Didn't find this suggestion in the archives, so here goes:

Is there any chance we can get a random comic page function akin to bash.org's '>0'? In its simplest form, a page displaying a bunch of comics which randomizes every refresh. We already have the random first-panel preview on the front page which lists the first panel of comics above a certain rating, but it would be really nice if we could modify that existing system to display several comics on a page in their entirety, complete with title, author and date.

I think it'd be a great resource, especially for new people like me. It seems it should be pretty easy to implement considering we already have the system in place for the front page preview; it seems logical that it should be easy to modify it to display several full comics on a page instead of one cropped one.

In general, a much better way to find gems you haven't read before. Thoughts?

We already have random.php

The problem is there isn't a link to it on the front page!

What he said.  But I wouldn't describe it as a good way to find "gems".

random.php really is random, though. It doesn't have the filtering system the front page preview does, so it's pretty much useless.

I'd be happy with a random.php page that, like the front page preview, only displays comics above a certain rating. Being able to pick the rating would be an added bonus.

I don't know what you're talking about. I hit the random.php button and found this hidden treasure

/comics/xq_ballx32/76627/

Sometimes reading the bad ones can be just as rewarding as reading the good ones.

Oh, and on the random.php you can always just hit "random comic by donors". There's no guarentee that they will be good, but comics by donors generally have a better quality to them because the people who wrote them have more interest in being honestly funny.

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Hari_Nezumi wrote:

/comics/xq_ballx32/76627/

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Ahahahfantastic!

here are two nice strips I found via donors only:

 /comics/CHUBBY/262603/

/comics/Scyess/325373/

Anyway, It would also be nice to see a front page link to the toprated last month page.