Hiya peeps! Today I got come new tags sorted out! First I added a new “contemporary” tag for all of your modern desires. Second I took the “Historical Fantasy” and “Historical Fiction” tags and combined them into one “Historical” tag. I’m hoping this will be good additions to our tag lineup to help you find the stories you’re craving!
[Image depicts Webcomic Library Tagpacker statistics with 6 following, 100 followers, and over 92 thousand views]
We also recently hit 100 followers on Tagpacker! I’m super happy people have been wanting to follow along with what new content is being added to the library and possibly be inspired to start their own collections!
Adding and updating content takes a lot of time but it is truly a labor of love. It brings me so much joy to look over all of these stories so fondly and know that this helps people find comics that will fill them with wonder and excitement. I always have so much more I want to do but I’m proud of what I’ve managed to accomplish here with all of you!
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Do you create a webcomic? Submit your comic to the library by emailing me at webcomiclibrary@gmail.com
Yo peeps! As many of you know, I keep my Library of all the webcomics I follow on Tagpacker. Tagpacker has been adding new features with the most recent being a way to exclude tags on searches! This is super cool cause that means you can sort out trigger warnings when looking for a new webcomic to read or any other thing you might not be interested in. All you have to do is enter in the tag to the archive search bar and click the dot next to the tag.
This is one of the two things I wish they had when I started using the site hence why I’m super pumped! The only thing left is to allow me to organize the order of the Tags and Tagpacks, cause not even the page counts are in order and it frustrates me. But this is still a big thing that helps me as a user and yall as searchers.
It’s an honor (and frankly a bit astonishing) to have so many people who want to read my story. I want to give particular shout outs to:
@lgbtwebcomicsfor sharing my poster and sending 100+ lovely people my way (please check out their listings of LGBT+ webcomics!)
@webcomiclibrary(The Webcomic Library has a huge catalog of webcomics to read and support!)
and @ironicallybadusernamefor reblogging every update that I post
Thank you to everyone who has sent me nice notes and encouragement and welcome to those of you who found your way here after the mess I made of ‘Go Fish’
There are still more 100 Reader Celebration Kissy Stickers available for anyone who hasn’t gotten one yet! At this time I don’t have any other free arts to give out BUT I am trying to work on something special as a giveaway for this milestone! Hopefully before 500 lmao
Hiya peeps! Today the Webcomic Library and the Aradia collective are collaborating on a reader discussion on Magical Girls! We’ll be working together to post one question a day over the week over Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram for yall to chime in on!
All the questions for this week have been posted to the Webcomic Library Discord as well. If you’re interested in joining in on the discussion in a more direct way or are interested in meeting and learning from more folks in the community feel free to dm me for an invite. We’d love to have you!
What started as a personal collection for my own personal reference and to recommend things to friends got turned into a blog and public database this day 4 years ago.
So much love and passion has gone into the library over the years. It’s become a huge part of my life and has changed me for the better. I’ve been able to learn so much through others and my own experimentation, read so many stories that both make me laugh and leave me in awe, and met so many people through the project with some I’d even consider close friends. I still have so many things I want to do with the Webcomic Library that I can’t wait to get to. I really hope you all with continue following the library along on it’s adventure. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or found it a few days ago thank you for supporting the Webcomic Library!
Hiya! First of all I wanted to give a huge thank you to you peeps! Over the past week I’ve seen more folks following this tumblr and interaction with the Webcomic Library database than I’ve seen since I put this project out to the public over 4 years ago. I’m blown away by all the love the library has been getting!
With all the new folks following I wanted to give a little update on what I’ve been up to. Back in January I finished my previous major project which was expanding the library to include print, subscription, and download exclusive comics. I actually started this project back in May 2020 but it took a while to enter in my full personal collection. With that integration done I’m hoping to continue adding more paywalled content to help promote those works and let readers know what they’re getting into before buying.
With all the support this project has been getting I’m itching to get working on the next major project on the horizon. Now folks who have been following my work for a while be familiar with my pervious masterpost series and know that I back away from doing them around this time last year. I’ve been missing them terribly but want to take my blog work a step upward. For the next step in the library I’m looking to make an independent blog space! I have a lot of ideas for what kind of content I want to bring to the table and I’m hoping you all will stick around to see the result!
