So Comics.com has apparently become part of Go Comics. Which isn't a big deal by itself. I did have to change some links in the side bar, and there are some posts that don't work now (I'll have to find and fix those. Fortunately I download most of those strips. unfortunately they are on the system that crashed a year ago) No big deal. Those are miner annoyances.

What is stupid about it is 2 things. One, the site isn't as good. I've always had trouble with the Go Comics site. It doesn't load right and it just doesn't look as good as Comics.com did. But the biggest problem I have with it is the fact that, for the most part, there is only a 30 day archive for everything! on Comics.com you could go all the way back to the beginning of some strips and read all of them. For example, Luann had every strip since January 1999 available. if you want to do that with Go Comics, you have to pay for it.

There are some that have (or had. haven't checked them for a while) bigger archives. like Dick Tracy. but for the most part the lack of a bigger archive is insulting to fans. New fans can't go back and read the archives, and older fans can't re read favorite strips. And what if you were unable to read the strip for more then a month? you're screwed unless you pay. no catching up on your favorite strips if it has been longer then that.

the truly stupid part is that Dilbert.com seems to be unaffected. Is this because Comics.com didn't actually host the site, or is it to going to change soon. who knows.

Just more proof that more comic artists need to go indy and start their own sites



UPDATE: Seems that the archives have been fixed now. Don't know how far back you can go on everything, but I know you can go back a couple years at least on Get Fuzzy, and it is possible more will be added as time goes on. Still a crappy site that I always have trouble loading though. the site loads fine. the comics I go there to read? not so much