My dissertation plan

THE WEBCOMIC MANIFESTO - HOW THE PEOPLE GOT THE POWER
I. INTODUCTION
1. COMIC BOOKS SLOWLY INTRODUCED TO A NEW REGIM
2. THE BABY BOOM - WHAT'S OUT THERE NOW
3. IS THIS REALLY A CHANGE, OR JUST POLITICAL CHATTER? - WEBCOMICS AS A NEW STORYTELLING MEDIUM REVOLUTION AND NOT JUST A FORMAT CHANGE

II. COMICS, COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET
1. WHAT TECHNOLOGY WAS KEY FOR THE REVOLUTION
A. THE INTERNET
B. DIGITALISING ANALOG THROUGH A SCANNER
C. DRAWING DIGITAL AND THE GRAPHICS TABLET

2. NEW MEDIUM, NEW FORMAT, ALL THAT NEEDS A REDESIGN!
A. ADAPTING TO THE SCREEN AND ITS RESOLUTION
B. ADAPTING TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB, AND CONNECTION SPEEDS
C. CUSTOM DOMAIN OR SIMPLE BLOGS, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

3. WEBCOMIC DESIGNS: WHAT UNITES THEM
A. WEBCOMIC BROWSERS
B. ARCHIVE SYSTEMS
C. CONNECTION TO THEIR READERSHIP

III. THE PEOPLE'S REFORMS - HOW DEMOCRATISATION AFFECTED THE COMIC WORLD
1. ONLINE SOLIDARITY - CROSS REFERENCING
A. MY SPAGHETTI MONSTER EXPERIENCE
B. PENNY ARCADE AND STEAM
C. WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE - LAID BACK RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST WEBCOMICS

2. PRINT TRIES TO CATCH UP
A. ONLINE COMICS BUT NO REDESIGN?
B. ADAPTING PRINTED COMICS TO THE INTERNET
I. ANIMATED COMICS
II. EXCLUSIVE AND NEW CONTENT IS MANDATORY!

3. WEBCOMIC SUPERSTARS AND PRINT RECOGNITION! - SUCCESS STORIES.
A. PENNY ARCADE AT THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
B. ZERO PUNCTUATION
C. CYANIDE & HAPPINESS AND SIMON'S CAT HIT THE PRESSES!

IV. THERE'S NO TURNING BACK, I'LL TELL IT MY WAY - WHY WEBCOMICS ARE UNIQUE AND HOW THEY HAVE PLAYED TO THEIR STRENGTH
1. IN THE LAND OF SELF-PUBLISHING, THE ARTIST IS KING
A. NO ONE IS THE BOSS OF ME!
I. YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
II. HOMEPAGE SAFE HOMEPAGE - SURE, I CAN PUT A DISCLAIMER, THEN NO ONE CAN BOTHER ME
III. XKCD LIKES TO PLAY WITH FORMAT - WHEN THE PUBLISHER'S OUT, THE ARTISTS GO OUT AND PLAY

B. IT'S THE INTERNET, I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT! - PENNY ARCADE, ZERO PUNCTUATION, CYANIDE & HAPPINESS

2. BUILDING A FAN-BASE AND MAKING MONEY?
A. SUCCESS IS FROM KNOWING YOUR READERSHIP (XKCD ON PENNY ARCADE)
B. A HAPPY READER MAKES FOR A HAPPY ARTIST - HOW TO MAKE MONEY AND ALL BE HAPPY!
I. MERCHANDISING
II. ADVERTS
III. DONATIONS

V. RESTRICTIONS FROM TOTAL FREEDOM - TECHNOLOGICAL BOUNDERIES ARE STILL TO BE OVERCOME!
1. I WANT EASIER WAYS TO CREATE A WEBSITE! - WHAT THE HELL IS HTML, PHP, AND CSS?
2. I WANT FASTER INTERNET FOR ALL!
3. I WANT BETTER HARDWARE FOR ALL!
4. I WANT THE CHINESE TO STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP!

VI. CONCLUSION - WHY NOT TRY IT YOURSELF? THERE'S NOTHING TO LOSE, EVERYTHING TO GAIN.
1. £10 A YEAR FOR A .COM, £4 A MONTH FOR WEBSPACE, EMAIL AND INTERNET SECURITY? I CAN AFFORD THAT
2. IS TIME REALLY THAT PRECIOUS?
3. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TELL YOUR STORIES? - THERE'S SO MANY POSSIBILITIES, EXPERIMENT