As many of you know, I am an avid webcomic fan. I have around twenty bookmarked in a favorites folder . Sure, some of them no longer update, some only update every now and then. Then again, one or two actually have multiple comics running on the same site, so all told, I probably visit at least ten or twelve on any given day.

Some time back, someone posted a panel from an old strip on a comic I was unfamiliar with. It was a D&D related joke, and I thought it was funny, but I didn't realize that it wasn't the whole point of the site. Since the joke involved the DM dropping rocks on everyone as a reward for one of the players derailing a whole campaign, I thought I was at the end of it, and didn't feel like reading all of their adventures at the time since I knew how they would turn out.

Boy, was I wrong!

Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to share Something Positive with you. This is the story of Davan MacIntire, his acerbic wit, and his friends, enemies, and life. And yes, he and his friends are gamers... thus the D&D strip I came across.

As stated, I'm a big webcomic fan. I read the big ones - Penny Arcade, CAD, 8 Bit Theatre, and more. In my opinion, this blows them all away... this is the only comic since Calvin & Hobbes that I have ever considered buying books of (and I plan to ask for one for my birthday). This strip has SUPERB writing (I wish my own sarcasm could even step into the gallery that is Davan's own art). The character development is AMAZING - you really do care about the people in the strip. And yes, it will make you laugh. Out loud. Often at inappropriate times, at some truly bizarre things.

Darned thing has made me misty eyed a time or two, as well.

Now, all of that praise aside, be warned: the characters in the strip act like real (slightly disturbed) people. There is a LOT of swearing. At times, there is a LOT of drinking. Sex is a common subject, one which most of the characters are comfortable discussing in ways that you frequently hear in real life only around VERY close friends, or around people who have had enough alcohol to remove their inhibitions. Canadians and southerners get a lot of jokes pointed at them. The writer especially likes to ridicule people who pay lip service to religion while missing the point (and no religion is safe from this). Let me restate this plainly: NO SUBJECT IS SAFE.

Now, if you can handle some adult-oriented humor in the manner in which it was intended, PLEASE do yourself a favor and check out Something Positive. Don't even think about reading the comic on the landing page - this thing is completely STORY DRIVEN. You wouldn't start reading a novel at chapter thirty, would you?

Just go on to the archives (where my link has helpfully pointed you) and start at the beginning (12-19-01). Do note that the 1937 and 1938 comics are placed there on purpose - that is a spinoff comic, and not part of the main story.

Six plus years there, folks, with 20+ comics each month.

What are you waiting for?

Good to see you around again! Will definitely check out the site! Thanks!

been an SP fan for a while now

...I spoke too soon. I know I read something about a book coming out, but either I was mistaken, or they no longer stock it. *sigh*

Still, read them on the web!

This Comic is AWESOME!!!!

Check out today's SP. The joke is priceless, and RPG related.

Ahh yes.

"Why does Vanadia have martial arts, fights as a fighter and is only a thief?"

"Because she sleeps with me. Any other questions?"

"No. Good reason."