If aliens are listening in on Earth, a speed-of-light delay dictates that many of pop culture's jokes and catch phrases are only just now being heard.

In a land where demons roam the Earth, Guardians have always protected the villages. The role has always been passed from father to son—until one Guardian's wife gives birth to a daughter. So the doctor and his assistant decide to quietly switch her with another baby, the newborn son of a local shop keeper.

Beatrice Whaley, protagonist of Lora Innes' webcomic The Dreamer, never cared much for the rich history of her Massachusetts town, until one night when she closed her eyes and found herself in the middle of the American Revolution. Now every time she sleeps, she's caught up in the drama, romance, and terror of men…

For those seeking hope and understanding in the hopeless meaninglessness of their – or someone else's – depression.

As you walk through modern life, you might need a no-nonsense voice to guide you away from self-pity, doubt, and the secret rites of blood donation volunteers. In By Crom! artist Rachel Kahn imagines that she is in constant consultation with the pulp hero Conan the Cimmerian.

In the canon of H.P. Lovecraft, stories like "Pickman's Model," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "The Dunwich Horror," and, of course, "The Call of Cthulhu," are the most frequently adapted, but cartoonist Jason Thompson delves into the rich fantasy worlds of Lovecraft's Dreamlands in a series of webcomic adaptations of the Dream …

All of her life, Ava has been tormented by her own personal demon. A malevolent creature whom only Ava can see, the demon has spent the last few years trying to convince Ava to end her life. But when Ava finds herself on the precipice of death, she learns the truth behind the demon's motives and is offered a second…

There's more to Ben Towle's freshly Eisner-nominated webcomic Oyster War than its visual homage to Hergé. It's a funny but wonderfully restrained pulp adventure about a group of oyster pirates looking to pull a supernatural caper—and the crew of misfits battling them to save the seabeds.

That is to say: it's a eukaryote (see the membrane-bound organelles?) plucking away at a ukelele while perched atop a cucumber.

The first day at a new school can be rough, especially when your slightly insane father has just purchased a convenience store, the lead reporter on the school newspaper won't stop pestering you, the school bully finds beating you up highly cathartic, and your new school happens to be packed with ghosts and violent…