The Eagle Awards fan poll is out for comics this-n-that. For most of the questions, I was amazed by how few name/titles I recognized (and not just on the British side of things), but then I hit this:
29. Award for Favourite Web-Based Comic
- GIRL GENIUS
- PENNY ARCADE
- PVP
- THE ADVENTURES OF DR. MCNINJA
- THE ORDER OF THE STICK
Hokey smokes! I love four out of the five of those (never heard of #4, but that makes me think I should look it up). Choosing over the other is like choosing my "favourite food: filet mignon; apple crisp; pizza; rum raisin ice cream; cottage fried potatoes" -- it's a matter of what I'm in the mood for and which I'd cry most over never eating again, I guess.
Girl Genius is epic, whacky, luscious, and produced by a favorite of mine. Penny Arcade is mordant, witty, surreal, and oddly profound at times. PvP is always entertaining, often spit-takingly so. Order of the Stick is manages to bridge philosophy, D&D satire, grand adventure, and sniggering humor. They're all good.
I finally went with #1, but I highly recommend all of the other three I didn't vote for.
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I like XKCD. I think it's very funny about one in a dozen, amusing another 8 times, and just kinda falls flat the other 3. It's on my read list, but not required reading.
Dude, if you haven't read the Adventures of Dr McNinja, do yourself a big ol' favor and start at the beginning. Truly bizzare humor goodness.
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