The NEW Comics.com is FREE! We're sorry, previous members will have to re-register for the new features.
Q: I was registered on the old site. Do I need to re-register?
A: Yes, sadly. We have an shiny brand new system, so we do need you to re-register on the new comics.com, but no fear... it's very quick n' easy!. Click on "Register" at the top right of any page and follow the instructions.
It's quick and free and your unique settings will allow you to do personalized things like rank, comment, save, share, use RSS feeds and explore our extended comic library And best of all: it's absolutely FREE! Registering will only take a minute and will soon send you on your way into the world of comics before you even know it!
Q: Why should I register?
A: If you register at comics.com you bring the comics directly to you! Let's face it, looking at the comics online is fun, but there's so much more available nowadays. Now when you register, you have the power to view your comics when, where and how you want. You can enjoy a daily email delivered to your inbox with ALL your favorite comics, create a personalized RSS feed or even log into 'My Comics' page where you can comment on, rank and save your favorite strips of all time and explore our extended comic library. You can now even send your favorites to your friends, embed them on your other web pages and much more. It's cool!
Our brand new system wants to remember your unique settings so you can do personalized things and that's why you need to register. Best of all: it's absolutely FREE! Registering will only take a minute and will soon send you on your way into the world of comics before you even know it!
Q: Gotcha! Okay, I have to register. Now how DO I register?
A: It's easy (even better, it's free - have we mentioned the free part?). Just click on the 'Register Now' button at the top of the page. Put in your username, password and the rest of the information asked for in the form, then click the 'Register' Button. We use a double opt-in registration system, so an email confirmation will be sent to you. You need to click on the link within the email (or cut and paste the link into the browser should the link not work) to activate your registration. And that's it! A world of comics awaits!
Q: I registered but can't seem to log in.
A: To login to comics.com you must have your user name, which might be your email address or a different name you set up. Forgot your username?
It is also possible that your account has not been activated. Please check your email inbox and spam folder for your activation email, then click on the link or copy and paste it into your browser to activate your account. You will automatically be logged in that first time. If you have checked your inbox and spam folder and still have not received your activation email, please contact us.
Q: I tried to register but got an error message that I did not meet terms of use requirements! Help!
A: We are sorry you are having a problem registering. Just take a second look to make sure you have filled in and checked all the boxes.
You also might have accidentally put the wrong birthdates in the drop downs, which will cause us to block you. If you still can't register after all that, please let us know!. See also FAQ re: Registration - wrong age / birth year entered
Q: The account activation link in the email you sent after I registered does not work.
A: In some cases the browser breaks the link display and you may not be clicking on the entire URL, causing an "invalid" page. Your best breakage insurance is to copy and paste the entire link into your browser. That should work. If it does not, please contact us.
Q: I can't get my password accepted when registering. Are certain characters not allowed in the password?
A: You know comics.com is all about the characters! But alas, sometimes they don't play nice with computers - so for now, please do not use the following characters when setting up your password: ' (single quote), " (double quote), ... (ellipsis) , ' (apostrophe)
Q: I may have accidentally submitted my age using the year 2008 and now I am unable to register. - OR - How do I delete a cookie from my computer?
A: No biggie, it's an easy fix!
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If you continue to have problems, please send an email with the information you entered.
If you still can't register after all that, please let us know!
Q: What happened to the subscription level offers?
A: We wanted to make every cool feature - both new and old - FREE, so we no longer offer paid subscriptions. All you have to do to receive your daily dose of comic and cartoon emails is register and we'll take care of the rest!
Q: How do I make changes to my account?
A: Change E-mail/Password
To change your email please log in to your account and click on the 'My Account' link - which will take you to your account management page. Once there, click on the 'My Profile' Tab to change your personal settings.
Can't Remember Your Password to Log In?
Clicking on the Login link at the top of the page will pop open a dialogue box that contains a 'Forgot username/password' link that will zap you over to our 'Forgot Password'? page. There you can input your email address (the one that you registered with), and we'll email you your password in a jiffy!
Change Comic Strip Selection
The new website is easy to use and very flexible, so you can have quick control over everything you see and receive. You can search our entire everything by using our search function. You can view our entire catalog of comics by clicking on the 'All Comics' or 'Editorial Cartoon' links at the top. Clicking on an individual comic will take you to that comic's individual page where you can browse our entire library for that comic or editorial cartoon. To change the comics that you see on your 'My Comics' page, you must first log in. Then you can move each individual strip up and down your page and even remove the strip entirely with the red strip controls by the comic title. By clicking on the 'Add another comic' button on the right of the screen, you can even manage what you see on your 'My Comics' Page, your Daily Comic Email and your RSS Feeds by clicking on the check boxes by each comic or cartoon title.
Q: How do I change my password?
A: 1. Login with your current password.
