Choosing to link to xkcd is sort of an exercise in futility, as I presume anyone who loves this sort of thing already reads it religiously. One of the best.
Another interesting thing about the ease of web publishing having lowered barriers to entry; outside the internet, a comic like xkcd would have a small audience and little chance to grow, as most people probably wouldn’t look past the crude artwork to see that it’s brilliant. That, and I guess the “advanced math, computer science, and heartbreak” genre doesn’t have a clear marketing strategy.
xkcd ftw