I read an appeal not long ago on another webcomic, wherein the artist broke it down very succinctly – if every reader of his comic donated just $2 *a year*, he would be able to quit his job and focus exclusively on his comic, which would hopefully lead to daily updates and other goodness.

Now, it is true that not everyone can put together $2 to give. I’ve been there. But most of us could spare $2 a year and not notice. I’d bet many of us could spare $2 a month without hardship.

To put it in another persepective, how many of us go to the movies at least once a month? If I remember right, the last time I did that, the ticket cost $8. $8 for two hours of entertainment for a movie, compared to – how many hours does it take to read through a year’s worth of XyliaTales?

Like Canterrain said, what is quality entertainment worth to you?

If those who can would donate $2 a year, we’d get a lot more updates – and this sort of thing feeds on itself – the more updates = the more readers stopping in; the more readers = the more donations; the more donations = the more updates… You see where this is going. If people will stand up, take the initiative and get the ball rolling, it builds synergistically.

And can you even get a Big Mac anymore for $2? I’d forgo a Big Mac a month for more XyliaTales updates.

Food for thought.