Webcomic Rec: Mare Internum

This weekend ended up being difficult to participate in the Language of Baklava challenge, as I worked through the weekend. However, fear not! I'm conspiring a huge meal for this weekend, and I can't wait to try it out!

Instead, this week I'll focus on a webcomic recommendation: Mare Internum by Der-Shing Helmer.

For those who loved The Martian, this webcomic is fantastic. The story explores the story of two Martian researchers, Mike and Rebekah, who discover an underwater sea in the planet Mars.

Webcomics are an endless source of fascination for me, as I absolutely LOVE how the Internet has changed the comics industry. Though thousands of webcomics exist, I end up only following a select few. I binged through the Mare Internum archive a few weeks ago, and loved it. Everything from the script, the artwork and the update schedule are fantastic. The only warning I give: the opening sequence begins with a character contemplating suicide, and the background of one of the characters is pretty dark.

Though, to be honest, I'm pretty much a sucker for beautiful artwork and outer space survival stories (along with a strong script and character backstory), so it's a no brainer that I'd love this comic. I love how it's a great mix of hard and soft sci fi (the creator has a background in biology), and can't wait to see where it goes! It's still ongoing and updates about 1-2 times a week, so hop on board!

Eventually I hope to create my own webcomic, so I love seeing how other people create their comics!