Romaguera, Gabriel E.

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Piecing the parts: An analysis of narrative strategies and textual elements in microserialized webcomics
(2010) Romaguera, Gabriel E.; Flores, Leonardo; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Leonard, Mary; Lamore, Eric; Carroll, Kevin; Department of English; Morales, Alfredo
This thesis details the results of a qualitative and quantitative study of webcomics in accordance to their method of publication. This sequential digital microserialized graphic narrative is analyzed through the literary theories of narratology, textual criticism, media specific analysis, and comics studies. Special attention is placed as to how these forms of serial fiction maintain narrative continuity throughout the entirety of their installments. Results include an in depth analysis as to how the narratives made by webcomic cartoonists change over time in a process called Cerebus Syndrome. A brief history of serialized narratives is provided to familiarize readers with this method of publication and to contextualize the study of webcomics within the tradition of serialization and the serial reading experience. Narrative strategies and textual elements of webcomics are discussed in general and specifically within Rich Burlew's Order of the Stick. This thesis also provided pedagogical applications of webcomics within the language and/or literature classroom.