To be honest,I was really surprised when I found out that there isn't any really big Webcomic society in Yahoo.Almost all the site in Korea have one so it's pretty easy to read webcomic and make one(That's how most of the author get debut these days in Korea...I guess).
It doesn't mean I don't like this website or something,I was just surprised Webcomic is less Developed than I've expected.
Like,USA was probably the first country to make Internet and I thought it must be really full of really huge Webcomic society to update translated comic but I couldn't find really big site.
I don't think Drunk Duck is bad because a lot of people here are nice and even if the comment's number is small,most of them are good and non-spammy stuff(Actually,Even if there's a lot of comment in the original comic,Half of them are either spam or Worm brain comment).
But still,I hope the webcomic society get more developed then now and the drunk duck get more known and bigger than now...

What about your thinking???

Americans don't typically form groups separate from other English-speaking countries. Mostly, because the US is extremely diverse and lacks any group identity. You might find region or state specific groups (like California, Texas, The Mid-Atlantic, etc.)

Plus, Yahoo groups are just, um, generic. It's like hosting your comic on MySpace or deviantArt. Why would anyone use that service when there are a dozen free webcomic-specific communities to be part of? And the successful artists (or the ones with enough money who want to stand out) have their own domains along with their own forums and communities.

its prolly cuz a lot of people are illiterate neanderthals and can barely navigate the internet just long enough to infest their computers with spyware and then go back to watching fox

Strikes me as kind of redundant or otherwise needless. I like Usedbooks take on the matter. And there's really nothing special about Yahoo Groups.

I think what he means is that in Korea there's "corporate sponsorship" of webcomics communities. I guess because webcomics are mainstream enough in Korea, that the search engines and internet providers profit from it enough by providing such service.

So on a Korean equivalent of MSN, you might see tabs like News-Finance-Personals-Health-Webcomics-Games, or something like that.

I think this simply points to manga's cultural prevalence in the east, as opposed to comics in the USA.

mlai
I think what he means is that in Korea there's "corporate sponsorship" of webcomics communities. I guess because webcomics are mainstream enough in Korea, that the search engines and internet providers profit from it enough by providing such service.

So on a Korean equivalent of MSN, you might see tabs like News-Finance-Personals-Health-Webcomics-Games, or something like that.

I think this simply points to manga's cultural prevalence in the east, as opposed to comics in the USA.

That's an interesting perspective. It certainly sounds plausible and it would, I guess, be reinforced by the fact that - in the West - comics are still regarded as a "kids' only" medium.

It's changing, obviously, but there's little doubt that manga is taken far more seriously by adults in many Far Eastern countries than Western comics are in, say, the UK or the US. And that, in turn, would logically make it commercially far more attractive for the larger internet operators like Yahoo to offer a webcomics "channel".

Oh well. Our day will come ...!

Usedbooks I would say the reason Americans dont form groups is less to do with the fact that they are "diverse" and more to do with the fact that the majority of English speaking people on the internet.
Generally, Americans will always be hte majority so they dont need to form their own groups. The same way America doesn't have a "white history month". The majority are already the focus and so dont need special attention brought to their concerns.

The suggestion that Americans dont have a sense of cultural identity also seems a bit odd! Americans seem to have one of the strongest senses of cultural identity of any people I know!

harkovast
The suggestion that Americans dont have a sense of cultural identity also seems a bit odd! Americans seem to have one of the strongest senses of cultural identity of any people I know!

I don't want to get off-topic, but honestly, I personally find Californian or deep south culture at least as foreign as Ireland or Australia. If you ask Americans where they are from, most won't say "America" (some might, I guess) because it doesn't identify them well -- plus, it runs the risk of non-Americans instantly associating them with either NYC or Hollywood culture. The way people live, their ideals, the food, the music, etc. it varies so much from region to region. That's part of the reason when Americans do form groups or clubs for any interest, it is usually regional. (That, and the US is too big to gather in one place for a small to moderate-sized convention or something. It pretty much has to be limited to a region.)

DAJB
It's changing, obviously, but there's little doubt that manga is taken far more seriously by adults in many Far Eastern countries than Western comics are in, say, the UK or the US. And that, in turn, would logically make it commercially far more attractive for the larger internet operators like Yahoo to offer a webcomics "channel".

Ah, so that's what he was talking about? A webcomics "section" on a mainstream hub? (Sorry, it might be a language barrier, mamaya. I thought you meant community groups in Yahoo. I never use Yahoo, so I don't know anything about it.)

As DAJB said, comics in general have always been either child-focused or fringe culture in the US. And most indie stuff like webcomics are not likely to be endorsed by mainstream media. Plus, I think those sites in America (main hub of Yahoo) mostly appeal to a group of people who aren't particularly internet savy, and most of them don't read webcomics. The younger generation of internet users, ones who do tend to follow webcomics, don't use the general/generic info "hubs" that often. (Like I mentioned, I never go to Google or Yahoo or MSN and follow their links to browse. I have all my useful sites bookmarked.)

Want...to...answer....usedbooks but don't....want to....keep going....off topic...argh!
*collapses from strain*

harkovast
Want...to...answer....usedbooks but don't....want to....keep going....off topic...argh! *collapses from strain*

It's certainly a relevant topic all on its own, right? Maybe start a new thread in general discussion or debate, even. I dunno.

There's so many different subgroups of comics in the USA that appeal to different people.

Sunday comics, political, art comics, manga, American superhero, indie...

And the odd thing about it is professional comics like Dilbert and Garfield are online now too, but they are not webcomics like here at Drunkduck per say..

Perhaps in Korea they put all comics are are online together in the term "webcomics"?

JillyFoo
There's so many different subgroups of comics in the USA that appeal to different people.

Sunday comics, political, art comics, manga, American superhero, indie...

And the odd thing about it is professional comics like Dilbert and Garfield are online now too, but they are not webcomics like here at Drunkduck per say..

Perhaps in Korea they put all comics are are online together in the term "webcomics"?

No,They don't call that a "Webcomic"
Because of the format.
Korean Webcomic format is Really long.
Thet are vertical so reader can see them easily because only thing you have to do is scroll down(Not clicking to Next Page)(check out my comic to see that)