2. Go to "My Account" at the top of the screen under your user name.
3. Click on "My Profile", then click on "Edit."
4. Type your new password.
5. Click "Save."
Q: How do I change my username?
A: Sorry but once you create a username it's all yours - and ONLY yours. So, as the mystics say...Chose carefully!
Q: There's a strip I really love and it's not on your Website. Why?
A: The most likely reason is that we do not have a Web distribution contract with the artist or syndicate of the strip. If there is a strip you really want to see on Comics.com, let us know! We're always looking for ways to make your Comics.com experience better.
Q: I clicked on "forgot password" to get my activation email resent but still have not received it. - OR - I did not get my activation / confirmation email.
A: First try checking your spam folder; sometimes email programs get a little overzealous and place even requested emails there by mistake. If you do not see it there, please contact us and we'll get it sorted out!
Q: I need my favorite strip on a t-shirt or mug. Can I get one?
A: Of Course! Comics.com online store offers custom mugs, shirts, mouse pads and more from Café Press. Choose which artwork you want from a selection of comic strips and character illustrations, then decide what product you want - and it will be custom made especially for you! Visit our shop now to find your favorite comic on a totebag, shirt or mug today.
Q: How do I get a reprint or buy a copy of the strip?
A: You can get any strip published in the last 90 days printed on great products like prints, t-shirts and mousepads! Please contact us if you would like to purchase items from any strips older than 90 days. You can also visit our online store to buy nifty merchandise like books, calendars, mugs and pretty much anything else you can think of!
Q: I'm looking for a particular strip. How can I find it?
A: It's easy! If you're looking for a certain strip of a comic that you know we carry, like Get Fuzzy or Pearls before Swine, chances are you can find it one of two easy ways: If you click on the 'All Comics' or 'Editorial Cartoons' link at the top of each page, you will see an alphabetical listing of every cartoon as well as a brief description. Clicking on one of them will bring you directly to that Comic page within the website!
An alternate (and just as effective) method is using our handy-dandy Search Function (also at the top of every page) that allows you to search by keyword, character name, title and tag (information that other comics.com readers put in about each comic and strip) as well as by date! What this does is build a huge database around OUR database to help you find what you're looking for! You can also do an advanced search by date range and sort by rankings, votes and comments.
Q: Can I search the site by keywords or by dialogue that appears in a particular strip?
A: Right now you can search comics.com by strip title, characters, publication date or date range and other keywords. We are also implementing a 'tag' function for each strip, so the the searching possibilities are endless! You can even add your own 'tag' to a strip by clicking on the 'tag' icon at the bottom right of the strips you would like to add a keyword for.
Q: Who has access to the comic library?
A: Because Comics.com is now a free service, everyone has access to the comic library. If we have it on the website, you will be able to access and enjoy it.
You can access our library in several different ways: Just use the 'All Comics' and 'Editorial Cartoons' links up at the top to find your favorite strips! There is also a calendar feature on each comic and editorial cartoon, so you can check out past strips that way as well! It's better (and cheaper) than a time machine! You can also search our entire library via the keyword search box at the top of every page. "
Q: Comics.com has a tag function! That's great... so what's a 'Tag'?
A: It's one of them newfangled webby things that will make your Comics.com surfing much easier! A tag is a bit of data, like a keyword, that gets assigned to a comic strip. So for instance, one of our favorite felines, Bucky the Katt from Get Fuzzy, might be tagged 'cat'. That way if anybody wants to do a search on cats in Comics.com he'll show up in the results. We've also incorporated tag functionality at the bottom of every strip, so everyone can chime in! Just click on the "tag" icon and add your own.
Q: Why are some of your comics referred to as "Classics"?
A: "Classics" are almost always strips that were originally published on an earlier date. Also, most of our "Classics" may be discontinued strips, but we love 'em anyway like "Raising Duncan", "Fat Cats", "Geech", "Jane's World", "L'il Abner", "Motley", "Shirley and Sons", and "One Big Happy." We re-run these strips and try and keep them aligned with the current annual calendar, but sometimes the strips we have don't fit with the current year, so we do the best we can to make them fit. That's why you may notice a holiday strip that shows up a week in advance.
Q: I have found a bug on the site.
A: We really do need your help in making this site better, so before you reach for that can of bug zapper please send us an email with the exact details of the problem including: the kind of computer you have, your operating system and browser/version. We'll then get our brilliant team of techno wizards right on the problem!
Q: I have even more questions about the site and you haven't answered them.
A: Just zap us an email! Operators are standing by!
Q: What's with the advertising?
A: We at comics.com realize that there is a balance between art and commerce, and we've worked very hard to give you an easy, streamlined experience - at the same time we want to keep the site free for everybody to use and enjoy.
Even though we've re-designed the entire site to give you all the comics for free, we have actually kept the ad and promotional space in-line with what we've always had in the past.
Q: Why does Dilbert get his own site?
