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Top tier
The best of the best.
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Gunnerkrigg court
http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/
Quite possibly the best web comic ever. Paranormally talented children attend an impossibly large scifi boarding school, while the administrators work their mysterious agenda from the shadows. (don't be dissuaded by the football head style in the early chapters. It gets toned down pretty quickly.)

Achewood (on hiatus indefinitely)
http://www.achewood.com
Talking house pets discuss rude words and nachos. Each character has a unique voice, and they're all hilarious. You will never find anything else remotely like this.

Homestuck
http://www.mspaintadventures.com/
The _War and Peace_ of web comics. A story about friends playing a fun game together. 300,000 words, 42 main characters, with 3 one-hour long flash games on top. Intimidated readers should start with the author's previous work, _Problem Sleuth_, which gives you an idea of the story's tone, while having a much simpler structure.

The Bouletcorp
http://english.bouletcorp.com
Short tales drawn by a talented French artist. A mixture of diary comics (ex. "let's go on the Vomit Comet!") and fantastical alternate realities (ex. what if technology was stuck in the 80s? We call it "formicapunk")

Cucumber Quest
http://cucumber.gigidigi.com
A fantasy epic, taking much inspiration from _Paper Mario_. Funny, lighthearted, and vibrantly colored.

Broodhollow (on hiatus until early 2015)
http://broodhollow.chainsawsuit.com
H.P. Lovecraft inspired horror, set in a secluded town in the 1930s. Don't be fooled by the apparently simple art - when the monsters show up, the artist really demonstrates his abilities.

Kill Six Billion Demons
http://killsixbilliondemons.com
Detailed worldbuilding, bizarre character design, utterly beautiful panoramic landscapes. Like _Where's Waldo_ on a spiritual journey through the ninth dimension.

Poppy O'Possum
http://www.poppy-opossum.com
Talking animals discuss social issues, and then have Dragonball-esque fights. Excellent choreography.

Whomp!
http://www.whompcomic.com/
Gag comic centered around the daily struggles of an anime enthusiast. You'll laugh, then notice how much you have in common with the main character, then cry.

Paranatural
http://www.paranatural.net
Kids form symbiotic bonds with ghosts, and fight other ghosts. Cartoony yet detailed.

Dead Winter
http://www.deadwinter.cc
A ragtag group of friends struggle to survive the zombie apocalypse. Lovely classic black and white design.


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Commonly liked
You've probably read of all these before.
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Dresden Codak
http://dresdencodak.com/
An antisocial girl gradually becomes a cyborg, and tries to unearth her mysterious past. Updates once every other month.

Gun Show
http://gunshowcomic.com
A gag-a-day comic from the creator of Internet sensation "d*ckbutt".

Nimona (complete)
http://gingerhaze.com/nimona
An emotional tale of a reluctant supervillain and the surly shapeshifting teen he takes under his wing.

Order of the Stick
http://www.giantitp.com/
DnD characters try to save the world.

Goblins
http://www.goblinscomic.com
DnD characters try to save the world, and are occasionally graphically maimed.

Penny Arcade
http://penny-arcade.com
Comics about videogames.

Questionable Content
http://www.questionablecontent.net
Relationship drama, indie music, and post-singularity robot intelligences.

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja
http://drmcninja.com
The adventures of a ninja that is also a doctor. Kind of like Axe Cop, but written by a grown ass adult.

XKCD
http://www.xkcd.com
Jokes that nerds like.

Manly Guys Doing Manly Things
http://thepunchlineismachismo.com
Video game humor, mostly about manly guys doing manly things, but also sometimes Pokemon.


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Grandfathered titles
Works I'm reading because I liked what the authors did before.
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Bad Machinery
http://badmachinery.com
British kids solve mysteries. From the guy that brought you _Bobbins_ and _Scary Go Round_.

chainsawsuit
http://chainsawsuit.com
A gag-a-day comic from the guy that brought you _Broodhollow_.

Girl Genius
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com
Steampunk mad scientist action from the guy that brought you _Myth Adventures_ and a bunch of goofily illustrated Magic: The Gathering cards.

