[Groop] downloading e-groo

[Bodhikt at aol.com]

RE: on-line comics.... From a reader's perspective, they're not as nice as 
the traditional paper or trade paperback type because you can't curl up in a 
chair with them or lay down on the floor/bed with them... even a laptop doesn't 
work right for this. And, unless you have magnifying vision, it would be just 
about impossible to read a comic on a small, curl-up-withable hand-held devise 
like a PDA or "Gameboy"/PSP (at least, not a full page at a time. Even 
Sergio's "without words" comics would not have their full impact at that size.)
 
They are a good way to have "pristine" pages, I suppose-- it's pretty easy to 
clean a computer screen,  as compared to paper... and replacing a keyboard if 
you spill something on it is usually easier and cheaper than replacing a 
"classic" out of print comic book.
 
Girl Genius (_http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/_ 
(http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/) ) is an on-line and trade paperback type comic/graphic novel I do 
follow. I read books 1-5 on the computer while waiting for the print ones to arrive 
from various sellers.... It was much nicer to re-read them in the print 
version, not only because holding them while curling up in a chair is easier, but 
also because you don't have to wait that eternal 30s or so for the next page to 
load. Currently, book 6 is only available on-line... but I will be ordering 
the "real" one as soon as it is available.
 
Maybe Sergio could put "teaser" pages of new comics up.... Not that loyal 
Groop-ers/-ies need such, but it would doubtlessly hook new readers.....
 
 
Kaytee
Proudly marching to a different kettle of fish



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