So, I wanted to take a moment to explain a new widget on my site that you’ve all probably started to see on more and more webcomic sites. A few of my friends (Scott, Andrew and John, for example) and I have decided to take part in this to help a friend of ours create this awesome community. I’m taking the time to write this blog in hopes that I may be able to defuse some of the confusion that has arisen from it’s recent existence, especially to other webcomic creators. This site is NOT stealing your work, it’s a place to help readers FIND your work.
So what is it that I’m blabbering about? Well, it’s called “InkOUTBREAK,” and it’s sort of a “hub” for finding and following webcomics that you like to read. My friend Brian King has been working his ass off to try to get this community up and running for you guys, and I must say, I’m really enjoying it. It’s designed to be a place, much like The Webcomic List and other sites like that, but more graphically interesting to look at because it’s not just a site with list after list of comics you’ve never heard of all in one place… it’s a site where your eyes orgasm over pretty pictures of comics you want to find. Brain explains InkOUTBREAK as a is a sort of “Pandora for comics,” where you can you tell the site what you like to read (which you can follow), or hate to read (which you can block) and it will help you find comics that match your interest. Not only that, once you find the comics you like and select to follow them, you can even save your place and find out when the comics are posted from your Ink dashboard. In this way it’s sort of like an RSS feed but you still come and visit the creators site (which is beneficial to us creators). When you come to a comics site via INK, there is a nav bar added to the top of the page that will allow you to move on to other comics “in your playlist.” Which, will help you find comics that other readers have tags as similar in interest.
If you look on my right side bar you will see an “INK box” that randomizes some comics that I personally selected for you guys to explore. Which when you get to their sites, you’ll be able to find a similar box that you can explore through as well. Anyway, i don’t want to bore you TOO MUCH with details. Check it out for yourself, get an account, and start following comics you want to read.
To follow LAWLS, click the “follow button” in the box below:
PS. If you are a webcomic creator, feel free to add your comics into the mix and get your self promoted! If you find that your comic was already listed on there (probably by one of your readers), contact Brain and claim it so that you can manage your own comic stats, boxes, etc. He’s a really nice guy and willing to work with you to make this community awesome.
