Slow Wave – Jesse Recklaw, and you!

Readers submit their dreams which get turned into this weekly strip

NAWLZ – Stu Campbell

One of the few “true” webcomics, NAWLZ uses design, color, animation, sound and interactivity to present a futuristic look at youth subculture and, well, drugs.

Cat and Girl – Dorothy Gambrell

Starring a cat and a girl (with guest appearances from a boy, a grrl and a hip vampire), Cat and Girl regularly delivers bitter, sarcastic, if not still hopeful commentary on our contemporary world.

Achewood – Chris Onstad

A first-rate gag-format webcomic that defies classification, Achewood is as much about a group of animals as it is about everything. Critically acclaimed and highly recommended.

Hark! A Vagrant – Kate Beaton

Some of the funniest things on the internet, Beaton’s cartoons typically re-enact obscure political events, removing all the pomp and dignity time has given them.

Meanwhile – Jason Shiga

A choose-your-own adventure style comic from one of the form’s lesser known young visionaries.

BodyWorld – Dash Shaw

The discovery of a plant that grants telepathic abilities starts to break down the barriers between the self-loathing gonzo botanist Paulie Panther’s psyche and the rest of the town.

Persimmon Cup – Nick Bertozzi

In this Suessical tale, Garo’s forbidden love of Persimmon causes nothing but trouble when he sneaks her a mysterious but dangerous gift.

Anders Loves Maria – Rene Engström

Atypical of the standard webcomics format, Anders Loves Maria is a self-contained story that recently completed its three year run. Slice-of-life style story of a quarter-life couple and their decision to have a baby.