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I've got a vision on this... by zerOnIne · 2002-01-21 10:34 · Score: 1 · on Webcomics As Business Model

I currently run Mad Ink, which is currently home to two online comic strips: Podunk and Chico and Better Living Through Mind Control. PnC updates three times a week, and BLTMC updates in random spurts whenever Zac gets time to draw/write more stuff. The site started off as simply a place to put BLTMC, Zac's comic, with me doing webmastering / programming. Last summer though, a friend of mine (namely the Podunk in Podunk and Chico) started to get really sick of the free hosting (and consequently lousy service) of KeenSpace. I already had a decent archival system, and BLTMC was on a particularly long break anyway. So, he decided to jump on board with Mad Ink. This changed the focus of the site from just promoting Zac's stuff, to being a publication banner under which we could give the public comicy goodness. We don't sell ads, and currently pay for things out of pocket. But since there's a group of us and we're not very popular, the costs aren't all that bad. So that's where we stand today.
I, however, would like to see this expand further. My idea is a community of comic artists / writers publishing under Mad Ink. Instead of a free-and-crappy service like KeenSpace, I envision Mad Ink's members paying a small amount of money just to help keep the site going, much the same way that PnC help pay our hosting costs. With enough interest, a decent co-located server could support a fairly large community. One other thing that I've thought of is making an archive for the ever-increasing number of dead webcomic backlogs out there.
Any thoughts on this? Also if you're a comic-writer and would like to join Mad Ink, please contact me. I'd like to know.
I've got a vision on this... by zerOnIne · 2002-01-21 10:34 · Score: 1 · on Webcomics As Business Model

I currently run Mad Ink, which is currently home to two online comic strips: Podunk and Chico and Better Living Through Mind Control. PnC updates three times a week, and BLTMC updates in random spurts whenever Zac gets time to draw/write more stuff. The site started off as simply a place to put BLTMC, Zac's comic, with me doing webmastering / programming. Last summer though, a friend of mine (namely the Podunk in Podunk and Chico) started to get really sick of the free hosting (and consequently lousy service) of KeenSpace. I already had a decent archival system, and BLTMC was on a particularly long break anyway. So, he decided to jump on board with Mad Ink. This changed the focus of the site from just promoting Zac's stuff, to being a publication banner under which we could give the public comicy goodness. We don't sell ads, and currently pay for things out of pocket. But since there's a group of us and we're not very popular, the costs aren't all that bad. So that's where we stand today.
I, however, would like to see this expand further. My idea is a community of comic artists / writers publishing under Mad Ink. Instead of a free-and-crappy service like KeenSpace, I envision Mad Ink's members paying a small amount of money just to help keep the site going, much the same way that PnC help pay our hosting costs. With enough interest, a decent co-located server could support a fairly large community. One other thing that I've thought of is making an archive for the ever-increasing number of dead webcomic backlogs out there.
Any thoughts on this? Also if you're a comic-writer and would like to join Mad Ink, please contact me. I'd like to know.
I've got a vision on this... by zerOnIne · 2002-01-21 10:34 · Score: 1 · on Webcomics As Business Model

I currently run Mad Ink, which is currently home to two online comic strips: Podunk and Chico and Better Living Through Mind Control. PnC updates three times a week, and BLTMC updates in random spurts whenever Zac gets time to draw/write more stuff. The site started off as simply a place to put BLTMC, Zac's comic, with me doing webmastering / programming. Last summer though, a friend of mine (namely the Podunk in Podunk and Chico) started to get really sick of the free hosting (and consequently lousy service) of KeenSpace. I already had a decent archival system, and BLTMC was on a particularly long break anyway. So, he decided to jump on board with Mad Ink. This changed the focus of the site from just promoting Zac's stuff, to being a publication banner under which we could give the public comicy goodness. We don't sell ads, and currently pay for things out of pocket. But since there's a group of us and we're not very popular, the costs aren't all that bad. So that's where we stand today.
I, however, would like to see this expand further. My idea is a community of comic artists / writers publishing under Mad Ink. Instead of a free-and-crappy service like KeenSpace, I envision Mad Ink's members paying a small amount of money just to help keep the site going, much the same way that PnC help pay our hosting costs. With enough interest, a decent co-located server could support a fairly large community. One other thing that I've thought of is making an archive for the ever-increasing number of dead webcomic backlogs out there.
Any thoughts on this? Also if you're a comic-writer and would like to join Mad Ink, please contact me. I'd like to know.
Re:Interesting banner ad... by zerOnIne · 2001-07-26 01:12 · Score: 1 · on All The World Over, Your Stolen I.D.

