List of self sufficient webcomics
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The following Self sufficient webcomics are webcomics that produce the primary means of income for their artists and/or writers. This income typically is derived from on-site advertising, web comic merchandising, books of the web comic, art commissions, subscription fees, reader donations or a combination of these means.
[edit] Reported by third party sources
- American Elf, other comics, and a music career support James Kochalka.[1]
- Fetus-X supports Eric Millikin.[2]
- Penny Arcade supports Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins.[3]
- Sluggy Freelance supports Pete Abrams, who was formerly a webmaster.[4]
- Megatokyo supports Fred Gallagher.[5]
[edit] Self-reported
- 8-Bit Theater supports Brian Clevinger.[6]
- Chicken Wings supports Stefan Strasser.[7]
- Ctrl+Alt+Del supports Tim Buckley.[8]
- Goats supports Jonathan Rosenberg.[9]
- Questionable Content supports Jeph Jacques.[10]
- Schlock Mercenary supports Howard Tayler.[11]
- Scary Go Round supports John Allison.[12]
- Dinosaur Comics supports Ryan North.[13]
- Misfile supports Chris Hazelton. [citation needed]
- PvP supports Scott Kurtz.[14]
Although webcomics are extremely common, ones that becomes successful enough to produce a significant stream of income to support their creators are very rare. Often a webcomic creator is lucky if the comic can even support its own hosting bills.
[edit] References
- ^ Glenn, Joshua (July 11, 2004). "This American Elf". The Boston Globe, p. D2.
- ^ Brenner, Lynn (February 27, 2000). "What People Earn: How Did You Do This Year?". Parade Magazine, p. 9.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (December 19, 2005). "Web Comics: Page Clickers to Page Turners; It's like manga five or six years ago". Publishers Weekly, p. 24.
- ^ Hoffman, Allan (June 18, 2003). "Paying Pals Keep Free Web Sites Going". Newhouse News Service
- ^ Redding, Alesia I. (April 11, 2003). "Success of strip fortified on Web". South Bend Tribune (Indiana), p. C1.
- ^ http://www.nuklearpower.com/8bitdonatefaq.php
- ^ http://www.chickenwingscomics.com/about.php
- ^ http://ctrlaltdel-online.com/index.php/faq
- ^ http://goats.com/about/
- ^ http://www.questionablecontent.net/faq.php
- ^ http://www.schlockmercenary.com/blog/index.php/2006/06/17/technical-difficulties-and-thank-you/
- ^ http://scarygoround.com/about.php
- ^ http://www.qwantz.com/about.html
- ^ http://www.pvponline.com/about
