List of recommended web comics, in random order.
Subnormality - https://viruscomix.com/subnormality.html
Deep, texty, thought-provoking, meandering, slightly surreal,
punk.
Self-contained “pages” (short stories). Some take 20min+ to read.
If you are looking for clear-cut, easy-to-digest fun: look
elsewhere.
Barbarous http://www.johnnywander.com/barbarous
Short-ish, fun, a bit silly, magic gone bad, rich vs poor.
Urban fantasy theme.
Castle of Cards (aka “Lady Suicide”)
Fantasy. Setting: Dante’s Inferno (Hell)
http://sparkynekomi.deviantart.com/gallery/402120/Castle-of-Cards-Pages
(reverse order, first page last)
Red Apples Lie
Short. Futuristic.
The Unknown Girl: http://griatch-art.deviantart.com/art/Red-Applies-Lie-Wet-palm-194109215
Silent Treatment: http://griatch-art.deviantart.com/art/Red-Apples-Lie-Silent-Treatment-1-of-7-278106201
Ships Passing: https://griatch-art.deviantart.com/art/Red-Apples-Lie-Ships-Passing-1-5-391243188
Silent World: https://griatch-art.deviantart.com/art/Where-Red-Apples-Lie-Silent-World-page-1-11-698376826
Strays - http://www.straysonline.com
Fantasy, with demons and some animals.
Great story arc (feels very finished), great character
development.
(It’s also somewhat forgettable; I don’t seem to remember any
details.)
White Noise - http://www.white-noise-comic.com
Group of monsters trying to emigrate because they are unwanted.
Recurring theme: tolerance for being different. In later chapters
increasing focus on transgender themes.
SSSS (Stand Stil Stay Silent) http://www.sssscomic.com
Postaptocalyptic. Slow story, careful world-building.
Visually stunning landscapes.
Note: the Prologue more “urban-style”, later chapters more
“wilderness”.
Mare Internum - http://www.marecomic.com
Sci-fi; story more on the serious side.
Original, good narrative, great trippy art. The initial mood
changes from dark/serious/realism to exotic/phantastic.
Note: some mental health theme, some gore.
Girl Genius - http://girlgeniusonline.com/
Steampunk. Tons of original and visually stunnig machinery.
Suffers from the “attractive girl super-hero” stereotype.
Complex political plots with multiple rulers deceiving each
other.
Drugs & Wires - http://www.drugsandwires.fail/
Cyberpunk indeed. Windows 95 aesthetics.
Wild Life - http://www.wildelifecomic.com/
Escape and adventure. American urban fantasy horror.
Ghosts, wererewolves, witches, etc.
Suihira: The City of Water - https://suihira.com/about
Fantasy, Deserts. Story about devotion. Gods of fire and water.
Table Titans - http://tabletitans.com/comic
Comic about playing tabletop RPGs.
Dreammakers - https://www.deviantart.com/ladyicepaw/art/Dreammakers-Cover-760293203
A society of monsters making your dreams.
Cute and fun. High School kind-of setting.
Kill Six Billion Demons - https://killsixbilliondemons.com/
Epic. Huge. Stunning. Evil. (Also, best comic title ever.)
fairmeadow - https://www.fairmeadowcomic.com/comic/ch-01-pg-01
A lost warrior stumbles into a remote pacifist community.
Fantasy. Some gore (slow-healing wound).