To that end, I'm offering several new incentives for you lot:

Monthly Wallpapers: You can get one of these with a $5 donation. $10 gets you two, and so on. You can always donate more for fun if you feel like it. Please specify which size wallpaper you want! Click the button below to donate -- the wallpapers are below this section, and change every month.

Please note which wallpaper(s) you are requesting.

Commissions: I'm more than happy to take commissions. At the moment, I'm happy to haggle, but once I get a feel for how much time each of these takes, I'll start setting prices. E-mail me to talk about it.

Buy Something: Everything from the store is, until further notice, going into the meter.

Donate for the hell of it: Click that button up there if you feel generous. I'll figure out something nice for you in return.

Benchmarks: I'm still working on this, but as soon as it's relevant, it'll happen. Every time we hit $100 on a meter, anyone who donated, commissioned a piece, or bought a book. within that $100 will get a special extra -- it will most likely change each time, but each one will be good, promise. Once a meter is filled, everyone who gave money at all during that time will get something super-neat. The first incentive for the $100 mark will be ready soon. I'm trying to keep track of everyone so that I can fulfil that particular promise right out of the gate.

Donation Gifts

FAQ

If I donate money, do I get a discount on the books?

No ... sorry. That's the difference between donations and buying. If you'd rather have a book, buy a book. That money will go into the meter just the same. I'm never under the impression that people who don't have extra money should donate.

Man, seriously, if I had more money I'd TOTALLY do this.

Look, I get this a lot, and I appreciate it. Good wishes are nice, but they can also be a little discouraging. I generally assume that people value our work enough to wish it well, even if they can't pay out of pocket for it.

Five dollars for a wallpaper????

I used to have it at $1 on good faith, but it ended up not helping anyone. You can donate less than $5, certainly -- you just won't get a donation wallpaper.

Why the hell are you asking for money??? We're devoted fans! You should be giving us everything for free!!!

Try getting a steak that way next time you go out for dinner. All four people who work on this site also work full-time jobs (and some work second jobs). We love what we do here, but it also takes a good chunk of our time. This site and everything in it takes me about 20 extra hours a week at the very least -- can't speak for the Co-Writers, but they put in tons of effort, too. It also takes money -- not only for printing, but also paying for space and bandwidth (which I've had to start paying double for recently, not that we don't appreciate the increased readership). The regular updates will always be free, but most of the extra content you'll see does take money.

Will you take suggestions for future wallpapers or other incentives?

Send 'em to me and I'll consider 'em. It's not a contest -- you don't 'win' if I pick yours. It's just a good way to gauge what characters people really want to have on their desktop ... so if I get an overwhelming request for something in particular one month, I'll do it.

Is there any way I can help you that doesn't involve money?

In an ideal world, yes. But beyond linking the comics and recommending them to friends, there's not much else that can be done to that extent. Well, and to keep reading, because even though money is needed to get things done, we need our readers, too. So thanks, whether you can help or not, simply for reading along and considering.