My webcomic (Ace of Diamonds, a "remix" comic using artwork from an old public domain western called Balck Diamond Western, but with rewritten dialogue and plot by me) is still going strong.Currently, every Wednesday and Friday, a new Ace of Diamond page will be posted.So far, I am up to page 11:http://aceofdiamondscomic.blogspot.com/The first page is here:http://aceofdiamondscomic.blogspot.com/2009/07/cover.htmlBlack Diamond Western was a pretty derivative "masked lawman in the Old West" comic, obviously "borrowing" elements from the Lone Ranger and other comics of the time. It featured a guy who decided to put on a mask and fight lawlessness simply because he could shoot well. The lawman was called "Black Diamond" because he had a black diamond on his shirt. Black Diamond Western has fallen into the public domain, as I said, meaning it's ripe for me to take it and "remix" it!In my remix, Ace of Diamonds features a masked lawman in the Old West who recently woke up with no memory of where he came from or who he was. But he had a mask, a badge, and a gun . . . so while he had not idea what his past was, he knew what his future held. Now he rides the West, seeking criminals and clues to his past. His name is "Ace of Diamonds" because he's a shooting ace and has a diamond on his shirt . . . but also because that's what people call him!In the current story arc ("Hot Lead, Cold Tin"), Ace is going up against a criminal called Faro Kid, a ruthless and fast gunman . . . but Faro may also have a vital key to Ace's past.I'm doing Ace of Diamonds as a part of my local comic shop's "Monday Funnies", where every other Monday we get together and some of us create a comic strip or two. Since I cannot draw, this is what I have chosen to work on.Of course, I'm also doing it because I love webcomics. (And I'm trying to figure out how people actually make a little bit of money from it -- right now all I have are Google ads that I hope interest people enough that they click on 'em.)Finally, I'm doing it because it's hard to find artists! Here's some ready made art for me! :)All in all, it's pretty fun.~ Ben
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You really can only do this with stuff in the public domain -- so I spent a long time researching and tracking down the actual issues . . .
I guess you could do it with non-public domain stuff, but if you every published it you'd be breaking the law. :)