Webcomics Session – 1 March 2008

Introductions

-Culture source

-Working on algorithm to find link structure of sites for webcomics

-Piperka : webcomic tracking and bookmarking service

http://piperka.net

http://www.projectwonderful.com : ads

Comics

xkcd

Pinch of the Glass

Schlock Mercenary

Penny Arcade

Questionable Content

Suburban Jungle

Real Life Comics

User Friendly

White Ninja

A Softer World

8-Bit Theater

Adventures of Dr. McNinja

Breakfast of the Gods

Perry Bible Fellowship

Daily Dinosaur Comics

Gunner Krigg

http://fob.po8.org/node/381

Irregular Webcomic!

http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1640.html

Ask Dr. Aldridge

1/0

History

-Dr. Fun September 1993

-Squiddy

Communities

Wide appeal for different genres of geeks

“died in a blogging accident” - from 2 hits on google to 41,000

http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/25/fruit-opinions/

gps coordinates of park

Creative Content

bash.org

why do geeks like meta humor so much?

nonsensical statements

reflected in webcomics

can get away with more because geeks know its not mean-spirited?

Barriers to Entry

capture barrier: how to get online – scanners can reduce quality, tablets? illustrator/gimp?

where to get the tools? some artists not as technical

production process tutorials – www.pointlesscomic.com/

hosting

software to delivery – peer to peer using community to share comics, lowers overhead

http://www.webcomicsnation.com/

http://www.drunkduck.com/

Creative Commons licensing?

Drupal recommended to hosting yourself

Webcomic Evangalism

Lost in the flood of webcomics? finding a niche

http://www.buzzcomix.net/ for comic rating

Word of mouth