Scott McCloud Tries Webcomic Micropayment

jaime g. wong writes "Scott McCloud's latest comic, 'The Right Number', is finally available online... for just 25 cents! McCloud has discussed the concept of micropayment for online comics before; let's all hope this idea, using BitPass technology, will succeed." There's more info via a a Comic Book Resources article, and Tycho over at Penny Arcade also has opinions on the micropayment route: "..if you have enough readers who care about your work to go through all that rigmarole, you could succeed with any business model... I see it as a model for compensation, lined up with the other models for compensation, like at the police station."

Comments

Why pay?

[hamtux6]

Why would anyone want to pay for an online comic? Sure, I understand how the authors are people too, who need to put food on the table, but...

There's no dearth of good online comics for every taste... silly ones, serious ones, adult, anime (all sorts there), etc.

Not to mention that I imagine many online comic readers are teens without a credit card, or people who have no inclination to go out and purchase comics.

If he really wants to make money, he should get his comic published in print. Nice idea, for-pay online comics, but it won't work. Sorry.