Gunnerkrigg Court
Gunnerkrigg Court is a horribly intertwined webcomic with a deep plot that gets you thinking. One of the things I love about this story is that if something shows up, chances are there will be references to it again or it will show up again. Sure, you have this one passing moment in the story, but if you don't remember it, you find yourself rereading the whole comic to try and understand what they're saying. It's very well constructed so that not only does each update make you want to stay up until midnight for the next one, it has value for new readers. You don't feel like each update was an update because it reads more like a story because it is so well thought out.
The art at the beginning of the story is incredibly different than it is currently and that can draw off some readers. To be incredibly honest, it took me two tries to get myself to read this comic. At first I believed that the main character had that Mary Sue syndrome and everyone loved her. Then there was the fact that I didn't particularly like the art style he originally had and the plot seemed a little slow because it didn't really seem to have much of a plot at first. The main characters didn't have much feeling to them but I loved how each side character was more like a caricature, so even if they didn't do anything, you could figure out a lot about them. Today, they lost that caricature feel but everything is more detailed.
Overall, I think that if you think you can get passed the first five chapters, this is definitely a webcomic worth your time to read. It will be worth it once you get further on to the plot and you will find yourself addicted. Yet, for readers not big on spending a lot of time on a webcomic, don't even try.
Homestuck
Now, I'm about to get a lot of smack for this part right here. Please remove your eyes from this section because this isn't going to be all butterflies and rainbows because it honestly isn't... all... butterflies and rainbows to me. [/shields self from onslaught of attacks]
Anyways, now that that's done with, I think Homestuck is a wonderful comic... if you are looking for a huge time sink. Honestly, Homestuck is targeted to a particular type of audience from beginning to end. If you can really push yourself through it, you can get into even if you aren't within that audience because you realize how deep it is. Yet, if you can't do that either, trust me... the hype isn't worth. I mean, to be honest I'm into homestuck, yet I'm not one of those crazy people... Who are crazy and all that jazz.
Homestuck got really popular around Act III when the trolls came in... but to me that was the hardest part to get through. It's not because of the walls of text, but it's the typing quirks that got to me added in with the weird ways they did things that just made reading the comic a little unbearable during that time period. Then there is the art. Sure, people say that there are really good piece in it. Yes, there are really good pieces in it, yet it's not like it's the whole thing. You have to basically lighten yourself to read this comic. The humor, the art, the lack of seriousness seemingly all the time. Yet if you can pull through there are some choice moments in the dialogue or some part of the story.
Overall, I'd say it isn't really worth it to get into it. It's horribly long and it's still going and how much of it you have to read it get into it isn't that awesome. Then there's the fact that there is some sort of connection in the story so you find yourself rereading it. All six thousand something pages with a 13 minute clip somewhere in between.
JL8 (formally Little League)
This is probably my favorite webcomic. There really isn't anything bad about this webcomic. The art itself is incredibly consistent and it's lovely. Yale Stewart uses a texture to make the comic themselves look like it's actually a comic off of newspaper. It makes it seem incredibly authentic. At the same time, everything has original but canon feel. If you're not a DC comic fan, then you can still learn to love the characters because of what little you do know about the tiny super heros but if you're a DC comic fan you will fall in love. The characters have those little quirks that come with being Batman or Superman in a cute innocent way. I know some characters like the Green Lantern and Poison Ivy don't get their powers until later, but don't worry about that. It's cute.
Overall, you can't miss this webcomic. If you don't support it for love of DC superheros, check it out because Yale has a tumblr for it! You have to support tumblr.
Buni
The last comic I have for you all today is Buni. Unlike all the rest of these comics, Buni doesn't have a plot so it's really good for someone who wants to just go and jump into something new. The art is cutesy and doesn't deviate much from the beginning, but the actual comics aren't like the art. In truth, if you're someone with a sardonic sense of humor, this comic is for you. The unfortunate circumstances are exactly what brings a smile to one's face if he's just hanging out with his dad or trying to win the love of his dreams.
Should you read Buni? Yes, yes you should. It doesn't even require actual reading. You have no excuse. Go, read it now.
Okay guys, there is a whole lot more but I am too lazy to write about them. I'll probably do another one of these later, but for now I leave you with my thoughts on these four webcomics. Now remember... MY thoughts. Not yours.
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