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Best of Webcomics.com – June 2015

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Graphtreon: Patreon is working hard to use its recent $2 million funding boost to improve its functionality. Until that happens, it’s good to have site like Graphtreon to give us what we need.

We concluded the Lettering Hot Seat and launched an “On The Spot” Hot Seat.

NSFW comics and Patreon. NSFW work is doing really well on Patreon. What do you need to know if you’re going to pursue that route.

Special Edition NYC – Con Report: ReedPOP tried out a new comic-convention concept in New York earlier this summer. Here’s how it went.

Comic Con International in Decline?: As Marvel Studios (and others) pull out of the convention, we ask the Big Question… “Is this the beginning of the end?”

Webcomics.com Poll – Promotion: We ask the members… What’s Your Best Promotion?

How to use MangaStudio for better composition.

Guest Post: Starting fresh after all these years: A Webcomics.com member J.J. Sandee talks about re-starting after ten years in webcomics.

Adobe launched Creative Cloud 2015. Webcomics.com offers a useful preview.

Is GooglePlus offering results? It’s been around long enough, and it’s time to ask — is it working?

Microsoft got hacked. How to ensure you’re not next.

Adobe Photoshop — “Save For Web”… Legacy? With the most recent update of Adobe Photoshop, the ubiquitous “Save For Web” command seems to be missing. We tell you what happened.

Is Google Chrome eavesdropping on you? The answer is Yes, and No… and, well, have you just started paying attention?!

Patreon on a gauge of Reader Feedback. Are the comments you get through Patreon more valuable? I argue that they are.