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Thursday, May 1, 2008
8:22AM - Two thoughts, one serious, one not so serious.
First, let's talk about Anders Love Maria. It's a fabulous post-modern romantic comic that deals with the struggles and trials of an odd couple where they cohabitate and suddenly, well, things happen. It is very bittersweet. But now, it's turning scary, as the author, is seriously threatening to stop the comic altogether if the harassment continues. It's serious enough where she's getting phone calls about the webcomic out of the blue, apparently.
The question is how much of a barrier does an author or a group of authors on a webcomic should have between their work and their fans? Most webcomics have forums, livejournal, twitter or other such quick chat areas where instant feedback and beggings are spewed forth from the readers. And it can sometimes can go out of control. I wonder how much leeway will a webcomic's creator(s) may have on their own website where they know if they limit the direct criticism, they will have other venues to vent. Feedback is a rather fickle thing, and in many cases, the criticism is nothing more than bunch of "best comic ever" or "worst comic ever" variants with little merit, or little criticism that isn't in these extreme cases. I'm not sure what the solution should be.
On a lighter note, Oddly Funny. And I do mean odd.
Monday, April 21, 2008
11:06PM - Best of the Recent
The question is simple: are there any new webcomics (since January 1, 2007) that you would recommend in reading?