I recently did a post on a comic whose title was, shall we say, off-putting. That got me to wondering: what ARE the most awesomely bad webcomic titles of all time?

I was further inspired by one of my favorite sites, The AV Club, which annually publishes a list of the worst band names they’d encountered that year. Most are horribly obscure outfits that probably won’t be playing 30 miles from their hometown. When you think about it, what are webcomics but the obscure indie bands of the comics scene?

So, on a whim, I decided to scour The Webcomic List to see what I could find… and believe me, there are quite a few gems. Now, to establish the ground rules: the comic in question has to be “alive,” that is its site’s archives are still accessible. Also, to keep this at least a little current, the comic has to be updated by at least 2008. (Sadly, there are a lot of great titles not making this list due to these two restrictions alone.)

Finally, this is an “Awesomely Bad” list. Operative word, “Awesomely.” That means the title made me at least smirk. It’s not a true “Worst Titles” list. In my opinion, the TRUE worst titles would be the ones that are so bland you wouldn’t even be tempted to click on the link. So why not compile a list of that, you ask? Because no one wants to read a list of bland comic titles.

This list, by the way, doesn’t reflect my opinions of the comic’s actual contents. One has gotten five stars in my reviews. Another is an Eisner Award nominee. Nope, this is all about the titles, baby.

Ready? Let’s begin.
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