The state of the union is strong

October 19, 2009 | Posted by Brigid

It’s Zuda Watch time again at Digital Strips, where The Midnight Cartooner and The Geek deliver their critical response to this month’s entries. Go, listen.

Jeph Jacques posted his take on The State of the Webcomics Union at his blog last week, and El Santo followed up with the Democratic Response, which includes a big WTF??!? to this statement of Jeph’s:

• The idea of critical analysis of webcomics has largely died out. Sure, people still blog about webcomics and “review” them and stuff, but it’s become a tiny, tiny niche sector. I think this is mainly because there’s not a whole lot of point to reviewing something anybody can go look at for free and make up their own mind about! Is this a good thing? I have no idea.

Like Larry, I take exception to this comment. (Disclaimer: I’m mentioned as one of the critics in his counterattack.) Webcomics criticism is alive and well, although like any criticism on the web, it’s a mixed bag.

Super Siblings creator Patrick Scullin has started a weekly webcomics chat on Twitter, and you are invited to follow along, and pitch in!

Sequential Tart’s Patti Martinson talks to Jason Thompson about his webcomics The Stiff and King of RPGs.

Joey Manley closes out a week of webcomics advice by warning his readers against people who hand out webcomics advice.

Kickstarter is an interesting new way for creators to

Reviews

Grant on vol. 1 of Red String (The Hipster Dad’s Bookshelf)
Xaviar Xerxes on True Loves and True Loves 2 (ComixTalk)

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