Other review sites
Since posts have been a little slow for myself recently as I rethink a few things about how I’m handling things here, I thought it might be nice to point out some of the other webcomic reviewers. I hope to be back and posting soon, but I want to make sure that I’m accomplishing something, and to that end I’m going to spend a little time thinking about what I’m doing.
I’ve mentioned Ferrett’s webcomic reviews several times, and he’s a wonderful writer. I’d suggest reading his regular blog as well, as he has a take on many different subjects and writes in his journal daily. He reviews webcomics weekly, and specifically webcomics that have traffic less than his own webcomic, Home on the Strange. The vast majority of webcomics he reviews I end up adding to my list of webcomics (I picked up Mansion of E from him, for instance).
Ferrett also pointed out another webcomic reviewer to me, Mr. Myth. He updates MWF with his various thoughts on current webcomics, including reviews and news. He often links to several comics in a single post, which may overload those of you who are still trying to catch up on the webcomics I’ve gone over, but there’s a lot of good strips in there, and a lot of interesting news about them.
Tangent also has a webcomic review blog, and he updates nearly daily (M-F?). I may be a little fuzzy on the details, but I’m pretty sure he ended up starting his blog because he felt that Websnark only covered a certain type of dramatic moment, and ignored several strips that Tangent felt deserved recognition. Tangent certainly reads quite a set of comics, and a fairly different one than mine- while we both enjoy some of the same strips, he has a tendency to enjoy more of the long-story based comics, while I enjoy more of the short-story and comedic comics. If you enjoy those sorts of comics, Tangent has quite a list to share, and you’ll probably find something you like there. Tangent’s also ended up getting involved in various webcomic community drama, as he’s a very active forumite in various places, but as I don’t know most of the details of those situations, I’ll leave them as they are.
Hope to be writing again soon.
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