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Jan 2017

Chapter 12: Page 3 - Packed Courtroom

Posted by / in Comic / 14 comments

You may have noticed my pinned comment from the previous page, I’ll reiterate it here:

We’ve been able to be ad-free, paying for Seba out of our pocket as well as other commissions, hosting fees, paying for ads, etc. We’d like to be able to stay ad free.

In February, Disqus is changing their TOS and etc to mandate the inclusion of ads, unless we pay a $10/month subscription fee. Honestly, I’d rather pay the fee than include their ads (they’re generally clickbaity articles about housewives making homemade facial clenses or junk like that), but recognize that it is an added expense.

So, reaching out to all to see if you’re willing to help support us to avoid having to resort to ads. We’ve got monthly subscriptions set up, one time donations, stores for digital and physical merch (still taking suggestions for things to list), etc. Let us know!

  • O_O pay for your commenting system? ERGHHHH… You could always switch to Intense Debate. (though if Disqus is doing it I wonder how long before ID takes up the cause. Sigh)

    The page is great! Lots of awesome atmosphere here.

    • Chris

      INTENSIFYING!

    • Adriano

      Please no don’t change Disqus I don’t wanna make new accounts and have a different commenting platform
      it’s always a pain in the ass

      Personally I’m not against ads. Then again, it’s personal.

  • T.R.

    How much time has passed since the end of Chap 11? I think all the action-hero-Rick stuff was the same night that Tenzin returned, so going to trial the next day seems hasty… Curious to see how Dan plans to address what happened in the interlude.

    I’m also wondering how much longer Dan can go without dialog. Did he lose a bet to Seba over Christmas? ;)

    • I think I’m going to break next page ;)

      • T.R.

        I’m amazed you made it this far. Especially when I look back at Chapter 1. ;)

  • Crazy Bob

    Most webcomics have some sorta of ads helping them pay the rent, I’ve got no issues w/that. If they’re the pop-up/under/autoplay/loud audio/heavy laggy flash ones, Adblock gets enabled and sometimes disabled to see if they’re under control. If the adstream gets corrupted with “update browser X now!!” or somesuch malspam, then Adblock goes on & ignored.

    • Yeah Disqus’ ads have never been like that that I’ve seen. Just lame clickbait ones :/

      I’d personally rather get some skyscaper ad spaces set up that other webcomics could advertise on.

  • T.R.

    Lookit Panel 3. They’ve made arrangements for Jane to testify. I wonder if Jane is capable of lying (including misdirection by omission), and if so, is there a way she can be compelled to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? She’s loyal to Tenzin, so she may experience a temptation to protect him.

    • Oh I’m sure that’s just a fancy courtroom decoration. Nothing to see here folks.

      <..>

      *nailed it*

    • gotta love readers that pay attention to the details

  • T.R.

    Hi Dan. Do you want merch suggestions here in the comments for the strips? Or is there a different place you’d rather see those?

    • You can comment here or email me, whichever you prefer :)