A: You know Dilbert, he's a Rebel Within a Cube!
Some comics just need a wee bit more room to do their thing, so Dilbert (and soon Peanuts) get their own websites. But don't worry, you can still use Comics.com to find them! See, you CAN get there from here!
Q: Are you COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) compliant?
A: Absolutely We ask for birth date from anyone registering with our site to ensure that they are at least 13 years old to comply with COPPA. If their entered birth year does compute their age to be under 13, they will not be able to register with comics.com
Q: What happened to the Cow and Boy Sunday strip?
A: Alas, Cow and Boy are taking a much-needed weekend break from now on.... But don't worry they'll still be around Monday - Friday to tickle your funny bone with their pithy insights into the human and bovine condition!
Q: Having Trouble with a Product or DVD?
A: We are so sorry you are having a problem with a product!
If you purchased this item from our website, then please let us know exactly what you bought, the date of purchase and your order number and we'll make sure it gets to our shop customer service.
If the item was purchased at a store or another website not associated with the Comics.com shop, please contact the manufacturer who made the item or the shop that you originally purchased the item from for the fastest assistance.
Q: I want to share! How can I share a really cool strip that I found with the rest o' the world!
A: By clicking the 'Share' Icon on the toolbar at the bottom of every strip, you will see a menu of social network elements (MySpace, Google, Facebook, etc...), that you can choose to put on any of your social network pages! Just click your social network icon, sign in and add the strip!
Please note that our strips can not be used for commercial purposes. If you do have a desire to use any of our strips in a for-profit venture, please contact us with all the details (comic, publication date and planned usage) and we'll get right back to you.
Q: Can I email the strip to a friend!
A: Yep! You can email any strip you want to a friend just by clicking the Email icon on the toolbar at the bottom of every strip, A pop-up box will appear asking for your name, your friend's email and the space to write a short (and optional) message. Then all you have to do is hit send!
Please note that our strips can not be used for commercial purposes. If you do have a desire to use any of our strips in a for-profit venture, please contact us with all the details (comic, publication date and planned usage) and we'll get right back to you.
Q: How do I use the 'Save' Function?
A: By clicking on the 'Save' icon on the toolbar at the bottom of every strip, you can save that strip to your lists or favorites.
To save to your favorites, click on the 'Save To Favorites' button and the strip will be saved in your favorites list in the 'MY Favorites' Box on the right. By choosing 'Save to List' you can assign the strip to join others in a list that you have already created OR start an entirely new list by using the selections and features in the dropdown menu.
Q: I am not from around here, but I want to syndicate a comic or editorial cartoon in my country. What steps do I need to take?
A: Because the rights differ from artist to artist, please contact us with your request and we'll get back to you.
Q: I want to embed a copy of a certain strip on my Web Site or Intranet. Is that ok?
A: Not only is it okay, it's awesome! In fact, it's not just awesome, it's kind of what we built the site for!
You can embed any strip in your blog, intranet, home page, etc. by clicking on the 'Embed' icon in the toolbar under each strip. A pop-up containing the code for that strip will appear with a 'Copy to Clipboard' button, which will allow you to save that code for you to put the strip anywhere you want!
Please note that our strips can not be used for commercial purposes. If you do have a desire to use any of our strips in a for-profit venture, please contact us with all the pertinent details (comic, publication date and planned usage) and we'll get right back to you.
Q: I want to use some of your strips in my thesis, report or presentation, etc. but I know I need to get permission from you guys first.
A: We know that nothing makes an impact in your thesis, report, presentation like a well-placed cartoon! For the most part, as long as the strip is for private usage, you should be good to go. See our terms and conditions for more information.
Please note that our strips can not be used for commercial purposes. If you do have a desire to use any of our strips in a for-profit venture, or in any other commercial or promotional manner. Please contact us with all the pertinent details (comic, publication date and planned usage) and we'll get right back to you.
Q: I would like to submit my comic strip idea. What should I do?
A: We are always interested in new ideas, especially if they come from such a comic savvy audience!
To submit comic features to United Feature Syndicate and Newspaper Enterprise Association for possible syndication you need to send submissions to:
Comics Editor
United Media
200 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Addressing your package in any other way will delay the review of your work.
It can often take three months to review a submission. Please include your email in your cover letter.
We cannot grant appointments prior to seeing your work.
We realize all this may be daunting and possibly even discouraging. It is not intended to be. Just as your creation is important to you, our time and the efficient, thorough review of your work is important to us. Following these guidelines will make it easier on everyone.
The following tips may help you in the submission process:
Work in whatever size you feel most comfortable. However, please take the time to measure the kind of feature you are submitting in your local newspaper and work in the same proportion.
Your art needs to be clean and legible enough to reduce to newspaper size.
Please do not call us asking what kind of paper or other tools to use. If you are not an artist, please look into taking a beginning art class or look for art instruction books in the library.
