List of professional webcomic artists

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

The following is a list of notable professional webcomic artists that are known to produce their primary income through their art and/or writing. This income typically is derived from on-site advertising, web comic merchandising, collections of strips in book form, art commissions, original art sales, subscription fees, reader donations or a combination of these means.

Reported by third party sources

Artist/Writer	Webcomic(s)
Chris Onstad	Achewood[1][2]
James Kochalka	American Elf[3]
Dorothy Gambrell	Cat and Girl[4]
Richard Stevens	Diesel Sweeties[5]
Ryan North	Dinosaur Comics[6]
Rob Balder	Erfworld[7]
Eric Millikin	Eric Monster Millikin[8]
Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio	Girl Genius[9]
Kate Beaton	Hark! A Vagrant[10]
Ryan Sohmer and Lar Desouza	Least I Could Do and Looking For Group[11]
Fred Gallagher	Megatokyo[12]
Andrew Hussie	MS Paint Adventures[13][14]
Rich Burlew	The Order of the Stick[15]
Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins	Penny Arcade[16]
Jorge Cham	Piled Higher and Deeper[17]
Jeph Jacques	Questionable Content[18]
Howard Tayler	Schlock Mercenary[19]
Pete Abrams	Sluggy Freelance[20]
R. K. Milholland	Something Positive[21][22]
Dave Stanworth	Snafu Comics[23]
J.D. Frazer, a.k.a. "Illiad"	User Friendly[24][25]
Randall Munroe	xkcd[26]
David Revoy	Pepper&Carrot[27]

Self-reported

• 8-Bit Theater supported Brian Clevinger.^[28]
• The Awkward Yeti supports Nick Seluk.^[29]
• Basic Instructions supports Scott Meyer.^[30]
• Cyanide and Happiness and related projects support Dave, Matt, Rob and Kris.^[31]
• The Adventures of Dr. McNinja supports Christopher Hastings.^[32]
• The Devil's Panties supports Jennie Breeden.^[33]
• Dresden Codak supports Aaron Diaz.^[34]
• Goats supports Jonathan Rosenberg.^[35]
• Goblins -Life through their eyes supports Tarol Hunt.^[36]
• GUComics supports Woody Hearn.^[37]
• Gunnerkrigg Court supports Tom Siddell.^[38]
• Kevin and Kell, along with his two newspaper comics, supports Bill Holbrook.^[39]
• The Oatmeal supports Matthew Inman.^[40]
• Octopus Pie supports Meredith Gran.^[41]
• Red String has moved from being a side project for Gina Biggs to becoming her full-time job.^[42]
• Sam and Fuzzy supports Sam Logan.^[43]
• Sandra and Woo and Gaia support the artist, Puri Andini (Powree), but not the writer, Oliver Knörzer (Novil).^[44]
• Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal supports Zach Weiner.^[45]
• Scary Go Round supports John Allison.^[46]
• Shortpacked! and Dumbing of Age support David Willis.^[47]
• Sinfest supports Tatsuya Ishida.^[48]
• Sore Thumbs supports Chris Crosby and Owen Gieni.^[49]
• Starslip, Chainsawsuit, Broodhollow and Penny Arcade's Blamimations support Kris Straub.^[50]
• Toothpaste for Dinner, Natalie Dee, and Married to the Sea support Drew and Natalie Dee.^[51]
• Unshelved supports Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum.^[52]
• Wigu, Overcompensating, and TopatoCo support Jeffrey Rowland.^[53]
• Wondermark supports David Malki.^[54]

