lefarce
The presumption that "webcomics are the future, a hurf a durf" is just stupid. There is just as much, if not more, untalented hacks working in the field as there is in print. It's uninspired, boring, and leaves a lot to be desired. Or as my ex who is a big webcomic reader so tactfully pointed out "some of the art those DD kids try to pass off is just horrible".

wait, what? Are we talking about the content of webcomics or the medium of webcomics?

As a medium webcomics isn't quite there yet because they are still emulating print comics with things like panels and word balloons. Utilizing things like sound is a step in the direction I was talking about when I said webcomics are the future, a hurf a durf. The problem is making it appealing to the viewer staring at it on a computer screen. I have a universal love for all forms of comics, but I HATE having to use the scrollbar to read a webcomic; I hate having to click a button to turn the page; things like that break the momentum for me. The challenge is that adding too many bells and whistles turns your "webcomic" into a horribly limited(limited movement that is), motionless flash movie. The future of webcomics will come when someone figures out the right balance of old and new. Somebody will figure it out and get it right finally, and then that will be the "standard" for webcomics that everybody else will copy, regardless of content.

I don't know about comic strips, and I don't know about "better or worse", but print comicbooks will always be around because they are tangible, and I can hold it in my hand, and turn a page without having to wait for the next image to load. But for the generation of kids that are raised on computers, webcomics are their future.

And books were still around after film. And newspapers still around after radio. And film still around after TV. And Records still around after CDs. And CDs still around after MP3s. Yep.

But that doesn't mean the old ways still retain the same popularity all the time. Or stays the same as it was. The Net has become the new delivery medium for comics to a large extent. Face it. Even if it will hang on in other formats.

-and that WAS pretty much your final point. :)
But there's no way I was raised on computers, but still it's my chosen format for the whole thing. But I still DO like books.

I see no reason why webcomics should use sound and infinite canvas etc. That's purely an option and in no way essential. The web is simply an excellent delivery Media, those other things are secondary. As for scrolling and clicking: you get used to it. Books are fidgety, tear and get dirty, but I'm used to it.