favorite dead comics?

[Jayngfet]

I was wondering if anyone ever had a favorite webcomic that was orphaned (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrphanedSeries)

mine are rpg world (http://www.rpgworldcomic.com/), 8 easy bits (http://www.8easybits.net/comic/daily.php?date=070920)(wich seems to have been un canceled (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnCanceled?from=Main.UnCancelled)), and oriosis edge (http://www.ansemretort.org/index.php)


anyway, any webcomics you used to read just go in infinite hiatus, care to list them?

EDIT:oh wait, 8 easy bits is back on hiatus...:smallannoyed:

[Kurald Galain]

RPG world,

and

Elf Only Inn.

[Tempest Fennac]

I liked Class Menegerie, dispite the archives being a complete mess: http://www.theclassm.com/ .

[Gez]

Mine would be Pointless (http://pointlesscomic.com/).

[Amras Seer]

Mindflayed :(

[Kedami]

I quite enjoyed RPG World while it was running as well.

[Tengu]

Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth...
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/578/578734p1.html

[Phase]

Probably the paleontological humour that was Parry and Carney (http://www.parryandcarney.com/).

That Carney, always bittin' peoples heads off...

[Obrysii]

Warriors of the d20 (http://www.angelfire.com/comics/d20warriors/Archive/d20-01.html) was a favorite of mine.

[Arakune]

Nana's Everyday comic (http://manga.clone-army.org/nana.php?page=1&lang=)

Edit: No, I was WRONG! This is (one of) the most depressing comics I ever saw! Do you feel like crap? think again! (http://manga.clone-army.org/nana.php?page=1&lang=). She makes Shinji Ikari just an emo.

[skyclad]

Dm of the Rings :D one of my favourites ever.

[Nevrmore]

Men in Hats (www.meninhats.com)

Those crazy guys and their hats...What will ever become of them now?

[Nerd-o-rama]

I think I liked Captain SNES (http://captainsnes.com) better back when I thought it was cancelled...

[Miklus]

I was going to say Lowroad comics, but they put up a whole new series.

http://lowroad75.comicgenesis.com/

[Maulrus]

Elf Only Inn (even though he's said why) and Concerned (even though it had to end).

[Robberbaron]

MacHall, think that about covers it.

[Waf]

And our good friend Legendary (http://legendary.comicgenesis.com). Who still somehow feeds me around 60 visitors a week despite being dead since last summer.

[Hell Puppi]

MacHall, think that about covers it.

Agreed, though I still enjoy 3 Panel Soul, I ill miss MacHall.

My friends and I have played a game of indoor qudditch because of them.:smallbiggrin:

[HolderofSecrets]

I hope that one day Bob and George will return to the progressing story line. But apparently its still getting a lot of traffic from repeating the comic and fan comics.

[Runar]

DM of the rings, and One over Zero.

[ZeroSpace9000]

DM of the Rings, and Bob and George. Jeeze those were good.

[Nerd-o-rama]

And our good friend Legendary (http://legendary.comicgenesis.com/links.html). Who still somehow feeds me around 60 visitors a week despite being dead since last summer.
Did you seriously just link to his links page?

[Waf]

Did you seriously just link to his links page?

Hahaha, I am dumb.... I was looking up in my referrers to get a number on how many people he sent to me for my comment. I saw the link there and just copied it to save myself some time of opening up his site to copy it out. He sends traffic to me via his links page therefor I am dumb and linked his links page.

[Farmerbob]

MacHall, think that about covers it.

MacHall (http://www.machall.com/) became Three Panel Soul (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/)

I heard that Bob and George was finished.

If we are talking about finished webcomics, then I cannot recommend Kidd Rad (http://home.att.net/~miller.daniel.r/) highly enough. Once it gets past the introductory portion the story is amazing (and it ended very well).

