Dayfree Press
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Dayfree Press is an online webcomic
syndicate. Each Dayfree member has a special advertisement banner
on their webpage that advertises the comics of another member-site. The ad is generated at random every time the page reloads and sometimes shows an ad for the comics that are on the same webpage.
The name "Dayfree Press" was brainstormed in 1994 by Dana Darko and RStevens, as an umbrella for publishing minicomics for local distribution and mailorder. Shortly after RStevens left Dayfree to co-found dumbrella.com, Darko scoured the Internet
for "the most promising new webcomics talents." In 2003, the second incarnation of Dayfree Press began at dayfreepress.com with a starting line-up of eleven established webcartoonists.
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syndicate. Each Dayfree member has a special advertisement banner
Web banner
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on their webpage that advertises the comics of another member-site. The ad is generated at random every time the page reloads and sometimes shows an ad for the comics that are on the same webpage.
The name "Dayfree Press" was brainstormed in 1994 by Dana Darko and RStevens, as an umbrella for publishing minicomics for local distribution and mailorder. Shortly after RStevens left Dayfree to co-found dumbrella.com, Darko scoured the Internet
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for "the most promising new webcomics talents." In 2003, the second incarnation of Dayfree Press began at dayfreepress.com with a starting line-up of eleven established webcartoonists.
Original member comics
- Butternutsquash by Ramon Perez and Rob Coughler
- Coffee Brain by Rob Laughter
- Comet 7 by David Tekiela
- Ctrl+Alt+DelCtrl+Alt+Del (webcomic)Ctrl+Alt+Del is a gaming-related webcomic and animated series written by Tim Buckley. The name of the comic refers to the Windows command Control-Alt-Delete. Premiering on October 23, 2002, the comic's focus has gradually shifted away from single strip gags towards longer story arcs and greater...
by Tim Buckley - Instant Classic by Brian Carroll
- Little GamersLittle GamersLittle Gamers is a webcomic made by Christian Fundin and Pontus Madsen . It began on December 1, 2000....
by Pontus Madsen and Christian Fundin - Orneryboy by Michael Lalonde
- Robot Stories by Dana Darko
- Sam and FuzzySam and FuzzySam and Fuzzy is a webcomic written and drawn by Sam Logan. It initially appeared in 2001 in The Martlet as a four-panel gag strip with a rough yet consistent, heavily contrasting black and white style. In May 2002 Logan began posting the strips on his website, and it quickly transitioned to an...
by Sam Logan - Theater HopperTheater HopperTheater Hopper is a webcomic based on a movie fan , his wife , and their friends. It debuted August 5, 2002 and is written and drawn by Tom Brazelton. In 2003, Theater Hopper became a member of the Dayfree Press Webcomics Network, but in 2005, moved to the Boxcar Comics collective...
by Tom Brazelton (moved to Boxcar ComicsBoxcar ComicsBoxcar Comics is a webcomic collective. It was founded in 2005 by Zach Miller, the author of Joe and Monkey, with 12 members. Soon after, Mitch Clem and Tom Brazelton, the authors of Nothing Nice To Say and Theater Hopper, respectively, left the Dayfree Press syndicate to join Boxcar.Boxcar gets...
) - White NinjaWhite Ninja (webcomic)White Ninja is a webcomic written and drawn by Scott Bevan and Kent Earle from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of the National Lampoon Humor Network. The comic is also part of Dayfree Press....
by Kent Earle and Scott BevanScott BevanScott Bevan is an English footballer and currently plays as a goalkeeper for League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Football career:...
Previous member comics (non-original)
- A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is IrreversibleA Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is IrreversibleA Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible is a webcomic drawn by David Hellman and written by Dale Beran. Ted Rall describes the comic as "explor[ing] the limits of pessimism and fatal consequence in a universe that would be difficult to imagine on the printed page." The comic has been...
by David Hellman and Dale Berran - Boy on a Stick and SlitherBoy on a Stick and SlitherBoy on a Stick and Slither is a webcomic by Steven L. Cloud.Strips usually feature a short, pithy and sometimes surreal exchange between the title characters. The strip is characterized by dry and cynical humor....
by Steven L. Cloud (moved to DumbrellaDumbrellaDumbrella is an alliance of webcomic artists who promote one another's sites, travel to conventions, and sell merchandise together. It is also the name of the website of that alliance, which serves as a shared weblog and an active forum community with over 10,000 registered users .The current...
