5 More Superhero Online Comics to check out

As I attempt to expand the 'Superhero Media' which I consume beyond the expected comics, film and television into new territory, I've taken another look at webcomics and what they can offer. I've cheated a bit with this list, as a couple of the entries are actually comics that have seen print, but are now available to read for free online, but I promise I only cheated so that you can know about some good reads. Some of these comics are ongoing, some are completed, so you can pick your poison, just like last time. I've found even more than what's here, so look out for another one of these down the track.

Dragon Ball Zeroverse 
http://thedaoofdragonball.com/manga/dragon-ball-zeroverse/

(Completed) 

Bit of a strange history to this one. The Dragon Ball Z manga was a huge hit in China and once it finished, the publisher was inundated with demands for more. The publisher hired some artists and writers and got to work making a new series, Dragon Ball Zeroverse, which has gone on to have a huge following in the Dragon Ball fan community, with some fans saying that it's the best follow-on from DBZ, even better than Super or GT. I'm still partway through reading Zeroverse, but I don't actually think it's better than anything else, though fun moments like Majin Uub make it worth a read anyway.

The Non-Adventures of Wonderella
http://nonadventures.com/

(On Hiatus) 

I highly recommend a close reading of the Wonderella comics if you have the time, I haven't seen satire this cutting and hilarious in years outside of anything Tina Fey is involved in. In fact, if Tina Fey was in charge of a Wonder Woman television series, the result would probably be something like The Non-Adventures of Wonderella. If that's not enough reason to check it out, the parodies of broad superhero tropes and constant sniping at the absurdity of Batman should tide you over. 

 

Atomic Robo
http://www.atomic-robo.com/ 

(Ongoing) 

Yeah, Atomic Robo is available to read online, for free. What more could you want? Are you not reading Atomic Robo yet? You should be, just look at these panels and tell me you're not keen to find out what's going on. Stop reading my tiny blog and go read Atomic Robo for a while.

Strong Female Protagonist
https://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/ 

(Ongoing)

This comic is pretty damn amazing, so much so that I actually regret putting Bob and George on the last one of these lists. Alison Green is a retired teenage superhero trying to make the world a better place with more than punching. In the world of Strong Female Protagonist, superhumans are a new occurrence, with none being over 25 years old and a series of new laws and social structures having been rushed into existence. As well as having to live with the struggle of being one of the most famous people on the planet, Alison has a complex relationship with her former villains and the US government. There's a great conspiracy element as well that really marks SFP as different from a lot of superhero fare.

 

JL8
http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/ 

 

(Ongoing)

"What if the Justice League were all eight years old?" sounds like a pitch that would wear out its welcome pretty quick, but there's a charm to JL8 that keeps me coming back. Think Justice League Unlimited by way of Bill Watterson. The jokes land mostly around the style of daily newspaper comic strips, but, again, the charm makes you stick around for more. Be warned, you can easily run through all of JL8 in an afternoon and be wanting more, but waiting for updates for quite a while. Probably the best new take on Batman in the past decade.