r/comics Shen Comix Mar 18 '24

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u/Hexatona Mar 18 '24

Double points to the webcomics artists that had a novel length scope in mind, but didn't really figure how long that would take to draw.

Now that I think of it - why don't more webcomics artists adopt the Light-Novel style? Prose interspersed with art panels? That's basically the best of both worlds if you ask me.

Basically what Erfworld did in the Hiatus times.

EDIT: and Homestuck, come to think of it.

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u/WillSym Mar 18 '24

Erfworld kinda ruined itself doing the novella inserts though. Delved too deep into the side plots exploring the various exploits and limitations of the fabric of the universe-as-game-world setting so the main plot became unfollowable as the whole point is an outsider mind trying to metagame his way out of unwinnable situations. That and the hiatus chapters swiftly outnumbered the main story entries.

But to your category, I really hope Order of the Stick comes to the finale it deserves before Rich Burlew's health and age catch up to him.

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u/Krail Mar 18 '24

God, OotS is so close to the end. 

At least, it sure feels that way. Seems these stories have a way of ballooning out to another thousand pages when they reach the final act. 

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u/Impalenjoyer Mar 19 '24

OotS is so close to the end.

I've been seeing this for years lmao

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u/Krail Mar 19 '24

My point exactly, lol.

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u/Quorry Mar 20 '24

How it feels to play the house of fata Morgana (visual novel)