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Post by Charles on Dec 6, 2012 15:32:27 GMT
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Post by Alex on Dec 9, 2012 10:29:57 GMT
I like the website. It's a good example of how to make the medium expand on the limitations of traditional print to engage with their audience. Performance isn't great on my less-than-beasty laptop, and no responsive design/lack of tablet support is an Achilles heel that may sink the entire project, but STCO could learn a thing or two about how to really do a digital 'kids' comic'.
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Post by madhair60 on Dec 9, 2012 10:52:14 GMT
I hate how it's full of typos and alignment errors.
I've ordered the final issue, couldn't find it in newsagents.
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Post by Arch on Dec 11, 2012 11:11:46 GMT
The stories feel like intros to some sort of flash game. I'm not sure why that annoys me so much, but it does.
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Post by Charles on Dec 11, 2012 20:56:27 GMT
Yeah, the flash "motion comic" crap does get annoying. I guess young kids like it though.
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Post by madhair60 on Dec 12, 2012 23:27:34 GMT
My copy of the final Dandy came today. It's gorgeous, lavish, clever, hilarious and poignant.
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Post by Charles on Dec 13, 2012 2:14:54 GMT
"You want me to put a pie in a pie?"
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Post by L. T. Dangerous on Dec 13, 2012 8:22:46 GMT
So what's the deal with how this will work then? Will there be a fee to read issues? Otherwise surely it'll be unprofitable. And if there is, why will it make more money than a print version? I know "lol apps and technology and internet" but money's money at the end of the day. Genuinely interested to know what the business model is.
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Post by Charles on Dec 13, 2012 16:33:33 GMT
Will there be a fee to read issues? Yes. The idea is it'll be more profitable because more (young) readers will turn up for a digital comic because that's where Da Kidz are going for their entertainment - and they don't have to hunt for The Dandy at newsagents that might never have it, they can go to the website. Other publishers are doing the same thing as a supplement to the print copies but The Dandy's the only comic to go digital only AFAIK. |
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Post by Arch on Dec 13, 2012 20:21:48 GMT
Surely there'll need some damn good advertising to make this worthwhile? There's a whole wealth of decent to good webcomics out there that I'm likely to want to read, I just can't find the motivation. Can't imagine being charged for it would encourage me any.
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Post by madhair60 on Dec 13, 2012 21:24:01 GMT
"You want me to put a pie in a pie?" I liked Freddy the Fearless Fly best, I think. Clever. And of course the reprints were lush. |
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Post by Alex on Dec 13, 2012 21:44:00 GMT
Yeah, the flash "motion comic" crap does get annoying. I guess young kids like it though. Not that anyone cares, but it isn't Flash. It's actually all HTML5/Javascript/CSS3. For what it's worth, that's actually a bit impressive. It's not for you, it's for the kids already reading the Dandy. They've got a built-in readership that can pester mummy and daddy into buying a subscription for it - the same as they always have. It actually usually ends up working out quite well for sites behind paywalls when they target kids. Club Penguin, for example, is extremely successful - purely off the backs of the long-standing power of kids to nag their parents into buying stuff for them. You'd be surprised how much more likely this is to be a success than The Times' paywall... However, I feel they are taking a far more limited approach to this than they should be - and that could be a major problem for them. The fact is, tablet use is on the rise - and the smaller 7" tablets are cheap and durable enough to be perfect for kids. The lack of a responsive design, or at the very least, a mobile/tablet version, is a significant oversight to be going into 2013 with. Going digital only - even behind a paywall - is a solid move for the Dandy. Print costs would only end up buying them completely. Whatever revenue they lose by putting their content behind a paywall, they'll make up for in not paying an upwards-scaling cost for printing and distributing a physical copy that barely sells enough to make ends meet. However, they may be switching on with too little, too late. Still, they don't have much competition in this specific market, so if they got their game together quickly enough, it's still all to play for. |
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Post by Charles on Dec 14, 2012 0:01:13 GMT
They've been advertising it for tablets and smartphones - and soon to be on the App Store - so they've got that covered. I liked Freddy the Fearless Fly best, I think. That was a good punchline. Not that anyone cares, but it isn't Flash. It's actually all HTML5/Javascript/CSS3. Oh! That is impressive. |
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