Of course last week's update would get mucked up. Anyway, here's this week's Read List Round up.
M-W-F
Between Failures - I still enjoy this comic. It hits that sweet area of personal experience, real life and fun that I don't think I've seen from other comics in this style. I still recommend it highly and likely will for a long time.
Bohemian Nights - Speaking of realism, a twenty-somethings comic like this sometimes crosses past that real part for a few weird moments, yet at the same time stays true to itself. I'm not really in the target demographic for this, but I get it and enjoy it.
Bug Martini - I still call this just plain Bug, and it's just a silly comic that I don't understand why it went 3 days a week when daily is a much better fit. Ah well, I guess if this isn't the main job I understand. Worth reading.
Corridor Realms (Twilight Lady, Subhuman Sanctum) - While Twilight Lady hasn't gotten a proper update in quite a while, Subhuman Sanctum is still running and still pretty damn good. I love the characters and underlining mystery of the whole thing.
Demon Archives - Nothing to do with demons, and everything to do with robots, computers, politics, post-apocalypse and humanity. It really needs a better name though.
Gaia - There really isn't much mystery left here, except for how the it'll be resolved at this point. I used to think it was REALLY good, now I know it's not so much, but I think the issue is that it moves counter to normal conventions. It's good, yes, but in a different way than you would expect. Worth reading, yes, but I can understand if it doesn't stay active forever.
Girl Genius - I MIGHT have tried a Long Series on this in the future, but there is SO much there, I'm not even sure I could. It's good, very good, and worth reading. And yes, if you missed it, they did get out of the castle.
Gunnerkrigg Court - I talked a lot about this comic here. Yes, it's one of the best comics out there, and yes you should be reading it. Go already.
Metacarpolis - See my review.
Sister Claire - This comic has come from such a different place from where it is now I'm not even sure this is the same comic it was when I first read it. It's not bad, but don't read my old review to have any idea what it is NOW, because it doesn't even relate to it anymore.
T-Th-S
Blindsprings - I still think there's more to the spirit thing than the comic has let on so far, but I also suspect that it's not going to be revealed for a long time now. Still worth reading, that's for sure.
Blue Blaster - I think it's almost done, though I could be wrong. It could keep going, but if it ends, I'll see if I can add it to my pile of promises to keep. I still find it one of the better superhero comics out there. And considering further down in this category is 2 more, that should say a great deal. EDIT: It did end, this week. SURPRISE!
Devilbear - It's such a silly comic I just enjoy reading it for that. That said, not terribly interested in the Teddy Bear Picnic parody going on now. Minor speed bump, of course.
Menage a 3 - I don't think I was ever too into this wishfullfilment comic, and honestly it's gotten less interesting over time. I mean, the characters are doing more, I just don't really don't much care for the rest of it. Probably drop it at some point in the near future.
Namesake - Won't be dropping this any time soon. It's still just as when it started and I find myself looking forward to reading it pretty much every week. Hard to do that sometimes.
Not a Villian - See my review.
Paranatural - I get the humor, and understand the story, but it feels really slow right now, I'm not sure why. Maybe it'll get better once it's out of this phase of the story. We'll see.
Sandra and Woo - I have used the words "silly" and "enjoy" constantly in this thing, and I'll use it again, especially for Sandra and Woo.
Spinnerette - While I usually love this comic, the current storyline hasn't really grabbed me as well as some of the earlier ones. Not sure why exactly. Which isn't to say I won't still be reading it, because it is that good.
Strong Female Protagonist - Sometimes it's too preachy for it's own good, sometimes it's heart aching, and sometimes it hit's it's notes JUST right. The last couple story lines have managed that perfectly and it's why I enjoy it
UnCONventional - I've read a lot of stick figure-esqe comics and this is the most detailed and well drawn of all of them. It's another of those "I don't know much about this but am fascinated anyway" comics I have more than a few of on here, and worth reading for the strange twisting tale it tells. It's funny too.
Daily
Cyanide and Happiness - I don't follow the video shorts much, sticking with the excessively crude, cruel and often hilarious comic instead. Stick figure-esqe again, and done on purpose to make the jokes that much more dark, funny and mean.
Devil's Panties - Funny, this is probably the only "slice of life" comic I read out of the lot. I enjoy it, no doubt, and but strange how it became the only one out of the hundreds that existed once. Odd.