References

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2. Chapman, Taylor (February 25, 2005). "Hilarity is only one click away". The Yale Herald. Yale University. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
3. Glenn, Joshua (July 11, 2004). "This American Elf". The Boston Globe, p. D2.
4. Rall, Ted (2006). Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists. NBM Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56163-465-1.
5. Fischer, Jon (March 29, 2005). "Online cartoonists find cash, careers and tax-deductible comic books". The Justice. Brandeis University. Retrieved 2009-06-15. Questionable Content ... entire income ... R. Stevens ... makes his living ... Diesel Sweeties
6. North, Ryan. "Tall Poppy Interview: Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics". Dinosaur Comics. Qwantz. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
7. Hoevel, Ann (October 7, 2011). "Web Comic Spotlight: "Erfworld's" Rob Balder". Retrieved 2012-01-31.
8. Brenner, Lynn (February 27, 2000). "What People Earn: How Did You Do This Year?". Parade Magazine, p. 9.
9. Gustines, George Gene (July 9, 2007). "An Escape From the Slush Pile". New York Times
10. Howard, Dave (June 9, 2010). "Hark! An Interview with Kate Beaton". Retrieved 2012-02-01.
11. "Canadian Comic Casanova". Retrieved 2009-10-10.
12. Redding, Alesia I. (April 11, 2003). "Success of strip fortified on Web". South Bend Tribune (Indiana), p. C1.
13. Faircloth, Kelly (October 3, 2012). "Stuck on Homestuck: How Andrew Hussie turned a Tumblr craze into a teenage empire". BetaBeat. Observer Media Group. Retrieved 2013-05-05. Mr. Hussie supported himself off his webcomic work even before Homestuck
14. O'Malley, Bryan Lee (October 2, 2012). "'Scott Pilgrim' Guy Interviews 'Homestuck' Guy: Bryan Lee O'Malley On Andrew Hussie". Comics Alliance. AOL. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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16. MacDonald, Heidi (December 19, 2005). "Web Comics: Page Clickers to Page Turners; It's like manga five or six years ago". Publishers Weekly, p. 24.
17. Stanford School of Engineering – Alumni Profile – Jorge Cham.
18. Chen, Jialu (August 2, 2011). "See you in the funny pages". Boston.com. ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
19. Rigert, Michael (February 12, 2009). "Orem cartoonist a rising figure in Web-comic world". Daily Herald. ISSN 0891-2777. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
20. Hoffman, Allan (June 18, 2003). "Paying Pals Keep Free Web Sites Going". Newhouse News Service
21. Chen, Jialu (August 2, 2011). "See you in the funny pages". Boston.com. ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
22. Milholland, R. K. (November 19, 2008). "F.A.Q". Something Positive. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
23. Mangold, Stephanie (October 2, 2007). "Web Comic Creators Take Charge". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007.
24. Xerexes, Xaviar (January 2007). "Biggie Panda: Old Skool Webcomics". COMIXtalk. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
25. Coleman, Chris (September 2, 2001). "An Interview With Illiad". ONLamp.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
26. Cohen, Noam (May 26, 2008). "This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
27. Revoy, David (June 6, 2015). "Funded: How Patreon is Supporting the Next Generation of Creatives". pastemagazine. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
28. Clevinger, Brian. "The Mighty Donation FAQ". 8-bit Theater. Nuklear Power. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
29. Miller, Frank (2015-11-06). "Cartoonist Turns Passion Into Full-Time Work; Reaches Thousands With Humor". The Outhousers.
30. http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/5/20/how-to-explain-why-you-like-something.html
31. "Cyanide & Happiness' month: part one". Retrieved 2010-05-13.
32. Hastings, Chris. "The Adventures of Dr. McNinja – Yahoo! Picks". Dr. McNinja. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
33. Breeden, Jennie. "Frequently Asked Questions". Devil's Panties. Keenspot. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
34. Diaz, Aaron. "Dresden Codak: About the Author". Retrieved 2009-05-26.
35. "About Goats". Goats.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
36. "The fate of comics after newspapers". marketplace.publicradio.org. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
37. Hearn, Woody. "Frequently Asked Questions". GU Comics. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
38. Siddell, Tom. "Gunnerkrigg Court Support". Gunnerkrigg Court. Gunnerkrigg Court. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
39. "About Kevin and Kell". Kevin and Kell. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
40. http://0at.org/pages/about
41. Gran, Meredith. "Story Guide". Octopus Pie. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
42. Biggs, Gina. "Red String: Support the Comic". Retrieved 2010-04-12.
43. "Sam and Fuzzy blog". January 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
44. "Sandra and Woo: Accounts". November 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
45. "Comics.reddit interviews Zach Weiner of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal". June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
46. Allison, John. "Scary Go Round: Safeguarding trust since 1998". Retrieved 2009-06-15. I support myself
47. "Welcome to Silver Bullet Comics!". Retrieved 2009-05-26.
48. "The Wages of Sinfest". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
49. "SORE THUMBS Comments Section – Keenspot". Sore Thumbs. October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-01. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
50. Straub, Kris. "FAQ". chainsawsuit. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
51. "Toothpaste For Dinner / Married to the Sea / Natalie Dee: Bio, Contact Information, Links, Usage Rights/Guidelines". Toothpaste for Dinner. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
52. "Unshelved Blog". December 2008.
53. "OVERCOMPENSATING: The Journal Comic With a Seething Disdain for Reality.".
54. Malki, David (February 1, 2008). "#376; In which Mindy rebuffs an Entreaty". Wondermark Lite. Blogger. Retrieved 2009-05-26.