Is this worth reading if I'm interested in webcomics right

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I thought that Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics was pretty decent. His others were fairly good, although not necessarily immediately relevant. The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams is a big thick tome which, while geared towards animation, can give you ideas for character poses.

I'm not familiar with the book you posted. I could be informative, or it could be a waste of time. I'm honestly not sure what the history of webcomics specifically would have to offer. I would think that general information would be more relevant for a potential webartist, although I suppose the book might offer some insights or information that I'm not aware of.

>>82806204
Just like webcomics themselves man it's not worth reading.

>>82806204
Oh wow, is only one of those webcomics regularly updating anymore?

>>82808501
When did Megatokyo end?

>>82808540
Dunno, I stopped reading it around the time that what's - his - name started flaking out for months, is it still ongoing?

Who the fuck is that hallmark card art on the far left.

>>82808804
>right
I can't do directions

>>82808804
>not recognizing Scott McCloud
wew lad

Webcomics are the biggest waste of creative freedom ever.

>>82808953
k

>>82808953

>>82806204

Scott McCloud, Penny Arcade, MegaTokyo and... what the fuck is that?

>>82809239
Seconding this.
Also I assume the floating head reaching out from the vortex at the top is T Campbell.

>>82808738
Idunno. I feel like so few people still read Megatokyo that it could have ended five years ago, yesterday, or still be updating all as equally probable possibilities.

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Only one series you need to get into.

>>82806204
The problem with webcomics is that this book looks insanely out of date just from the cover.

The real story of webcomics is hard to capture in a book like this, because it's a disparate community of barely connected people. So you can't really pin it down in one narrative. There's a world of difference between Penny Arcade's shitty gag comics for gamers, and something like Unsounded.

And that's without getting into the wealth of completely unknown webcomics with obscure roots. I mean, is there going to be a fetish chapter? Because there ought to be.

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>>82808738
It looks like it is

No news since last year but the comic last updated in April, apparently

And it looks as bad as ever

>>82810411
You want to know what's sad? I can't tell if this is supposed to be read right-left or left-right.

>>82807116
Actually been curious about this particular subject myself. Thanks.

>>82808333
>>82808953
Explain your edge.

>>82810476
Easy: it isn't supposed to be read.

>>82810918
it's so true though