Today, I wanted to build a website where I could read comics online. So, I started to figure out how to do this thing.
Finding the Right Tools
First, I needed to find some tools. I knew I needed a place to store the comics, and a way to display them on a webpage. It’s like needing a shelf for your books and a way for people to open and read them.
- Storage: I thought about using my computer, but that seemed messy. I decided to look for some “cloud storage,” which is like a big hard drive on the internet.
- Display: I needed some website building thing. I’ve heard of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – they sounded complicated, but I figured I’d give it a shot.
Getting the Comics
Next, I needed some comics! I had some old ones scanned on my computer, so I started with those. Getting them ready was a bit of a pain. I had to make sure each page was a separate image file, like taking a picture of each page of a book.
- Scanned a few old comics I loved reading.
- Made sure the images were clear and easy to read. Resized them, because original ones are very large size.
- Organized the files into folders, one folder for each comic. Keeping things tidy, you know?
Building the Website (The Hard Part)
This was the tricky part. I started messing around with HTML, which is like the basic structure of a website. I figured out how to make a simple page with a title and a place to put the images.
Then, I learned a little bit of CSS, which is like the “design” part. I made the page look a little nicer, changed the colors, stuff like that. Nothing fancy, just basic stuff.
The hardest part was figuring out how to make it so you could “flip” through the pages. That’s where JavaScript came in. I found some examples online, copied and pasted some code, and played around with it until it (sort of) worked. It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough for now.
- Made a simple HTML page.
- Used basic CSS to change colors.
- Found some “page-flipping” code online and tweaked it.
Putting It All Together
Finally I put all images to cloud and used links to show them on my website.
I uploaded all the comic images and the website files to the cloud storage. Then, I tested it out. It worked! I could read my comics online! It wasn’t super pretty or professional, but it did the job.
It was a bit of a learning curve, but I managed to build a basic comic reader. There’s a lot more I could do to improve it, but for a first try, I was pretty happy with it. It’s like building a little treehouse – it might not be perfect, but it’s yours, and you built it yourself!
