Webcomic: Least I Could Do

They say write what you know. Failing that, write what you’re obsessed about. And I’ve been obsessed with webcomics for the better part of the last three years. It is a productivity killer. I follow a number of thirty different webcomics, all bookmarked into my browser. Hell, being able to import all these bookmarks was part of the reason I switched to Google Chrome recently.

I started following webcomics with a gaming periodical, whose name I can no longer remember, and am pretty sure no longer exists. After a while I began to collect them in large bookmark folders. And when I pick up a webcomic, it is not often I stop following.

One of the longest running and most enjoyed webcomics I follow is Least I Could Do . Initially hooked in by the boobies, this comic centres around the life of a sexually active and promiscuous protagonist (Rayne) and the shenanigans he and his friends get into.

If I had to say, LICD is probably the inspiration for How I Met Your Mother, and Barney Stinson is the spiritual successor of Rayne Summers. So needless to say, if you don’t enjoy HIMYM, you would probably do to give LICD a pass. However if that sort of thing does tickle your tummy a read is in order.

I would advise against reading from the beginning, as LICD has had a number of four(?) artists over the course of its life (in my opinion each one better than the last.) The current artist absolutely captures the characters perfectly, and in addition, the writer is always kind enough to remind us of things we should be aware of if it’s relevant. If it’s that important to you, the full wiki is here

LICD follows the lives of this group of people, who live extraordinarily in an ordinary world. That is not to say that they are realistic, or empathetic, but if you enjoy the endless awesome stories of Barney Stinson then Rayne Summers and crew is up your alley. The writer Ryan Sohmer delivers every time. And Sohmer’s writing is part of what makes LICD so great. It’s crass and silly, but at the same time LICD will hit you deep and emotional when it needs to, appropriately and genuinely. No canned tears here.

So if you have some time on your hands, or just want to put off that assignment even more, I’d say give Least I Could Do a chance. If nothing else, it’s free and it’s got chuckles.

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