Friday Archive Dive: What About Long Form Comics?

 Today's Archive Dive takes us to January 27, 2009, when we discussed how much of the general discussion here at Webcomics.com can be directly applied to long-form comics on the Web.

Evidently, it's all in the translation. As part of the comments to an earlier post about the webcomics-related panels at New York Comic Con, Scott wrote:

I know that so far the most successful webcomics have been the gag-a-day strips, but I wish there could be more representation for long-form comics stories. The new Diamond rules are going to drive many long-form creators to the web, and I think we could all benefit from some discussion specific to our situation.

That's a topic that we've heard before, as people have commented on the How To Make Webcomics book and our Webcomics Weekly podcast. And now that it's appearing here at Webcomics.com, I'd like to take an opportunity to share some thoughts. Although much of the talk and advice presented here -- by us and submitted to us -- tends to center around humor comic strips, every bit of the information we're sharing can be easily and logically extrapolated to a long-form comic being published on the Web (regardless of whether it's humor or drama). For example, some of the central keys to webcomics success that have been identified include the following...

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