Comics

I was thoroughly interested and entertained by the history of comics documentary in class. While comic books are such a major part of modern pop culture, their history and nature is largely unknown, and something which I have not explored much myself. I was unaware of the severity of laws against comics early on, which seems strikingly similar to the current debate surrounding violence in digital games. Debates about violence, corruption, and societal degradation seem to be the normal birth pains for any new and revolutionary medium.

My personal Favorite Web Comic is xkcd. It's sometimes above my head, as it often deals with advanced mathematics and computer science, things which I have very little grasp of, although I'm working on the computer science. However, the author takes al sort of geekery and silliness, and brings it to a charming, human level. His simple stick figure drawings serve only as background for his sarcastic wit and clever puns and situations.