The way Exploding Dog is created has always been a point of interest for me. A reader simply sends in to Sam Brown a title for a piece, and then he creates a picture based on how he interprets the title. This method is a simply innovative way to create a web comic while interacting first hand with fans of the strip.

The comics that come from this system are hilarious, poignant, and relates something human with every title. This comic captures humor, but also the sorrow and oddities that make up life. The mix of emotions that these comics create is what makes this strip unique.

The site offers plenty of merchandise to please any web comic shopper’s heart, and I am most definitely going to break my bank for these wonderful tees. Brown is also offering high-quality prints of almost any of his comics as well.

Exploding Dog is a worthy, notable comic that taps into everything wonderful and everything horrible about life, while making snazzy tees simultaneously. Do you really want to miss out on that? I didn’t think so.

So after a long day at work, I like to come home and read some web comics. I mean, who doesn’t? I stopped by Questionable Content, and today’s strip raised an interesting question. If you had a dating business card, what would it say?

I think mine would say “Allison Cook: Professional Stone Fox”

Also, I know there is no pic today. Why, you ask? Well because the web-comic bloggin’ gods have refused me one.

Edit: One pic, added for your viewing convenience by Gary.

I love huffing up some Natalie Dee. This web comic is comprised of what I love about a comic: it’s original, the art is vibrant and clean, and it never ceases to amaze me.

I enjoy Natalie Dee so much because I love it when artists, or people in general, don’t give two shits about what other people think. Her humor can be crude and offensive, and at other times blunt and to the point. Insert joke here.

This comic is one of the things that got me through being stuck in a horribly oppressive college where I certainly did not fit in.  Plus, it was hilarious when I gave out her special brand of valentines to my professors and friends.

 I think readers should check her comic out because it is a fun, quick read that will keep you coming back for more. Basically, Natalie Dee is the balls.

Well I figured that today would be a good day to bring up Bad Shape by Wiz Rollins. When I’m down and out I navigate myself to this comic for some raunchy, gangsta humor. I think that any comic about two thug-like geometry shapes is worth my while.

It stars a circle named Blue, and a rather thin rectangle that goes my the moniker SlimKillah. This site is basically gag-a-day, with a few plot-lines interwoven through out the strip. A couple examples are when Kitt from Knight Rider attempts to have his way with Slim, and when Blue attempts to go back to work to pay off student loans.

The one thing that bugged me about this comic that there seems to be no archive, which can be frustrating at times. Other than that, there are some interesting extras including Slim’s own MySpace account, and a Bad Jams page where you can listen to Blue and Slim’s very own grooves.

If you’re into foul-mouthed shapes and stress titties, I suggest stopping by Bad Shape. If not, then shame on you. Not really, I just felt like saying that.

Ok, so I love zombies. What I love even more are web comics about zombies. That’s why I’ve decided to chat up a little unknown comic called The Undead.

This comic is basically about a group of twenty-somethings who are stuck in a city suddenly overrun with zombies. They are frantically trying to get the hell away from the flesh-eating foes, which is what the plot-line is driven on.

 What I enjoy about reading this comic is that it references and pokes fun at all the zombie-movie cliches that we all have come to know and love. I see it running along the lines of Shaun of the Dead.

 The comic is fairly new, with only about forty strips to it’s name. This is a good time though for plenty of feed back and growth from readers and the like. It holds plenty of potential, and hopefully with some support, will grow into a full-fledge powerhouse of web comic domination.

If not, it’ll just eat your brains anyways.

I don’t feel so good, but I’m managing to stay conscious enough to tell you that there are etch-a-sketch boobs over at Penny Arcade.

 Hot.

I just got off work and I’m freakin’ tired. So instead of writing some beautifully poignant piece on web comics, I’m just going to share with you the handful of comics that metaphorically popped my web comic cherry.

The very first web comic I read and almost literally devoured is Questionable Content by J. Jacques. This little Indie dream won my heart over in a matter of minutes. I read the whole backlog in one sitting, and still craved more. This is when I knew that I was meant for web comics.

Another web comic that tickled my fancy at an early stage was good ol’ Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew. I became obsessed with checking this comic daily, and I’m pretty sure a good sum of my money has gone to his t-shirt store.

One last comic that I’m sure you’ve heard of is White Ninja Comics. This Ninja is white, crude, and hi-larious. I e-mailed these crass but wonderfully delightful comics to all my friends and even a few foes. I still get a kick out of horribly offensive humor, which is why I’ve been true to White Ninja through out the years.

These three comics are what opened the gateway to the wondrous world of web comics, and for which I owe them my eternal gratitude.

If you haven’t heard by now, today is Oozy Tuesday. Jeff Rowland and the infamous Poopmonster, aka: R. Stevens are declaring today a national holiday of raunchy, squirt gun fun. If you’re not sure what I’m speaking of, I’ll fill you in.

Hasbro has released a new summer toy, called “The Oozinator.” It is basically a water gun, but instead of water being shot out, a milky-white substance is sprayed instead. If you don’t believe me, then check the commercial out. The internet doesn’t lie.

So in honor of Oozy Tuesday, J-Ro and R. Stevens have created an homage of comic strips showing how wonderfully disgusting this new toy is. I’m heading to Toys’r’us as soon as possible to pick up my own ejaculating squirt gun.

I love t-shirts. I love t-shirts because they keep me warm and show off cleavage. And, of course, there is nothing better than representing your favorite web comic with a sassy, sarcastic tee.

Most web comic artists have t-shirt stores so they can make a little green off their hard work and dedication to their craft. Some people believe that it should just be about the art, not making money off of it. I can see their point, except for the fact that our whole world revolves around money. Money is what clothes us, feeds us, and to an extended point gets us laid.

So why wouldn’t web comic artists want to make money? I see nothing wrong with an artist trying to make a few bucks off their hard-earned work. And if the artist doesn’t want to sell merch, more power to them. I just feel that sometimes the artist gets punished for wanting to do whatever the hell he/she wants with his/her own creation. I’m sure George Lucas can relate to this.

Either way, here are some kick-ass t-shirt shops that I’ve spent my money on: The delicious Diesel Sweeties, the eerily hilarious Exploding Dog, and the kings of geekdom known as Penny-Arcade.

Fruit Fucker represent!

I promised yesterday that I’d give you all some sweet, sweet Jesus lovin’. So without ado, here is my review of Leave it to Jesus: The Adventures of the Living Christ.

I found this site when snooping around online comics. The title caught my eye because my love of Jesus-based comics knows no bounds. I jumped to the site not knowing what to expect, and what I found was more satisfying than Wolverine making that ‘shinck” sound when he utilizes his retractable claws.

It opens to a warning page, stating that the humor is crude, offensive, and riddled with foul language. This only fueled my desire to see what this comic possessed. I clicked “enter” and was greeted with a nicely polished web site with clear links, a clean layout, and an all black-and-white format. Of course the author, Dan Hetrick, has a daily blog at the bottom of each comic, which is fairly common these days.

The comic itself is comprised of superimposed images into a four-panel comic. These images include Jesus (of course), Elmo, a surly bottle of Robitussin, Evil Nixon, and a character named Heather who suspiciously looks like a blurred image of Darth Vader. The comic usually parodies or pokes fun at social events, such as (more…)