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Comics Worth Reading sums up the minor kerfuffle at Unshelved last week regarding a online tutorial company sponsoring an Unshelved storyline about online tutorial companies.

What do you think?  Can a webcomic incorporate such targeted sponsorship (it comes awfully close to straight forward product placement) without damaging itself in the process?

 

Xaviar Xerexes

Wandering webcomic ronin. Created Comixpedia (2002-2005) and ComixTalk (2006-2012; 2016-?). Made a lot of unfinished comics and novels.