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By: Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts »

Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:20:38 +0000

[...] From the T-Shirt Desk, hot on the heels of last week’s prestigious STFRITDFTS Award, (the “Stfritty”), Jeph Jacques is at it again. Something in his brain just produces content that people want to wear, in a legible 100% cotton form, on their bodies. If we could harness this subconscious tapping-in of the zeitgeist, we could rule the world and oppress all living things. And by “we”, I mean “I”. [...]

By: David Malki !

David Malki ! — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:58:53 +0000

Dave, that is a great interview, and best of luck with all the hoo-ha: you deserve it, buddy.

Also, Scott: I’m sure there are readers who are shocked and offended whenever a free webcomic makes a mention of the merch its creator offers for sale, but I think there are as many who would be happy to support said creator if the merch appeals to them. I don’t see anything wrong with offering a wide variety of, say, T-shirts. After all, there are websites out there that have the gall to sell T-shirts without even offering a free webcomic to read.

By: Scott Thornton

Scott Thornton — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:53:48 +0000

I’m curious as to how far is too far when it comes to t-shirts. I mean, sure, I know QC and Scary Go Round get a lot of income from those streams but is it purely reader driven?
Is there going to be a point where a webcomic ‘jumps the shark’ in terms of merchandising and focuses too much on it? I wonder.

By: Dave Kellett

Dave Kellett — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:45:57 +0000

Sorry, Gary, no questions about said employer, please, until said employer’s last check is cashed in January.

Then, said employer’s cashed check can buy two Boddington’s…at which point stories can commence.

By: Paul Gadzikowski

Paul Gadzikowski — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:02:33 +0000

Did you hear about Divorcee Barbie? She comes with half of Ken’s stuff.