I also liked Roomies!/Itswalky! (http://www.itswalky.com/index.html), which became Shortpacked!, and Concerned (http://www.hlcomic.com/), which got me to finally finish Half-Life 2.

[Waf]

MacHall (http://www.machall.com/) became Three Panel Soul (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/)

I heard that Bob and George was finished.

If we are talking about finished webcomics, then I cannot recommend Kidd Rad (http://home.att.net/~miller.daniel.r/) highly enough. Once it gets past the introductory portion the story is amazing (and it ended very well).

I also liked Roomies!/Itswalky! (http://www.itswalky.com/index.html), which became Shortpacked!, and Concerned (http://www.hlcomic.com/), which got me to finally finish Half-Life 2.

Did you know Chris Livingston (concerned guy) is hinting that he is starting a new comic about TF2 in may?

[Farmerbob]

Did you know Chris Livingston (concerned guy) is hinting that he is starting a new comic about TF2 in may?

Ooh. Too bad I don't play pc games anymore :(. It costs too damn much to keep a pc up to date.

[Suzuro]

KARNAK! KARNAK!


Negative ham! We must flee!

Yes, the Karnak Hates Everything SHow. One of the best.

I, John Goodman, Will consume the world.

How did you get in?
The stairs.

Ah, good times.



-Suzuro

[The Extinguisher]

Mind Flayed and Men in Hats

[Whoracle]

Chrono Trigger Rip-Off (http://llv.comicgenesis.com/d/20010709.html)

[Kurald Galain]

Elf Only Inn (even though he's said why) and Concerned (even though it had to end).

He did? Where? Got a link please?

Oh, and I agree about DM of the Rings. While it obviously had to end there, it was very awesome. Darths & Droids is nice and all that but it's no DMOTR.

[Gez]

Not dead, but retired: Mixed Myth (http://mixedmyth.comicgenesis.com/). Yeah, it's one of these strips where you can see the author's skill slowly improving, the earlier ones are rather amateurish while the lasts are gorgeous.

[Zovesta]

Mindflayed :(


That's neat that you read it. My sister did it XD

[Zovesta]

Hellbound.

Mindflayed (It was my sister's comic =/ )

[Arakune]

Abstact gender (http://www.abstractgender.com/)

Quite good. Too long hiatus...

[Jayngfet]

hmm, think I should add whitefeather to the list.

[TheGreatJabu]

DM of the Rings, and Bob and George. Jeeze those were good.

Hopefully you've been following along the new comic by the creator of DM of the Rings. It's currently near the very end of a planned one-month break, but typically runs quite strong. It's called 'Chainmail Bikini: the Nightmarish Legend of Deuse Baaj'. I'd link it, but that wouldn't really be appropriate since it's not dead. It has its own thread in this particular part of the forum, though.

I miss Loserz (http://bukucomics.com/loserz/archive.php). That was a good one.

[Jayngfet]

woah, did 8 easy bits get un cancelled for real...

[Zenos]

Get Medieval. Too bad its ended.

[Doran]

Did you know Chris Livingston (concerned guy) is hinting that he is starting a new comic about TF2 in may?

His blog on it is here (http://www.1fort.com/blog/)

Though not a webcomic per se, he's also started a blog on being an NPC in Oblivion. Good Stuff (http://livinginoblivion.wordpress.com/)

[Aston]

Miracle of Science.
Narbonic.

But both of those are not in hiatus as much as finished the storyline. Technosaurs is on a long update schedule. Once every two weeks or something. Sucks, because it is pretty cool.

[Wraith]

Sexy Losers (http://www.sexylosers.com)

Dear God PLEASE do NOT click that link if you're at work, at school, or under the age of 754.
SL is a hilarious comic, but... well... it made the use of the sound effect "Fap-Fap-Fap" famous across the entire internet, and was the inspiration behind Ghastly's Ghastly Comic. (http://www.ghastlycomic.com/) It's not to be considered anything like Work- or Child-Safe.

