Below is a list of comments made by EthelE, in date order (newest at the top).
| Comic: Girl Genius |
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Girl Genius 101 is no longer updating (caught up to the current comics), check out Girl Genius Online for the updating version of the comic. It now includes Girl Genius 101.
This is an awesome comic. |
| Comic: Flatwood |
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| Forgot to vote :-) |
| Comic: Flatwood |
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Wow, the author is extremely intelligent and very artistic. The tone of the comic is dark and frightening, but the main theme seems to be the need to not despair (or else, heh). The characters speak in a way that is natural, but just archaic enough that the Biblical quotes scattered throughout don't stand out but instead add an aura of eerie familiarity and depth. Everything enhances the sense that there is something more, just below the surface of that dark, dank world - and when you find out what that something is, it's not going to be something easy to deal with.
Very rich Christian themes, but I think someone who isn't familiar with the Bible might be able to read this and never realize the whole thing is a Christian metaphor - and would still love it for the dark, other-worldly surface alone. If you do follow the metaphors, it's heart-stopping: The artist isn't shrinking from tackling the most demanding, painful, harshest parts of the Christian faith. |
| Comic: 8-bit Theatre |
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I like it - a good humor strip, every comic has a punchline (and usually several punchlines). The humor is darker than what I generally prefer, the author relies heavily on running gags (not necessarily a bad thing), and semi-random violence is a common theme. A large number of D&D / FF / gamer culture in jokes is what makes this comic shine.
8-bit Theater is nearly the closest thing to a webcomic classic - after User Friendly. |
| Comic: DM of the Rings |
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Why is this not checked for updates?
It's a great comic if you play table-top games. Or better yet, DM (or GM). Most of the jokes are dice-rolling in-jokes, so others probably won't get it. |
| Comic: Baby Blues |
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The reason why this is cool: yes, it rings true for parents. Plus, the people who could write this material generally don't have time to become respected cartoonists. In fact, not having time to even read a newspaper is precisely why us parents prefer to read our comics on the web (those of us who are tech-saavy enough to use del.icio.us or this site to manage our links, at least).
Think of this strip as providing parents with fodder to hang on their fridge or their door for work, *NOT* as an ongoing artistic endeavor. I've seen their breastfeeding strips in the offices of lactation consultants, and wouldn't be surprised to see some of their strips at our pediatrician's or dentist's offices. They effectively capture common parenting jokes in four panels or less. If you've heard a parent joke about it, they've probably turned it into a strip, and that means you can hang a depiction of your favorite parenting joke on your fridge or post a link on your blog on that topic without drawing it yourself. Consider using these strips on home-made cards to parents or parents-to-be, or trimming them from the paper to give to friends. If you are a parent and this hits home, read it daily; otherwise, just click through the archives looking for them to hit your favorite parenting topics or stop by occasionally.
For a more innovative parent / child strip, I recommend "Count Your Sheep". Wonderful characters you can invest in, artistic, and definately not pedestrian. |
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