Webcomics.... ah, webcomics...

why so addictive?

http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/

This is one for you lovers of Buffy and Neil Gaiman. It's a pretty well drawn (the later installments are sometimes breathtakingly beautiful - I think Joe England, the author, even got an award for his art) semi-serious comic about three twentysomethings with supernatural problems. Later on they're joined by a giant talking rabbit. A disgruntled, alcoholic giant talking rabbit. Unlike the thousands of gag strips out there, this one has a really great plot and lots of character development. Lots of angst, too.

Here's a neat character summary (warning: spoilers!):

http://forums.keenspot.com/viewtopic.php?t=67050&sid=35dd53054019ac19469549789cbd185c

Here's a few examples of the 'mature' Zebragirl style:

http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/d/20030808.html

http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/d/20020920.html

http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/d/20021205.html


Besides getting addicted to webcomics I'm still pretty busy, mostly translating. This time I'm even getting paid for it, so: yay! Should finish this job tonight or tomorrow, though. Hopefully I'll then get around to catching up here on LJ. And yes, I realise I could have read some of your LJs instead of webcomics in the breaks between translating, but the truth is, I'm kind of afraid of the backlog - it's so huge! - webcomics are less frightening. ;-) Also, they're a good fit for the pauses during work, with their short strip format and all... and they don't require responses from me. Easy, quick fun for in-between. (Although I do give feedback to the webcartoonists whose work I love. It's an easy way of making the world a happier place by making *someone* happier - just like giving feedback for fanfic is. ;-))

Okay, back to 'Priming and Automaticity Research' (that's what I'm translating - psychology. Tricky.)