Jessica Kulpa is the host of I’ve Met That Data. She is a scholar of information science and a longtime fan of literature and art in all its formats. Today’s guest is Maryam Choudhri, an expert on webcomics and their audiences; in that she is aware of the existence of webcomics and the fact that they have audiences. Visit her homepage here.

Credits

This podcast was recorded at the University of Toronto, which is located on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.

It was hosted by Jessica Kulpa and Maryam Choudhri

Writing and research by Megan Duncan

Produced and edited by Noah Waters

Sound and music attribution:

Chord Intro. Bright piano + sharp bass by DZeDeNZ -- https://freesound.org/s/546333/ --

License: Creative Commons 0

Little, happy tune - 22.10.2015 by cabled_mess -- https://freesound.org/s/335361/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Cop Action - Action Cinematic Music.wav by szegvari -- https://freesound.org/s/595467/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Special thanks to our instructor for INF 2186 Andrew Wiebe, Neil Hendry for the loan of audio equipment, Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics for answering our inquiry on Bluesky, Ryan Bayne for research help, and Randall Munroe for creating xkcd.

I’ve Met That Data is sponsored by Gengar & Gengar, Personal Injury Attorneys. Contact them at 1-800-555-1996.

References

Coulson, S., Urbach, T. P., & Kutas, M. (2006). Looking back: Joke comprehension and the space structuring model. Humor, 19(3), 229-250.

HTML Global title Attribute. (n.d.). W3 Schools. Retrieved April 10, 2026 from https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_global_title.asp

North, R. [@ryannorth.ca]. (2026, April 8). I can agree with my fellow Ryan - I got it from Achewood. [Bluesky post]. Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/ryannorth.ca/post/3miz55txfhc2t