like the aforementioned Bloom County have indeed moved to the web for publishing before being collected and printed. Jim Davis' "U.S. Acres" is another strip that comes to mind to be relaunched that way.

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If all else fails, you can just Google webcomics collection cover or some sort of variant of those words (i.e. "web comics" cover or whatever) to finda cover if you like.

At the end of the thread, I encourage anyone willing to post links and blurbs to their favorites. I know I will.

As a personal aside, I've often considered starting a webcomic, but I am VERY flighty when it comes to my art and part of building a fanbase/audience would be to upload consistently, which I'm terrible at. I'd still like to give it a try sometime, though. I have ideas.

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As to what is acceptable in this contest? I say just go for it. As always, if people don't agree, they just won't vote on the entry. Nothing to be lost for tryin'! Any entry is a valid entry as far as I'm concerned (unless it's blatantly not or never has been a webcomic-- i.e. Action Comics #1 or somesuch).

[kjn]

To add to what Tami and MRP said, webcomics are sort of a fusion between the old newspaper strips and the comics zine scene. On one hand you have the short and regular updates with potentially a huge readership; on the other you have extreme diversity and experimentation.

And if nothing else, you have the chance to be one of today's lucky 10,000!



(XKCD by Randall Munroe.)

[Rob Allen]

This is the first webcomic I followed regularly, and it's still interesting even though the author has veered heavily into SWERF/TERF territory.

[CaptCleghorn]

Yeah, I'm pretty unknowledgeable regarding webcomics, but so what? I'm gonna google some and find something. If it gets no votes that really won't bother me any more than any other week I get no votes.

CleeseCreative.jpg

Do frogmen having webbed feet hanging around with a guy with underarm webbing count?

[kjn]

Do frogmen having webbed feet hanging around with a guy with underarm webbing count?

I'm not sure I should mention Pepe the Frog here…