webcomics
02/05/2024vesna: dogs to watch out for
linka cute little medieval dog critter slice of life comic
kiss it goodbye
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a short but sweet romance webtoon. the art is really solid, with the hallmarks of someone who knows their anatomy and construction super well, and is then able to rotate that into making effortless looking stylisation
hasamaya - marmastry splatoon comics
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some adorable little comics about two inklings living it up together
gold scissors
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another surreal comic about lesbians and dreams and arcane beings
17776
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a surreal comic about playing football in a future where nobody ages
prequel
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one of many homestuck-likes that appeared in the 2010s. this one is based on this misadventures of a khajiit in the land of cyrodiil (these are all elder scrolls things for those unaware, but you don't need to be familiar with the games to enjoy the comic). the updates are slow and indeed, we thought the comic was dead for a while, but it's been getting semi-regular updates for the last year or so
bug quest
linkanother homestuck-like, this time with anthropomorphic bugs. couple of hateful comments ended up acknowledged by the comic, unfortunately, but otherwise it's a cute little experience. (also i am aware that the user-comment-driven comic was not invented by homestuck, but these two comics were very clearly inspired by that seminal work). talking about homestuck:
homestuck & problem sleuth & sweet bro and hella jeff
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the assorted works of internet crazy person andrew hussie are varied, and have also not really stood the test of time (especially with the death of flash). while there is some 2000's style questionable subject matter lightly sprinkled in amongst them, and homestuck went slightly off the rails when it comes to writing a grand metaphor about the reader / writer interaction, they are absolute classics that i still believe are worth reading. homestuck is a real big one, so i would recommend going through them in the order of sweet bro -> problem sleuth -> homestuck. problem sleuth in particular is very tightly written and wraps up quite neatly, so if you get through that and then had to stop during homestuck i won't blame you
what happens next
link ❗content warning for murder and the gamut of queer issues❗

a really wild comic about trans people in the real world and tumblr / true crime culture. deals with some really heavy stuff so read the content warning for each sub-story