Comments on: Lack of “serious” Superhero Webcomics?

By: Macnut

Macnut — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:58:52 +0000

Well, if you like superheroes and space opera mixed together, there’s always my humble webcomic, The Vanguard. I also read Johnny Saturn and Ad Astra and have been meaning to dive into Heroes, Inc’s archives.

Like Scott, I think the reason there aren’t too many superhero webcomics is also because of the demographics-many webcomic readers (and creators!) seem to think superhero webcomics are “uncool”, they think of superheroes as part of the mainstream and they come to the web to “escape” that. Let’s not forget, too, that webcomics are a niche area of the web themselves, and superhero webcomics are a niche of a niche. Few webcomic creators are making a full-time living off their creations, and none of them are doing superheroes.

By: Rockidr4

Rockidr4 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:29:02 +0000

I’ve been looking around for some good superhero webcomics, because I like the genre, I want to get into a new hero I’m not familiar with, and I don’t really want to go through racks and racks of indie comics, so the web has just been convenient. Stealth and Johnny Saturn are my two favorites. I have another one that I think is worth looking at. antihero.keenspot.com it’s not as serious as the other two, but it does have a rather good concept and story.

By: crusader

crusader — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:48:44 +0000

Always fun to meet other creators. I’ll check it out and give a read over.

By: William Satterwhite

William Satterwhite — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:39:41 +0000

Hello, I saw this post concerning superhero webcomics and just wanted to introduce myself. My name is William Satterwhite and Stealth is a superhero webcomic I’ve been working on sporadically for some years now but is now on a regular update schedule. My link should take you the new current series, you can also check out the original archives at http://williamsatterwhite.info/stealth. Thanks!

By: thirtyseven

thirtyseven — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:44:40 +0000

I have discovered Ad Astra recently – due to the fact that he discovered me and linked to my page. Looks like a superhero comic, too.
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/singleton/adastra/series.php
And I really enjoy reading the before mentioned Magellan! His art might not be mainstream, like Scott Story said, but he is creating some really good stories! And his character development is great, too.

By: crusader

crusader — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:11:06 +0000

Shadowgirls is also a great webcomic, but I don’t think of it as a superhero comic. It’s as you said H.P. Lovecraft meets…. something.

By: crusader

crusader — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:09:30 +0000

Ghostzero is a great comic/webcomic, but I don’t consider it a superhero comic. It’s done in the true spirit of pulp and film noir.

By: Wolfhardt

Wolfhardt — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:04:03 +0000

Here is one of my favorite webcomics I highly recommend: SHADOWGIRLS (http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/) It’s like H.P. Lovecraft meets the Gilmore Girls ^^.

By: Sydney

Sydney — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:03:17 +0000

To be honest, superhero comics have only ever interested me marginally. Idi read one called Ghost Zero though and it’s fantastic.
I second the recommendation of magellan. That one has a pretty good storyline with plenty of interesting characters.
But like I said, I just don’t read them too often.

By: Spookytooth

Spookytooth — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:02:31 +0000

Here’s five I can think of offhand, Energize http://www.drunkduck.com/Energize/index.php , the “Cabal” segment of GenXorcist http://www.genxorcist.com , Retake http://www.drunkduck.com/Retake/index.php and Metadawn http://www.webcomicsnation.com/PowerfulPress/metadawn/series.php . In fact, there’s a growing roster of superheroes at Drunk Duck, check it out. If you don’t mind a little tongue in cheek there’s also Dasien http://www.dasiencomic.com and Stellar http://www.wlpcomics.com/adult/stellar . Even the funny ones can be very well done.