Comictastic Creator Announces Intended Changes to Program

In response to the recent controversy, Jan Van Tol, creator of the much debated Comictastic, (a comic viewing application) announced intended changes to the program in the Comictastic forums.

Jan says: “I want Comictastic to display your ads. I want you, the artist, to have some control over what Comictastic displays.”

Amongst the changes mentioned was the inclusion of a HTTP user agent string, which will (hopefully) allow the blocking of Comictastic for those who do not wish their comics to be viewed out of context. Support for ad-displaying and RSS feeds was also mentioned. Continue Reading

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Free Comic Book Day Set for Summer

Webcomics continue to make inroads into Free Comic Book Day. Newsarama has the press release for this year’s event (timed to coincide with this summer’s Spiderman movie). Putting out books this year include Dork Storm Press and Keenspot, which has three books, including a Keenspot sampler, a Keenspace sampler and a Sore Thumbs book (the new Keenspot series from Crosby and Gieni). Continue Reading