for those who are interested, a while ago I also got an interesting little screen seemingly advertising MSN AntiTRUST. this was back in january while MS was still tangled in litigation, and the antitrust movie was just coming out...
maybe i just attract weid banner ads?
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Interesting banner ad... by zerOnIne · 2001-07-25 22:20 · Score: 5 · on All The World Over, Your Stolen I.D.

did anyone else get an ad of OfficeXP for this article? I took a screen shot of mine: "For Identities, One Password." Maybe it's just the lack of sleep but I find this very amusing :)
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underground comics by zerOnIne · 2001-02-26 01:48 · Score: 1 · on Web-Based Comics

it's amazing to see just how many webcomics are really out there.
a little while ago i helped start up a new comic with an artist friend of mine: Better Living Through Mind Control (the mainstay of Mad Ink). While it took a good bit of work to get the site up and running (learning php from scratch for one thing), it was more effort to keep it going... the comic is on hiatus at the moment, because zac (the artist/actual-talent) is currently being tossed around by the US Marine Corps... not to mention the fact that since he's without computer at the moment, and the last set of artwork seems to have been lost in the mail or something... (obligatory plug: you can still read through the archives!)
i'd like to applaud the ever-venerable Penny Arcade for their efforts of exposing the world to otherwise unknown comics. the page mentioned in the article doesn't really count any of the *big* sites out there (at least that i noticed), but it's good to see the odd little sites get mention.
Viva Underground! (or something)
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underground comics by zerOnIne · 2001-02-26 01:48 · Score: 1 · on Web-Based Comics

it's amazing to see just how many webcomics are really out there.
a little while ago i helped start up a new comic with an artist friend of mine: Better Living Through Mind Control (the mainstay of Mad Ink). While it took a good bit of work to get the site up and running (learning php from scratch for one thing), it was more effort to keep it going... the comic is on hiatus at the moment, because zac (the artist/actual-talent) is currently being tossed around by the US Marine Corps... not to mention the fact that since he's without computer at the moment, and the last set of artwork seems to have been lost in the mail or something... (obligatory plug: you can still read through the archives!)
i'd like to applaud the ever-venerable Penny Arcade for their efforts of exposing the world to otherwise unknown comics. the page mentioned in the article doesn't really count any of the *big* sites out there (at least that i noticed), but it's good to see the odd little sites get mention.
Viva Underground! (or something)
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Antitrust [slightly OT] by zerOnIne · 2001-01-13 23:56 · Score: 1 · on 'Thirteen Days'

well, now this makes more sense...
i got to go see a pre-screening of antitrust about a week ago... a good movie btw, and i'd reccommend it... anyway, as soon as i got home i wrote up a no-spoilers review of it and submitted it to /. .... i was kind of surprised that it was rejected, but now i think i know why: katz wanted to be the first to have a shot at reviewing this film... not that i'm bitter or anything, or that i really know this for sure, but it *does* seem a bit suspect... in case anyone's interested, i did post a slightly shortened version of the review on Mad Ink the next morning...
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EditPlus by zerOnIne · 2000-11-19 23:00 · Score: 1 · on Searching For A Good PHP Development Environment?

i've been using EditPlus 2 for a while now, putting together scripting for an online comic at http://www.mad-ink.com/ ... it has great syntax highlighting, and allows you to edit files remotely via FTP... you just hit "Open Remote" and go to your favorite FTP site... then when you hit "Save" the program will automatically upload the new file for you... very slick... unfortunately, it's Windows only... but i'd definitely recommend it...
It's full of the monkeys!
EditPlus by zerOnIne · 2000-11-19 23:00 · Score: 1 · on Searching For A Good PHP Development Environment?

i've been using EditPlus 2 for a while now, putting together scripting for an online comic at http://www.mad-ink.com/ ... it has great syntax highlighting, and allows you to edit files remotely via FTP... you just hit "Open Remote" and go to your favorite FTP site... then when you hit "Save" the program will automatically upload the new file for you... very slick... unfortunately, it's Windows only... but i'd definitely recommend it...
It's full of the monkeys!