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The art is unbelievable. Among the best I have ever seen. The story has many layers, and inspires great confidence.

While it updates regularly once each week, that is unsatisfyingly slow. The story will take a great deal of time to resolve. It is currently through a prologue and 60 pages into the first chapter.

I have high hopes for the long term future, but it is too slow to keep up with on a weekly basis. Bookmark this for later.

I can honestly say over the past few years I have read more comics then I can honestly count but this one got me good for a long time after I finished reading it. While everyone has their pro's and con's I will keep it short starting with the cons that certain timelines didn't connect as well as others while certain characters seem out of place on more then one occasion in my own opinion. But the pro's far outweigh the con's in this one with it appropriate plot twists and ability to express it characters very well. What truly got me is how the author does such a amazing job replicating modern day life, showing the good and bad and everything in between with the main character as he grows up. maybe just due to going threw a lot of those experiences first hand I am probably giving this comic a overly high rating. But at the end of it the title really sums it all up rather well as no matter what we go threw we can always hope for better days lol.

I found the original comic stolen generation on Belfry a few months ago. After reading some of the other amazing comics on here I was a bit skeptic on this one due to my high expectations at the time. My only regret in the end was not reading this one sooner. It has a balance of everything you generally expect in a great comic but what really gets you is how deep he makes not only his art but the characters as well. If anything I recommend at least reading the first 50 pages of stolen generation before judging it. That how it got me hooked.

I am not sure who the audience is for this strip, but I am certainly in it. It isn't inappropriate for it to have the "spiritual" tag, but a "religion" tag might be better.

This is a slice of life comic revolving around three female roommates. They happen to live in the middle of a staunchly Mormon city, and a few arcs deal with things that come up when you spend time around Mormons. My parents aren't Mormon, but they were raised as Fundamentalist Christians, and some of the jokes hit VERY close to home. Like the idea of going to college for the sole purpose of finding a husband (not getting a BS or a PHD, but an "MRS").
The comic is NOT preachy, and it approaches some of the weird things Christians do in a fair and unoffensive way, even while it jokes about how ridiculous they are. It does have a few preachy characters in a later arc, but that aspect of them is portrayed as a character flaw.

However, most of the comic has these issues in the background. So I am finally getting to the meat of my review.

The three main characters are unique in general and from each other. They also have a great dichotomy that makes them interesting.
*Cat is lovably innocent and spunky, while still having inner strength
*Ronnie is worldly and streetwise, but in a surprisingly kind and charming way
*Dawn is the most grounded and mature, but is motivated strongly by her feelings

The arcs are short, funny, and story progressing. We get to know the characters better, they are natural, and have relate-able conflicts. Nothing earth-shattering happens, but there are typical over-reactions from young people featured here. With the exception of a cliche "switch places for a week" arc, the rest works very nicely.

Additional points:
*Regularly updating
*Alt Text on some strips (hover over them to get a bonus joke)
*click-on-the-comic navigation
*A bunch of "My Little Pony" tributes in the background
*Tons of interesting side characters, some of whom get their own story arcs
*Story and Art start out acceptable, and improves dramatically, including the quick addition of color

In short, it is a strong comic with unique themes and it is a good read. Go ahead and read the first 50 strips. This will even include the first taste of religion in the strip. As a Christian myself, I appreciate this particular criticism of the church because it is an issue that we frequently mess up.

While the comic is good, and 'updates' .. if you call it that, on a regular basis, it tends to reboot itself with the same art and the same story every so often, so .. I can't really call it a weekly update when it's stuff released years ago that are the updates.

Endtown has been slowly slogging away as a substantial piece of work that started out above the average crop of webcomics to start with. It's story of survival dipped in a traditional "funny animal" gloss has been gripping. The art has been consistently and precisely tailored to the content, using a well presented traditional clean-line news-paper strip format. It references and frames it's self in similar ways to the adventure serials, and has gone on to surpass them.

Telling the story of post-apocalyptic society with a society of survivors, some mutated into anthropomorphic shape and others not, and under constant siege from the still human but horrifically xenophobic "topsiders". this strip has carefully mixed it's elements of comic relief, action and high drama.

The turning point for the comic has come with the slow wind up the peak of the roller coaster, and now crests over the peak of a roller coaster ahead. Reaching a point where this "funny animal" comic starts raising very fundamental issues about humanity, person-hood and society.