Johnny Wander
http://www.johnnywander.com
Diary comics with occasional forays into medium length fiction with a realistic or urban fantasy vibe. Written by the author of _AppleGeeks_.

Leftover Soup
http://leftoversoup.com/
A group of friends talk about board games, cooking, and polygamy. From the guy that brought you _1/0_.

Modern Fried Snake
http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/modern.html
A girl tries to make a living selling fried snake heads. From the guy that brought you _Minus_.

Monster Pulse
http://www.monster-pulse.com
People's body parts detach themselves and become sentient. From the girl that brought you _Bob White Comics_.

Demon
http://www.shigabooks.com/wordpress
A man wakes up one day with a peculiar super power, and concocts elaborate plans to evade the authorities that are trying to capture him. From the guy that brought you _Fleep_.

Three Panel Soul
http://threepanelsoul.com
Gag-a-day comic from the guy that brought you _Mac Hall_.

Skin Horse
http://skin-horse.com
Social workers specializing in the accomodation of nonhuman citizens - talking animals, zombies, sentient plant life, etc. From the girl that brought you _Narbonic_.

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Promising Newcomers
Comics I've subscribed to recently, and don't know much about yet.
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False Positive
http://falsepositivecomic.com
Short ~8 page stories in the vein of _The Twilight Zone_. Cool premises, with a clean and professional look.

Wilde Life
http://wildelifecomic.com
A struggling author moves into a haunted house, is neighbors with a werewolf.

A Ghost Story Comic
http://www.aghoststorycomic.com
Destitute young adults try to make ends meet in a world where knowledge of life after death is commonplace.

Blasphemous Saga Fantasy
http://www.bsfantasy-comic.com
Adventure inspired by SNES era role playing games.

O Human Star
http://ohumanstar.com
An AI researcher comes back to life after fifteen years, and nobody knows how.

Camodad
http://camodad.com
Gag-a-day. Adventures of a good-natured bro named Tchad.

Chaos in the Tropics
http://chaosinthetropics.com
A surfer girl finds a device that gives her super powers. The warm and sunny tone is good for reading on gray winter days.

Widdershins
http://www.widdershinscomic.com
Fantasy adventure in a world where the seven deadly sins magically take corporeal form and cause trouble.

Badnix
http://www.badnix.com
_Super Mario Bros_ from the point of view of a goomba.

String Theory
http://www.stringtheorycomic.com
Only updates once a month, so I forget what it's about. Science-fiction-y.

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Latchkey Kingdom
http://latchkeykingdom.smackjeeves.com/
Fantasy comic taking clear inspiration from _Legend of Zelda_, _Shadow of the Collossus_, and _Demons' Souls_.

Irritability
http://maze.icomix.com/comicpage/index1.html
IIRC, mostly jokes about skeletons.

It Hurts!!
http://gobolatula.com/ithurts
Elementary school kids talk about nothing; the world ends; kids continue to talk about nothing.

Kaspall
http://www.kaspall.com
An almost-finished fantasy tale about a city that struggles to make room for immigrants from alternate dimensions.

Kiwi Blitz
http://www.kiwiblitz.com
A girl fights crime using a mecha with no arms. Somehow this works well most of the time.

Mokepon
http://mokepon.smackjeeves.com/
A surly teen reluctantly goes on a pokemon adventure, but only because that's what society expects of him.

Octopus Pie
http://www.octopuspie.com
Attractive twentysomethings brood and have relationship drama.

Paradox Space
http://www.paradoxspace.com/
Side stories taking place in the _Homestuck_ universe. Don't read this unless you read that.

PREQUEL
http://prequeladventure.com
A very unlucky cat person tries to make a positive impact in the _Oblivion_ universe.

Rusty and Co.
http://rustyandco.com
DnD characters try to save the world.

Strong Female Protagonist
http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com
A super-strong teen retires from crime fighting, attends college, and debates social issues.

Three Word Phrase
http://www.threewordphrase.com
Gag-a-day comic. Contains the phrase "put these pinecones up your butt"