So, I was reading Sinfest...

[conuly]

You know, Sinfest? and suddenly, I realized something. I want one of the comic collection books. More than that, I want some... okay, several... of the strips in shirt format. Unfortunately, they don't sell that. Hmph. I could attempt to make these myself, but I'd likely mess it up. Is there any way to do this that does NOT involve messing it up and/or safety pins, and would it be ethically reprehensible/copyright infringement?

Now, Lore comics does have strips on shirts for sale, but none of them are the one I really really want. Same issues as above.

And all this rambling comes to a question, namely: which is your favorite comic, preferably something that can easily be found on the web? I get bored at 5am, and need something to rea... holy crap, I need to be up in four hours, djusk' a!

Comments

[eeriedescent.livejournal.com]

WEll there is such a thing as t-shirt transfer paper. You just print the image onto the paper with your regular printer and then iron it onto a t-shirt. The paper *should* come with instructions on how to do that. I'd guess you could get some at any place that sells lots of paper. (try staples)

As far as copyright infringement... as long as you don't claim to have made the comic, or sell/give out shirts with the comic on them I think you should be ok. You could probably email someone at the site and ask to be sure.

[conuly]

WEll there is such a thing as t-shirt transfer paper. You just print the image onto the paper with your regular printer and then iron it onto a t-shirt.

The real problem, then, is that I want them colored in... I guess photoshop is the option. Thankies! And if I were gonna ask them, I'd just ask them to make the shirts. That's why I want the books, really, because I like supporting work I appreciate.

[fjorab-teke.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite is Get Fuzzy (http://www.livejournal.com/users/comic_getfuzzy/), which I picked up on reading when I was briefly living in outer Detroit and got the Detroit Free Press, which carries far more comics than my local papers do, collectively.

I think you knew about it already though. *heehee*

I love Sinfest too. Some friends of mine got me into it, so when I saw the feed in LJ, I figured I'd sign up too.

Other favorites? Foxtrot (memories too), Luann (same note as Get Fuzzy), and For Better or for Worse (family-oriented and cheesy, but clever).

[conuly]

Nothing new there... Incidentally, have you seen w00t comic? It's got a community around here somewhere... Damn funny. I'd post a link, but I'm bedgoing now.

[feralkoala.livejournal.com]

Ahh, Sinfest. A classic that's perfected the usage of cute. I have a favorites folder dedicated solely to webcomics. Most of them revolve around the pc gaming nerd. But hey, you asked for them. :P

Applegeeks : Fresh geeky goodness, even if you're not a mac freak. http://www.applegeeks.com/

Comet 7: Good quickies for those of us who are easily amused by anything pixeled. http://www.comet7.moreevolved.com/

Ctrl+Alt+Del: I've yet to go back and read the archives, but there's an Xbox roaming the streets in search of his humanity. How can it not be funny? http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/

Homestar Runner: Start at the begining and watch everything, twice. Now. http://www.homestarrunner.com/

Little Gamers: Cute little gamers with potty mouths. I can never remember what country these guys are from. http://www.little-gamers.com/

Mac Hall: All-around comic goodness with squirrels, moogles, and monkeys! http://www.machall.com/

Megatokyo: A manga about sad pretty girls, giant robots, g33ks and 1337 ninjas. I bought the first book and I'm still not sure I understand what's going on most of the time, yet I can't stop reading it. http://www.megatokyo.com/

Penny Arcade: You probably already know this one...
http://www.penny-arcade.com/index.php3

PvP: Geek central. Have you hugged your blue troll today? http://www.pvponline.com/

The Creatures in my head: The title is self explanatory. It's not really a comic per say, but it's comforting to know that the creatures in my head aren't nearly as weird. http://www.creaturesinmyhead.com/

Vg Cats: Still fairly new to me, but there's one about peas and a potato that you can't miss. http://www.vgcats.com/vgc_comics/?strip_id=103

Weebl and Bob: Pie! http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/

Forgot a couple

[feralkoala.livejournal.com]

Alpha Shade: Darn my dialup connection. I just found it a couple weeks ago and it looks interesting. It's set in a WW2 type era, but the main characters are mostly female. Not my usual cup of tea, but there is a really cute kitty on base.
http://www.alpha-shade.com/

OrneryBoy: Haven't looked at the archives much either, but it's got style to spare and a little boy who likes hurting people.
http://www.orneryboy.com/

[joeymew.livejournal.com]

I only read two comics regularly. 8-bit theater, which is a spoof on Final Fantasy, and a lesser known comic called Modern Sorcerer Shishiro, which is a fantasy story.

[eeriedescent.livejournal.com]

WEll there is such a thing as t-shirt transfer paper. You just print the image onto the paper with your regular printer and then iron it onto a t-shirt. The paper *should* come with instructions on how to do that. I'd guess you could get some at any place that sells lots of paper. (try staples)

As far as copyright infringement... as long as you don't claim to have made the comic, or sell/give out shirts with the comic on them I think you should be ok. You could probably email someone at the site and ask to be sure.

[conuly]

WEll there is such a thing as t-shirt transfer paper. You just print the image onto the paper with your regular printer and then iron it onto a t-shirt.

The real problem, then, is that I want them colored in... I guess photoshop is the option. Thankies! And if I were gonna ask them, I'd just ask them to make the shirts. That's why I want the books, really, because I like supporting work I appreciate.

[fjorab-teke.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite is Get Fuzzy (http://www.livejournal.com/users/comic_getfuzzy/), which I picked up on reading when I was briefly living in outer Detroit and got the Detroit Free Press, which carries far more comics than my local papers do, collectively.

