Looking for platonic based/family/friendship themed comics!

[keii4ii]

Are you looking specifically for stories that focus on the warm fuzzy side of platonic/family relationships, or are you also interested in drama-heavy stuff?

[skyleekay]

Both! Both is good! owo

[UrMom]

I'm not sure what's going on with it now, but I did used to read a comic called 'Grey is..." back in the day, before they left Smackjeeves due to what I think was fans trying to bully the creators into making their main characters a couple. But take that with a grain of salt, the reason could have been anything.
It wasn't too bad when I read it, it's got good art, and despite the comic being platonic there is a bit of a bromance vibe to it. But the authors did emphasis that it was a comic about friendship.

Other than that, I can only think of my fairly young melodrama, 'VTGtaHR'. Which, despite the title and main character being gay, is completely platonic. 100% just about people being good friends, and learning to live with themselves. Not going to lie, it's going to feature some uncomfortable subjects, and will be over-the-top dramatic for a while once the project kicks off. If you get uncomfortable by anything mentioned in the comic's disclaimer, you might not want to read it.

[Aspie_Gamer]

My comic Life of an Aspie despite being shoujo influenced won't exclusively be about romantic relationships. Rather it will focus more on the platonic ones which the aspie herself Susan Graham wants more than anything.

[insomniascrawl]

I try to make stories like that. I think it's kinda scary how big of a push romance is in mainstream media, especially in stuff intended for kids and teens, so I want to make things that are enjoyable and show closeness without being really in your face about it, and focuses on things other than romance as well. All that said, that's what I'm pushing for in Rooftop Bookshop, it's a comedy, it's goofy, but it shows people working towards a common goal with different backgrounds and healthy relationships, platonic and otherwise(?)

[NickRowler]

Family plays a huge role in my life so family sort of plays a large role in my comics.

Crow's Worth does have some platonic relationships however I do plan to have more romantic relationships in the future. The two main leads are not lovers. Miss (female lead) isn't too impressed by courtship. And Miss's boyfriend takes on more of a husband like role instead of a high school sweetheart. I plan to play with the idea of family more in the future.

Brother Butterfly, unfortunately in hiatus, the series was suppose to be about a man, this two sons and his brother.

The Robot Zombie... I'm not sure if this is the best example but it is my attempt to write a romance story without kissing or sex.

[Sleepyowl]

I have a webcomic called A System of Solares that deals with platonic based bonds!

My alien species form social groups with one another that are like the strongest platonic bond you can form with somone for life. And while people fan form relationships with one another in the group, the group itself is strictly platonic.

You can download out the VN updates to learn more about them!!

[Michelle]

Heya! I'm an ace comic artist :> so while my comic Centralia 2050 has characters of all different orientations, there's not a heavy focus on romance.

[indagold]

Welcome Back Is mostly relationships based on friendship and platonic closeness. It was made as a twist on the highschool setting with a surreal dystopian dreamworld underneath. It has a lot of light hearted moments contrasted with psychological/body horror, dark disturbing themes and a pink and purple rainbow backdrop. It's a two part comic, the original comic and it's sequel. I have a habit making my work strictly platonic being aro lol

[sarrowsmith10]

VSEPR doesn't have any romantic story in it. It's a straight up science super hero adventure!

Goblins of Razard is focused on a rogue wizard and a prince trying to get their lives back together after an order of mages is destroyed. The main characters become good friends, but there isn't any romance. There isn't any romantic story lines at all. (Although I know some readers who are shipping, haha) Now how many Fantasy/Action comics are out there, that don't have a romantic underlying story driving them?

[skyleekay]

Oh nice!! I think I actually first found out about your comic from APE con
one year!!

[UrMom]

Oh hey, I didn't know you were an ace. That's pretty cool!

[Michelle]

Oh nice!! I think I actually first found out about your comic from APE con one year!!

Oh wow! I was indeed at APE last year with the comic :> Glad you remember it!

@Bloomer Yup! Which is why I prefer telling/reading stories that focus more on character interaction than shipping (and why my eyes tend to glaze over at the romance-heavy front page... haha @u@;)

[WakaXO]

My comic Neon Rabbit ( https://tapastic.com/series/Neon-Rabbit ) is an action/comedy, superhero type comic that focuses on two friends coming to grips with one of them gaining the power of teleportation and their home being plunged into chaos as weird mutants start popping up around the city. As of now there is no romance in the comic.

[UrMom]

(and why my eyes tend to glaze over at the romance-heavy front page... haha @u@;)

Lol. Yeah... same here.

[shazzbaa]

omg thank you for listing Runewriters!! I saw the thread title and rAN ONTO THIS THREAD LIKE 'MY TIME HAS COME' but you already had me covered! xD

(A friend of mine recently described the tone of Runewriters as "Fantasy Voltron" and I actually think that's startlingly on-point. xD)

[spooktacularprize]

My comic, Between Hay and Grass, has pretty heavy focus on aspects of friends/family; it's about a girl who goes with her father to visit her grandfather at his seaside inn, and things kind of just unravel from there. (it's kind of a sci-fi/mystery/comedy with touches of other themes thrown in) A lot of family because a bunch of the main characters are related; and friends to come. : D

I myself really like Forever Autumn so far; since it's a little kid and a vampire there's sure to be some whacky friendship type stuff. (Also it's totally my aes so)!!!

[JessJackdaw]

@shazzbaa Oh my gosh, you need to put that in your comic description somehow. "Fantasy Voltron" is too perfect.

@skyleekay Thank you for making this thread! I've been looking for more ace comics too! : >

My comic, Pest Caravan, involves a family of outcasts struggling to hold themselves together running while an extermination business. No romantic themes, all about family and friendship ties.

https://tapastic.com/series/Pest-Caravan

[MinNCompany]

Wow I love this thread so much! Makes me wish I hadn't chosen to start a romance story, haha

[Emma]

My comic, despite getting labeled a romance by me, is actually more centered on friendship for the most part, with the romance part first becoming a thing later on (and even then, there's still a lot of friendship, and it's toned down a lot because the characters are pretty young).