Fabric Dragon - webcomics, entertainers, and sad news
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webcomics, entertainers, and sad news
webcomic artists are in a tough spot, you know.
most of them are either relying on a day job to keep a roof over their head, and still trying to produce a comic on a quasi regular basis...... or else they made the leap to full time self employed, and depend on their READERS to keep them fed and a roof over their heads.
when something goes wrong it can be very tough.
recently on Girl Genius
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php (by Phil and Kaja Foglio, coloring by Cheyenne Wright) Kaja had another hospital bill, and Cheyenne was seriously injured and had a even larger hospital bill (PS you can still donate to the help pay the bill fund, the click button is on their comic page.)
more recently Evan Nichols, of "Ask Dr Eldritch"
http://www.askdreldritch.com/latest.html
had to deal with a tragic loss in his family. his sister and her husband lost their infant child. in addition to this there was a previously scheduled wedding in the family.
there is not much we can do to soften the blows of all this, but i remind you of things you CAN do for your favorite web comic authors (and others)... two free, one costs money.
FREE: you can vote. if they have a voting link up on Top Web Comics (both of the above do, some don't)or some other vote thing like best filk of the year or what not... you can vote for them. its free and it moves them up in the ranks, which lets them attract more advertisers AND more viewers/listeners... some of whom may buy stuff.
FREE: you can post links on your journal, and tell people about your favorite webcomic artists(and filkers, and other self employed entertainers, like, for instance, Tom Smith) because that helps them build up their customer base.
Money: you can donate funds (they usually have a virtual tip jar or guitar case) or you can buy one of their products, whether its T shirts, CDs, or prints.
i will be putting a hard link to this post, when i can, and also adding some links here:
~~~~~~~~~~~~`lj users~~~~~~~~~~
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) brute_force i sell his corsets and he also makes neat steampunk stuff
haikujaguar and her "the three micahs" business posts for artists, for instance
filkertom he just might be... a filker...
guendalina snoods! and more
hennadancer henna stuff, and coffee
kyleri owns omshantihandcrafts, vegetarian bath and body stuff
~~~~~~~~~Self Employed Friends who make stuff~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://omshantihandcrafts.com/
http://www.ladyguen.com
and of course me: http://www.fabricdragon.com website to be brought up to date soon, really, i swear!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ webcomics~~~~~~~~~~and the NSFW warnings~~~~~
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php (occasional victorian underthings)
http://www.askdreldritch.com/latest.html (every now & then undressed action figures)
http://www.somethingpositive.net/ (well, the words may not be work safe)
http://www.questionablecontent.net/ (ditto)
http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/ (cleavage, and language)
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.html (not a thing that i know of)
http://www.the-whiteboard.com/ (explosions, otherwise cool)
http://www.thedevilbear.com/ (cartoon pin ups)
also, but in the often NSFW category is
http://collar6.com (NOT SAFE FOR WORK but funny)
feel free to add links to people and sites of interest in the comments... and obviously you shoudl all read the comments since i dont add links very fast
in the meantime... VOTE for and TALK about your favorite artists when you can.
Tags: ask dr eldritch, entertainment, filk, friends, girl genius, help, questionable content, something positive, the three micahs, tom smith, webcomics
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psst, can you do me a favor? vote for ask dr eldritch. i figure when he gets back from the funeral and wedding we can surprise him with a bump in the ratings... I'd love to be able to buy the books from the Foglios. It's on my list of things to get once I've got a job again. QC has a really spiffy apron right now, too. ("Baking is science for hungry people") We do have all but the most recent of the OOTS books. You missed Looking For Group. ^_^ It's an excellent comic; very funny and well-drawn. http://www.lfgcomic.com/ |
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