Who doesn't like to laugh? I mean, seriously, it's such a good feeling that you can't get any other way. There's an old Yiddish proverb that says, "What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul," and I can't help but connect with what that is conveying. Laughter has the ability to essentially just wash away negative energy the same way soap cleans physical dirt.
What makes me laugh? It’s really hard to define what is “funny” simply because people have such a different idea of what they deem to be “funny.” But for me, personally, one thing that almost always brings a smile to my face are webcomics. Just those quick and little three- or four-panel pieces. It probably has something to do with reading the funnies in the newspaper growing up. My grandma would always save those pages for me. Sundays were always the best as they were presented in color!
Webcomics are just the next generation of newspaper comics, which is why I want to share with you my 11 favorite webcomic series!
10. "PvP" by Scott Kurtz & Dylan Meconis.
"PvP" is comic that features a lot of 'nerd humor' such as video games, RPGs, technology jokes, relationship humor, and mocking of the generation gaps between the different characters in the comic.
9. "Diesel Sweeties" by Richard Stevens III.
Probably my favorite part of "Diesel Sweeties" is the art style Stevens uses. The comic has multiple returning characters, both human and robotic, that experience very real situations, but in a cartoonish way .
8. "Awkward Zombie" by Katie Tiedrich.
What a surprise, another video game-based comic! "Awkward Zombies" portrays various different kinds of video games throughout its series, which is something that I really appreciate and keeps things always exciting!
7. "Questionable Content" by Jeph Jacques.
"QC" is a slice of life comic series with stories ranging across lots of different genres such as romantic melodrama, situational comedy, and sexual humor, while considering questions of relationships, sexuality, dealing with emotional trauma, and, as of late, artificial intelligence and futurism.
6. "JL8" by Yale Stewert.
"JL8" has a simple and cute premise as it follows the life of Justice League charterers at the age eight years old. Although obviously not canon in the DC universe, it's fun to imagine how they acted at that age.
5. "Penny Arcade" by Jerry Holkins & Mike Krahulik.
I've talked about "Penny Arcade" briefly before, so of course it's going to make it's way onto my list of amazing webcomics. This isn't the first comic to feature video games, but it's one of the most popular and definitively one to check out if you're into video games and comics!
4. "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal" by Zach Weinersmith.
"SMBC" is a comic that doesn't really have a set area as it touches on atheism, God, superheroes, romance, dating, science, research, parenting and the meaning of life. The comic comes out daily and its format can very just as much as what it's talking about.
3. "xkcd" by Randall Munroe.
I've heard people say multiple times that there is an "xkcd" comic for every situation, and the more I read them, the more I agree with that statement. I mean, if you have ever questioned if you could be sad for a machine, just read this comic.
2. "Extra Fabulous Comics," Written By Zach.
There is just something that I love about "EFB" that can't easily be described. Although what I do know is that the characters' eyes are hilarious in themselves. As the series goes on, I swear their eyes grow further apart...
1. "Cyanide & Happiness" by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Dave McElfatrick, And (Formally) Matt Melvin.
"C&H" is really what got me started in webcomics. They're edgy, dark, full of dry humor, and sometimes all too real. Each of the authors have their own take on the characters, even though they all share the same simple shape of a body, head, and stick arms/legs.
And I just want to reiterate what I said earlier that not everyone finds everything funny. Sometimes these don’t make me audibly lol. But these do normally make me give a a little "hmph" or even a sensible chuickle, which is sometimes just enough to lift a sorrow mood.
