An Assortment of Fine Webcomics

Comics writer extraordinaire Warren Ellis is running a new column called Ministry for Comicon.com Pulse. In his second Ministry column, he compares the webcomics scene of today to the small press comics scene in Britain in the 60s and 70s. He says most of the minicomics out of that scene were crap, but some of the best future writers and artists in the comics industry started there. So now, he says, the future of the comics industry is unfolding right here on the Web. Yeah, I can see that. I've been reading webcomics for a long time. I've seen a lot of crap but I've seen some really great stuff too. Here's some of the good stuff I've been reading recently:

Little Dee- A really sweet comic about a little girl who gets lost in the woods and is adopted by a rather odd family consisting of a bear, a dog and a very cynical vulture.


Dinosaur Comics- This one's pretty impressive. Every comic strip has exactly the same visuals, only the dialogue changes. Ryan North, the creator of the comic, shows remarkable creativity in keeping the comic fresh week after week simply by dint of superior writing that manages to be both funny and intellectual at the same time!


Alien Loves Predator- much better than Alien Versus Predator, this comic is all about New York, pretty much the only city in the world in which guys who look like this would fit in. It's kind of like Friends, except with a smaller cast. And funnier.


a softer world- this weekly photocomic combines gorgeous photos with gorgeous words. Coolness.


Copper- I give my highest recommendation to this comic by Kazu Kibuishi, editor of the excellent graphic novel anthology series Flight . I won't put it up here because each comic is huge at 900 by 900 pixels, but it's well worth your while to click on the above link and check it out. Kazu's artwork is unique and beautiful and each self-contained Copper comic tells a story that's simple but sublime. The kind of thing that puts a smile on my face every time I read it.