Erfworld

Erfworld is a story-driven fantasy/comedy webcomic and independently published graphic novel. The series follows Parson, a master strategy gamer summoned into a wargame by a desperate faction desiring a warlord- leaving him trapped in the game. It was written by Rob Balder, who worked with many illustrators over its run. Erfworld began publication in December 2006 on the website Giant in the Playground, better known for hosting The Order of the Stick. It moved to its own website with the completion of Book 1, as had originally been intended, and was highly popular in the early 2010s. It continued until its abrupt cancellation part way through Book 5 in October 2019.

The comic heavily features contemporary memes, pop culture references, and mechanical references to war games. In juxtaposition to its warlike themes, the visual style is deliberately "cute". The characters resemble dolls or toys and are unable to use profanity. The plot, setting, and characters were released under a Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, ShareAlike license.