Innovations in digital comics : a popular revolution / Francesca Benatti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benatti, Francesca, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture 2514-8524.

Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture, 2514-8524

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Webcomics--Korea (South)--History and criticism.

Webcomics.

Webcomics--Publishing--Economic aspects--Korea (South).

Webcomics--Social aspects--Korea (South).

Webtoon (Firm).

Genre:

Comics criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (91 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

The success of popular webcomics (comics produced and read entirely digitally) is the greatest revolution in the comics medium of the last two decades. Webcomics exploit a socio-technical convergence between digital platforms and participatory cultures, enabling global authors to work together with global audiences to transcend established print comics structures. After defining digital comics, webcomics and webtoons, this Element presents a case study of Korean platform WEBTOON, which achieved 100 billion global page views in 2019. The study analyses data from their website, including views, subscriptions and likes, to quantify and assess whether WEBTOON's commercial and critical success is connected to its inclusion of a wider range of genres and of a more diverse author base than mainstream English-language print comics. In so doing, it performs the first Book Historical study of webcomics and webtoons. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Innovations in Digital Comics: A Popular Revolution

Contents

Disclaimer

1 From Digital Comics to Webcomics to Webtoons

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Defining Digital Comics, Webcomics and Webtoons

1.3 Webcomics in the US: Historical Context

1.4 The Webcomics Communication Circuit

1.5 Webtoons in Korea: Historical Context

2 Diversity and Platformisation in Comics and Webcomics

2.1 Female Authors and Readers in US Comics and Manga

2.2 Female Readers and Authors in Webcomics

2.3 The Platformisation of the WEBTOON Communications Circuit

2.4 Evaluation

3 Female and Nonbinary Authors in WEBTOON Originals

3.1 Introduction: The WEBTOON Disruption

3.2 Research Design

3.3 Genre Classification

3.4 Measures of Engagement

3.5 Genres in WEBTOON Originals

3.6 Author Gender in the 80 'Most Liked' WEBTOON Originals

3.7 Evaluation

4 Conclusions, Next Steps, Bibliography

4.1 The WEBTOON Innovations

4.2 The WEBTOON Challenges

4.3 Potential Futures

References

Acknowledgements

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jun 2024).

ISBN:

9781009319935

1009319930

9781009319959

1009319957

9781009319942

1009319949