this might not be much of a surprise to people who read my comic, but my trash of choice is dumbing of age recently. i'm comparatively a pretty new reader, but where else are you gonna get a comic about the complex and heavy romantic feelings invoked by being in college and masturbating in public together.

https://www.dumbingofage.com

what happens next is also extremely good, especially its first arc, "dog names". as someone who was truly in the fucking trenches when it comes to that era of tumblr, the era where people hurt each other because they don't have the social tools to not hurt each other, it hurts just right. it's one of the only things to really, really capture what it's like to be a teenager with no identity except liking fictional characters, and the places that can lead you.

https://whathappensnext.webcomic.ws/comics/1

my sleeper hit is if animal trapped, a megaman battle network sprite comic that i really just adore. it's got this masterful amount of expression just using megaman battle network sprites, and a kind of thoughtful, maybe even aspirationally pretentious tone.

https://ifanimaltrapped.tumblr.com/

and my friendshill is heart of the storm, by my friend harrie. it's a kind of pulpy, lesbian fantasy pirate romance that is absolutely lavishly illustrated and a lot of fun. i'm continually surprised it hasn't taken off in the ways i think it deserves.

https://heartofthestorm.co.uk/