Dumbing of Age - Sometimes it needs to dial back the drama a bit, and I suspect that it can get on people's nerves who have been reading Willis' stuff for a while, but I still enjoy it. The funnier parts especially, but when it gets a good drama beat going, I can dig it then too.
Girls with Slingshots - Still in rerun mode and I find I'm enjoying it more this second pass than the first one. Is it the color or is it the pacing, I'm not sure. Go ahead and read it, not like it'll hurt.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - On one hand, it sometimes hits that right spot of intellectual humor that can get a chuckle from me, and on the other it misses completely and hits a wall of "I know nothing of that." Hit or miss on the jokes, but a good hit will make me chuckle but good. That said, it's really, really wordy.
Schlock Mercenary - I think I've talked at length about this comic to the point that anything extra would be silly. Why aren't you reading this?
Wapsi Square - (Wait, this doesn't come after. . .) I still have the same problem with Wapsi I mostly outlined here. I still read it despite that but it doesn't stick as hard if it's not focused and it's rarely focused. Hell, I'm just barely paying attention to the current storyline, while the previous one I was. Just settle down already Taylor.
The Whiteboard - It's supposed to be about paintball. Kind of still is aside from the main character doing MORE than that on a regular basis. Still, you don't need to know anything about paintball or anything else they're covering because the jokes are funny enough as is.
Stand Still, Stay Silent - This is one of the best comics out there. Gunnerkrigg Court has a rival here and while I doubt SSSS will ever quite match GC, it's up there and should be read. 4 days a week updates, look at that thing and wonder how she manages to do it. LOOK AT IT!
Sluggy Freelance - Since I started having a long list of comics to read, Sluggy has always been last, which often means skipping it, moving to the end and reading from the bottom up in the book marks (which are alphabetical). It is and forever will be my Standard by which all comics are measured. While I am not surprised it didn't end this year (disappointed I supposed, but not surprised), I find myself still reading it after all these years. It is the second comic I reviewed and will likely be the last one I say anything about. After all, I have promises to keep.
And that's it kiddies. My run down of every active comic (though Blue Blaster surprised me by ending NOW of times, damn it). Next week, I finish up my Can't Live Without series and then one last general post. See you next time.
M-W-F
Between Failures - I still enjoy this comic. It hits that sweet area of personal experience, real life and fun that I don't think I've seen from other comics in this style. I still recommend it highly and likely will for a long time.
Bohemian Nights - Speaking of realism, a twenty-somethings comic like this sometimes crosses past that real part for a few weird moments, yet at the same time stays true to itself. I'm not really in the target demographic for this, but I get it and enjoy it.
Bug Martini - I still call this just plain Bug, and it's just a silly comic that I don't understand why it went 3 days a week when daily is a much better fit. Ah well, I guess if this isn't the main job I understand. Worth reading.
Corridor Realms (Twilight Lady, Subhuman Sanctum) - While Twilight Lady hasn't gotten a proper update in quite a while, Subhuman Sanctum is still running and still pretty damn good. I love the characters and underlining mystery of the whole thing.
Demon Archives - Nothing to do with demons, and everything to do with robots, computers, politics, post-apocalypse and humanity. It really needs a better name though.
Gaia - There really isn't much mystery left here, except for how the it'll be resolved at this point. I used to think it was REALLY good, now I know it's not so much, but I think the issue is that it moves counter to normal conventions. It's good, yes, but in a different way than you would expect. Worth reading, yes, but I can understand if it doesn't stay active forever.
Girl Genius - I MIGHT have tried a Long Series on this in the future, but there is SO much there, I'm not even sure I could. It's good, very good, and worth reading. And yes, if you missed it, they did get out of the castle.
Gunnerkrigg Court - I talked a lot about this comic here. Yes, it's one of the best comics out there, and yes you should be reading it. Go already.
Metacarpolis - See my review.
Sister Claire - This comic has come from such a different place from where it is now I'm not even sure this is the same comic it was when I first read it. It's not bad, but don't read my old review to have any idea what it is NOW, because it doesn't even relate to it anymore.
T-Th-S
Blindsprings - I still think there's more to the spirit thing than the comic has let on so far, but I also suspect that it's not going to be revealed for a long time now. Still worth reading, that's for sure.
