In the beginning

Well, here it is. This blog was mainly created to share with the rest of you guys my love for webcomics. If you follow the links on the side you will be directed to some of the greatest I have ever seen. Most of them only make sense if you have ever been a role player or a GM/DM.

Order of the Stick is a wonderful ongoing work by Rich Burlew. The adventures of this group of adventurers is onto its 521st strip, and it is still going strong. If you really enjoy this I would recommend buying the books, which include strips never seen on the online comic. There are also two more books, both prequels, giving us an insight into both sides of the story: Xykon and Red Cloak's background as well as that of the members of the Order of the Stick.

DM of the Rings is a finished webcomic well worth the read. Done by Shamus Young it is spot on what many of my fellow players and I have done when presented with certain situations.

Darths and Droids is an ongoing project which attempts to span all six Star Wars films. So far our "heroes" have just taken off from Naboo with the queen on board...

Both these comics work on the premise that the group of players have just been presented with a world to play in (Lord of the Rings or Star Wars) but the books and films were never made. As Shamus Young himself says on the first of his DM of the Rings comics:

Imagine a gaggle of modern hack-n-slash roleplayers who had somehow never been exposed to the original Tolkien mythos, and then imagine taking those players and trying to introduce them to Tolkien via a D&D campaign.

The same applies for Darths and Droids, in the words of its creator:

The whole thing is the invented campaign of the GameMaster, and the players don't know anything about the story or the setting in which it happens, until it arises in the course of the game

Chainmail Bikini is what came after DM of the Rings from Shamus Young. It is a collaboration with Shawn Gaston. I find in this comic so many paralels with stuff that we have done as a role playing group that it hurts...

The Unspeakable Vault of Doom is out there for all you Lovecraft lovers. If you have never is heard of Lovecraft, it's time you went out there and find a book shop and bought some of his works. All of Lovecraft's writings are not about the Cthulhu mythos, he also wrote poetry and essays. Just follow the link on the side for his stories. The same website contains lots of interesting informaton about this author, his poetry and his essays.

Of course, all this stuff aside, I might one day feel inclined to post some other stuff just because I feel like it. But, for now, just follow the links and enjoy. If you know of any other good webcomics send me a link and I'll see if I find them interesting enough to add them to my collection.