This major project is currently slow going as I have other priorities in my personal life that need my attention and care but I’m hoping to get more things moving during the summer. In the meanwhile I’ve been regularly working in the background to add and update the Webcomic Library database. Currently I’m chipping away at an inventory of the “Genre” tag category. I have plans to edit and add a few tags during the process, including combining the “Historical Fantasy” and Historical Fiction” tags and adding a “Furry” tag so keep an eye out for that!
While I’m at it I also wanted to promote the Webcomic Library Discord! We’re approaching 300 members strong now and hold events regularly. This month we have the following events going on:
Comic Cafe Day: Fridays
March 8th-12th: Creator Workshop on Script and Thumbnailing Processes
March 22nd-26th: Reader Discussion on Magical Girls In partnership with the Aradia Collective
End of DTIYS Art Challenges!
We have plans to introduce some new, fun art challenges next month. We always have something interesting going on whether it be new art to interesting discussions about the webcomic community. If you’re interested in getting more involved with the community feel free to dm or email me for an invite.
Thank you all again for the support! I’ve been having so much fun reading and being a part of this amazing community and I hope I can continue helping bring readers and creators together!
Hiya peeps! 2020 has certainly been a rollercoaster for a variety of reasons. It has certainly been a challenge however I feel very pleased with what the library has been able to accomplish this year! Over the course of this year we have…
Has expanded to include print, download, and subscription comics
Added 2 completely new tag categories to the library (”Available as…” and “Style and Format”) along with a number of new individual tags to sort through.
Made it to 74k views on Tagpacker with 76 followers
Opened a discord for readers and creators alike. We give spaces to talk shop, share art and stories, and meet other peeps in the community! You can dm me for an invite.
The Library has expanded a lot this year and so many doors have opened as well. I have so many ideas for where I want to take this project but some of the goals I want to pursue in 2021 are..
Making more original posts on social media. I took some steps back from consistent posting in 2020 in exchange for focusing on my expansion projects on the library database itself. I want to be more active again and engage with folks.
Create a Pillowfort group. I want to be more active on this site especially. I think I could make use of Pillowfort to further engage with the webcomic community and just generally have fun with it!
Work to promote and continue building the WCL Discord into an active and supportive space.
Open an independent site. If you have been following me a while you’ll know this has been on my bucket list for a while but now I have an idea of what kind of content I want to produce on such a platform and how I could do it successfully.
Interact with comic groups and publishers to add more comics to the library. I think I have a good platform now that can offer something unique to different groups. I do a lot of content work surrounding the Library on my own so having external help from larger groups would be a big plus!
Reach 2,000 webcomics in the Library.
Despite everything I think I was able to walk away with some things I could look fondly back on. For the first time since around the time I begun this project publicly 4 years ago I have a group of friends who I regularly talk to. They’re a group of people who I respect and admire and I feel the same energy back. I’ve come to realize the skills and work I’ve done has significant worth and perhaps one day soon I’ll be able to put these skills to use in a job that could actually support me financially.
In the next year I want to take some massive steps. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous but I’m also hopeful. 2020 has been far from the perfect year but I’m going to move forward with a desire to keep working towards making something I’m proud of. Thank you all for your support this year!
You can also buy comics you can find in the Library on Amazon and Bookshop.
If you enjoy any of these webcomics I encourage you to reblog this post or reblog their works. Most if not all of the comics mentioned rely on word of mouth to grow their audiences. All of these wonderful creators deserve to have their stories seen and heard and you can help by spreading the word!
The Webcomic Library has been a project I have been officially working on for almost 4 years come next month. It’s been my passion project and has helped me through my life more than you know. I’m constantly inspired by the creators and stories I learn about in the webcomics community and through this work I can only hope to give that back in return.
It’s my absolute delight to announce the Webcomic Library is being archived by the Library of Congress! This means the contents of my Tagpacker database and tumblr are being recorded and documented for future use and research regarding comic literature and criticism. I’m very excited to have the opportunity and have my work be regarded as worthwhile and important for others who want to know what stories people are taking the time to share.
