As you may recall in my last major post rating Online Comics (10/16/2002) I covered: Little Gamers, 8-Bit Theater, Dragon Warrior, Angst Technology, RPG World, Adventurers, Exploitation Now, SGVY, Bob and George, Not Gonna Take It, Mac Hall, Critical Fumble, Oldskooled, Wendy, Life of Riley, and Megatokyo.

In this session, I'll cover all the new additions to the list:

Errant Story: When Poe "finished" Exploitation Now, he moved onto this. It is certainly a decent comic, occasionally colored, and exceptionally well drawn, but what else have we come to expect from Poe. This one is somewhat less mature in vernacular and content than its predecessor, but it's also a comic in its infancy still (less than 100 strips for certain). ****+(*/2)

Penny Arcade: This is basically The Comic so long as you're not looking for a necessarily continuous storyline all the time. Not much else to be said. It's that good. *****

Warcraft Comics by Studio Rain: A collection of semi-random drawings and comics. Those of Studio Rain combined with the few other misc comics that are linked up make for a decent variety. Some are rather unimaginative, but others are of very good caliber. ***+(*/2)

Konsekai Swordwaltzer: A very very young comic, but also one that is very well drawn and full color. On the downside, it gets only a weekly update and is still under 20 strips, but it looks like it will be something very nice once it gets going. (Judgement still Pending)

River City High: Another sprite comic, this one based on a game of the same name (a very fun game at that). It is well sprited, if a tad bit random at moments, and was a dead link for quite awhile but has recently gotten back on track with its animated mayhem. It is creative and humorous. ****+(*/2)

Ponju: Well, that's not how the creator capitalizes it, but I'll do what I want in my blog. Anyways, the story revolves around a female cop and her flying pig with mystic powers. Go figure. It's not been to active of late unfortunately, but it has had a few good moments so far, and some that just don't make sense yet. ***+(*/2)

Men in Hats: Yes, all the characters are indeed men...in hats. The comic is rather depressing in a comic fashion. It isn't all that difficult of a draw, but the ideas are original, is slightly morbid and unanticipated. ***

Fellowship of the Alamo: A Final Fantasy 3/6 based sprite comic that has ground to an unsettling halt recently. It's about 76 strips I think, but most of them are good, if just for the sprites involved. ***

Patchwork Heroes: Another Final Fantasy 3/6 sprite comic. This one is better in the sprite department and actually has a running and moving storyline. It's rarely off topic, though that's not to say that it's always on topic. The characters are varied and amusing, even if they all seem to have secret agendas atop secret agendas.

Sara and David: The only 3d rendered comic that I have. It's highest point is an early reference to Mac Hall and Cthulu, but beyond that it's good to look at, but this one's plot is getting worse and worse. It reminds me of Wendy in terms of its decay. Such a pity, though it doesn't have much more than pretty graphics going for it. **

Aegis-The Mechanical Legacy: Firstly, this one gets props for combining Valkerie Profile (a playstation game) graphics with Mega Man X graphics in a very convincing manner. It has been dead of late, but is certainly off to a good start. Creative, colorful, and definately full of a plot of treachery, suprise, and decet. ****+(*/2)

Diesel Sweeties: The main characters of this comic are a retired porn star and her mechanical husband. It has alot of crude humor and a lot of the characters are homosexual and this leads to even more sad humor. It is developed (600+ strips), but there really isn't a plot so much as revolving relationships. Always 4 panels small panels, so each strip isn't much either, but it's got some good puns and some alright jokes. ***

6D4: A D&D comic using Final Fantasy sprites (how sad can it get). Like Real World it is based off of real events and people (well, sometimes), or at least when it actually relates to D&D and not weird twists of the sprites instead. It has some issues with comic width combined with site sidebar, but that's a minor issue. It also gets credit for being the only comic based at least somewhat in reality that has removed characters who fell out of friendship with the comic's creator (well, they went beyond just falling out of friendship, but in ways that I'd rather not mention). ****

Ashfield Online: The world's most monotonous comic. It is one image repeated constantly, with slight variations. The whole thing exceeds 1000 strips and every single on is 1 panel, with an occasional flash sequence. A collection of bad puns and general stupidity created in only flash and MS paint. It made me laugh maybe 5 times across all of it (so roughly 1 out of every 200 strips). *+(*/2)

No Need for Busido: A samauri comic (it's about time) that has a health amount of humor. My major complaint is that the creator's rants seem to focus on whining about people not voting for the comic. A solid comic, also not very long...yet. ***

Omega Syndrome: A fabulous comic. Not often colored, but certainly good. Long panels (which sadly equals long load times at times) but very cool. The plot needs some fleshing out, but it'll get that with some time. Otherwise a really funny comic and supportive of compulsive shopping men. ****