Bad Machinery

Webcomics: an underrated form of visual storytelling

By: Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor Under traditional publishers, writers and illustrators are bound to the decisions of management. This has led to a conservative trend in publishing, restricting comics to what is perceived to be marketable. By contrast, webcomics aren’t faced with such prohibitive publishing costs, and are often free to explore the author’s most creative ideas. While there are many comics that fall flat, others fuse into something incredible — joining humour and horror, or addressing topics from directions that, at first glance, seem contradictory.  Many of these comics have been updating for close to a decade, and not…

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