Webcomic Roundup: Just Another Sheep, Penny Arcade, More
Posted By Leo Johnson on January 25, 2013
There’s a mixture of long and short form webcomics this week in the Webcomic Roundup, with subject matter that ranges from brain transplants and cats in power armor to the adventures of a rock band. Continue your webcomic education below!
Just Another Sheep
Starting off this week is Just Another Sheep. Just Another Sheep is the story of Banning, a teen poet with the power to make any person feel any experience he’s had. It’s 1967, during the Vietnam War and the Civil Right Movement, and Banning is attempting to learn to think for himself instead of blindly trusting others. The comic is set up much like a print comic and will be broken into twenty-two page chapters. The story by Mat Heagerty with art by JD Smith are complimented amazingly by the coloring prowess of Jon Cairns and create a visually appealing and unique world for Banning to experience. Just over a dozen pages have been published, and Banning has already been drunk for the first time. It’s a unique story with eye-catching visuals and is sure to get even better. With the tumultuous period in which Just Another Sheep is set, there is a near endless number of situations that the innocent Banning could get involved in.
Penny Arcade
Next is Penny Arcade. The comic is created by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins and stars Gabriel and Tycho as they talk about video games and the video game industry as a whole. There’s a slight sense of continuity in the overall story, but the strips often end up being a three panel gag. The comic started way back in 1998 and is arguably the most well-known gaming webcomic, with the creators setting up charities, gaming expos, and more through the comic and site. Each weekday the site updates with another humorous look at current games, gaming news, and gossip.
The Hall Monitors
Third this week is The Hall Monitors.The Hall Monitors is a comic by Josh Dykstra about a band formed by a group of friends. The story updates with a full page every Friday and follows the adventures of The Hall Monitors as they form the band, fire and hire a few drummers, book their first shows, and go on their first tour. Dykstra is and has been in various bands for many years and bases some of the adventures of The Hall Monitors on his own experiences. Josh was featured in the first “Webcomic Creator Spotlight” last week, so go look at more of his thoughts and process with the comic. There are over forty pages currently posted and Dykstra plans for more “seasons” of the comic and to print each season to sell at cons. The coolest feature of the comic is the pages of the concerts, where Dykstra has the band members performing a song by an actual band.
Toothpaste for Dinner
Next is Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew. TfD is a daily comic that is generally a single panel and often features odd, sometimes dark humor. The drawings are simple, but it’s not about the art with this comic. The writing is what makes the comic unique, with Drew’s strange sense of humor accounting for the charm of the comic. There are comics going back all the way to January of 2004, so there are plenty of posts to look through.
reMIND
Rounding out the roundup is reMIND by Jason Brubaker. Jason is an illustrator working at Dreamworks by day and a comic creator by night. He first started publishing reMIND online over three years ago, one page every Monday. Since then, he’s won a Xeric Award and self-published both volumes of reMIND. It’s the story of Sonja and her cat Victuals, lizard people, mind-swapping, underwater cities, and much more. The comic is currently in it’s last days of updates, and both volumes can be purchased on comiXology, if you really want to check out some quality comics. On the site there are a couple hundred pages of the comic for free, so there is always that route.
And there it is again, five comics for your perusal. A bit of dark humor, sci-fi, bands, video games, and more. Stop by the comics and read through, and if there are any webcomics you want to see reviewed, feel free to leave a comment or let us know on Twitter. Hope these can keep you busy until next time!
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