9 Clever Comic Artists to Follow on Tumblr

Most casual Tumblr users view the site as a veritable goldmine of funny GIFs, memes and pictures of the Supernatural cast. What many don't realize is that Tumblr is also home to an extremely talented community of comic artists.
Tumblr's hassle-free sharing buttons and customizable templates make it a perfect place to start building a website for creative content like comics, and tons of cartoonists and illustrators have taken note.
"At first, I decided to post my comics on Tumblr simply because it was free," Safely Endangered artist Chris McCoy told Mashable. "But the kind messages and words of encouragement from users, and even other artists, are why I still post there."
If you're looking to browse through some great comics, or start one of your own, look no further than our list of great Tumblrs to follow. From the hilariously absurd to the thoughtfully resonating, these comics are some of the best the web has to offer. The images you see below are just a sampling of each comic — we strongly encourage that you view the blogs individually for more laughs.

1. Three Word Phrase

Image: Ryan Pequin Ryan Pequin, a storyboard artist for Cartoon Network's Regular Show, created and maintains this hilarious, offbeat Tumblr comic. His site features Tumblr celebrities like President Bird, and will lead new users to other great artists.

2. Twitter: The Comic

Image: Mike Rosenthal Twitter: The Comic is the artistic brainchild of comedian Mike Rosenthal. Rosenthal takes his content from the weird side of the Twitter tracks, creating hilarious, panelled illustrations from the tweets.

3. For Lack of a Better Comic

Image: Jacob Andrews In describing his creative process, creator Jacob Andrews says that he "haphazardly combines words and pictures until something remotely funny happens." Follow his comic and see that he's doing something right.

4. Zen Pencils

Image: Gavin Aung Than Taking famous, inspirational and thought provoking quotes from both history and present day, Zen Pencils creator Gavin Aung Than brings the words to life with extraordinary illustrations. The above image is only a small section of one of his comics, click the link to view Than's work in full.

5. Poorly Drawn Lines

Image: Reza Farazmand Often featuring the antics of cute animals, naive robots and French conservationist Jacques Cousteau, this comic by Reza Farazmand will hold you captive in front of your laptop for hours.

6. Safely Endangered

Image: Chris McCoy Pun-filled, simply illustrated and geniously written, Chris McCoy's Safely Endangered is a must follow for all Tumblr users with a sense of humor.

7. Time Trabble

Image: Michael Heller Parodying the outer edges of pop culture — think the Cheese Nips/ Cheez-Its war — you'll always be able to count on Michael Heller's comic, Time Trabble to deliver darkly hysterical comics to your dashboard.

8. Eat More Bikes

Image: Nathan Bulmer This art blog by Nathan Bulmer, who works on Nickelodeon's cartoon Sanjay and Craig, updates three times a week with irreverent, inventful comics.

9. UP and OUT

Jeremy Kaye, creator of UP and OUT, describes his comic as being "about how weird everything is." His mixture of cute illustrations with dry, dark humor is perfect for the Tumblr community.