Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The Irregulatrity

I have recently concluded reading Irregular Webcomics, (that is to say, got past the thousands of back comics and am now up to date) one of the oldest comics on the Internet that I knew nothing about!

He has taken an interesting approach that I think more writer/artists should look at, by adding annotations to each of the comics. These give some insight into the creative process, but also allow him to speak his mind about the subjects in his comic. He commonly adds items such as wikipedia links to the contents of his comic. This does not only allow for a sort of "meta humour" in which you may only understand the punchline of his comic after researching the topic (sometimes laborious, but it does have its place), but also takes the audacious idea that quick daily comics can also -teach- you something. Here's one rather educational comic and here is one referencing our good friend Star Trek.

Anyway, I would say simply go there and check it out for yourself. There are normally about 7-8 different stories going in an alternating pattern, most of which involve the intricacies of time travel and one is a full on science fiction story. Give it a shot, and try not to get dissuaded by the fact that it is 90% Lego figurines!

Also check out the brilliant Darths and Droids by the same author!

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