Not just filler

Really. Good entertainment. Of a sort. OK, to name the topic: Webcomics. If you don't read them, you really should. There are a ton of great, free comics out there that you can spend DAYS reading.

How, what, huh, you say? Because many of them have been running for years, their entire collection is archived and readable (in most cases), and many of the comics update as many as 3 or 4 times a week there can be hundreds of 3-8 panel strips for each good new comic for you find.

Some to get you started (if you haven't already):

• MegaTokyo is a fun gaming oriented comic. Gamers get trapped in Japan, hilarity ensues. LONG plot line.
• Penny Arcade avoids "continuity" like the plague. Game related jokes. No plot. You might not "get it," as they say, because it might not be "for you."
• Shlock Mercenary has the mother of all plots. Just start at the start and dig in. Sci-fi madness, campy at times. Did I mention it has a lot of plot? Yeah. It does.
• Bob, The Angry Flower is a little more like typical comics. Heh, OK. Not really. But it has the same kind of format. Very edgy and vaguely adult in content (language and topic).
• Dominic Deegan is going to be the last one. It is a recent find of mine, a little edgy (people die "on camera"), and is based in a fantasy swords-and-magic kind of world.

I've tried to cover a large(ish) cross section of styles and formats, but there really are just too many to make a truly complete list. Look for links sections in each comic you find. Most of these people will provide links to comics they like and read or other comics from the same free service group. I'll get all of the comics I read into a sidebar linked list one of these days. Enjoy.