I note that the content comprising the Trial of Maude will be eligible for 2014 Eisner nominations. I urge its submission for consideration.

The aesthetics of the comic, and even the site itself are outstanding. "Ava's Demon" has a unique format. Each "page" of the comic is a single beautiful panel. This panel probably doesn't advance the story much, but it works because each update is multiple pages. I could scroll through the story just to see the art, but given the intriguing story, I expect to be around for a while.

Relatively cliche characters, plot, etc and STILL manages to be fresh and unique. The art goes a long way on that count, as do the plot twists and turns. Hundreds of strips and frequent updates don't hurt either.

This is one of those comics that you get really excited about right off the bat. It's got a good plot, the characters are unique and interesting, and it really makes you want to read more. Def would recommend.

Artwork: Fairly good. The style is curious at first but once you get to the mythological creatures things settle down and remain consistant. Backgrounds vary in quality, but I'm rather forgiving there. I don't mind a sacrifice for a timely update.

Plot: Be warned, this is one of those comics that jumps between Story arcs. Some arcs focus, for a time, on side characters or co-stars if you will, sort of in a flashback style. However, once you read through them to the recent stuff, you begin to see how it all slowly ties in. I honestly like the side arcs because they explain alot more about the universe the main character finds herself in. And I have a feeling alot of those loose ends from other arcs will be answered in future arcs. This comic has alot of room to grow.

Overall Impression: I really enjoy this one. It's pleasing to the eye once you get used to the style, I'm a sucker for mythical beasties, and LOVE that the author finds critters one doesn't always hear about. I look forward to see where they go with this...

I'm not a prude. I see nothing wrong with naked furries, as long as the plot is interesting or even funny. Or heck, they just plain admit to being an eye candy comic. This comic falls drastically short on substance or comedy. As for eye candy, it's not even that well drawn.

What irritates me above most of it is the BIG NOTICE on every page stating that the Furries aren't naked because they have fur! Please, don't insult intelligence.

The good: Captivating Storyline, on the surface Alien dice is a game. Dice bond to animals, have the animals evolve as they level up. The actual game is something between a hunt and battling with the dicemon. But for the rich and the bored of the Galaxy that wasn't enough. They took the game one sept further, binding dice and sentient lifeforms. While the rich hunt and battle using owned sentient dice as pawns, Lexx, plays the older game. Can he complete the dice set he released on earth before the others come to fight and capture him? Added to this is his run in with Chelsea, an earth girl with the unfortunate luck of owning a cat his dice bonded too. As for the rest throw in romance, intrique, politics, and questions of ethics. Can Lexx remain free?

The bad: Style. This comic begins as a graphic novel, but later on due to the slowness of the updates on the text portion, it begins to appear more like a standard net comic. I just wish the author could keep the text updated better, because the text in most cases enriches the comic.

I'll admit that I had my doubts for the first few chapters of the story as I read through for the first time recently, but stick with it to the most recent comics. Trust me, this one's worth it. And no, not just for the scantily clad catgirls. XD

This comic greatly reflects its creator's development as an artist and writer over the course of time:

What starts out as a pretty decent furry fantasy comic with some interesting plot points, great screwball humor, and art that doesn't make you want to gouge your eyes out,
evolves over the course of the comic into a beautifully drawn epic with deep philosophical ventures and an intricate plot with multiple, beautifully paced threads... without loosing the demented humor and "95% innocent" fun its had from the start.

Less than thirty strips, doesn't make much sense and hasn't been touched in years. Just move along...

Darths & Droids confronts me with the same paradox as Alicorn's Luminosity: fan fiction that one wishes was the canon, yet could not exist without its (much poorer) inspiring work. For Luminosity, it was the Twilight series; for D&D, it was the Prequel Trilogy.

Darths & Droids began on a simple premise: imagine the Star Wars universe as a table-top roleplaying game. It has since become a radical reinterpretation of the entire story, turning the Prequel Trilogy into a respectable saga. The early comics were fairly simple, isolated gags, with a few modified character personalities; humour mostly tailored to roleplayers and Star Wars fans. Even if the reader was neither, it was still enjoyable as a comedy strip.

