Zen Pencils

I just got turned on to this website: Zen Pencils, where the cartoonist, Gavin Aung, takes inspirational quotes and draws cartoons based on them.  I think this is a fantastic idea, and he pulls it off well.  I was originally linked to this based on his Bill Watterson comic.

Calvin and Hobbes is very likely the best newspaper comic ever and I recommend you check out the Bill Watterson comic.

Dinosaur Comics

No other strip makes me laugh out loud as consistently as does Dinosaur Comics.  For a good example, take a sample - of comics with the word 'frig' in them. 

Dinosaur Comics is also incredibly prolific.  Thousands of comics, easily winning the race for quantity, in terms of funny comics and in terms of total comics.  I also think it may still win the prize for comedic density;  despite its great volume, Dinosaur comics are frequently hilarious.

Zany is a word I would use to describe Dinosaur comics.  I'd also use the words 'educational,' 'clever'  and 'funny.'  How's that for a word combination? 

Also, the products, oh the products.  There have been some great T-shirts available. But recently, the most incredible innovations in Dinosaur Comics products have appeared.  One is the Dinosaur comics, Panel 2 sticky notes.  Never before has there been a more appropriate product for a comic strip. 

However, this wonderfully clever and thoroughly awesome product may have been eclipsed by the even closer to perfect: Dinosaur Comics White Board!  WOW!  What a brilliant product, and I want three for myself, and one for everyone I know who has an awesome sense of humor. 

I don't often like to hock the merchandise of others, but Ryan North is a funny, funny man, and I thank him for all of the many free comics, and the laughs and thoughts contained therein.  The least I can do is to purchase and promote his comics. 

This post will be revised to include pictures and links when I am no longer at work.  Updated:  Nevermind, I just went ahead and put the pictures and links in while I'm here at work. Hah! 

I encourage you to click all the links I provided.  I can almost guarantee you will increase your happiness index if you do so.

-D


7/10/2013 Update:  Another really great search to do is for the word 'balls.'  And hilarity ensues...

Zebra Girl

Zebra Girl is the first serialized webcomic I ever got into.  I was going to call it a 'serious' webcomic, but it started out being quite silly.  It is an old comic (started in May, 2000) and over the years it has evolved into a more generally serious tone, with a refined art style and a lush mythos.

When I first got into Zebra Girl, I marathoned the first five or so years of comics.  It doesn't take long to get going, and there is plenty of content when you start from the beginning.  I recommend giving it a go.  If you like it at all, please know that it only gets better.

The tragedy of Zebra Girl is that, for all its quality illustration and blooming storyline, the creator, Joe England, has had less and less time to keep it updated.  He has also made it clear that he doesn't make a dime off of his work with Zebra Girl.   For these reasons I would like to promote Zebra Girl more than any other comic.  I think that Joe has real storytelling talent, and I'd like him to get more recognition for his work.

Link Dump

• Zebra Girl
• Romantically Apocalyptic
• Supermassive Black Hole
• the abominable charles christopher
• stupid fox
• a catchy title
• Magical Game Time
• Order of Tales
• Vattu
• Parallel Dimentia
• Derelict
• gunnerkrigg court
• Powernap
• Sci-ence
• twice blessed
• I am Arg
• Dresden Codak
• xkcd
• dinosaur comics
• axe cop
• doctor mcninja
• nic buxom