Person: Who are you? Chris: I'm Chris. The creator of this comic strip. Person: You make a comic strip? Chris: Yes! this is what I do to pay bills and feed my family. Person: How do you make money from a comic strip? Chris: I have a store where people can buy things like shirts and phone cases. [chrishallbeckstore.com] Person: Wow! Chris: And I also have a Patreon where a group of readers pledge a few dollars each month to keep this comic going. [patreon.com/chrishallbeck] Person: So people have to pay money to read the comics? Chris: No. A small group of generous people buy merch or donate so that everyone else can read them for free.
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