When I first started doing this webcomic 2 years ago, I was sort of hung up on making the text in the comic itself look “hand written.” It seemed more journal-like that way. I had a few people remark on how hard it was to read at times, but I was young and ignorant and stubborn. My compromise would be to include a word-for-word telling of the story in the comic area of the blog. This also gave me the added benefit of making my stories Google search friendly. The down side was (is); the site becomes two separate blogs. A comic blog locked to the postings, and a separate blog where I ramble about the artistic process, or lack of fiber in my diet. This was somewhat confusing.
With the new look and feel, I have dumped the lame hand-written affectation. I have included a nice classic font that is easier to read and easier to edit. The comics themselves are slightly larger and clearer. So do I really need to post another text version?
With the new ComicPress. I have access to a feature called transcripts. It will allow me to include Google friendly, index-able, word-for word, copies of my writing without having to include them in a post, saving space. But wait! you like the transcripts? If you click on the comic itself, the transcript will show up in the post area.Using transcripts also lets me describe the action, which makes the site more available for the vision impaired.
Do you like transcripts? Do you hate them? Let me know. I will be testing them out for the next batch of comic posts.
