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{{trope}}
A lot of webcomic authors tend to [[Life Embellished|embellish their own lives]] or [[Write Who You Know|take inspiration from real people]] or even [[Author Avatar|insert themselves into their story]]. However, there's another sort of comic that prefers to stay within the believable bounds of [[Real Life]]: the
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The comics themselves tend to be drawn quickly, so that the artist can manage to crank them out something close to daily, but this isn't always the case. Some journal comics have a sort of indie vibe to them, due to being less story-focused and more focused on "being real" and being genuine... which may be a good or bad thing, depending on who you ask.
A possible occurrence is a [[Crossover]] between Journal Comics if two writers meet each other, such as the one between ''[[The
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{{examples}}
== Print Comics ==
* ''[[The Devils Panties (Webcomic)|The Devils Panties]]'' is probably one of the most famous journal comics on the internet.▼
* ''[[
* ''Jim's Journal'' is another print example.▼
* ''Dirty Laundry'', a print comic made by [[Robert Crumb]] and his wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb.▼
== Web Comics ==
▲* ''[[The
* ''[http://destinyfailsus.com Destiny Fails Us]'' Based on embellishments on the artist's life through her experience in highschool, friendship, and love.
* ''[http://www.americanelf.com/ American Elf]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111000328/http://www.fartparty.org/ Fart Party]'', an "autobiographical comic (with frequent but obvious exaggerations)."
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160210143009/http://www.mostlytruecomics.com/ Mostly True Comics]'', an interesting example in that it frequently departs real life, but always identifies this departure in the "truthometer" that accompanies every comic, rating it on a scale of "Pants on Fire" to "Stick a Needle in my Eye."
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131129051215/http://planetkaren.girl-wonder.org/ Planet Karen]''
* ''Les Petits Riens''/''Little Nothers'' (originally written in French, but there's a translation of the first volume into English called ''Little Nothings: the Curse of the Umbrella.'')
* ''[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[http://www.prettyjeff.com// Pretty Jeff]'' Like ''Overcompensating'', abnormal events happen to the author, like turning into a snail or sleeping for five years. But most of the characters are real people, and the events expose real-life dilemmas the author has.
* ''[http://www.darcomic.com/ DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic]'' (Unfrequently SFW.)
* ''[http://asivt.livejournal.com/ As Seen In VT]''
* ''[http://community.livejournal.com/bad_rabbit/ Bad Rabbit]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131019082313/http://www.sexdrugsandjunecleaver.com/ Sex, Drugs, and June Cleaver]''
* ''[http://www.allancomic.com/ Allan]''
** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120714060732/http://somethingoriginal.rampagenetwork.net/about/ Something Original]'', done by Allan's girlfriend Amanda.
* ''[[
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104151811/http://ghostcarpress.com/inkdick/ Inkdick]''▼
▲* ''[[American Splendor (Comic Book)|American Splendor]]'', from the pre-internet days, may be the [[Trope Maker]].
* ''[
▲* ''Jim's Journal'' is another print example.
* ''[[Theater Hopper]]''
▲* ''[http://ghostcarpress.com/inkdick/ Inkdick]''
* ''[
▲* ''[http://www.kevinsjournalcomic.com/ Kevin's Journal Comic]'' is in a 2x2 format but it outlines the highlights of Kevin's day from his senior year all the way to the present... over a 4 year period.
* ''[[
▲* ''[http://www.permanentlyseated.com Permanently Seated]''
* ''[http://doodlediaries.comicgen.com Doodle Diaries]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180426003031/http://www.alexsguide.net/ Alex's Guide to a Life Well-Lived]''
* ''[[
* [http://www.marycagle.com/ ''Let's Speak English''], in which the cartoonist teaches English in Japan for two years. Completed.
▲* ''Dirty Laundry'', a print comic made by [[Robert Crumb]] and his wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
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