I can only hope to do right by the folks whose webcomics mean so much to me and to continue to improve and expand upon the work I’m doing right now. I just want to thank you all. From the readers looking for a comic to read to librarians looking for new books to buy to the creators looking to find community and resources. I can only hope to not only continue to contribute these things but keep learning right along with you!
Created by
Mackenzie “Cosmo” Richard (Site) (Twitter)
Summary: Curses! is a coming of age story about three young adults who all were born with mysterious curses placed on them. Ash, a kind-hearted artist, was raised by her witch mother and is plagued by ghosts constantly in her periphery. Daniel is a skilled gardener who’s curse manifests in nature taking his feelings too far and a feeling that if he blooms, he will wilt. Monroe is a music geek who was always labeled the problem child and when they get angry, it feels like something else takes over. Their curses brought them together, but when they all move in together after years of online friendship, they find that their conditions may interact in new, even more dangerous ways. Can they find the roots of their curses?
Summary:
After the devastation of WWIV, humans have become virtually extinct and left the rest of the animal kingdom for themselves. Several decades of evolution later, the animals have grown in both population and human-like intelligence. Bucky is the last human on earth, and not everyone is a fan of his human history. He faces constant harassment and discrimination from his animal classmates to which he dreams of eradicating. It’s not until he saves an all-powerful killer whale that his simple act of kindness becomes an endless cycle of pandemonium.
The Gifts of Darkness (Site) (Warning: Alcohol, NSFW, and Sexual/Nonsexual Nudity)
Summary:
Most people don’t become apprentice sorcerers at 23 years old, but that’s the path Adrien finds himself taking, even if he doesn’t quite know what he’s doing. He sets out to meet his new mentor, the sorcerer Valerion, who becomes his guide in magic and in life. Together, they begin to understand and accept who they are, and they learn to embrace the darkness that makes both true honesty and true love possible.
Summary:
An indigenous warrior girl is sent to fight the mermaids that are driving her people into poverty – and must battle against the mermaid she once called a friend. Based on the award-winning Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy.
Summary: David is what the supernatural crowd likes to call a “true believer,” a badge the teen wears proudly as he searches for the existence of all things scary and mysterious. When David, alongside his skeptical best friend Felix, are presented with proof that something terrifying may have landed right on their doorstep, the hunt for the Curse of Lalin is on - and life will never be the same again.
Summary:
Welcome to LibraryVerse, a world where dreams and afterworld can be indistinguishable from reality. Hidden beneath the thin film of the real world sits the endless Aperture Planes, small universes created by the mind - and by the supernatural.
What truly makes a person real? In a world where reality and imagination can be indistinguishable, what determines what is true - and what is merely fantasy? Follow Verse, a budding Classic Lit instructor, as he navigates this strange world, finding new realities about himself along the way.
Summary:
The magic within Lucas is something extraordinary and special that he would sniff out what might be blessing from his mother or a curse of Lunatics. But the Lunatics are wandering to make people go against him despite his deafness.
Could he cope up with such gift and power using magic or mindfulness?
My Deepest Secret (Webtoons) (Warning: Abuse, Blood/Gore, Death, Sexual Assault, and Violence)
Summary: Having a handsome, kind and caring boyfriend like Elios means the world to Emma. Even a look at him makes her heart flutters. But little does she know about a secret lies deep in their relationship. What is the said secret?
Summary:
Detatched and lacking direction in life, Adam resigns himself to his day job at the cafe. There he meets the regular Chase, who is peppy, sugar-fueled - and his polar opposite.
Summary:
Tol and Smol It’s story about the advantage and disadvantage of being tol and smol [and how they meet and falling in love??] Well, heights difference always my kind of things so here we go!
If you enjoy any of these webcomics I encourage you to reblog this post or reblog their works. Most if not all of the comics mentioned rely on word of mouth to grow their audiences. All of these wonderful creators deserve to have their stories seen and heard and you can help by spreading the word!
