Why aren't there more full-time webcartoonists?

This is an essay based on the thoughts I used to kick off Episode 71 of the Webcomics Weekly podcast. I'm running it here for three reasons, it's a pretty important thought and I don't want you to miss it if you don't listen to the podcast. Secondly, there are facets of the argument that deserve a little more attention, and instead of drone on while Scott, Dave and Kris wait patiently, this is the perfect plact to go deep on this kind of subject. Thirdly, judging from the discussion that it generated here, there's still plenty to talk about.

So here it goes: One of the major criticisms of webcomics is "Why aren't there more people making a full-time living self-publishing their work on the Web?"

Here's the thought that occurred to me last week.

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