A little love….

I love to explore and wander through other peoples stories as much as I like to work on my own. I am really particular though on what I am willing to push. There are three things I look for when I indulge myself in somebody’s imagination.

The first is artwork.  It has to be good. It can be different and unique but it has to be good. I really like stuff that stands out though and breaks away from the norm of anime and manga. I enjoy the style but I feel it is over saturated the web.

The second is story. That is extremely important to me. I am not a fan of shock value or in your face nudity. If that is the basis of the comic I usually pass. I don’t read gag strips much either, I am an epic guy, I look for the long story, with good character development, tension, etc… If there is violence it is there to enhance the story not just get more people to click through. If the story is bad I move on. If my kids can’t read it due to content i will usually skip it as well.

Last is dedication. Regular updates keep me around.

So here are a few, some new – some old yet each fantastic in their own way. Enjoy the reads.

trav

4 Comments

Hoomi » 5 Jun 2010 » Reply

The regular updates seems to be one of the toughest aspects. Two of the best on that are Bill Holbrook of "Kevin and Kell," and Howard Tayler of "Schlock Mercenary." This next week, Howard will mark ten years of uninterrupted, seven day a week updates. I'm not sure if Bill has ever missed an update on K&K, but in the years I've been reading it, I don't recall any. It's also one of the oldest webcomics on the 'net. It probably helps, though, that Bill is a professional cartoonist in every sense of the word, including drawing at least two syndicated strips besides K&K.

I agree with your other criteria for reading material. Gratuitous nudity and/or violence most often comes across as nothing but a substitute for deeper creativity in the story or art.

    Trav the bean » 5 Jun 2010 » Reply

    Those are both great reads- and yeah talk about dedication. One day….One day:)

aaron » 4 Jun 2010 » Reply

i agree. i really like the epic longer stories. you should really try:
http://www.meekcomic.com/

and also
http://muchthecomic.com/

2 great webcomics in my opinion

    Trav the bean » 4 Jun 2010 » Reply

    I know both – a little more adult yes, the art is fantastic though and the creator of much is a buddy of mine. Yet since this a family show I have to keep it in those lines. Yet yes two fantastic pieces of work.

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