I stumbled on a new web comic on Saturday called Everything Jake. It's part of the Keenspot line-up along with Avalon and Real Life. Actually, interestingly enough, yesterday wasn't the first time that I had seen the comic. I know that I followed a link to it much earlier in my online-comic-reading career, but after I read a couple of strips I decided that it wasn't really "my thing."
See, I thought that it was going to be just another college/university strip featuring drug and sex jokes, but I was wrong. There actually *is* a plot, and it's quite intriguing. I won't spoil it for you, but I'd say that in parts it's definitely a mind-bender. ^_^ The art is also superb. I used to read Gen13, Danger Girl, and other comics of that ilk, and the style of Everything Jake reminds me of those "good old days."
Of course, there is a great deal more "mature" subject matter, especially sex, than I'd normally like to see in an online comic, but it's not totally gratuitous, so I can deal with it.
What really impresses me is that Everything Jake updates daily--and not just in theory either! Considering the difficulties that I have posting to this blog everyday, I can't imagine keeping on top of things well enough to be able to words combined with art daily.
Another thing that struck me was the 9/11 fifteen day story arc. I thought that it was very well written in that it dealt with some of the emotions involved in the aftermath, without trivializing or oversensationalizing them. It was also well adapted to the continuity of the story.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on Everything Jake. I'd say that you should at least check it out; you might not like it--as was the case for me the first time I read it--but if you do, I hope you'll agree that it's a unique comic, and one worth experiencing.
