http://requiem.seraph-inn.com/ - The Phoenix Requiem is an absolutely superbly drawn horror comic (with old-style horror rather than chainsaw massacres) that has a leisurely pace (okay, it's downright glacial at times) but still quite good.
http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php - Gunnerkrigg Court is an absolutely superb urban fantasy with an interesting worldview and setting. The early artwork is perhaps rough, but it improves significantly over time.
http://www.heartshapedskull.com/ - Heart Shaped Skull is a fascinating and surreal comic. It starts in the middle of an ongoing story, but the recap section does a good job of filling in the holes, and the first couple of chapters are available for free along with the current "book."
http://planetkaren.girl-wonder.org/ - I've talked about Planet Karen before on Tangents, but I can't stress enough how good this comic is. Unfortunately, Karen has fallen into that trap of increased artistic complexity that has cut into production time, but she's currently working on finding a way to remain challenged while productive at the same time. And the glimpses into her life are most enjoyable and uplifting, even when she talks about dark moments in her life.
http://www.themuseacademy.com/ - Muse Academy is another contemporary fantasy that is delightful to read, and is the story of a human girl who is accepted into an academy for immortal muses. I'd say more but I'd have to write a full-length review to even start getting into it. ^^;;
http://ourtimeineden.smackjeeves.com/ - Our Time in Eden is a darker tale of two people who grew up together and then fell away from each other when the girl's parents moved (against her wishes). The story is told through flashbacks into their past, and is depressing in places but still well-told.
http://www.garanos.com/ - Garanos is a fascinating mixture of fantasy and horror, with a tight and well-written storyline and artwork that starts decent and gets quite good the further it goes. Its pace also is fairly slow in places, but this is because it's written as a graphic novel more than a traditional webcomic. (Sort of like Girl Genius there!)
http://www.giantitp.com/Comics.html - Order of the Stick is always worth reading, with a fun mixture of storyline and humor strips. And not many comics can get away with being a well-drawn stick-figure comic!
http://xkcd.com/ - Speaking of stick-figure comics... xkcd is one of those strips that just seems to grow on you. Of course, I'm into the sciences and math and all that, so maybe that's part of the reason why I like it. But the cartoonist even did a parody of the Discovery Channel commercial (and ended up having people sing his lyrics and set up an AMV of the various strips... or acting out the various parts in one case). ^^
http://sodiumeyes.com/ - Sodium Eyes is a manga that marginally is about computer games and gaming chicks. It's slowly starting to build a story and the like but... I'm just tossing it out there as something new for you. Not everything can be grandslams, after all! ^^;;
http://mqc-comic.blogspot.com/ - Mary Quite Contrary is a semi-autobiographical comic about the cartoonist's "tween" years, her homeschooling, and more. The big problem is that it's using blog software so it's read from the bottom-up. But it's a fun comic and a refreshing glimpse into childhood.
http://www.urbanfey.net/index.htm - Urban Fey is an urban fantasy with a rather unique premise: faeries taking on "urban duties" and existing in a city environment, and attempts by several Fey to create a "Court" for the urban fey and stop a war between factions that was instigated by the Traditional Fey.
http://www.footloosecomic.com/ - Footloose is one of my favorites. It's another contemporary fantasy, taking place in a dojo set in the realm of Faerie, where our heroine learns the martial art of Kung Shoe. Hey, with a martial art centered on shoes as weapons, it HAS to be fun! And it is. ^^
And last but not least... http://www.drunkduck.com/Life_and_Death/ - Life and Death is a combination of silly puns set to comics, humor strips, and even some rather interesting storylines about Steve Zrael, the Grim Reaper, and his buddy Bobby (who is the embodiment of Life).
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http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php - Gunnerkrigg Court is an absolutely superb urban fantasy with an interesting worldview and setting. The early artwork is perhaps rough, but it improves significantly over time.
http://www.heartshapedskull.com/ - Heart Shaped Skull is a fascinating and surreal comic. It starts in the middle of an ongoing story, but the recap section does a good job of filling in the holes, and the first couple of chapters are available for free along with the current "book."
http://planetkaren.girl-wonder.org/ - I've talked about Planet Karen before on Tangents, but I can't stress enough how good this comic is. Unfortunately, Karen has fallen into that trap of increased artistic complexity that has cut into production time, but she's currently working on finding a way to remain challenged while productive at the same time. And the glimpses into her life are most enjoyable and uplifting, even when she talks about dark moments in her life.
http://www.themuseacademy.com/ - Muse Academy is another contemporary fantasy that is delightful to read, and is the story of a human girl who is accepted into an academy for immortal muses. I'd say more but I'd have to write a full-length review to even start getting into it. ^^;;
http://ourtimeineden.smackjeeves.com/ - Our Time in Eden is a darker tale of two people who grew up together and then fell away from each other when the girl's parents moved (against her wishes). The story is told through flashbacks into their past, and is depressing in places but still well-told.
http://www.garanos.com/ - Garanos is a fascinating mixture of fantasy and horror, with a tight and well-written storyline and artwork that starts decent and gets quite good the further it goes. Its pace also is fairly slow in places, but this is because it's written as a graphic novel more than a traditional webcomic. (Sort of like Girl Genius there!)
http://www.giantitp.com/Comics.html - Order of the Stick is always worth reading, with a fun mixture of storyline and humor strips. And not many comics can get away with being a well-drawn stick-figure comic!
http://xkcd.com/ - Speaking of stick-figure comics... xkcd is one of those strips that just seems to grow on you. Of course, I'm into the sciences and math and all that, so maybe that's part of the reason why I like it. But the cartoonist even did a parody of the Discovery Channel commercial (and ended up having people sing his lyrics and set up an AMV of the various strips... or acting out the various parts in one case). ^^
http://sodiumeyes.com/ - Sodium Eyes is a manga that marginally is about computer games and gaming chicks. It's slowly starting to build a story and the like but... I'm just tossing it out there as something new for you. Not everything can be grandslams, after all! ^^;;
http://mqc-comic.blogspot.com/ - Mary Quite Contrary is a semi-autobiographical comic about the cartoonist's "tween" years, her homeschooling, and more. The big problem is that it's using blog software so it's read from the bottom-up. But it's a fun comic and a refreshing glimpse into childhood.
http://www.urbanfey.net/index.htm - Urban Fey is an urban fantasy with a rather unique premise: faeries taking on "urban duties" and existing in a city environment, and attempts by several Fey to create a "Court" for the urban fey and stop a war between factions that was instigated by the Traditional Fey.
http://www.footloosecomic.com/ - Footloose is one of my favorites. It's another contemporary fantasy, taking place in a dojo set in the realm of Faerie, where our heroine learns the martial art of Kung Shoe. Hey, with a martial art centered on shoes as weapons, it HAS to be fun! And it is. ^^
And last but not least...
http://www.drunkduck.com/Life_and_Death/ - Life and Death is a combination of silly puns set to comics, humor strips, and even some rather interesting storylines about Steve Zrael, the Grim Reaper, and his buddy Bobby (who is the embodiment of Life).
Rob H.