When do good webcomics end.......

Mo · Post by Mo » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:48 am

MixedMyth wrote:Narbonic isn't officially over yet, but it's nearing the finish line. One of the best webcomics out there, imo.

Darn, yeah.

Also, As If! ran from April 2001 to March 2005. It was one of the first webcomics I read and I loved it, I was devastated when it ended.

The artist had to end it because she needed to dedicate her time to something that might actually earn her money.

...kind of what I'm going through at the moment...

Hallonpress · Post by **Hallonpress** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:55 am

ataraxia wrote: I certainly hope you don't abandon WBK- I'm just starting to get into that!

Of course not! We'll see it through to the end not matter what.

Easy for us to say NOW, but...

Bustertheclown · Post by **Bustertheclown** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:06 am

1/0 is long since ended. It was the first webcomic I can honestly say I fell in love with, besides the comics of my friend Turbo. In fact, 1/0 is the reason why I joined up with Keenspace in the first place. Incidently, I guess Turbo's comics also qualify for this list, since she hasn't really posted a new comic in almost two years. People should read her stuff, though. I think it's some of the funniest stuff nobody has ever heard about.

RemusShepherd · Post by **RemusShepherd** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:02 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Oh jeez, there was an entire website devoted to finished comics, if only I could remember the url!

You might be thinking of Full Story. It's more of an indexed list of links to finished comics than an archive, but it does its job.

I'd add Shayla the Pink Mouse and Sexy Losers as comics that have finished, but they're both porn so you may not be interested.

EvilChihuahua · Post by **EvilChihuahua** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:50 pm

One comic that is gone that I remember fondly is Life of Riley. It was really good, and then it stopped updating in the middle of a story arc. Then, about a year later, the artist updated a few more comics, before stopping about a week later. I can't even get on the site anymore.

Dr_Destruction · Post by **Dr_Destruction** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:48 pm

TRI wrote:
MixedMyth wrote:There was also Acid Reflux, but that cut short rather than coming to a conclusion...and I can't find the archives. ={ It was a marvelous comic, though.
Yes, it was. I still chuckle over the Melting Pandas and the line "aahh! It's shredding my soul!"

I'd reread it if there was a copy of it anywhere. There was an archive version for a while but that disappeared and they guy who hosted it posted something on a message board saying he'd put it up somewhere else but ... doesn't seem to have.

http://acidreflux.ficwad.com/

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:18 pm

I usually find comics after they've ended. The only comic I've read that has stopped updating comics is Badly Drawn Kitties.

TRI · Post by **TRI** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:20 am

Dr_Destruction wrote:
TRI wrote:
MixedMyth wrote:There was also Acid Reflux, but that cut short rather than coming to a conclusion...and I can't find the archives. ={ It was a marvelous comic, though.
Yes, it was. I still chuckle over the Melting Pandas and the line "aahh! It's shredding my soul!"

I'd reread it if there was a copy of it anywhere. There was an archive version for a while but that disappeared and they guy who hosted it posted something on a message board saying he'd put it up somewhere else but ... doesn't seem to have.
http://acidreflux.ficwad.com/

I stand pleased and corrected.

Game Misconduct · Post by **Game Misconduct** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:33 am

The Class Meangerie was one of my favorites. I discovered the comic was at the end. When it ended the creator decide remove all the strips and re-release it in storyline "order." It was bad move because when it was re-posted there were quite few strips missing along not posting few storyline arcs as well. Glad I saved all the strips on my hard drive before all of it got taken down.

Sput · Post by **Sput** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:10 am

Queen of Wands has ended, though it's going through a not so rapidfire rapidfire rerun. Ran from 02 to 05 i think :]

personally, i hate it when they end but it's usually for the best if it's the intended ending.

Turnsky · Post by **Turnsky** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:19 am

that's the cool thing about mine, theoretically it'll never end.

so you could say i'm on "book one" of what's gonna be one hell of a long story.

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:16 am

Concerned just ended last week.

It looks like it might not be the end, but it is.

Dr_Destruction · Post by **Dr_Destruction** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:21 pm

Timescapes died while I was out of commission. Angel Moxie has an actual beginning, plot and ending. Red Lexi never finished and I never went back to see the archives. Poisonwind started out good and then petered out. Cup of Sufering was a contemporary of mine. I even did some fan art for him. Jackie's Fridge was one of the comics that inspired me to do this. Tonja Steele was another. Element's Song was never finished. Misty the Mouse was very popular before it went belly up. Down to Earth was almost a respectable print comic for a while there.

Come to think of it PoF was a dead comic for three years.

But I came back from the grave to spread sorrow and devastation once more!

Speaking of back from the dead, Elf Life is showing signs of picking itself up from the grave and shuffling off in search of brains.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:29 pm

RemusShepherd wrote: You might be thinking of Full Story.

Yes!!! That's it! I remember because I got some hits off of it for Cameo some months ago.

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:08 am

Tynan wrote:I agree with Master Claude.

Also I miss Weebl and Bob.

Wait... What? I thought they were still updating.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:34 am

No more badger?

KODAMA · Post by **KODAMA** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:16 am

I had a webcomic I liked dearly.
This is a rare thing, as I loathe most (or all) webcomics.
It was called CampusLife. An overdone theme about college life, maybe, but I liked it. It was funny. The stick figures were amusing. But then like..

It ended: http://campuslife.keenspace.com

:(

Game Misconduct · Post by **Game Misconduct** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:04 pm

End of for Newshounds (http://www.newshounds.com/) is coming.

It's one of my first webcomics I read. Newshounds was one influences to draw and start my webcomic.

Starline · Post by **Starline** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:15 am

hallonpress wrote:
Hmmm. Yeah, I guess that I was a bit harsh. It just shows that I was a fan. In a way, you have a sort of obligation to the fans to finish what you've started. People care, and people get upset when you let them down. But still, once you hit the wall, there is no way to just pass through it.

I'm sorry, but I'm going have to disagree. If the comic is being made for free and being offered to the fans for free, the artist doesn't have an obligation to the fans AT ALL. Yes, the fans can be upset, hurt, disappointed, and all the sucky feelings that comes when a story you love isn't going to be finished. They have every right to be. But the artist owes them nothing.

Mo · Post by Mo » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:24 am

starline wrote:
hallonpress wrote:
Hmmm. Yeah, I guess that I was a bit harsh. It just shows that I was a fan. In a way, you have a sort of obligation to the fans to finish what you've started. People care, and people get upset when you let them down. But still, once you hit the wall, there is no way to just pass through it.
I'm sorry, but I'm going have to disagree. If the comic is being made for free and being offered to the fans for free, the artist doesn't have an obligation to the fans AT ALL. Yes, the fans can be upset, hurt, disappointed, and all the sucky feelings that comes when a story you love isn't going to be finished. They have every right to be. But the artist owes them nothing.

Truth. The only webcomic artists that owe their fans anything at all are those few individuals living off their webcomic, IMO*.

*(no, not my webcomic)