- What are the differences between each of the sites? Some of the sites, such as Wormworld Saga and Better Call Saul, mainly focus on the comics on their website, as in they don’t have too much other content. The XKCD website is also solely focused on the comics, but it’s more simple and has a more casual vibe then the other two. On the other hand the Girls With Slingshots’s website has more of a focus on promotions (for their etsy store and patreon) and learning about the author. The last two comics, The Norm Comics and The First Night, don’t have websites and are just on Youtube.
- Place yourself in each artist’s seat and consider the different choices they made while creating the comic. Write down the decisions you think they made during the creative process. I think the Wormworld Sage author made the creative decision to draw the characters to look more realistic rather than animated, so that it feels like the comic is about a real person; This author also added a lot of shadows and darkness to the illustrations which make me feel as if the main character feels a sense of sadness throughout the comic. The Norm Comics author chose a simple color scheme which makes the comic appear very normal and as if we are looking at someone’s day to day life. The First Night author chose to actually animate the comic which makes it more engaging to watch, especially since it is in video form. The Better Call Saul author chose to make the illustrations very exaggerated and similar to other superhero comics such as the marvel ones; I think this conveys the bravado and outside of the real world feel of typical superhero stories. The XKCD comics author chose to use simple drawings without color to convey the simplicity of the comics. The Girls With Slingshots author also made her illustrations and color scheme simple which makes the comic feel normal and relatable in its normalcy.
- Who do you think the intended audience is? Elaborate on why? I think most of the comics have a general audience of young adults and adults because their content seems to be related to thing adults go through daily. I think the Workwork Sage is specifically targeting kids who feel like they don’t fit into typical norms (related to academics) because it shows the main character being judged by his teachers and father. I think the XKCD comics are meant more typically “nerdy” people, as in people who are into dissecting society.
- Would you change anything? If so, what? If not, why not? I enjoyed the majority of the comics in the forms they came in and wouldn’t change them, because of their easy access and the variety of illustration styles. I would make the The Norm Comics into slides on a website rather than a video, because for me personally the video was going too slow so it reduced my engagement. I would also make the Girls With Slingshots website more related to the comics, because when I first went on it I didn’t understand how to see all the past comics and was bombarded by all the other information on the site.
- What resources do you think were needed to make this comic experience? To make these comics, one would need most importantly need the writing and drawing skill to convey their meaning. They would also need something to draw the comics on (ranging from paper/pencil to a digital art program). Lastly, they’d need somewhere to put their comics (a platform like Youtube or building their own website).
- You will notice that some links send you to the first comic in the series, others send you to a playlist, and some land you at the most current comic strip? Do you have a preference and why? I liked the ones that took me to the first comic in the series, because I feel like most of the comics are interconnected so starting from the beginning is the best way to read them. For example, Girls With Slingshots started with the latest comic so for a first time reader like me, it was out of context.
- Does the site use the medium (internet browser) effectively? I think all the sites used the internet browser effectively because they were easy to navigate and it was easy to move through the comics.
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