Webcomics is probably the majority of the comics I read. They are easily accessible and to my knowledge most are at no cost. With how the internet has evolved, it has provided something interesting to future of comics. Some of the new comics I had read from the resource page were Trash Mountain, Delta: First Word, and What Has Happened to Me. These had reminded me of some of the underground comics we had read earlier in the semester sharing crude imagery, explicit adult content, and political views. Now with how easy it is to share content with others, more "outside the box" and personal comics that would be rejected by publishers for being too risky can be shared with anyone with access to the internet. I think this new opportunity is advantageous to society because it allows different perspectives to be heard which can inspire and inform others to be more open-minded and keep creating original content. When the works of artists go through publishers, there are many filters to keep the company safe and viable which can dull the experience of the artwork and prevent the viewer from growing. I think it's important to expose yourself with as many different perspectives as possible to discover new ways to approach social problems.
Now if the webcomic doesn't tread on controversial topics it can still be published to reach a different audience with little to no alterations. This was the case of my favorite webcomic Space Boy.
(the link to it is here https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/space-boy/ep-1/viewer?title_no=400&episode_no=1)
Space Boy follows a young girl that can sense anyone's personality and describe it through flavors, such as, hot chocolate (her father), mint (her mother), jalapeno (her best friend) and so on. One day she meets one person whose flavor she cannot sense and tries to find the reason why. This new way of looking at personalities as flavors is what drew me into the comic and is the foundation of the comic's charm. The horizontal scrolling format of the comic is also used masterfully as the story develops and shows a new form of comics; one that feels more vast and unending than print. Space Boy had grow a large enough audience to be published by Dark Horse comics. I own some copies and I do feel that its best format and experience is online, preferably on a mobile device.
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