Summary:
Theo and Archaeus, an amnesiac and archivist, are guardians of the powerful Princev that’s been missing for over a decade. Since then, mysterious crystals have started to parasitize the living creatures of the world causing imbalance and mayhem, leaving Theo and Archaeus to wonder… What is the cause of these dangerous crystals? And more importantly, will they lead to the missing Princev?
Summary: In the city of Creston many hunters have been gathered together to eliminate all monstrous creatures. Leonard Derrin is one of the hunters within these hunting units, and despite having only a year of experience under his belt, he has managed to become very successful.His luck takes a turn for the worse however when he has a chance encounter with a mischievous lycan girl. With just one bite, Leonard’s life is changed forever. He must now free himself from his new master’s curse or else risk losing his job or, worse, his life.
Black Sunshine (Site) (Twitter) (Facebook) (Warning: Blood/Gore, NSFW, Violence)
Summary:
College Student Indimaru Della Posta decides to take the chance and join the organization called Black Sunshine. With the help of the Palette’s central crew, Private Indigo reports for duty! Through the organization, he meets the colorful cast working for the sectors. However, new connections and adversaries make working for this corporation a life threatening ordeal.
The Changeling’s Sister (Tapas) (Webtoons) (Warning: Abuse and Violence)
Summary: Rose’s twin sister is kidnapped by a fairy and replaced by a doll. She is the only one who sees the difference, and the doll treats her horribly, until she one day has enough of it and goes searching for her real sister.
Summary:
There’s something evil in their blood. It’s up to them to figure out what is going on… before it kills them. And they may not be doing their best, but they sure are doing their dumbest.
A bunch of queer nerds play DnD. Or like, attempt to play DnD.
Summary:
Follow the journeys of young furry, feathery, and scaley individuals as they travel through the magical fantasy Kingdoms of Chimera, facing terrifying monsters, ferocious beasts, despicable people, and their own personal conflicts as they learn more about themselves and each other.
Summary:
Remember that one movie that was like a buddy-cop thing, but took place in a dark-magical-noir-dystopian-fantasy empire in space? This is like that, but waaay cuter.
Summary: Go South is an episodic tabletop rpg-inspired fantasy comic about a group of traveling queer friends going on quests and adventures! Or at least, trying to do so, but we all have to start somewhere.
Summary: Evlin Carter, an optimistic 8-year old girl, struggles to readjust to life in Greenleaf, a charming town at the heart of a great forest, and the place of her birth. Armed with only her sketchbook and unwavering good faith, Evlin is determined to find her place in the community once again, in spite of those who challenge her very right to be there.
Summary: Angiris is a 13 year-old girl from Cloveridge City. One day, on her way home from school a strange looking creature kidnapped her and took her to another dimension. A curse was set upon Miraclewish a long time ago. And Angiris was told to be ‘the chosen’ and that she had to find the way to break the curse to free the people living in there.
Summary: Chary and Walt are a devoted longtime gay couple who currently live in Port Exemplar, a huge city on the Pacific Northwest coast. Theirs is a comic book world; full of people with strange powers and abilities, aliens, magic, and all sorts of other weird nonsense. Port Exemplar is the superhero capital of the world, headquarters of the Metahuman Affairs Coadunation, aka MAC, the huge organization that tracks all super-powered people, and the couple’s employer. Providing hero licensing and support as needed, and doing damage control for metas who turn to crime, MAC is based in a large island fortress just off the mainland.In the midst of all this, Chary and Walt are happy and content (even after a tragic incident Chary experienced a while back), living their lives and doing their thing. But it’s now starting to dawn on the couple that despite everything exciting going on all around them, maybe their lives have gotten a little too stagnant..
Summary: The year is 2113. The real and virtual worlds have never been more intertwined - only, that seems to be the problem. Increasingly so. When twisted individuals seek to take this technical advancement to new and possibly immoral grounds, it’s up to a young group of gamers to save both their virtual sanctuary, and the fate of mankind.
If you enjoy any of these webcomics I encourage you to reblog this post or reblog their works. Most if not all of the comics mentioned rely on word of mouth to grow their audiences. All of these wonderful creators deserve to have their stories seen and heard and you can help by spreading the word!
