Here at Maximum PC, we get accused of being geeks pretty frequently and it's a badge we wear with pride. Different than your garden variety nerds or dorks, geeks enjoy things like computers, and math, and comic books. We're guilty of all of those things, especially the last part. Of all of the things the internet has done for us, perhaps one of it's most beneficial gifts to the geeks was the web comic.
Much like the shift from print to digital in the traditional publishing world, the comic world has also undergone its own digital revolution - or should we say digital explosion? With the advances of software and the benefit of a cheaper publishing platform came a slew of online comics which ran the gamut from hilarious to hideous. We collected a list of the best geeky offerings from staff favorites to Facebook suggestions in order to provide you with over thirty hilarious, entertaining and incredibly drawn web comics to secretly read throughout your work day. Geek or no, there's a comic here that you'll be able to enjoy. Dive in, and feel free to share your favorites in the comments!
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skirge01
October 26, 2011 at 12:06pm
I found a few of these worth bookmarking, but not most of them. Along with xkcd, I prefer the humour of dorktower.com and thedoghousediaries.com.
texasrb_45
October 25, 2011 at 5:58pm
I'm shocked that Looking for Group was not on this list. That one I haven't found a person that doesn't love the comic by 5 pages from the start. Legend of Bill is another that is full of wacky humor too. If you take that with it's two spinoff comics, Barwench Tales and Gnome Cronicles, is one of the best reads next to LFG.
noghiri_x
October 23, 2011 at 3:47pm
You also missed Sheldon. It's about a ten-year-old geek who ownes a multi-billion software corp. HOW IS THAT NOT GEEKY IN THE EXTREME?!?
Videogamer3211
October 22, 2011 at 12:50pm
You missed one of the best comics out there, Daisy Owl. Sure, it's dead, but the comic has sure geek roots and is one of the few that is funny for every strip.
BootMag01
October 22, 2011 at 2:22am
3 webcomics that are geeky and fun that should be in this list:
Ctrl+Alt+Del (www.cad-comic.com)
Real Life Comics (www.reallifecomics.com)
AppleGeeks (www.applegeeks.com)
ok, so that last one is written by an apple fanboy...and has recently gone on hiatus, but still great comic.
Caboose
October 22, 2011 at 2:38pm
Was going to say, AppleGeeks hasn't updated in almost 2yrs, if not longer...
streetking
October 22, 2011 at 12:22am
tell me someone else noticed the random cursors in about half the pictures...
Asterixx
October 20, 2011 at 2:02pm
Out of that list the only ones I regularly read are PVP & Diesel Sweeties. Others I read that aren't on the list are Shortpacked! (interesting note: Shortpacked! creator David Willis is featured on the T-shirt on the guy in Hijinks Ensue in this gallery), Not Invented Here (drawn by the creator of Ugly hill, Paul Southworth), Bear Nuts, Frankenstein Superstar, and Endtown...
b.knighthorse
October 20, 2011 at 11:39am
http://thenoobcomic.com
Great comic dealing with MMOs and all sorts of random referances.
M.Elkins
October 19, 2011 at 9:05pm
I've read this site for almost 6 years without ever creating an account. For you to say Ctrl-Alt-Del isn't funny is like saying Mcdonalds food is healthy for you. Most people at or above average intelligence would call BS on that. I read several of the comics listed, none of them religiously. I haven't even kept up with CAD in the last year and a half. There was a time when I did greatly anticipate the new comics weekly release schedule. I just find it hard to believe you find no humor in Tim's comics. Slowly but surely this year I've moved further away from respecting the opinions of staff at Maximum PC. This article isn't helping matters any.
Mortal_M
October 19, 2011 at 6:20pm
And this is for every person who loves photography and it's also funny if you are a freelancer.
www.whattheduck.net
davelray
October 19, 2011 at 6:12pm
Strange you didn't include CAD-comics on the basis that "it's not funny." It's funnier than half the crap you did include. To each their own.
Captain_Steve
October 19, 2011 at 4:48pm
I read 11 of these. I think I've been through the death and re-birth of Nothing Nice to Say about 3 times by now.
NortonsArk
October 19, 2011 at 4:04pm
The Web Comic I follow is Battlepug.com. (mostly because I love Pugs.) It's not exactly geeky, but it has a sense of humor and the artwork is gorgeous. At one point Santa Claus is depicted as a slave driver. A new page posts every Monday morning.
Caboose
October 19, 2011 at 3:29pm
VGCats is so slow to update!
You should also add www.weregeek.com to the list!
dethdeks
October 19, 2011 at 3:21pm
then what # is it cause i just went threw all 34 twice now and didnt see it either time.
nedwards
October 19, 2011 at 3:27pm
It isn't in there. I should have clarified: We didn't include it because it's not funny.
MichiganCubbie
December 13, 2011 at 3:04am
I know that not being included is often harder on the webcomic than the reader. However, I know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of tears for the rest of the webcomic's life. Readers move past it, and heal.
rawrnomnom
October 19, 2011 at 10:32pm
Sir... your face isn't funny. but we still read your articles...
Most of these aren't worthy of being bookmarked, Have you ever read CAD? because if you enjoy XKCD and the oatmeal i don't know how you can disrespect CAD...
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