Just my recommendations for some free stuff you can find on the internet, some comics, blogs and other things. They're all really good, you should read them.
COMICS
A comic about a boy called Billy and his friend the cow. It's very injokey, so you might have to read a bit to really get into it, but it's whimsical and fun and doesn't take itself seriously and although it's not hysterical, it's usually good for a smile, sometimes more.
The Phantom is a super hero with no powers, and unlike Batman he doesn't rely on fancy gadgets as a substitute. He's just a purple-clad arse-kicking machine in stripey underwear. His primary foe is pirates, but as the protector of Bengalla he defends it from any threat that may arise, be it pirates, terrorists or just common criminals. He lives in a cave in the shape of a skull, keeps the peace through fear and has been known to
torture suspects for information. And he's the good guy. The plot is ongoing, so it might take a week or two to pick up, but there aren't a huge number of characters you need to know about immediately, so it's not a real effort.
Sally Forth used to be an incredibly dull strip about a tediaus family of boring people. But then the old writer left and Francesco Marciuliano was hired to write instead, and now it's great. The true star of the strip is Ted, Sally's husband, whe veers between weird and nerdy and just outright crazy. Again, you might have to read a bit to get into it, and it's not hilarious every day, but it's worthwhile reading.
A comic made of photographs with captions. It's weird and creepy and cute and sweet and funny and disturbing and very very good. Also, you should buy Joey Comeau's books
Overqualified
and
One Bloody Thing After Another
as they're both excellent.
A series of comic books serialised on the web on a weekly basis. A group of super-powered teenagers in a post-apocalyptic setting defend their community from outside threats as they try to understand their powers and generally what's going on.
A series of unconnected strips, often about geeky subjects. Not always brilliant but good for a laugh more often than not.
Daily commentary on newspaper comics. They may not be worth reading, but Josh's commentary on them is.
Drawn by an adult but written by a child, this comic is pure fun. It's every hilarious story you've ever heard a child make up, in comic format.
Newspaper comic strip characters like Charlie Brown, Annie and Garfield grown up, mutated and otherwise transformed and put in a post-apocalyptic setting. It's probably best if you're already familiar with the characters being parodied, but who doesn't know Charlie Brown?
BOOKS
What if the Harry Potter universe made sense? And Harry was a genius? That is teh question this serialised novel answers. Even if you've never read Harry Potter, this is a damn good story. It's kind of like Ender's Game only better.
What MoR does for Harry Potter, this does for Twilight. It's not as good, and there are a couple of bits that disappointed me, but in general it's a pretty good read. Again, familiarity with Twilight is not a prerequisite.
BLOGS:
There is some crazy shit on Wikipedia. This website collects and publicises the more amusing examples.
Random image blog. Some images contain nudity, so NSFW I guess.
Zach Weiner's blog. There's some pretty interesting stuff on there.
The blog of comedian Richard Herring. I don't know, I just find this guy ridiculously funny.
GAMES:
A strategy/luck game based on conquering territory by rolling dice.
Build machines out of wheels.
Old games for free!
Someone draws a picture and everyone else has to guess what it is.
OTHER:
A comedy website that also teaches you interesting facts about history and science. I wouldn't cite them in an article or anything, but they're mostly pretty much correct about stuff, and usually pretty funny.
The most elaborate prank ever played.
Amusing one-line plot summaries for popular movies.
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