OMG! What a way to come back!

Being the webcomic stalker that I am, I've been following Danielle Corsetto on Twitter for approximately...oh, I guess six hours now (ever since I signed up, anyway) and she just posted this:

Maureen and Jameson!  Moving in together!  ENGAGED?!?!?  

This is all very exciting.

*cracks knuckles*

It's 11:53 EST; know what that means?

The more reliable web comics have already updated their Friday stories.  Let's see what we have:

While I wait for Butternut Squash to load, I checked out C'est la Vie, and once again, Jen Babcock does not disappoint.  ClV has been one of my regularly checked comics since I discovered it two years ago; consistently updated, with strong storylines and amusing characters.  I'm really enjoying the look of annoyance on Pierre's face in this first panel.  Considering his shabby treatment of Tina since Valentine's Day, it's particularly satisfying to see him get some kind of comeuppance now.

What comforts me most about this comic is the knowledge that probably nothing will change: Pierre may well be sucked into some hijinks to try to lose a little weight, but in the world of C'est la Vie, our beloved characters remain mostly ignorant of elements in their past that might allow them to grow...and considering how fond I am of Mona's griping, Donna's optimism and Pierre's lazy chauvinism, I'm really okay with that.

All I have to say about Sinfest tonight is this:  Thank you, Tatsuya Ishida, for the pure joy that is this strip.  I've always been partial to Pooch and Percy, and this, with Percy's manic glare of realization in panel one and Pooch's lopsided ears in panel three, is just plain adorable.

Today's Something Positive is funny because...Davan is an angry snarky geek?  It's cool, Davan.  Every actor says playing yourself is the hardest thing to do, anyway.  Go for the easy roles!  Or the throat.  Whichever; I'm kind of bored with this storyline.

Excellent!  The next step into total drunken oblivion for Marten over at Questionable Content.  My question is, why is Hannelore even there still?  Who wants to be around self-pitying drunken men?  More unbelievable, though, is that even though she finally got around to QC's patented "I'm-right-you're-wrong-and-you'll-just-sit-there-and-accept-that" lecture yesterday, the guys never went after her.  Am I the only one aside from Steve who thinks it's fucked up that Meena still lives with her ex?  Or who's unnerved by perfect Dave's creepifying way of never opening his eyes?  Also, Dora is the one who flipped out here.  And how come no one seems to be worrying about Faye, who is the only person involved who actually needs to deal with what went down?

(Heh.  Went down.)

Interesting moves, Jacques.  I look forward to Monday's installment.

A little bit of trivia

Probably the first webcomic I ever read was Randy Milholland's apathetically sarcastic Something Positive, back in high school.  The sardonic dialogue and geeky subject matter drew me in: as a role-playing aspiring writer who occasionally acted, I felt connected with Davan, PJ and Aubrey.  There was some sort of affinity there–though I continue to be grateful for my far less violent temperament.

Webcomic number two–Penny Arcade–was far harder to grasp.  I hardly ever understood their game references, but the art was clear and funny and the writing both eloquent and ridiculous.  I was hooked.

And then before I knew it, I was reading a few more comics, linked from one artist or writer to another, following fake feuds and  scrabbling greedily for previously unseen gems–something the internet has always been able to provide, given the right amount of free time and patience.  Today I read approximately twenty webcomics, updated two, three, five, six, or seven times a week, depending on posted schedules.  Some are well-know, some are not–some I've followed for years and some I've only just begun.  Am I qualified to review these comics?  ...well, probably not.  However, as this is purely for my own amusement and to better my observational skills, we'll begin here anyway.

(Please don't sue me, I don't have any money.)

Questionable Content is one of those five-times-a-week I mentioned before, written and drawn by Jeph Jacques, easily one of the most dedicated artists on the great and wooly interwebs.  I have a lot to say about this comic–oh, boy, do I ever–but we'll begin with the basics.  The art of QC is nearly always flawless, conveying the motions and body language of the characters with perfect clarity.  I life Faye's head-holding in panel four of today's installment, although it kind of makes me wonder if she's trying to communicate telepathically with the enraged Dora.  Good luck, Faye!  Our little goth girl doesn't only tend to dress in black and white, but that's just as often how she sees the world.

(I also like Faye's button-down Oxford shirt–very preppy instead of her usual cas wear.)

Speaking of Dora–my god, girl, calm the fuck down!  Only in the convoluted maze of confusion and anger that is the relationship map of this comic could Faye sleeping with Sven possibly be considered revenge against Dora and Marten, who have been happily emo-ing it together for about half the strip's life.  Well, I'll tell you what–Dora might be pissed, but I could not be happier!  Faye and Sven are by far the more interesting choice for Jeph to make; I've been bored by Dora and Marten, who win only at being the couple with the least amount of chemistry ever.  

I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out, but I've got to go ahead and say I hope it isn't going to turn into another lecture of the sort I've seen in the most recent year of QC.