Which, incidentally, is another good - dead and obscene - webcomic.

[Gamiress]

RPG World
Sexy Losers
Ghastly's Ghastly Comic

Elf Only Inn is alive again, by the way. We'll see how long it lasts.

[Khanderas]

Sexy Losers (http://www.sexylosers.com)

Dear God PLEASE do NOT click that link if you're at work, at school, or under the age of 754.
SL is a hilarious comic, but... well... it made the use of the sound effect "Fap-Fap-Fap" famous across the entire internet, and was the inspiration behind Ghastly's Ghastly Comic. (http://www.ghastlycomic.com/) It's not to be considered anything like Work- or Child-Safe.

Which, incidentally, is another good - dead and obscene - webcomic.
Yeah... I so second those two, both its greatness and its NOT SAFE FOR WORK... WHY DONT THEY BELIVE ME !?
Im almost weekly mad at Ghastly to switching his attentions to Qwerky, whatever she is. At least the Sexy Losers author got medical issues IIRC.
I go back and cruise their archives when I am feeling down, and end up laughing in an eery and creepy manner. But I am a sick puppy, this may not appeal to anyone.

Also in the safer for work department, Loserz (both the western one with the Dork, the Nerd and the Slut... and the one made by that guy from Singapore. Havn't found his work in quite a while though)

In the category "already mentioned", Elf Only Inn, RPG world and Mixed myth.

Edit: just came in from reading a newly found comic, only to find out that the author cancelled it last year with the note he will never restart it. But the comic is simply amazing http://hell-transit-heaven.com/mainENG.html

[Winterwind]

I second (third, fourth, whatever) RPG World and Sexy Losers as well.
I also concur that the DMotR and Concerned were awesome, but those did not die, they simply ran their natural course and finished in time, which is the best end imaginable for a webcomic.
And I do not agree that Darths and Droids is worse than DMotR; personally, I like it quite a lot more, because I can at least somewhat relate to the Darths and Droids group, as opposed to the utterly alien DMotR munchkins.

Another, probably more obscure comic I liked a lot that suffered an untimely death was Number 000 Blues (I think not even the archives are online anymore); that was yet another sprite comic retelling the story of the Mega Man games, but distinguished from the sea of bad to mediocre members of this specific genre by having quite memorable characters and a tight and interesting plot, as well as going for genuine drama instead of random humour and stupidity.

[HealytheHealslime]

Well, it appears that Nintendo Super Squad (http://www.drunkduck.com/Nintendo_Super_Squad/index.php) has officially ended, as of a few days ago. Too bad, it was one of my favorite comics. :frown:

[Bucket]

I used to really like The Parking Lot Is Full (http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/archive.htm)

It ended oddly with this sock-puppet thread that wouldn't die - until the whole strip did, but it had some great sarcasm.

[hobit]

Acid reflux, hands down.

http://acidreflux.ficwad.com/view.php?date=1999-10-15

[Khanderas]

Acid reflux, hands down.

http://acidreflux.ficwad.com/view.php?date=1999-10-15
True. Very quoutable line here :)
http://acidreflux.ficwad.com/view.php?date=2000-01-29

[hanzo66]

Mind Flayed had potential. I liked how the author used incredibly unorthodox characters.

Still, if what I remember seeing is true, the author had a rather Squicky pairing for the Elf and the Flayer. She even had someone draw them... In the... Act, let's just say...

[Doglord]

RPGworld definately

DM of the rings, but that actually finnished so i dont mind.

[Jops]

Ghost 2138 (http://www.ghost2138.org/)
Cyberpunk humorous adventure comic, full of references and easter eggs.

[lonewolf23k]

Supermegatopia. Oh sure, the site updates regularly, but they've clearly given up on the idea of a continuing comic storyline in favor of one-page gags with cheesecake.

[searchonomicon]

The number 000 blues was one of my favorite comics but I never downloaded the archives when they were posted on the end of the comics lifespan.

