WCCAs, Last Call...
I'm moving into the new place today and tomorrow, then going to the New York show on Friday, so posting will probably be light. A few more words on the WCCAs now that everybody's lost and won...
Although I wouldn't go as far in my criticism as Dirk Deppey (start here and go to the "digital comics" section) maybe it is time to retire the "cartoonists draw the awards ceremony" tradition. It was fun when it started, a nice little celebration of the awards' ambitions to be the Oscars of webcomics, and some cartoonists are still doing a good job with the "presentations"-- but do we really need to spend our energies imitating a ceremony that even the nation's most popular comedians often fail to make interesting?
Yes, I know it's a way for cartoonists to grab some visibility as they honor their fellows (Gisele and I did that last year). But it's not like there's a shortage of ways to promote your online comic, you know?
Most people on the Internet want access to information instantly, and scrolling through 25 pages to learn things that we could learn in one screen may be more frustration than it's worth. And the energy devoted to such a ceremony might be better spent clearing up administrative headaches.
Headaches like the delays in voting. Let's make this the last year this happens, hm? I'm prepared to put some time where my mouth is. No, I don't want to rejoin the committee, but I will be spending some time in the next few months looking for ways to make the administration of the awards easier.
Glad to see Lackadaisy honored so thoroughly-- for a young strip like this that really counts. The other big winners, Questionable Content, Dinosaur Comics and Perry Bible Fellowship, are on my RSS list. I would like to see more "awards turnover" every year but I'm not sure there should be.
The surprise of the year is a pair of absolutely stunning upsets: Order of the Stick for "Best Longform Comic" and "Best Gaming Comic," beating out Girl Genius, Inverloch, Gunnerkrigg Court, VG Cats, PvP and Penny Arcade. It's well-timed, because cartoonist Rich Burlew is at the top of his game. If you're not reading this one, it's better than you probably think it is.
Okay, gotta go!
Although I wouldn't go as far in my criticism as Dirk Deppey (start here and go to the "digital comics" section) maybe it is time to retire the "cartoonists draw the awards ceremony" tradition. It was fun when it started, a nice little celebration of the awards' ambitions to be the Oscars of webcomics, and some cartoonists are still doing a good job with the "presentations"-- but do we really need to spend our energies imitating a ceremony that even the nation's most popular comedians often fail to make interesting?
Yes, I know it's a way for cartoonists to grab some visibility as they honor their fellows (Gisele and I did that last year). But it's not like there's a shortage of ways to promote your online comic, you know?
Most people on the Internet want access to information instantly, and scrolling through 25 pages to learn things that we could learn in one screen may be more frustration than it's worth. And the energy devoted to such a ceremony might be better spent clearing up administrative headaches.
Headaches like the delays in voting. Let's make this the last year this happens, hm? I'm prepared to put some time where my mouth is. No, I don't want to rejoin the committee, but I will be spending some time in the next few months looking for ways to make the administration of the awards easier.
Glad to see Lackadaisy honored so thoroughly-- for a young strip like this that really counts. The other big winners, Questionable Content, Dinosaur Comics and Perry Bible Fellowship, are on my RSS list. I would like to see more "awards turnover" every year but I'm not sure there should be.
The surprise of the year is a pair of absolutely stunning upsets: Order of the Stick for "Best Longform Comic" and "Best Gaming Comic," beating out Girl Genius, Inverloch, Gunnerkrigg Court, VG Cats, PvP and Penny Arcade. It's well-timed, because cartoonist Rich Burlew is at the top of his game. If you're not reading this one, it's better than you probably think it is.
Okay, gotta go!
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