Blue Blaster - I think it's almost done, though I could be wrong. It could keep going, but if it ends, I'll see if I can add it to my pile of promises to keep. I still find it one of the better superhero comics out there. And considering further down in this category is 2 more, that should say a great deal. EDIT: It did end, this week. SURPRISE!
Devilbear - It's such a silly comic I just enjoy reading it for that. That said, not terribly interested in the Teddy Bear Picnic parody going on now. Minor speed bump, of course.
Menage a 3 - I don't think I was ever too into this wishfullfilment comic, and honestly it's gotten less interesting over time. I mean, the characters are doing more, I just don't really don't much care for the rest of it. Probably drop it at some point in the near future.
Namesake - Won't be dropping this any time soon. It's still just as when it started and I find myself looking forward to reading it pretty much every week. Hard to do that sometimes.
Not a Villian - See my review.
Paranatural - I get the humor, and understand the story, but it feels really slow right now, I'm not sure why. Maybe it'll get better once it's out of this phase of the story. We'll see.
Sandra and Woo - I have used the words "silly" and "enjoy" constantly in this thing, and I'll use it again, especially for Sandra and Woo.
Spinnerette - While I usually love this comic, the current storyline hasn't really grabbed me as well as some of the earlier ones. Not sure why exactly. Which isn't to say I won't still be reading it, because it is that good.
Strong Female Protagonist - Sometimes it's too preachy for it's own good, sometimes it's heart aching, and sometimes it hit's it's notes JUST right. The last couple story lines have managed that perfectly and it's why I enjoy it
UnCONventional - I've read a lot of stick figure-esqe comics and this is the most detailed and well drawn of all of them. It's another of those "I don't know much about this but am fascinated anyway" comics I have more than a few of on here, and worth reading for the strange twisting tale it tells. It's funny too.
Daily
Cyanide and Happiness - I don't follow the video shorts much, sticking with the excessively crude, cruel and often hilarious comic instead. Stick figure-esqe again, and done on purpose to make the jokes that much more dark, funny and mean.
Devil's Panties - Funny, this is probably the only "slice of life" comic I read out of the lot. I enjoy it, no doubt, and but strange how it became the only one out of the hundreds that existed once. Odd.
Dumbing of Age - Sometimes it needs to dial back the drama a bit, and I suspect that it can get on people's nerves who have been reading Willis' stuff for a while, but I still enjoy it. The funnier parts especially, but when it gets a good drama beat going, I can dig it then too.
Girls with Slingshots - Still in rerun mode and I find I'm enjoying it more this second pass than the first one. Is it the color or is it the pacing, I'm not sure. Go ahead and read it, not like it'll hurt.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - On one hand, it sometimes hits that right spot of intellectual humor that can get a chuckle from me, and on the other it misses completely and hits a wall of "I know nothing of that." Hit or miss on the jokes, but a good hit will make me chuckle but good. That said, it's really, really wordy.
Schlock Mercenary - I think I've talked at length about this comic to the point that anything extra would be silly. Why aren't you reading this?
Wapsi Square - (Wait, this doesn't come after. . .) I still have the same problem with Wapsi I mostly outlined here. I still read it despite that but it doesn't stick as hard if it's not focused and it's rarely focused. Hell, I'm just barely paying attention to the current storyline, while the previous one I was. Just settle down already Taylor.
The Whiteboard - It's supposed to be about paintball. Kind of still is aside from the main character doing MORE than that on a regular basis. Still, you don't need to know anything about paintball or anything else they're covering because the jokes are funny enough as is.
Stand Still, Stay Silent - This is one of the best comics out there. Gunnerkrigg Court has a rival here and while I doubt SSSS will ever quite match GC, it's up there and should be read. 4 days a week updates, look at that thing and wonder how she manages to do it. LOOK AT IT!
Sluggy Freelance - Since I started having a long list of comics to read, Sluggy has always been last, which often means skipping it, moving to the end and reading from the bottom up in the book marks (which are alphabetical). It is and forever will be my Standard by which all comics are measured. While I am not surprised it didn't end this year (disappointed I supposed, but not surprised), I find myself still reading it after all these years. It is the second comic I reviewed and will likely be the last one I say anything about. After all, I have promises to keep.
And that's it kiddies. My run down of every active comic (though Blue Blaster surprised me by ending NOW of times, damn it). Next week, I finish up my Can't Live Without series and then one last general post. See you next time.
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