4chan founder moot (left) with self-sustained webcomic creators Randall Munroe (xkcd) and Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics) at ROFLCon, April 28, 2008.

The following self-sufficient webcomics are known to produce the primary income of their artists and/or writers. This income typically is derived from on-site advertising, web comic merchandising, collections of strips in book form, art commissions, subscription fees, reader donations or a combination of these means.

Of the thousands of webcomics, few produce significant income; in general the creator of a website is lucky if it can support its own hosting bills.

[edit] Reported by third party sources

• Achewood supports Chris Onstad.^[1][2]
• American Elf, other comics, and a music career support James Kochalka.^[3]
• Cat and Girl supports Dorothy Gambrell.^[4]
• Ctrl+Alt+Del supports Tim Buckley.^[5]
• Diesel Sweeties supports Richard Stevens.^[6]
• Dinosaur Comics supports Ryan North.^[7]
• Eric Monster Millikin supports Eric Millikin.^[8]
• Girl Genius supports Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio.^[9]
• Least I Could Do and Looking For Group support Ryan Sohmer, Lar Desouza and the employees of Blind Ferret Entertainment ^[10]
• Megatokyo supports Fred Gallagher.^[11]
• Penny Arcade supports Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. They also employ a staff of eight to handle their other Penny Arcade related enterprises such as the Penny Arcade Expo.^[12]
• Questionable Content supports Jeph Jacques.^[6]
• Sheldon supports Dave Kellett.^[13]
• Sluggy Freelance supports Pete Abrams, who was formerly a webmaster.^[14]
• Snafu Comics supports Dave Stanworth.^[5]
• User Friendly supports J.D. Frazer, a.k.a. "Illiad".^[15][16]
• xkcd supports Randall Munroe.^[17]

[edit] Self-reported

• 8-Bit Theater supports Brian Clevinger.^[18]
• The Adventures of Dr. McNinja supports Chris Hastings.^[19]
• Devil's Panties supports Jennie Breeden.^[20]
• Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire supports Michael "Mookie" Terracciano^[21]
• Dresden Codak supports Aaron Diaz.^[22]
• Goats supports Jonathan Rosenberg.^[23]
• GUComics supports Woody Hearn.^[24]
• Kevin and Kell, along with his two newspaper comics, supports Bill Holbrook.^[25]
• Octopus Pie supports Meredith Gran.^[26]
• The Order of the Stick supports Rich Burlew.^[27]
• PvP supports Scott Kurtz.^[28]
• Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal supports Zach Weiner.^[29]
• Scary Go Round supports John Allison.^[30]
• Schlock Mercenary supports Howard Tayler.^[31]
• Shortpacked! supports David Willis.^[32]
• Something Positive supports R. K. Milholland.^[33]
• Sore Thumbs supports Chris Crosby and Owen Gieni.^[34]
• Templar, Arizona supports Charlie Spike Trotman^[35]
• Toothpaste for Dinner, Natalie Dee, and Married to the Sea support Drew and Natalie Dee.^[36]
• Unshelved supports Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum.^[37]
• Wigu, Overcompensating, and TopatoCo support Jeffrey Rowland.^[38]
• Wondermark supports David Malki!^[39]

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