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I don't know if Poe would be considered a novelist, but he can really blow you away in less than 5 pages. 1) http://www.online-literature.com/poe/335/ http://w

• chrischen 14y ago
  I don't think the comic format was legitimately for fitting more info in to 5 pages. Probably more of a publicity gimmick.
  • thedudemabry 14y ago
    I agree. This isn't a space-saving brief. It's an attempt to inflame. But... I think it's pretty cool that a new medium for legal discourse has been actually used. Several years after absorbing Scott McCloud's phenomenal book Understanding Comics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics), I set out to argue for a very technical (programming) project at work through a goofy comic. It was surprisingly effective, and got more eyes on it than the more traditional internal wiki plea. I assume that the novelty and incongruence of the medium brings the audience out of whatever comfort zone they routinely occupy.
    • hrayr 14y ago
      Reminds me of "Why's Poignant Guid to Ruby" [1]. I can't say how efficient this medium is for transferring information/knowledge, but it's certainly captivating -- sometimes what's needed to get a point across is not efficiency, but captivation. [1] http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/ http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/
• Steko 14y ago
  Faulkner had the best quote here: I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.