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Webcomics Dissected
ReverendLoki writes "The Webcomics Examiner has a story in their latest issue on The Artistic History of Webcomics, in which they examine and dissect how many of your favorite webcomics have evolved over the years and attempts to discern where they exist in the grand scheme of the webcomics universe. Expect to find some pretty insightful commentary on the likes of Sluggy Freelance, PvP, MegaTokyo, and the ever-present Penny Arcade, as well as others. An excellent analysis on how these comics work." From the piece: "The nerd's enthusiasm and experiences as an 'early adopter' of technological trends is easily translated into a revenue source for new cultural trends like the webcomic. This shows most clearly in the way that the super stars of the webcomic world have fairly consistently been the geekiest of the geekiest -- Penny Arcade, PVP, User Friendly, 8-bit Theatre, and yes, Dilbert."
I think that most Web comics are incredibly unamusing. VG Cats is one especially. I don't know where most Web-comic artists get their sense of humour, but it's incredibly lame. When i read stuff like VG Cats and Sexy Losers and 8-Bit Theatre i just imagine that the intended audience is like some furry who hangs out on rôle-playing boards and punctuates all of his sentences with ^___^;;;;
The only Web comics i can think of that i like are Penny Arcade (which is maybe a little over-rated, and the whole 'tube ninja' thing is retarded, but for the most part it's funny) and Pokey the Penguin (which is pretty much humanity's greatest artistic achievement). And Perry Bible Fellowship is good most of the time, too, but i don't think that's strictly a Web comic, is it? Same thing with Dilbert. (They're both rooted in the news papers, i thought. I dunno.)
MegaTokyo was OK when it first started. Not great, but at least it was sorta different at the time. Now it's lame. Real Life was decent (better than MT, anyway), but the humour isn't sophisticated enough to keep it going for very long. I got tired of it like a year or two ago. 8-Bit Theatre is lame. VG Cats is lame. Toothpaste for Dinner is lame. Sexy Losers is horrible. Mall Rats is lame. PvP is... whatever the adjective that's right below 'OK' on the decency scale is. Ctrl+Alt+Del is lame.
Not that i'm any kind of authority on Web comics, but that's my opinion on the subject, in any case.
check out some heavily plot driven comics. i highly recommend vendetta, pointless, and fallen.