Saturday Deep Dive: Longform strategy
Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 5:00AM Today's dive into the deeper archive of Webcomics.com takes us to January 2010, when I laid out my thoughts on longform comics on the Web. I discussed the ways in which the "Frequent, Significant, Consistent" axiom applies to that kind of comic.
Humor-based comic strips have an incredible power on the Web. As I've said before, they're tailor-made to retain a dedicated readership -- the kind a Web site needs to thrive.
Does that mean that a dramatic, longform comic can't succeed on the Web? Of course it doesn't. But I think that it means creators of these kinds of comics have to approach their craft somewhat differently than they would in a traditional print setting.
As I've written in the past, I've identified three major keys to a webcomics' success -- beyond the overall quality of the comic itself...
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Site Note: For further reading, please see this post from 2013, in which I develop my thoughts on longform comics even more fully.