But, whether it was the team's goal from the project's inception or simply a product of circumstance, by the time they reached Episode II, they were consciously subverting the story even as they acted out the same scenes. Palpatine, rather than the evil Sith mastermind, is a conflicted senator elevated to emperor through bittersweet accident; Jar Jar Binks, far from depressingly trite comic relief, becomes one of the Republic's most respected senators. Finally, Anakin Skywalker is completely remade, his fall from grace the product of a ruthless Machiavellian ambition that offers a much more believable segue into his later role as Darth Vader. The political power-plays are so delicately orchestrated, it feels as much like a le Carré novel as a Lucas film.

Like all great parodists, the D&D team has a thorough understanding of its source material, which it uses masterfully to counteract the audience's expectations; indeed, so many Original Trilogy phrases have been used in the prequels that there might not be any left in their original context. Already into Episode IV, iconic scenes have been reworked in innovative, sometimes truly surprising ways. However the story ultimately charts out, the reader is guaranteed to find the comic both familiar, and refreshingly original.

Sci-fi writers are often faced with the dilemma of whether to emphasize the science or the fiction of their universe, with various pros and cons associated with each. Mark Stanley is a writer gifted with the ability not only to stand firmly on both sides, but to seamlessly integrate the academia with a fun and easy-to-follow storyline. Weighty debates on robotic consciousness, the nuances of a fledgling ecosystem, and ethics both human and alien are interspersed with, and even propagated by, pie fights, pickpockets, and other assorted mischief courtesy of Captain Sam Starfall. Even as Freefall addresses scientific and social issues readily pertinent to our own world, it does so in a candid, light-hearted voice familiar to layman and intellectual alike.

The importance of meshing these two spheres is demonstrated by the characters themselves. At story's start, Florence and Sam are practically antithetical, one a hardworking ship engineer and the other an opportunistic con-man; but it's a complementary contrast, and as time goes by their experiences enlighten each other. Florence injects Sam with a much-neglected sense of greater social responsibility, while Sam breaks through Florence's rigid deference to authority, enabling both to combat Mr. Kornada's diabolical plot. Sam may have depended on Florence from the get-go, but even the engineer more than once finds herself in need of the crook.

With its simple style and gentle humour, at face value Freefall could easily be mistaken for a strip out of the daily paper; but one of that rare breed that educates as much as it entertains, examining the hard questions of the universe through a vibrant, mostly unassuming, and often irreverent cast of characters both flesh-and-blood and steel-and-silicon. For readers who can tolerate a slower pace of plot, Freefall offers a new stage for the old philosophers.

Some comics promise deep characters and big adventures to explore the nature of these characters.
Other comics try to explore the depth of their characters in their daily lives.
Sluggy succeeds wildly at both, and this success is highly dependent on the high rate of production, as the long stories would otherwise drag on and on. You will feel like you know the characters personally, but they will still surprise you without breaking the character.

The reckless main characters face difficult decisions, make some wrong choices, grow as individuals, and continue to entertain well after you start trying to predict their actions in an arc.

If I have a complaint, it is that the comic does not ease you into it, and it is hard to get going. Even several hundred strips into the 5000+ in the archive, you feel like you are still getting more thrown at you than you can handle. Once you get to the other side of that, it goes much smoother.

If you are willing to invest tons of time to discover if you want to stick to the strip, get at least as far as bun-bun's Christmas rivalries. This is a hard comic to recommend, because there is no guarantee that you will like it all the way up until you have proven it to yourself with a 500+ strips, which is already a huge commitment.

The characters are one-dimensional and boring. The stories are predictable and depressing. And 4000 strips after the start, the art has not improved.

I keep having the same thought over and over: "this doesn't make sense". And on at least one occasion, I had to suppress a gag reflex during an arc.

Exploring the depth of this comic is like exploring the depth of a pile of shit. You will just end up feeling dirty and asking yourself why you wanted to look closer in the first place.

Darius, Cyranthian Chronicles, and anything else by Shavae studios...what can I say but disjointed? These should not be seperate comics but perhaps organized as Storylines of a core theme. But even that doesn't work, because none of the Storylines are completed enough just to stand alone. This author would be better served focusing on ONE Storyline and telling that story to completion instead of hopping around 3/4 different "comics" with spuradic updates. They all have potential, the artwork is good, and I'd love to see more, but they are all so disjointed and poorly organized that I can't really follow any one thing.