I think you knew about it already though. *heehee*

I love Sinfest too. Some friends of mine got me into it, so when I saw the feed in LJ, I figured I'd sign up too.

Other favorites? Foxtrot (memories too), Luann (same note as Get Fuzzy), and For Better or for Worse (family-oriented and cheesy, but clever).

[conuly]

Nothing new there... Incidentally, have you seen w00t comic? It's got a community around here somewhere... Damn funny. I'd post a link, but I'm bedgoing now.

[feralkoala.livejournal.com]

Ahh, Sinfest. A classic that's perfected the usage of cute. I have a favorites folder dedicated solely to webcomics. Most of them revolve around the pc gaming nerd. But hey, you asked for them. :P

Applegeeks : Fresh geeky goodness, even if you're not a mac freak. http://www.applegeeks.com/

Comet 7: Good quickies for those of us who are easily amused by anything pixeled. http://www.comet7.moreevolved.com/

Ctrl+Alt+Del: I've yet to go back and read the archives, but there's an Xbox roaming the streets in search of his humanity. How can it not be funny? http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/

Homestar Runner: Start at the begining and watch everything, twice. Now. http://www.homestarrunner.com/

Little Gamers: Cute little gamers with potty mouths. I can never remember what country these guys are from. http://www.little-gamers.com/

Mac Hall: All-around comic goodness with squirrels, moogles, and monkeys! http://www.machall.com/

Megatokyo: A manga about sad pretty girls, giant robots, g33ks and 1337 ninjas. I bought the first book and I'm still not sure I understand what's going on most of the time, yet I can't stop reading it. http://www.megatokyo.com/

Penny Arcade: You probably already know this one...
http://www.penny-arcade.com/index.php3

PvP: Geek central. Have you hugged your blue troll today? http://www.pvponline.com/

The Creatures in my head: The title is self explanatory. It's not really a comic per say, but it's comforting to know that the creatures in my head aren't nearly as weird. http://www.creaturesinmyhead.com/

Vg Cats: Still fairly new to me, but there's one about peas and a potato that you can't miss. http://www.vgcats.com/vgc_comics/?strip_id=103

Weebl and Bob: Pie! http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/

Forgot a couple

[feralkoala.livejournal.com]

Alpha Shade: Darn my dialup connection. I just found it a couple weeks ago and it looks interesting. It's set in a WW2 type era, but the main characters are mostly female. Not my usual cup of tea, but there is a really cute kitty on base.
http://www.alpha-shade.com/

OrneryBoy: Haven't looked at the archives much either, but it's got style to spare and a little boy who likes hurting people.
http://www.orneryboy.com/

[joeymew.livejournal.com]

I only read two comics regularly. 8-bit theater, which is a spoof on Final Fantasy, and a lesser known comic called Modern Sorcerer Shishiro, which is a fantasy story.

[justbeast.livejournal.com]

Heheheheh, always a good question.
Well, my webcomic reading list is pretty extensive (you can see it on our Links (http://www.edgecomic.com/) page), but here's the cream of the crop:

The mad geniuses in my comic reading are:
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com) (Pete is the Shakespeare of webcomics -- sometimes long and dense, but also funny and accessible at every step. He makes this stuff look easy.)

Megatokyo (http://www.megatokyo.com/) (already mentioned) has absolutely gorgeous art, and has an ingenious plot that blends shoujo-style relationship-angst as well as l33t gamer madness.

KidRadd (http://www.kidradd.com/) is both an original pixel comic, and an animated comic. It starts out all simple and deceptive - aww, look, it's a comic about a cute video game, and then gets deeper, darker, and quite breathtaking.

Kagerou (http://www.electric-manga.com/) has incredible art and quite psychedelic colors, and one of the most original fantasy settings I've seen.

Edge of the World (http://www.edgecomic.com) (recently started) is about chicks, sorcery and Cleveland. (rumours that I might be biased, being the webmaster of it, and married to the artist, are insiduous propaganda, and not to be trusted).

Those are a good start, anyway, though of course there's always more to recommend. :)

~Dmitri Z. Webmaster, Edge of the World (http://www.edgecomic.com) web comic

[justbeast.livejournal.com]

Heheheheh, always a good question.
Well, my webcomic reading list is pretty extensive (you can see it on our Links (http://www.edgecomic.com/) page), but here's the cream of the crop:

The mad geniuses in my comic reading are:
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com) (Pete is the Shakespeare of webcomics -- sometimes long and dense, but also funny and accessible at every step. He makes this stuff look easy.)

Megatokyo (http://www.megatokyo.com/) (already mentioned) has absolutely gorgeous art, and has an ingenious plot that blends shoujo-style relationship-angst as well as l33t gamer madness.

KidRadd (http://www.kidradd.com/) is both an original pixel comic, and an animated comic. It starts out all simple and deceptive - aww, look, it's a comic about a cute video game, and then gets deeper, darker, and quite breathtaking.

Kagerou (http://www.electric-manga.com/) has incredible art and quite psychedelic colors, and one of the most original fantasy settings I've seen.

Edge of the World (http://www.edgecomic.com) (recently started) is about chicks, sorcery and Cleveland. (rumours that I might be biased, being the webmaster of it, and married to the artist, are insiduous propaganda, and not to be trusted).

Those are a good start, anyway, though of course there's always more to recommend. :)

~Dmitri Z. Webmaster, Edge of the World (http://www.edgecomic.com) web comic