Comments on: Final Project, the Presentation of Webcomics http://ipinthedigitalage.com/final-project-the-presentation-of-webcomics/ CPSC 182 at Yale College Mon, 18 May 2009 01:26:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian L http://ipinthedigitalage.com/final-project-the-presentation-of-webcomics/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 Brian L Fri, 15 May 2009 02:08:11 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=672#comment-1924 Cool project, Carter. I was in another class where we discussed the existential threat facing newspapers, mostly focusing on the implications for the quality of news coverage. I had never thought about the way in which things like comics, which, as you point out, traditionally could only be lucrative if syndicated in newspapers nationwide, are threatened by the decline of the traditional media. One question I had about your section on selling merchandise is whether you think these web comics attract a large enough audience to sell enough merchandise to remain viable? Cool project, Carter. I was in another class where we discussed the existential threat facing newspapers, mostly focusing on the implications for the quality of news coverage. I had never thought about the way in which things like comics, which, as you point out, traditionally could only be lucrative if syndicated in newspapers nationwide, are threatened by the decline of the traditional media.

One question I had about your section on selling merchandise is whether you think these web comics attract a large enough audience to sell enough merchandise to remain viable?

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