Tailsteak’s webcomic “1/0” as an example of Reconstructivist Art
1/0 was an unusual webcomic that ran for exactly 1000 strips, and that revolved around the often contentious relationship between the comic’s creator and his characters.
- Nod to Artifice: In 1/0, the strip’s creator is a very real presence within the strip, and his changing relationship with the strip’s characters is a key element of the strip’s overall storyline.
- Classic Structure: The structure of 1/0 is a standard four-panel comic strip.
- Transcontextual and Iconic Elements: In 1/0 many of the original characters and references were literally and explicitly “stolen” from other places.
- Moments of Genuine Emotion or Significance: In 1/0, the theme is existence and the meaning or meaninglessness thereof, and the strip fearlessly explores profound questions of religion, morality and identity, all within its own self-delineated boundaries.
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