Webcomics creators, including artists behind XKCD and Dinosaur Comics, talk about their early days, and how social media and Patreon have shifted the economics
Featuring the artists behind XKCD, Questionable Content, Dinosaur Comics, and more — Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge Tweets: @gpfjeff , @adamgurri , @hayesbrown , @drmrfrancis , @projectionedge , @spookymeggie , @backlon , @3psboyd , @korybing , @jonrosenberg , @wigu , @faitherinhicks , @kcgreenn , and @biocuriosity Tweets: Jeffrey T. Darlington / @gpfjeff : The Verge posted an article about the history of webcomics, and I have a few things to say about it (1/9): http://www.theverge.com/... Adam Gurri / @adamgurri : Inject this webcomic nostalgia directly into my veins. The history of the business aspect is something that has long interested me (see the super dated http://cloudculturecontent.blogspot.com / ...) http://twitter.com/... Hayes Brown / @hayesbrown : I'm not through this yet but it's making me extremely nostalgic? I remember starting to read Sluggy Freelance in like 2002 and being daunted that its backlog went all the way back to 1999 http://www.theverge.com/... Matthew R Francis / @drmrfrancis : Come for the webcomics oral history, stay for the anecdote about Riker and Sisko getting drunk and singing show tunes http://www.theverge.com/... by @biocuriosity Thomas K. Dye / @projectionedge : I was there since 1997. I was one of the flagship members of Keenspot; both @MizDanaClaire and Bill Holbrook did April Fool's gags for me. Now I feel like Norma Desmond or something, rotting in obscurity. I tried. I thought Newshounds was amazing. I'm so sorry that I was wrong. http://twitter.com/... @spookymeggie : This, along with the manga boom, fundamentally changed the landscape of comics for the better http://twitter.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : I MEAN COME ON http://www.theverge.com/... http://twitter.com/... Matt Boyd / @3psboyd : “We were all stupid and young, just learning to be people.” -@jonrosenberg http://www.theverge.com/... Kory Bing / @korybing : Weird that when I was in college and just started posting my comic in 2006 all these names were huge and intimidating to me but now so many are my friends. http://twitter.com/... Jon Rosenberg / @jonrosenberg : There's a fantastic oral history of webcomics over at @verge today by @biocuriosity. Probably the best one I've read in years, maybe ever. http://www.theverge.com/... Jeffrey Rowland / @wigu : Here is that story about the Olden Days of webcomics feat: @granulac @dmeconis @jonrosenberg @ryanqnorth @rstevens @krisstraub @jephjacques @Lubchansky and me and others! http://twitter.com/... Faith Erin Hicks / @faitherinhicks : I enjoyed reading this! I did a webcomic from 1999-2004 and while I was personally a mess (early 20s, ugh), that comic was a rare bright spot in my life. Plus, with very few exceptions, readers during that time period were lovely & supportive. http://twitter.com/... KC Green / @kcgreenn : I was a child watching all these people start a new frontier. Wild memories http://twitter.com/... Cat Ferguson / @biocuriosity : This should really be called an incomplete oral history of webcomics, since there are more stories than I could ever tell in 3,000 words — if I missed your fave, it's only because you have better taste than I do. http://www.theverge.com/...