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So because I was curious, I decided to do some research on the pirate sites. The conclusion I came to is that Amazon and Comixology aren't the root of piracy, part of the problem, but not the root. 1/
I ran a test of comics that I backed on crowdfunding sites, and are currently on Comixology and Kindle, and ran them against several comic piracy sites. I'll also link the names of the creators so that you can follow them, and support them. 2/
First up, Column by @RawBlinkProd, zero pirate sites, strangely enough this was the only one I backed that didn't get pirated after getting picked up by Antarctic Press. It might be because there wasn't an LCS release, but I could be wrong. 3/ https://www.comixology.com/Column-Vol-1/digital-comic/734957?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy
Flying Sparks by @jondelarroz has been on Kindle for over a year now, and hasn't been pirated. Possibly because there isn't a recognizable publisher behind it, nor a comic store release. 4/ https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Sparks-Jon-Del-Arroz/dp/9527303419/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Flying+Sparks&qid=1574710947&sr=8-1
Punchline by @WeldonArt, and @Bill_Williams is a weird one, most of them had the AP releases, but one had the 2017 releases. All of them had 2019 dates for their addition.
Also support their Kickstarter for Volume 2!
5/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/726414539/punchline-super-frenemies-hard-cover-and-trade-paperback?ref=project_tweet
Also support their Kickstarter for Volume 2!
5/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/726414539/punchline-super-frenemies-hard-cover-and-trade-paperback?ref=project_tweet
TinselTown by @TINSELTOWNAbby was not pirated, which is probably due to a lack of taste on the pirates' account. 6/ https://www.comixology.com/Tinseltown/digital-comic/783449?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9pdGVtU2xpZGVy
The Wicked Righteous by @mayotl was pirated, which it looks like they were following the series from the very beginning. Odd since they generally wait until something like a Kickstarter. 7/ https://www.comixology.com/The-Wicked-Righteous/comics-series/85990?ref=cHVibGlzaGVyL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L3Nlcmllc0xpc3Q
Jack Irons by @cowboy_steel had art stolen for merchandise on Amazon, but the comic itself was not pirated. Sometimes the art thieves aren't comic readers. 8/ https://www.comixology.com/Jack-Irons-The-Steel-Cowboy-1/digital-comic/762994?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy
White Lily by @ComicsJacks has not been pirated, even though he made a lot of people angry, none of them are willing to buy the comic to pirate. 9/ https://www.comixology.com/White-Lily-1/digital-comic/466604?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz
TBird and Throttle by @joshuahoward has not shown up on any comic piracy site, although his previous titles like Dead@17 have been put on them. 10/ https://www.comixology.com/T-Bird-Throttle-1/digital-comic/690937?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy
Comixology has its problems, but comic piracy isn't going to be solved by taking your books off the platform, if its one they're determined to have on the site, they're going to have it, especially with the vast amount of pre-digital comics on there.
By the last line, I mean with comic piracy sites.
