Could the same idea be successfully applied to a webcomic?
For example, you could click on images within the illustration that would let you read a back story of a character. That’s an interesting conundrum, because cartoonists want their work to be seen. If they’re working really hard on a dozen or 200 panels, they don’t want to do so under the assumption that only 10% of their readers will ever look at it. I don’t think that structure is going to be as compelling for artists. When you as a writer are including hyperlinks and you know people either have the option of digging or not digging, you’re including links to work you didn’t actually slave over for 500 hours. You’re not personally or emotionally invested in where they’re going to click. If you had created the work, you would want them to click. I guess the only way you could do anything like that is by having a very loyal fan base, like Homestar Runner. Their Strongbad E-mails have hidden easter eggs with extra material that pop up throughout the cartoon, and most fans know precisely w