I've been looking for them all over but they seem to have disappeared :(.

[Winterwind]

The number 000 blues was one of my favorite comics but I never downloaded the archives when they were posted on the end of the comics lifespan.

I've been looking for them all over but they seem to have disappeared :(.Yeah... I think originally there had been some plans to keep the archives online and have fans do something with the material, I'm not too certain about the details, but it seems that project never lifted off either, and now there is no more trace of it.
I luckily downloaded the archives in time, but it's not much less frustrating - now it is an awesome story which interrupts in mid-plot. :smallfrown:

[searchonomicon]

Interesting.

Is there any way that I could get the archives from you?

Search

[tomaO2]

Sexy Losers is updating occasionally now.

Um I agree with several of the choices as for a comic that hasn't been listed...

How about Legendary (http://legendary.comicgenesis.com/)? SStop obsessing about Dominic Deagen and get back to work ElfLAd, ya lazy bum :P

I think it's a mark of a good comic that even though it's incomplete I don't mind not knowing what will happen and reread it on occasion. Lots of the strips are really gold and when it went random it had lots of great jokes.

Well, for an actual complete comic that I have not seen mentioned here before, how about ADVENTURES! (http://www.adventurers-comic.com/). The art it really, really rough for a long time. It's bad enough to turn people off but he improved and ended up writing a very long story based on RPG mechanics. Of course most people that know about RPG world know about Adventures too.

You guys know about Queen of Wands (http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20060611.html) right?

Um. Try Shooting War (http://shootingwar.com/webcomic/). It's a comic in the present day about war and how one Reporter life is affected. Great artwork and compelling twists.

[Winterwind]

Interesting.

Is there any way that I could get the archives from you?

SearchUploaded them and sent you a PM with the link. I hope it worked out?


Sexy Losers is updating occasionally now.Woo! Cool! Thanks for pointing this out!

[EvilElitest]

Legendary webcomic by Elflad. I think that was possible one of the best webcomics on the internet, near the level of OOTS
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[Zeluron]

I'm gonna say Casey and Andy, a great webcomic to be sure. I know it's started updateing once a week now but it's gonna finish soon, is finishing the same as dieing? I dunno but this was one of the few comics I read all the way through multiple times and deserves a mention :smalltongue: .

[searchonomicon]

I got them alright and I'm loving it !

Many thanks

Search

[EvilElitest]

Dm of the Rings :D one of my favourites ever.

I wasn't orphaned, it simply ended normally
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[sun_tzu]

Miracle of Science.
Narbonic.
I'll second both of these (and "As If") in the "not dead but completed" category. Among actual dead comics, I'll nominate "A Taste of Evil" and "The Saga of the Ram" (though the artist has recently started a re-telling with "Ram").

[Khanderas]

Sexy Losers is updating occasionally now.

Really ? Excellent news, gonna check that when I get off work.

Also I saw that Elf only Inn has updated a couple times lately. Too early to say if it is really back.

[The Rose Dragon]

Telling Tall Tales. It had something good going on, and suddenly stopped updating. Sadly, it doesn't even have archives anymore, so you can't go and read what was once there.

[EvilElitest]

I will say however, Elflad, you comic was one of the funniest things i've seen in terms of webcomics. I miss it greatly
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[Flabbicus]

I suppose Elflad will say something in response to all the comments about his webcomic. Something which many Bothans died to tell him.

[EvilElitest]

I suppose Elflad will say something in response to all the comments about his webcomic. Something which many Bothans died to tell him.

some of which died even after the returned from their mission. Sacerficed in an attempt to appease Elflad

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[Archonic Energy]

I'm gonna say Casey and Andy, a great webcomic to be sure. I know it's started updateing ...

WHAT!

runs off to check.

well not so much runs but types quickly.

[ArtifexFelicis]

I have a few, sadly.

