Webcomics: A Critical Approach

        So far most of the posts I have made on this blog haven't been of a literary nature but in the next few days I will post in parts my essay on webcomics, which I wrote for my Pop Culture graduate seminar in the fall of 2011. I chose webcomics because it is something I read every day but that I never gave much thought to before. I had a really hard time writing this essay not because it was difficult to find information but because my professor, Dr. Solomon, and I clashed a lot on what the essay was suppose to focus on and what tone it should have. I learned a lot about the history of comics and the way in which the pass time of reading newspaper comics has evolved into geek culture and webcomics. I am very attached to these things and it was hard to be critical of a movement that I am part of and Dr. Solomon had warned me of the road blocks I would hit by attempting to go through with this essay. It is definitely an essay worth reading because it is self reflexive and on the personal basis it has allowed me to analyze myself and my role in this culture as well, I think it would have that effect for other people as well. This essay also encouraged me to try and validate this culture that I am so attached to because I realize that there is still a lot of stigma attached to the idea of being a geek, liking comics and immersing yourself in a fantasy world of your choosing.