If you can’t draw — or remain graphically challenged like me (remember CRink = crappy ink) — but always wished you could make a comic starring you and friends look no further than Bitstrips. Using the Flash-based menu allows you to quickly and easily choose different expressions and build your own comic book character. Here’s mine:

I’m sure an artist could do better, my face isn’t as fleshy, but this was my first effort. Creating your character is the start. Next you can piece together a comic by point, click and type, preview, publish and share with friends.

Below is my first comic effort using Bitstrip: ‘Going Hmm bananas’

Don’t gag, but there is also a social function which allows you to add your friends. An interesting approach: when you go to add friends you can make a comic book character of what they look like. This could be fun!

Could be a creative way to reply to other blog posts. I’m a fan of comics and have written about other web comics sites like stripcreator in the past and this one could catch fire because it’s easy to use, intuitive and is one of the few services that makes sense in the crowded social network pool.

Oh, and you know the drill: go ahead and add me as your Bitstrips friend.