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Hi everyone! I’m a big fan of clever and witty comic strips. While I enjoy classics like Calvin and Hobbes and Pearls Before Swine, I’d love to explore some lesser-known gems.

Do you have any favorite comic strips—digital or print—that deserve more attention? Bonus points for sharp humor or unique art styles!

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[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Ill just state a few of my favorites

  • Cyanide and Happiness. Going for almost 20 years,, maybe 20 years by now. Has both crude and witty humor
  • MrLovenstein. Personal humor. Can be wholesome. Can be relatable. Kind of just how life is and how it works.
  • Extra Fabulous. Like C&H, very crude but also somewhat surreal
  • Oglaf. Sex. Lots of medieval setting sex. Sometimes not sex. Usually sex.
  • XKCD. Smart people making smart jokes.
[-] And009@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

+1 for Cyanide, xkcd and oglaf

Also

  • the Oatmeal by Matthew Inman &

  • strange planet by Nathan Pyle

[-] melodious_thunk@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago
[-] ytorf@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Defunct but gold: Achewood; Cul de Sac; Hark! A Vagrant!; Perry Bible Fellowship (maybe still posting?)

Still putting out bangers: Nancy; Xkcd; Oglaf; Wondermark; KC Green; You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack

Politics: Tom the Dancing Bug; This Modern World; Kelly Comics at the Onion

Topatoco.com also has a (mostly) quality list of creators

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Add Sexy Losers to the list. Very defunct, but platinum.

[-] NemoWuMing@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago
  • Nedroid
  • Questionable Content
[-] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

Here are some cartoonists who are likely to have collections in public libraries:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ware - a genius. I had to stop reading bc they were too impactful. strips, one-pagers, and longer stories, many experiments with forms. If you want "clever", this is your guy.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Woodring - another genius, surreal cartoony style. scary thing is when they start making sense. multi-page short stories, one-pagers.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Bechdel. literally a MacArthur-winning genius. earned acclaim for her later graphic novels, but she has an earlier strip called "Dykes to Watch out For" that has some excellent characterization and captures a moment in time that is very relevant

Cartoonists who work with longer forms, while keeping a cartoony style:

[-] nezrock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

Dinosaur comics

this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024
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