Some people mentioned this in the replies, but Hiveworks is also a web publisher. They have a selection process that considers, among other things, art quality/polish, comic subject matter, and ability to maintain a consistent update schedule. They do publish a lot of awesome comics, but if that’s your only source, you’re missing out on a wider range of work from other creators for whom that might not be a good fit for whatever reason. Here’s an incomplete list of some other places you can find independent webcomics:
Piperka - Combination webcomic index and archival tool. You can subscribe to comics you like and get notified when they update.
Belfry Webcomics Index - Like Piperka (but without the archive, I think).
The Webcomics Library - Has a very thoroughly tagged collection of online comics to search through.
TopWebComics - Some of the comics on this website have NSFW banners and ads, so proceed at your own discretion. It hosts links to a huge swath of comics, ranked by daily votes, and is a lot of fun to scroll through.
r/Comics, r/Webcomics - People frequently post pages from their ongoing long-form webcomics on these forums. They don’t tend to get the same level of engagement as one-off joke comics - you’re more likely to find them sorting by ‘new’ and checking in the morning a couple days a week.
r/Comic_Crits - People frequently post links to or sections of their own comics looking for constructive feedback. If you want to indulge your inner reviewer, this is a nice place for both doing that and finding new work to check out.
Webrings/Link Pages - Look out for ‘Friends’, ‘Other links’, ‘Comics I Love’, etc. Also, consider adding one of these to your blog, comic, or other page, with comics YOU love! Link is to my link page, if you want an example.
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