In an alternate universe somewhere, nobody has heard of “webcomics.” Instead, there are thousands of “telecomics.”

In 1992, Don Lokke Jr. coined the term “telecomics” to describe his new digital comic strips, drawn primarily in the ANSI art format and distributed online through BBSes.

This is the final in-depth profile in my "ANSI art and webcomics" series!

https://breakintochat.com/blog/2026/03/25/don-lokke-and-mack-the-mouse/

#webcomics #comics #retrocomputing #bbs #ansiart #textmode #longreads #history #computerhistory

@kirkman what a fun old find, even if I'm sure I would have hated the guy.

@Craigp You never know. I was a big Limbaugh fan as a teen around that time. But people change.

I admire Lokke for sticking to his "telecomics" and producing a substantial body of work. I wish the second half of his output existed somewhere.

@kirkman i agree and i agree. Hah!