Obviously many webcomics have other-than-humorous intent, but I would like to point your attention to the word “comic” and its original meaning… maybe this is why there is a tendency to note that certain comics are not funny, even if we acknowledge that this is not their intended purpose.
At this point, comics are a storytelling medium like novels, movies, or TV. Nobody notes that “certain movies” contain audible dialogue just because films were once silent.
You are correct, but this is irrelevant to the point I was trying to make. The word “movie” is just short for “moving picture” and doesn’t imply “silent” in any way, while the word “comic”, with no other context, means “funny”.
So yes, of course, comics are now storytelling media, but I’m suggesting that our brains are still primed towards comedy upon seeing the word. Just trying to explain why you might “see this a lot”.
Obviously many webcomics have other-than-humorous intent, but I would like to point your attention to the word “comic” and its original meaning… maybe this is why there is a tendency to note that certain comics are not funny, even if we acknowledge that this is not their intended purpose.
At this point, comics are a storytelling medium like novels, movies, or TV. Nobody notes that “certain movies” contain audible dialogue just because films were once silent.
You are correct, but this is irrelevant to the point I was trying to make. The word “movie” is just short for “moving picture” and doesn’t imply “silent” in any way, while the word “comic”, with no other context, means “funny”.
So yes, of course, comics are now storytelling media, but I’m suggesting that our brains are still primed towards comedy upon seeing the word. Just trying to explain why you might “see this a lot”.