Comments on: Zuda reax http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Dear Zuda, your system sucks. | The Scienteers http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25907 Dear Zuda, your system sucks. | The Scienteers Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:32:28 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25907 [...] I can read five Penny-Arcade comics from their archive in the time it takes the damn viewer to load. I’m not the only person who is having this issue either, google search “Zuda flash viewer” and click around, you’re bound to see some less than stellar impressions of it. To make matters worse, the system is a resource-hog due to the loading of multiple super-high-resolution images. This not only explains why it’s so slow to load but it also causes my primary browser, Opera, to crash. Now, I’m not telling people what browser to use, (though I do suggest Opera), but I do always stress to designers that they need to keep all web-browsers in mind. I don’t want to be forced to boot up Internet Explorer to read High Moon (who would?). Zuda’s apparent unwillingness to fix this rather huge flaw in their delivery system reeks of a certain arrogance. [...] [...] I can read five Penny-Arcade comics from their archive in the time it takes the damn viewer to load. I’m not the only person who is having this issue either, google search “Zuda flash viewer” and click around, you’re bound to see some less than stellar impressions of it. To make matters worse, the system is a resource-hog due to the loading of multiple super-high-resolution images. This not only explains why it’s so slow to load but it also causes my primary browser, Opera, to crash. Now, I’m not telling people what browser to use, (though I do suggest Opera), but I do always stress to designers that they need to keep all web-browsers in mind. I don’t want to be forced to boot up Internet Explorer to read High Moon (who would?). Zuda’s apparent unwillingness to fix this rather huge flaw in their delivery system reeks of a certain arrogance. [...]

]]> By: The Scienteers » Archive » Dear Zuda, your system sucks. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25906 The Scienteers » Archive » Dear Zuda, your system sucks. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:52:48 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25906 [...] I can read five Penny-Arcade comics from their archive in the time it takes the damn viewer to load. I’m not the only person who is having this issue either, google search “Zuda flash viewer” and click around, you’re bound to see some less than stellar impressions of it. To make matters worse, the system is a resource-hog. This not only explains why it’s so slow to load but it also causes my primary browser, Opera, to crash. Now, I’m not telling people what browser to use, (though I do suggest Opera), but I do always stress to designers that they need to keep all web-browsers in mind. I don’t want to be forced to boot up Internet Explorer to read High Moon (who would?). Zuda’s apparent unwillingness to fix this rather huge flaw in their delivery system reeks of a certain arrogance. [...] [...] I can read five Penny-Arcade comics from their archive in the time it takes the damn viewer to load. I’m not the only person who is having this issue either, google search “Zuda flash viewer” and click around, you’re bound to see some less than stellar impressions of it. To make matters worse, the system is a resource-hog. This not only explains why it’s so slow to load but it also causes my primary browser, Opera, to crash. Now, I’m not telling people what browser to use, (though I do suggest Opera), but I do always stress to designers that they need to keep all web-browsers in mind. I don’t want to be forced to boot up Internet Explorer to read High Moon (who would?). Zuda’s apparent unwillingness to fix this rather huge flaw in their delivery system reeks of a certain arrogance. [...]

]]> By: The Scienteers » Archive » Dear Zuda, your system sucks. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25905 The Scienteers » Archive » Dear Zuda, your system sucks. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:52:46 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25905 [...] I can read five Penny-Arcade comics from their archive in the time it takes the damn viewer to load. I’m not the only person who is having this issue either, google search “Zuda flash viewer” and click around, you’re bound to see some less than stellar impressions of it. To make matters worse, the system is a resource-hog. This not only explains why it’s so slow to load but it also causes my primary browser, Opera, to crash. Now, I’m not telling people what browser to use, (though I do suggest Opera), but I do always stress to designers that they need to keep all web-browsers in mind. I don’t want to be forced to boot up Internet Explorer to read High Moon (who would?). Zuda’s apparent unwillingness to fix this rather huge flaw in their delivery system reeks of a certain arrogance. [...] [...] I can read five Penny-Arcade comics from their archive in the time it takes the damn viewer to load. I’m not the only person who is having this issue either, google search “Zuda flash viewer” and click around, you’re bound to see some less than stellar impressions of it. To make matters worse, the system is a resource-hog. This not only explains why it’s so slow to load but it also causes my primary browser, Opera, to crash. Now, I’m not telling people what browser to use, (though I do suggest Opera), but I do always stress to designers that they need to keep all web-browsers in mind. I don’t want to be forced to boot up Internet Explorer to read High Moon (who would?). Zuda’s apparent unwillingness to fix this rather huge flaw in their delivery system reeks of a certain arrogance. [...]

]]> By: The Gigcast » Blog Archive » Webcomic Wire - 11/6/07 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25904 The Gigcast » Blog Archive » Webcomic Wire - 11/6/07 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25904 [...] Heidi MacDonald over at TheBeat from Publishers Weekly gives some reactions to ZUDA. [...] [...] Heidi MacDonald over at TheBeat from Publishers Weekly gives some reactions to ZUDA. [...]

]]> By: BradyDale http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25903 BradyDale Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:26:18 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25903 I like Coville's idea of republishing gags... wrong page ratios, though, but I guess they could make a different reader. Doing webcomics of old material that's just sitting in the warehouses makes good sense. I like Coville’s idea of republishing gags… wrong page ratios, though, but I guess they could make a different reader. Doing webcomics of old material that’s just sitting in the warehouses makes good sense.

