Supporting Dresden Codak (Patreon)

Some of you may know that Patreon announced, rather suddenly, a change to the way they will be charging patrons. This has already been devastating for many creators here and for certain patrons. Dresden Codak has taken a hit too, so if you’d like to continue to help us keep the lights on, keep reading. You might even find ways to help other artists you love too!

How Dresden Codak will respond to the changes to Patreon:

1. We already planned a renovation of the Patreon page to give subscribers more bang for their buck and improve fulfillment. Those changes will be will be announced in a full post in January of 2018. Please stay tuned and stay active for that update.

2. We’re looking into restructuring the reward tiers so charges to you will be transparent. We do not want you to accrue any hidden fees. Assuming Patreon goes through with these inadvisable changes, our edits will go live before any of you are charged at the end of the month and there will be a post explaining them.

3. Please keep in mind that many creators on here rely on the steadiness of income offered with the service. There are many pages hit harder than this one, but if you can afford the fees please stick by the artists you support. Even if you’re (rightfully) angry at Patreon, deleting pledges is hurting many creators right before the holiday season.

If you are still planning on leaving Patreon, here are some alternatives to support.

1. Ko-fi & PayPal tip jars:

On PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/DresdenCodak) you can give ongoing or one-time contributions of any amount to Dresden Codak or other creators. 

Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/dresdencodak) is a tipping service for sporadic donations in units of “cups of coffee.” Payments go through PayPal, and a PayPal account is all you need to sign up. Dresden Codak’s Ko-fi will include small updates and rewards as well, so check it out.

There are no hidden fees for either of these options.  

2. Buy Merchandise:

There are more traditional ways to help us keep going too. Get your hands on physical merchandise at the TopatoCo Store (https://topatoco.com/collections/dresden-codak) (and there will be new merch in the next few months, hint hint).

If you’re not into physical swag, check out Gumroad (https://gumroad.com/dresdencodak) for wallpapers for your computer, phone, tablet or social media.

3. Support without spending:

Sharing comic pages or this Patreon on social media is always a great way to show support that doesn’t cost a dime! Dresden Codak is on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dresdencodakforever), Twitter (https://twitter.com/dresdencodak), Google Plus (https://plus.google.com/dresdencodak) and Tumblr (http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/) if you want to share directly from our pages.

Thank you all for your continued support of Dresden Codak! Patreon has given us so much new stability in helping get comics and art out to you.