The Oatmeal
This recommendation originally came from Miles G. back in 1A. Thanks Miles!
Author: Matthew Inman
URL: http://theoatmeal.com/comics
Token to Awesomeness: The Oatmeal contains a medley of comics about everything from the proper use of punctuation, to why it would be awesome to date a unicorn. It’s come far since its launch back in mid-2009, as it now receives more than 4 million hits every month. Each comic is unique and follows its own storyline, but expect some very odd, slightly sadistic twists. Santa just might eat reindeer poop or show you the evolution of Matt’s handwriting (and perhaps your own). If you’re technologically inclined and have a slightly sarcastic sense of humor, you’ll love the candor of The Oatmeal. I’m sure it’ll at least make you smile. Some of the most popular themes include: the internet, computer skills, taking over the world, strange dating stories and public toilets.
Recommended strips:
“Minor Differences”: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/minor_differences
“Ten Types of Crappy Interviewees”: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/interviewees
“Why Some Emails go Unanswered”: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/unanswered_email
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
The Doghouse Diaries
Author: Ray, Raf and Will
URL: http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/
Token to Awesomeness: This comic is my personal favorite. Instead of sticking to a conventional comic strip layout, there is a medley of three part strips, funny drawings and even some graphs. With a more backdoor approach to nerd humor, it pokes fun at all the banalities of everyday life. It takes a shot at everything from Twitter addicts to global warming. This comic seems to have nameless recurring characters, which makes it a little different from other web comics. Instead of being written by one person, the comic is written by a team. You can tell by the FAQs how seriously they take their work; they believe the answer to ending the global warming crisis can be found in the world of web comics (oh dear :P). Well even though you probably shouldn’t count on seeing them on the cover of Time magazine for saving the ice caps, you can count on seeing a new comic published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Recommended strips:
“The Truth About Facebook”: http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=2513
“Guyology Lesson 1” http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=559
“ Carrying a Conversation” http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=1122
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Abstruse Goose
Author: The Goose
URL: http://abstrusegoose.com/
Token to Awesomeness: This comic plays on the inner nerd in all of us. It’s a minimalist’s paradise. Some of the comics feature only character heads and others no dialogue. The humor is all in the details. The Goose is a technical so it features quite a bit of subject specific humor: mainly mathematics, physics and chemistry. There are some comics that play off the theories and propositions of popular scientists. One of the most popular mini-series of this type is about possible miscalculations in the Schrodinger’s Cat paradox. Part three is particularly funny. If you don’t have time to go from comic to comic or would like to see them all at once I highly recommend you download the free e-book, (http://abstrusegoose.com/book/AbstruseGoose_1.0rc1_ebook.pdf) which is a compilation of the first 100 comics.
Recommended strips:
“Calc-zilla”: http://abstrusegoose.com/26
“Party”: http://abstrusegoose.com/336
“Is the Universe a Computer” http://abstrusegoose.com/115
Overall Rating: 4/5
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