Sluggy Freelance

Alright, I understand that not everyone has the time to read through 11 years of nifty comics, but if you do, this comic is worth sitting down to read.

The comic centers around several interesting characters each with years of development which can make it a little difficult to pick the story up anywhere other than at the beginning, or at least the beginning of a story arc. Torg, the main character, is also named after Torgo, the evil man-beast from Manos: The Hands of Fate. If you know MST3K well, you know Torgo. There are also reoccuring appearances from some other minor characters including Santa Claus, as well as a cast of supporting characters for just about every story arc.

There are several long story arcs, some of which span months and each of these arcs fit well into the overall story line, which pretty much rotate around Torg, Riff, Zoe & Gwen, the four main characters. They are all non-attached twenty-somethings to whom very strange things happen.

One of the best facets of this comic is the spoofing that it does. Some of the storylines are original, but most of them are outright spoofs. Some of the works that have been spoofed include: Harry Potter, World of Warcraft, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek.