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The Rebirth of Comics

Posted by michael on from the mary-worth dept.

Malfourmed writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is running a story on web based comics and how the new medium can change the traditional "left-to-right in a rectangular frame" paradigm. Concentrating on the work of Scott McLoud it also mentions geek favourites Dilbert and The Matrix, among others. Micropayments are discussed, with the article claiming that after you pay your 25 cents "most of which goes straight to McCloud, cutting out the middlemen that make it difficult for comic artists to make a living from their work, and in the process doing justice to their talents." One of the more interesting sites discussed is the Oz Comics 24 Hour Gallery, the result of a competition in which artists had 24 hours to create an original, 24-page comic. So popular was the contest that the server suffered from a veritable slashdot effect."

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  1. Comics.. by grub · · Score: 1, Funny


    Ah yes, it's been years since I've thought of comics; Archie & Jughead, Betty & Veronica, Darl McBride & the Goatse.cx guy...

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  2. Oh, really? by Unknown+Kadath · · Score: 5, Funny

    So popular was the contest that the server suffered from a veritable slashdot effect.

    Think they're ready for the real thing?

    -Carolyn

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  3. Re:Some Fun Game Related Comics by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Funny

    > I check Penny Arcade, Little Gamers, and Real Life Comics an awful lot. Probably too much to be healthy.

    I think you forgot someone , NerdBoy. *Ka-CLICK!*

  4. Order by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
    the new medium can change the traditional "left-to-right in a rectangular frame" paradigm.

    I find this to be quite true when I look at comics in the *.jp domain. Everything is right to left for some reason, and the characters speak in little picture symbols. Must be the Internatioanl Date Line.

    I have a hard time with comics from the *.au domain, thought. They appear on my monitor upside down.

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  5. Re:Micro-Payment?????? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    $0.25 is NOT a micropayment! A decipayment, maybe. Quite a stretch to being a millipayment.

    Where's the truth in advertizing about this MICROpayment #>(%!^@ (r^p?