Comments on: Jason Shiga’s Meanwhile on the iPad http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/12/09/jason-shigas-meanwhile-on-the-ipad/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Comics A.M. | Comic sales climb 19%; IDW promotes Goldstein | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/12/09/jason-shigas-meanwhile-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-123842 Comics A.M. | Comic sales climb 19%; IDW promotes Goldstein | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:56:40 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=23580#comment-123842

[...] Digital comics | Johanna Draper Carlson reviews the iPad version of Jason Shiga’s choose-your-own-adventure tale Meanwhile: “Instead of having to be careful to visually follow the right path, the app handles all the mechanics for you, allowing you to focus on the art, story, and choices. Even when you’re reading in a sequence, you move from panel to panel via a yellow highlight, tapping whenever you’re ready to move on.” The iPad seems like the natural medium for this particular work. [Comics Worth Reading] [...]

]]> By: vid http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/12/09/jason-shigas-meanwhile-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-123826 vid Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:03:49 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=23580#comment-123826 This sounds really fun. An excellent way of using technology to enhance and improve an existing medium. Choose your own adventure stories were fun but cumbersome to deal with in book form but I’d imagine if they could all be adapted to tablets and computers like this, it could lead to the rise of a interactive fiction.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/12/09/jason-shigas-meanwhile-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-123800 Johanna Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:54:07 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=23580#comment-123800 I haven’t seen a lot of apps I’d pay $5 for, but this is definitely one of them and worth the price. I hope you enjoy it!

]]> By: Rob http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/12/09/jason-shigas-meanwhile-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-123797 Rob Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:23:26 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=23580#comment-123797 You just cost me five dollars. I hope you’re happy.

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