Wednesday, May 18, 2005

It's not the leaving of Keenspot

So there seems to be a mass exodus from Keenspot. So far Shortpacked, It's Walky, Krazy Larry, Melonpool and Checkerboard Nightmare have announced their intention to leave. It's all causing a bit of a stir, though it has to be said that no one has suggested that they were in any way unhappy with Keenspot. They all just felt it was time to move on or that they'd generate more revenue on their own. Schlock Mercenary has already stated that he's earning more since he left. Personally, I think it's probably in the nature of something like Keenspot to go through these changes. One of it's biggest advantages for a comic maker is the exchange of traffic gained from it's community element. So, obviously, there can come a time when a comic creator thinks to himself that he doesn't need this anymore. It's evolution and it works as long as Keenspot replaces them - which it looks like it's doing. So far they've added Pennie & Aggie, Mad About U, Todd And Penguin and Down To Earth to the fold (according to Digital Strips). We've also had James Grant proclaiming his willingness to perform fellatio to get his new collaboration Two Lumps onto Keenspot. Eric Burns reckons The Devil's Panties and Yirmumah will be getting the call soon - though I can't see what Yirmumah would get out of it really. Interestingly Yirmumah is now appearing daily at CrapVille.