]]> By: Story Followup LinkBlogging » Comics Worth Reading http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25902 Story Followup LinkBlogging » Comics Worth Reading Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:27:17 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25902 [...] Reaction to the Zuda Comics launch has been lukewarm at best. Expert T Campbell discusses his favorites, while Heidi MacDonald talks complaints before linking to other reactions. The fact that Zuda looks fresh at all shows just how stylistically rigid Marvel and DC have become…. it’s a perfect example of a giant corporation jumping on a trend years after it’s already become established. … yeah it’s cool and all, except that you can’t link to it and you can’t copy it, standard for all other successful webcomic ventures. [...] [...] Reaction to the Zuda Comics launch has been lukewarm at best. Expert T Campbell discusses his favorites, while Heidi MacDonald talks complaints before linking to other reactions. The fact that Zuda looks fresh at all shows just how stylistically rigid Marvel and DC have become…. it’s a perfect example of a giant corporation jumping on a trend years after it’s already become established. … yeah it’s cool and all, except that you can’t link to it and you can’t copy it, standard for all other successful webcomic ventures. [...]

]]> By: someguy http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25901 someguy Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:24:51 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25901 Hmmm...I wonder if they DID hire a flash developer who knows how to enable deep linking, but, in their haste to meet their October deadline, haven't been able to "turn it on" yet... Hmmm…I wonder if they DID hire a flash developer who knows how to enable deep linking, but, in their haste to meet their October deadline, haven’t been able to “turn it on” yet…

]]> By: Aaron F. Gonzalez http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25900 Aaron F. Gonzalez Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:09:23 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25900 "Bloggers all hate Flash because we can’t link to it." How anyone would hire flash developers who don't know how to create flash sites that are capable of deep linking is beyond me. And for a site like this, where the entire POINT is to get people to discover the content? It's suicide. Hey DC, get a clue: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/deep_linking.html http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/ “Bloggers all hate Flash because we can’t link to it.”

How anyone would hire flash developers who don’t know how to create flash sites that are capable of deep linking is beyond me.

And for a site like this, where the entire POINT is to get people to discover the content? It’s suicide.

Hey DC, get a clue:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/deep_linking.html

http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/

]]> By: Scott Bieser http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25899 Scott Bieser Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:46:12 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25899 Actually the viewer has a pop-up control-bar at the bottom which includes a "zoom" slider, allowing you to enlarge the image. The cursor then becomes a "pan" tool to let you easily move the enlarged image about in the window. At least it works this way in Firefox. Speaking of interface issues, every time I go to leave a comment on this site, it crashes my browser the first time I hit the "enter" key. With Firefox I can restore the session, and then it works okay, until the next time I visit the site. Actually the viewer has a pop-up control-bar at the bottom which includes a “zoom” slider, allowing you to enlarge the image. The cursor then becomes a “pan” tool to let you easily move the enlarged image about in the window.

At least it works this way in Firefox.

Speaking of interface issues, every time I go to leave a comment on this site, it crashes my browser the first time I hit the “enter” key. With Firefox I can restore the session, and then it works okay, until the next time I visit the site.

]]> By: John Lee http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25898 John Lee Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:24:02 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25898 I am a little baffled about the fact that everyone thinks Zuda's big stumbling block is the Flash interface. What about the content? When DC announced that they were establishing a webcomic brand, I was anticipating comics that offer quality narrative. With the exception of Bayou and High Moon, I found that most of the entries I read featured the same sloppy storytelling and questionable art that I could find anywhere else on the web. I am a little baffled about the fact that everyone thinks Zuda’s big stumbling block is the Flash interface. What about the content? When DC announced that they were establishing a webcomic brand, I was anticipating comics that offer quality narrative. With the exception of Bayou and High Moon, I found that most of the entries I read featured the same sloppy storytelling and questionable art that I could find anywhere else on the web.

]]> By: maija http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25897 maija Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:13:57 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25897 "That said, I love BAYOU and would read it if it was drawn on bricks that were to be thrown at my head." It would be fun to see this idea "pitched" at random passers-by at SDCC, especially as a Fantagraphics promo for Krazy & Ignatz. “That said, I love BAYOU and would read it if it was drawn on bricks that were to be thrown at my head.”

It would be fun to see this idea “pitched” at random passers-by at SDCC, especially as a Fantagraphics promo for Krazy & Ignatz.

]]> By: Marz Richards http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25896 Marz Richards Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:57:19 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25896 A quote from a web developer from 2000: "Flash gives you herpes." That said, I love BAYOU and would read it if it was drawn on bricks that were to be thrown at my head. A quote from a web developer from 2000:

“Flash gives you herpes.”

That said, I love BAYOU and would read it if it was drawn on bricks that were to be thrown at my head.

]]> By: Jim Shelley http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25895 Jim Shelley Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:33:38 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25895 My wife found the interface to be a pain. She said that unless you're at full size the fonts seem jaggy and hard to read. Using Flash was a big mistake IMO. My wife found the interface to be a pain. She said that unless you’re at full size the fonts seem jaggy and hard to read.

Using Flash was a big mistake IMO.

]]> By: Jamie Coville http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25894 Jamie Coville Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:06:31 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25894 DC should consider republishing some of their 'gag' stuff (Sugar & Spike and Fox & Crow in particular) via Zuda and hopefully build an audience for a dead tree collection. DC should consider republishing some of their ‘gag’ stuff (Sugar & Spike and Fox & Crow in particular) via Zuda and hopefully build an audience for a dead tree collection.

]]> By: maija http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25893 maija Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:53:11 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/02/zuda-reax/#comment-25893 Has there been a discussion on The Beat about Dark Horse Presents on Myspace yet? If there has been, I'd appreciate a link to the original post. Has there been a discussion on The Beat about Dark Horse Presents on Myspace yet? If there has been, I’d appreciate a link to the original post.

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