Probably one of my consistant favourites is “Girl Genius“. The output of Studio Foglio (home of Hugo award winning artist Phil Foglio), this tri-weekly webcomic follows the adventures of Agatha Hetrodyne in a world ruled by mad science. If all steampunk makes you murderous, steer clear, but the complete irreverance of the story telling counters some of the pomposity Steampunk is prone to (it bills itself as a ‘Gaslamp Fantasy’), and visually attractive artwork is worth looking at.
One caveat: if you’re an older person and happened to have read Foglio’s comic series, Xxxenophile, the consistancy in art style that makes characters in Girl Genius bear more than a little resemblance to the light hearted but adult toons of his past work is a trifle disconcerting. This is especially so, given their habit of using the characters from Girl Genius to tell side stories. Perhaps, like many actresses trying to break into the business, certain characters had a past in adult entertainment?
First Page: Starts out black and white, quickly gets better.
Updates: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Hearts: 5/5