) - No 4th Wall to Break by Chris Whetstone and Jamie McGarry
- Nothing Nice To SayNothing Nice To SayNothing Nice to Say is a webcomic, touted as "The world's FIRST online punk comic", created by artist Mitch Clem. It is sometimes abbreviated as Nothing Nice, NNTS or NN2S.- Synopsis :...
by Mitch ClemMitch ClemMitch Andrew Clem is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics Nothing Nice To Say, San Antonio Rock City, and My Stupid Life.- Early life:...
(moved to Boxcar ComicsBoxcar ComicsBoxcar Comics is a webcomic collective. It was founded in 2005 by Zach Miller, the author of Joe and Monkey, with 12 members. Soon after, Mitch Clem and Tom Brazelton, the authors of Nothing Nice To Say and Theater Hopper, respectively, left the Dayfree Press syndicate to join Boxcar.Boxcar gets...
) - VG CatsVG CatsVG Cats is a webcomic written and drawn by Canadian cartoonist Scott Ramsoomair. Published on its own website, it features the adventures of a pair of anthropomorphic cats, who often play the roles of characters in popular video games that are parodied in the strip. Strips are usually presented in...
by Scott Ramsoomair
Current member comics
- Able and Baker by Jim Burgess
- Bad News Radio by Maxx Diamond
- Butternutsquash by Ramon Perez and Rob Coughler
- Comet 7 by David Tekiela
- Dinosaur ComicsDinosaur ComicsDinosaur Comics is a constrained webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. It is also known as "Qwantz", after the site's domain name, "qwantz.com". The first comic was posted on 1 February 2003, though there were earlier prototypes. Dinosaur Comics has also been printed in two collections and in a...
by Ryan NorthRyan NorthRyan M. North is a Canadian writer, computer programmer, and occasional songwriter who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-creator of Whispered Apologies and Happy Dog the Happy Dog.... - GirlyGirlyGirly is a webcomic created by Josh Lesnick which generally centers around the romantic relationship between two girls named Otra and Winter, as well as other citizens of the city of Cute-Town...
by Josh Lesnick - Kristy Versus the Zombie Army by David Tekelia
- Little GamersLittle GamersLittle Gamers is a webcomic made by Christian Fundin and Pontus Madsen . It began on December 1, 2000....
by Pontus Madsen and Christian Fundin. - Patches by Kelly Vivanco
- Questionable ContentQuestionable ContentQuestionable Content is a slice-of-life webcomic written and drawn by Jeph Jacques. It was launched on August 1, 2003. Jacques currently makes his living exclusively from QC merchandising and advertising, making him one of the few professional webcomic artists...
by Jeph JacquesJeph JacquesJeph Jacques writes and illustrates the webcomic Questionable Content. He was born in Rockville, Maryland, and graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in music... - Sam and FuzzySam and FuzzySam and Fuzzy is a webcomic written and drawn by Sam Logan. It initially appeared in 2001 in The Martlet as a four-panel gag strip with a rough yet consistent, heavily contrasting black and white style. In May 2002 Logan began posting the strips on his website, and it quickly transitioned to an...
by Sam Logan - Stuff Sucks by Liz Greenfield
- The Adventures of Dr. McNinjaThe Adventures of Dr. McNinjaThe Adventures of Dr. McNinja is a webcomic written and drawn by Christopher Hastings, and inked formerly by Kent Archer and since 2010 by Hastings himself . Published three times a week on its own website, it features the fictional adventures of a character named Dr. McNinja, a...
by Chris Hastings and Kent Archer - White NinjaWhite Ninja (webcomic)White Ninja is a webcomic written and drawn by Scott Bevan and Kent Earle from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of the National Lampoon Humor Network. The comic is also part of Dayfree Press....
by Kent Earle and Scott Bevan