The blog titled “The Pleasure of the Serial Comic Book” by Osvaldo Oyola was an interesting read because it pointed out a perspective about comics that I did not recognize. Oyola explains the affect long term serial comics have on readers. She mentions that they are able to evoke pleasure, engagement, and eroticism. At first, when I read through this article, I was very confused on how readers could find pleasure through comics, however, when exploring each they ways that each reader reads comics can arouse different emotional feelings. One person may read the text to its fullest, but somebody else could only looks at the extent of the text and not consider the details.

I also was intrigued by the affect a series comic had on readers. For example, a series comic usually begins with two main characters and focuses on the evolution of their relationship. And Oyola also emphasizes the purpose of series comics. In series comics, the solution or the ending isn’t the main focus of the series, instead it is the plot itself. And Oyola wishes that more readers could appreciate that. Many readers like me are always wanting to progress quickly, trying to find out what the ending will be, however, Oyola wants readers to stay more engaged in the fluidity of the medium and the plot. She describes this process to be erotic and as an “intermittence.” I really appreciate her analogy when she mentions how “The skin flashing between two articles of clothing” gives off the same eroticism when reading a comic.

In conclusion, I found the article taking on a new aspect of comics that I had not known. Unlike what Oyola emphasizes in her reading, most of the webcomics I have studied like “Cheese in the Trap” always have an ending and are not like a series, so they don’t promote the same emotions as series comics would.