List of self-sufficient webcomics
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The following self-sufficient webcomics are known to produce the primary income of their artists and/or writers. This income typically is derived from on-site advertising, web comic merchandising, collections of strips in book form, art commissions, subscription fees, reader donations or a combination of these means.
Of the thousands of webcomics, few produce significant income; in general the creator of a website is lucky if it can support its own hosting bills.
[edit] Reported by third party sources
- American Elf, other comics, and a music career support James Kochalka.[1]
- Cat and Girl supports Dorothy Gambrell. [2]
- Ctrl+Alt+Del supports Tim Buckley.[3]
- Fetus-X supports Eric Millikin.[4]
- Girl Genius supports Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio.[5]
- Homestar Runner supports Mike and Matt Chapman.[6]
- Least I Could Do, Looking for Group, and a growing entertainment company support Ryan Sohmer.[citation needed]
- Megatokyo supports Fred Gallagher.[7]
- Penny Arcade supports Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins.[8]
- Sluggy Freelance supports Pete Abrams, who was formerly a webmaster.[9]
- Snafu Comics supports Dave Stanworth.[3]
- Staccato supports Shawn Handyside.[3]
[edit] Self-reported
- 8-Bit Theater supports Brian Clevinger.[10]
- Achewood supports Chris Onstad.
- GUComics supports Woody Hearn.[11]
- Chicken Wings support Stefan Strasser.[12]
- Devil's Panties supports Jennie Breeden.
- Dinosaur Comics supports Ryan North.[13]
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire supports Michael "Mookie" Terracciano[14]
- Dresden Codak supports Aaron Diaz.[15]
- Goats supports Jonathan Rosenberg.[16]
- Hero By Night supports D.J. Coffman.[17]
- The Order of the Stick supports Rich Burlew. [18]
- PvP supports Scott Kurtz.[19]
- Questionable Content supports Jeph Jacques.[20]
- Real Life Comics supports Greg Dean.[21]
- Scary Go Round supports John Allison.[22]
- Schlock Mercenary supports Howard Tayler.[23]
- Sheldon supports Dave Kellett.[24]
- Shortpacked! supports David Willis.[25]
- Something Positive supports R. K. Milholland
- Toothpaste for Dinner supports Drew. [26]
- The Wotch supports Anne Onymous.[27]
- xkcd supports Randall Munroe.[28]
[edit] References
- ^ Glenn, Joshua (July 11, 2004). "This American Elf". The Boston Globe, p. D2.
- ^ Rall, Ted (2006). Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists. NBM Publishing. ISBN 9781561634651.
- ^ a b c Mangold, Stephanie (October 2, 2007), “Web Comic Creators Take Charge”, Publishers Weekly, <http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6485953.html?nid=2789>
- ^ Brenner, Lynn (February 27, 2000). "What People Earn: How Did You Do This Year?". Parade Magazine, p. 9.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (July 9, 2007). "An Escape From the Slush Pile". New York Times
- ^ Meinheit, Matt (April 23, 2004). Holy crap. The Daily Eastern News. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
- ^ Redding, Alesia I. (April 11, 2003). "Success of strip fortified on Web". South Bend Tribune (Indiana), p. C1.
- ^ 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
- ^ Nuklear Power - Home of 8-bit Theater
- ^ GU Comics by: Woody Hearn
- ^ Chicken Wings - About Us
- ^ qwantz.com - dinosaur comics
- ^ Digital Strips: The Webcomics Podcast
- ^ Dresden Codak Eats Adventure and Farts Dragons
- ^ goats: about goats
- ^ - Hero By Night
- ^ http://www.giantitp.com/index2.html. News for 1/2/2006.
- ^ http://www.pvponline.com/about
- ^ Questionable Content: New comics every Monday through Friday
- ^ Real Life Comics
- ^ SCARY GO ROUND by John Allison :: MONDAY TO FRIDAY :: COMIC
- ^ Blógünder Schlock » Blog Archive » Technical Difficulties, and Thank You
- ^ The Community Interview with Blank Label Comics | COMIXTALK
- ^ Welcome to Silver Bullet Comics! // THE source, nuff said! // Comics, Subscriptions, News, Previews, Reviews, Events, Forums, Manga, CCG, TCG, Cards, Colectibles, Statues, Busts, Graphic Novels
- ^ Toothpaste for Dinner about page.
- ^ The Wotch
- ^ xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language
