This list is partially weighted based on volume of output for the year. That’s why you’ll see veterans like Hark, A Vagrant and Three Word Phrase falling farther down the list. Also, it should be quite apparent that I prefer short reads to long/serialized comics…
1. Poorly Drawn Lines (on tumblr)
2. Jim Benton
3. Vector Belly (on tumblr)
4. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
5. Lunar Baboon
6. Up and Out (on tumblr)
9. xkcd
10. Gemma Correll (on tumblr)
11. Achewood
12. The Oatmeal
13. Beth Evans (on tumblr)
14. Invisible Bread
16. Joan Cornella
17. Eat More Bikes (on tumblr)
18. Wondermark (on tumblr)
19. For Lack of a Better Comic (on tumblr)
20 Safely Endangered (on tumblr)
21. Mr. Lovenstein (on tumblr)
22. Kate or Die (on tumblr)
23. Sarah See Andersen (on tumblr)
24. Channelate (on tumblr)
27. Incidental Comics (on tumblr)
28. Anything Comic (on tumblr)
29. MercWorks
30. Three Word Phrase (on tumblr)
31. Hark, A Vagrant (on tumblr)
32. Gunshow Comic (on tumblr)
35. Toothpaste for Dinner (on tumblr)
37. Chainsawsuit
38. Toonhole
39. The Awkward Yeti
40. The Gentleman’s Armchair (on tumblr)
41. Death Bulge
42. Pain Train
43. Cat vs. Human (on tumblr)
44. Sebastien Millon (on tumblr)
47. Buttersafe
48. Twitter the Comic (on tumblr)
50. Pandyland
51. Minimumble/Maximumble (on tumblr)
52. Infinite Nap
53. Robbie and Bobby (on tumblr)
56. Dorris McComics (on tumblr)
58. Loading Artist
59. I Am Arg!
60. Amazing Super Powers (on tumblr)
Previously: The 65 Funniest Webcomics of 2012