It’s time for my annual look at my favorite webcomics and comic strips for 2026.
While most of these are the same as the last several years (being perennial favorites), a few I’ve swapped out.
Also as usual, this list is for currently running comics, not long-ended oldies (“Peanuts,” “Calvin & Hobbes,” etc.).
Dinosaur Comics
By Ryan North
Running since 2003, “Dinosaur Comics” features (in every strip) the same clip art of a green Tyrannosaurus rex and two other dinosaurs, but with different dialogue every day. T. rex himself is a know-it-all that often leaps to bizarre or erroneous conclusions on various topics. He’s also obsessed with Batman and Sherlock Holmes, though he clearly likes the former better—Holmes to T. rex is “the world’s greatest detective that isn’t Batman.”
A high point is the strip about how many of Batman’s foes have pun-themed civilian names.
FoxTrot
By Bill Amend
“FoxTrot” is a long-running newspaper strip about the geeky Jason Fox and his suburban family. The strip made its debut in 1988; in 2007, “FoxTrot” switched from daily strips to Sundays-only.
The cartoonist, Bill Amend, is an Apple fan. As such, the Fox family’s devices are always based on some real-life model of Apple computer, from an Apple II in the earliest strips (from the late 80s) to the Fox family’s current flat-panel iMac-like “iFruit.” The strip switched to calling its computers “iFruits” in a 1999 storyline parodying the first-generation CRT iMacs.
Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen is a political cartoonist. Among other publications, she was a mainstay on the now-dormant political cartoon website The Nib.
The Joy of Tech
By Nitrozac and Snaggy
Nitrozac and Snaggy are the co-creators of “The Joy of Tech,” a comic making fun of various aspects of technology. Jokes range from Apple’s tech to the latest AI nonsense. Facebook is a frequent target (for good reason).
Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast
By Greg Fox
“Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast” is a biweekly comic about the permanent residents of a gay-owned-and-oriented bed and breakfast in Long Island, New York. Stories revolve around the characters’ lives, including soap opera-style romance problems. While not explicit, the strip is occasionally not suitable for work (NSFW).
Occasional topics in the strip include superhero comics, particularly the Legion of Super-Heroes (the cartoonist, Greg Fox, is a big fan). Another is baseball; one of the characters, Brad, is a minor league baseball player, while Kyle’s dated Brad’s coach. Hockey also sometimes turns up, as the B&B residents include a former NHL player (Sergei, a somewhat grumpy guy from Russia).
Mattie Lubchansky
Mattie Lubchansky is a political cartoonist; they were an associate editor for The Nib website, where their strips also ran.
One noteworthy strip from 2024 mocks new tech “innovations” that tend to be less than excitement-worthy.
Rae the Doe
By Olive Brinker
“Rae the Doe” is a daily comic strip set in a world of funny animals, and stars Rae, a trans woman. Most of the strips focus on the daily lives of Rae, her girlfriend Mimi (a skunk), and her friends. Some strips also feature Rae’s experiences as a trans person.
Rae frequently makes bad puns; there’s also fourth-wall breaking, as well as jokes about the strip’s art style.
Sarah’s Scribbles
By Sarah Andersen
“Sarah’s Scribbles” is a webcomic that’s been running since 2011. Most of the humor comes from the (technically unnamed) main character feeling burdened by the weight of adulthood and its responsibilities, plus her own feelings of anxiety.
Superfish
By Peglo
www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/superfish/list?title_no=7777
“Superfish” is a manga-esque Webtoon about DJ, an ordinary human who accidentally becomes embedded with a powerful witch’s artifact. This occurs after an encounter with a charismatic but self-aggrandizing witch who only calls himself (for some reason) “Superfish.” The two work together to cure DJ, while trying not to drive each other crazy (and ignoring a lingering attraction to each other).
Tom the Dancing Bug
By Ruben Bolling
www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug
“Tom the Dancing Bug” is a long-running satirical political cartoon. Recurring characters/themes include:
- “Chagrin Falls”: a stereotypical white suburban comic strip/sitcom family is thrown into bizarre or dystopic political situations.
- “Lucky Ducky”: a loose parody of “Uncle Scrooge.” Hollingsworth Hound, a wealthy dog, is convinced the impoverished Lucky Ducky somehow “gets away” with Hollingsworth’s anti-poor grudge-of-the-moment. (Lucky’s catchphrase is “gotcha!”) There’s also Hollingsworth’s schemes to increase his wealth, such as trying to make a film using only AI.
- “God-Man”: God as a superhero, parodying the Silver Age Superman.
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