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by JeffRosenberg 2648 days ago
I've always loved C&H. I bet Bill Watterson would have loved the freedom of webcomics.
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On the other hand he would have hated the economics of webcomics... shameless promotion, social media, merchandising, patreoning, ads, etc...
I dunno; he might have liked Patreon, with its much more direct connection with the fans, and funding directly from the fans.

The ancillary stuff—at least some of which is probably still necessary to make a living off a webcomic—yeah, he would've hated.

Interesting relevant quote:

Personally, I like paper and ink better than glowing pixels, but to each his own. Obviously the role of comics is changing very fast. On the one hand, I don't think comics have ever been more widely accepted or taken as seriously as they are now. On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money. I'm old enough to find all this unsettling, but the world moves on. All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they'll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won't be the same as what I grew up with.

He's still alive...
But he stopped producing C&H decades ago.
Why wouldn't he be able to love them now?