Filthy Lies (http://www.filthylies.net/) - Not safe for work, but funny.

Albion Fuzz (http://toothandclaw.comicgenesis.com/) - Not the greatest Art wise, but one of the better stories I've read. As sad as it is, I also happen to love it.

Dargon Tails (http://speedhost.com/~enigma/) Probably one of my favorite comics ever. And it was a Daily update for about 6-7 years. Really daily. It updates really slowly now, but I like it enough to put it here.

[EricDerKonig]

I'm happy to see that Sexy Losers and Casey and Andy are both updated again.
I'll also second Miracle of Science and Kid Radd.

Too bad it seems that the next comic by the Miracle of Science guys won't ever appear (http://project-apollo.net/ab/).

[Robg54]

Hrmmm... My fav orphaned webcomic?

I guess I'd have to go with Erfworld.

[North]

Building 13, done by the same guy who does Misfile. It was a cute comic, dissapointed that there was no resolution to it.

[Turcano]

Hrmmm... My fav orphaned webcomic?

I guess I'd have to go with Erfworld.

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2595/houseohsnapmm0.gif

Anyway, I kind of miss New Gold Dreams (http://www.newgolddreams.com/).

[Jayngfet]

*sigh* I hate it when I have to do this

*adds Chainmail Bikni to the list*

[Thiefree]

I'm absolutely gutted that my boyfriend only made 4 strips of Gnawed Soul Bean (http://gnawedsoulbean.com/). :smallfrown:

He had entire arcs planned out, but his artist became a daddy... no time for it now.

[Hell Puppi]

*sigh* I hate it when I have to do this

*adds Chainmail Bikni to the list*

Yeah I'm thinking it may never get re-started. At least not this year. Stinks. :smallfrown:

[Jayngfet]

Yeah I'm thinking it may never get re-started. At least not this year. Stinks. :smallfrown:

Never, the whole plot is written out and put up for all to see.

[hanzo66]

*sigh* I hate it when I have to do this

*adds Chainmail Bikni to the list*

What he said.

[Lord Seth]

I hope that one day Bob and George will return to the progressing story line. But apparently its still getting a lot of traffic from repeating the comic and fan comics.

DM of the rings, and One over Zero.Bob and George and 1/0 aren't dead comics, though, as they were finished. Doesn't "dead comic" mean a comic that the creator just abandoned rather than ending?

[The Extinguisher]

Men in Hats

:smallfrown:

[SirBel]

Hrmmm... My fav orphaned webcomic?

I guess I'd have to go with Erfworld.

I was wondering if anyone was going to list it...:smallbiggrin:

[Gez]

I was wondering if anyone was going to list it...:smallbiggrin:

Ironically, there was an Erfworld update after that post.

But I think it's back to being dead now.

[KBF]

I think the only one I know is RPG World.

I can't believe no one chose Checkerboard Nightmare for ended normally yet.


{table=head]Re-read Checkerboard Nightmare.[/table]

[Koji]

The Last Days of FOXHOUND (http://www.gigaville.com) just ended. 500 very funny comics. It starts out a little shaky, but smiles become chuckles, and after a little while the quality is good enough to have you laughing out loud every few strips.

[Kojiro Kakita]

Tsunami Channel comics.

[Otempora]

I missed Sexy Losers as well.

Also, Melonpool. I didn't find out about it until well after it had ended, but I read through the entire archives in two days. It came off of hiatus last year, but it hasn't updated since January, so I guess it's dead again.

[Stormthorn]

Nana's Everyday comic

Edit: No, I was WRONG! This is (one of) the most depressing comics I ever saw! Do you feel like crap? think again!. She makes Shinji Ikari just an emo.

Not so suprisingly depressing if you consider the two shows that the characters come from.

RPG World
Chainmail Bikini

Sexy Losers isnt dead so much as a zombie. It still updates every once in a while from what i can see. Of course, that means that when it does die it will be months before we can be sure.

