I wonder if it's a coincidence or not (have to ask Joey Manley I guess). Shortly after deadmouse.net ran an ad on Comixpedia, Manley noticed the site and wrote a nice blurb about it.

Today I see that Scott McCloud picked up on Manley's blurb and said "Quite an archive of strange, beautifully rendered comics has been growing at DeadMouse.net."

Comixpedia advertising in action? :)

P.S.I'm reading Ballad on deadmouse.net right now - beautifully rendered work.