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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."

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  1. Felch Pappa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    You Love It.

  2. It didn't work for Stephen King because: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning, on his 55th birthday. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  3. Re:I know, I failed it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YES !

    I LOVE INDEED TO SEE ALL THOSE CRIMINALS PAY FOR THEIR CRIMES !!! ... AND THE DIVINE INSPIRED CURSE PRONOUNCED WILL EXTENT TO THOSE HARDENED
    CRIMINALS RIGHT UP TO THE THIRD GENERATION !!!!

    AND EVERYDAY I PRAY MY ALMIGHTY CELTIC GOD FOR THAT ! ... AND ETERNAL JUSTICE WILL PASS INDEED !!!

    Your bleating is not directed at all, shameless and cowardly woman in the direction of the NEWMONT NEWCREST AND BHP BLOOD AND FINANCIAL CRIMINALS !
    The body of murdered Corporated Prospector Berth Rutherford pushed to despair and alcoolism & death can well mould in the ground without a thought from you !

    The body of murdered Attorney General Evans pushed to despair and alcoolism & death can well mould in the ground without a thought from you !
    The bodies of hundred murdered Narla / BORAL & Day Dawn ruined US, NZ, GB etc shareholders pushed to despair and alcoolism & death can well mould in the ground without a thought from the kind of you !
    To rob Billions of dollars over a Century _ since the Huge Telfer Mine will last that at least _ from most decent gents !
    To consider all those poor ruined people who jumped to their death or who in GB, NZ, Scotland shot themselves in their head, despaired, ruined and dead, in that order indeed ! To consider the nice families well to do people completely broken as a
    result of Newmont Newcrest & BHP Crimes ... the nice mother crying softly while the constables take the bleedy body of her husband to the mortuary, and then the funerals ...
    at Oxford , Brussels, Kalgoorlie, Dunedin, Dallas, Denver, NY ...
    everywhere the same heart breaking scenes at the Graveyards with the Priests , the Ministers, The Rabbins, The Mollahs !

    What has happened to Dady ? Why has he left us ? Is is going to come back ?
    Why have you done that Dady, we loved you so much !!!
    Everywhere the same heart breaking scenes repeated a thousand times of the
    little children crying all the tears of their body, and clinging to their
    dear mum ready to break down !
    And the family and the friends in the background standing in a dark and
    mute shadow of accusation towards the Financial Criminals of Newmont
    Newcrest and BHP !!!
    And the family and the friends in the background standing in a dark and
    mute shadow of accusation towards the AUSTRALIAN POLITICIANS SUCH AS CORRUPT
    HOWARD COSTELLO GALLOP AND SUNDRIES WHO PROTECT SUCH HARDENED MOST HEINOUS
    CRIMINALS

    How long is the trail of blood left behind by Newmont Newcrest & BHP is it
    going to blaze through the world ???
    That is question NOW !

    Your kind, indeed crouch low when faced with the conscious realisation of
    organised Corporate Crime and you, advocate of Cowardly Forgiving, what do
    you do TO REQUIRE THAT NEWMONT NEWCREST BHP MINING CRIMINALS BEING BROUGHT
    TO JUSTICE !

    IN THIS I AM EXACTLY FOLLOWING THE LINE OF MY PERSONAL FRIEND PRESIDENT
    GEORGE W BUSH OF AMERICA !!!

    WE WILL FIND THE CRIMINALS AND BRING THEM TO JUSTICE President George.W
    Bush

    A ROYAL INQUIRY HAS BEEN REQUIRED BY WESTERN AUSTRALIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
    EVANS....
    AND FURTHER PROMISED BY THE ALP INTO THE CRIMINALS MURDERS AND FINANCIAL
    LEGERDEMAIN !!!
    ( since refused by the Libs Freemacs-riddled party and beneficiaries indeed
    of the millions of the Mining Criminals )

    THE NEWMONT NEWCREST BHP CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN FOUND !!!
    THEN THEY MUST BE BROUGH TO JUSTICE !!!

    LET'S PRAY NOW !

    Great Celtic God, The Unique, The Unnamed, The Blessed One and Creator of
    all !
    Teach us to love our friends as best as we can with honour,
    and hate our enemies and pursue them with our revenge until they pay or ask
    for mercy !
    Please curse them just as we do, and support our just anger !

    Give us strenght to uphold at all time the Blessed Celtic Sword of Justice,
    and never falter in the Respect

  4. Re:Scott and Penny Arcade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is why REAL businesses can't afford to use open-sores CRAP. Too many connections? LOL

    Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Host '192.168.50.65' is blocked because of many connection errors. Unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts' in /data/users/penny-arcade/www/php_admin_header.php3 on line 11

  5. What the fuck is with the new design ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That vertical bar on the left is totally gay.