i think the Most Academic answer is to zero in on its use of the web as a medium, making a case for its position as a unique piece of an internet that no longer exists in the same way. it moves in sync with the increased difficulties of making space on the internet. homestuck moves from a forum game to a complicated, medium-bending webcomic to a pretty normal book printed by a massive media company before going back to a webcomic, where it is now constantly fighting to assert itself as a worthwhile endeavor. ezpz case to make.