It’s possible to think that ten thousand is enough, because there are a few name artists with low circulations or second rate merch who pretend to live off their comics, but don’t.

Calling it the original art for the comic sounds dishonest though.

I read a lot of webcomics. So much so that I have to organize them by update schedule. (My folder for Monday alone has close to 30 links!)

So my question is this: Who should I spend my 10 bucks on? If I gave $10 just to all the webcomics in my Monday list, I’d be out $300! And I still have 6 other days!

So how do I determine who I should spend my hard-earned money on? Which comic is my favorite? Which author/artist needs it more? Who has the coolest merch?

I say: if you want $10 from me, you gotta have something to offer me that I think is worth it. Otherwise, you don’t deserve it. I’m not going to buy $10 worth of crap just so you can feel good about quiting your day job.

And FYI, I have bought stuff from webcomic stores before.

But the point is, it’s not “free money” unless it’s something you’re doing anyway in the creation of your comic. I have no doubt that Stevens, as an example, COULD sell sketches, but he’d have to make sketches in addition to his comic.