Apologies to those who may have tried to comment this morning. I meant to post last night, but I spent the day in a healing coma.
Dr. McNinja
Author/Artist: Chris Hastings
Inker: Kent Archer
Online Since: October, 2005 (First Comic)
This webcomic is centered around the Dr. McNinja character. If you couldn't tell from the name, he's a ninja who is also a doctor. Through the comic, we follow his adventures against Ronald McDonald, Pirates, Giant Lumberjacks, Mexican scientist riding velociraptors, and his own family.
This comic has a lot of strength in it's art. Hastings is a great artist, with a firm grasp on the human body and the illusion of motion, which is vital for this type of comic, in which the best scenes are the fights. His Inker, Kent Archer, makes the black and white format just the right side of dramatic, without making it too dark.
The writing is very well done. Hastings takes absurd ideas and doesn't try to make them realistic, he just makes them fun. The dialogue is quick and unendingly witty, while the characters stick to their nature. A lot of the situations seem surreal and would be stupid if they weren't written that well. Hastings' writing reminds me of the writing for shows such as the Venture Bros. The violence is about the same level as well.
There isn't a lot negative I have to say about this comic. There are often delays in the updates, sometimes skipping days. There is always an explanation, though. I'm probably just selfish, and I always want to see it on time.
Hastings has been trying a new art style in the last few updates, and I personally find it to be a little more "dirty" looking that the original, clean black and white format. That's just my opinion, however. Judge for yourself.
Keep an eye out, I'll be posting a Dr. McNinja video made by a fan.