[Chronicled]

Minus (http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/), as of today.

[Holammer]

Mine would be Krazy Larry and Ghastly's Ghastly Comic. Sexy Losers is much like Schrödinger cat, in a state between dead and alive.

[Jayngfet]

I think elf only inn is back on the list.

[tarbrush]

The Last Days of FOXHOUND (http://www.gigaville.com) just ended. 500 very funny comics. It starts out a little shaky, but smiles become chuckles, and after a little while the quality is good enough to have you laughing out loud every few strips.

Yeah, could someone explain just what the heck happened there. I know it's supposed to be plots within plots and double edged people with double edged lives, but seriously, I was following just fine and then everyone dies. WTF?

I also miss Chainmail Bikini. Though there must be some other film that deserves the DMotR/D&D treatment?

[Destro_Yersul]

It seems that no one's heard of this one. It's by Ben Croshaw, and it's made of win.

Yahtzee Takes on the World. (http://yahtzee.comicgenesis.com/d/20001220.html)

I ought to warn you that bits of it probably aren't suitable for younger readers, and you shouldn't read it at work unless you want people to look at you funny for laughing too much.

[someonenonotyou]

stickrandom (http://www.stickrandom.com/)

[Winterwind]

I also miss Chainmail Bikini. Though there must be some other film that deserves the DMotR/D&D treatment?Oh, but there is (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/).

[darkblade]

As much as it pains me to admit such guilty pleasures I absoulutely loved Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi (http://ppg.snafu-comics.com/). One of the best massive crossovers I have ever read.

[Friv]

Yeah, could someone explain just what the heck happened there. I know it's supposed to be plots within plots and double edged people with double edged lives, but seriously, I was following just fine and then everyone dies. WTF?

I take it you've never played Metal Gear Solid? ;) Try the Wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_gear_solid#Plot). To summarize - all of the events of the comic were designed as a prequel to the first Metal Gear Solid game. (Minor spoiler, but it's been ages and not really very surprising, so...) By the end of that game, everyone in FOXHOUND is dead except for Ocelot, who comes back in MGS4.


I also miss Chainmail Bikini. Though there must be some other film that deserves the DMotR/D&D treatment?

http://www.darthsanddroids.net/

It's not a dead comic, but it is directly inspired by DMotR.

[krossbow]

once again, i'll second RPG world


Best. Comic. Ever. I seriously tear up when i realize that it'll never be concluded.


Karnak was also a great one, though its randomness and lack of a true plot makes it easier to bear.
At the very least, it doesn't run the risk of ending like bob and george. I may get flamed for this, but its final month of comics was the most dissapointing thing i have ever read :(

[Khanderas]

Originally Posted by Koji
The Last Days of FOXHOUND just ended. 500 very funny comics. It starts out a little shaky, but smiles become chuckles, and after a little while the quality is good enough to have you laughing out loud every few strips.

Yeah, could someone explain just what the heck happened there. I know it's supposed to be plots within plots and double edged people with double edged lives, but seriously, I was following just fine and then everyone dies. WTF?

Well Last Days of FOXHOUND is a webcomic about the events of the "bad guys" prior to Metal Gear Solid (and doing a real good job explaining what happens and fills in logically, kinda, what might have happened). When the storyline caught up to the published game (where the bad guys were killed by Solid Snake, by the player) the story kinda ends.

While I don't have any problem with it ending, I hope that in a not too far off future, the author continues to draw down the events during the Metal Gear Solid 1-4 series. Granted there be problems, Very strange storyline (moreso then Last Days of FOXHOUND), a finished story with little room for creativity, spoilers of the games and possibly issues with copyrighted material.

There would be alot of people who would want to make sense of MGS series.:smallsigh:



On another note... I still have not forgiven Ghastly for stopping his webcomic... And Sexylosers though he got problems physically to draw. Still miss those webcomix that can turn pretty much any day to a win for me.