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So have any of you read any good web comics out there?

I have a friend who seems to know most of em out there. What little I've read I liked Erfsworld, Nimona (spelling), Dumbing of Age (sort of liked it but it's very dramatic and has some political themes), Menage a Trois (mostly sexual and NSFW with some relationship drama) and once in a while I read oglaf (NSFW and very sexual but very funny).

Erfsworld is about a guy that gets sucked into a turned based strategy world with fantasy elements. Yeah, yeah I know about isekai anime but it's pretty fun. Imagine a dude that's basically strategy jesus or Ender from Ender's Game and he's technically on the bad guy side (which is mostly undead). Of course as you read there are shades of gray with some of the sides and various characters get fleshed out well and make you sympathetic for them.

Nimona is actually a bit similar. She wants to be the sidekick of a supposedly evil villain but he sees himself as the good guy trying to expose a corrupt system. This one is fantasy based. It's pretty entertaining.

Dumbing of Age is a college drama with humor and love and boinking from time to time but the sexual nature is safe for work I think. Don't take it to work just in case. I haven't gotten that far.

Menage a Trois is just about some dude in Canada that is a comic artist or trying to be (I got in mid-way since the comic is long) and he starts out as a virgin. If I recall he loses it at 28 to a girl that mutually falls in love with him but they can't totally be together and they hook up with other people along the way. As I said it's NSFW as there's plenty of sex.

Oglaf is just silly one of stories that can get pretty funny and very sexual. There's not much to say about other than it's NSFW.

I enjoyed reading Nimona though I believe its also a completed story arc now and over.

Others that I've read/continue to read are:
Gunnerkriege Court https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2 very strong fantasy world and a very long comic series with a very well written long term story. Multiple arcs take place and the story keeps building. It's been going long enough that the artists direction and style has evolved through the telling. It's a great read if you like a modern fantasy world setting where humanity technology and magic all meet. (the story is also at a REALLY interesting part now).

Looking for Group https://www.lfg.co/page/1/ - silly DnD based fantasy adventuring. Generally comical and quite entertaining, though my feeling is that whilst the earlier series was very good, its latter series has felt a bit less guided as if they are writing it panel to panel and joke to joke rather than having any real overarching story structure. A shame, but otherwise its a nice light entertaining read; plus you get to meet Richard.

Girl Genius http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104#.XX1ZU9PQiUk - very strong story driven with really good artwork throughout. This one is done by a experienced comic writers and it shows. A very long story that is still going very strong. Lots of characters in a vibrant world full of steam punk mad science!
I also recommend their sci-fi series Buck Godot for a fun adventure through space. It will also teach you of the galactic importance of the Windslow (who makes a very early appearance in Girl Genius) https://web.archive.org/web/20080510111733/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buck.html

Next Town Over https://www.nexttownover.net (site appears to be down at present). Slower to update (about once a week in general); a very well drawn steam punk magical western setting. The story is one of those that throws you in the action filled deep end and you spend time working through the adventure to find the tidbits that take you on a journey both forward and back to discover the story at both ends. Good reading and great fun.

GOBLINS http://goblinscomic.com/comic/06252005 What happens when the mobs decide that THEY can use the playerhandbook and class list! This comic has the duel storylines of a pair of adventures and a clan of adventuring Gobilns as they quest through the world they live in. It's a real up and down of twisting story paths and a mad maze of a dungeon. It's a bit erratic as sometimes the writer takes long breaks between updates; but its steadily ploughed along and is well worth a read. The art also makes quite a few jumps in quality as it develops too.

Skindeep http://www.skindeepcomic.com/archive/issue-one-page-1/ - Another long running evolving comic, this time set in a world much like our own, only where the mythical creatures of fantasy also manage to live alongside in hiding. It's a neat comic in that whilst there is a central core of characters, the author often breaks off to tell short tales about others within the world; or to show back story and history on the core characters. So you get quite a lot of world building. The Reader Questions are also quite fun as when the creator goes on comic breaks they typically do a daily question which might b anything from some lore to some fantasy concept creature sketches.

The Order of the Stick http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html - pure DnD adventuring with a simplistic art style and yet smart writing. This one is great fun for any DnD (or potential DnD) fan. It's been going a long long while but its loads of fun an still adventuring along!

DM of the Rings http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=612 what happens if you play DnD with Lord of the Rings and use the film as the script and cells - THIS epic story of adventuring humour!

A Redtail's Dream http://www.minnasundberg.fi/comic/page00.php northern magic and mythic story about spirits as two friends adventure through a strange dreamlike world after a fox gets bored. Ok I summed that up really badly but its been a while since I last read it. It's a finished comic and a tight story driven one and great reading

Stand Still and Stay Silent http://sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=1 by the same artist as Redtail, this is an ongoing series only this time set in a post-apoc world!