Please do not spend a lot of money on your presentation. Expensive binders or special folders will not impress us. It is your work that concerns us. To submit comic features to us for possible syndication, please review the following information.
We would like to see 18-24 samples of your work so that we can judge its consistency. It is fine to include color work if you care to, but be certain to include some black & white line art as well.
Please include a short cover letter about yourself and your work. Lengthy character descriptions, licensing prototypes and large presentations are unnecessary and make our job more difficult. Please do not send oversize materials.
Submit photocopies or printouts on 8.5 x 11-inch paper. NEVER send original art. Never send anything that you must have returned.
Your full name and return address should appear on both your envelope and on each sheet of art in your submission in case your work becomes separated from its envelope.
If you would like your submission returned, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). If you would like confirmation that your submission was received and reviewed, you must also include a SASE. If no SASE is included, we will respond only to submitters from whom we would have received a SASE.
Q: What's this 'add to my comics page' button?
A: You can easily add your favorite comics to your personalized 'My Comics' page by clicking that button - but you must be registered or logged in. This will automatically add that comic to your 'My Comics' page - so you can see the most recent strip available from all the comics that you have added. Please note that the more comics you add, the longer it will take for the page to load. If you want to delete or move any of them, you can easily do so by using the red 'remove', 'move up' and 'move down' arrows above every strip
If you want to just save a particular strip - and NOT have the whole comic appear in your 'My Comics' page, then just click on the "Save" icon underneath that strip to store it in your strip library.
You can view your saved favorite strips in 'My Profile' - which can be accessed by the 'My Profile' link at the top right of the page, or by clicking on one of the "Strips" dates in the "My Favorites" section of each page.
Q: I re-registered but where are my saved strips from the old site?
A: You can view your saved favorite strips in 'My Profile' - which can be accessed by the 'My Profile' link at the top right of the page, or by clicking on one of the "Strips" dates in the "My Favorites" section of each page. The strips are archived in our database according to your email, so you will only see your previously saved strip library if you re-registered using the same email address you used to register at the old comics.com. If you registered with that previous email address and still cant see your library of strips, then please contact us with your email address and we will look into it.
Q: I'm getting more than one email from you. Make it stop!
A: You must love comics so much that you might have registered duplicate emails or are inadvertently forwarding one email to another. Please contact us with the details, any copies of duplicate emails you are receiving and the email address you would like to use and we'll take care of it for you.
Q: My email client (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird) does not show images or freezes when receiving emails from comics.com
A: If you are not receiving any images, it's possible that your email client prevents the automatic download of images; try clicking in the box in the email to download pictures. If it seems that our emails freeze your computer, it could be a mail network problem in which you should contact your provider. If they can't provide an answer, please let us know exactly what is happening and provide screen shots if possible .
Q: I am registered but have not been receiving my daily comic. I know I'm subscribed to it because I can see it in my list of subscriptions in My Account.
A: Yikes! But don't worry, we're here for you! There may be a glitch in your account settings. So please give us a holler by shooting us an email and we'll get right on it!
Q: Now that I am getting a comic strip by email, can I change it?
A: Absolutely! The new website is easy to use and very flexible, so you can have quick control over everything you receive. By clicking on the 'Add/Edit My Comics' button you will be zapped to a listing of all our comics and editorial cartoons. There you can check on or off if you want that comic to be sent to you via email as well as it appearing on your 'My Comics' page. See, we told you it was easy!
Q: Great!...what's a widget?
A: A widget is a small web or desktop application that brings information to you, so you don't have to go looking for it yourself. Our Comics.com widget is a permanent porthole to all your favorite comics, giving you instant access to Get Fuzzy, Marmaduke, Luann, Pearls Before Swine, 9 Chickweed Lane and more without having to log onto comics.com or checking your email. Our widget brings them all right to you, both the current strip as well instant access to our extensive libraries. For FREE! Widgets are designed to be shared. You can send your favorite widgets to friends and co-workers, and magically make them appear on your Facebook or MySpace pages, your blog, your personal web page or even your desktop. All by clicking the "GRAB THIS WIDGET" button!
Q: Okay...how does this Widget of yours work?
A: It's easy! You can browse two different ways. All Comics tab: Gives you access to every comic and strip, in our library. The blue dropdown menu lets you see a clickable menu of all the comic titles. There you can ALSO select a particular comic favorite that you might want to save to your personal "My Comics" library by checking the box to the left of the title and then clicking "done" when complete.
My Comics tab: For easy access to your favorite titles, you can have them saved in your "My Comics" section by clicking on the check box in the blue dropdown menu in the "All Comics" tab. You can then see that day's comics for only those that you have chosen. If you want to add or subtract more faves, you can manage your selections by clicking on the "EDIT MY LIST" button in the drop down. By using the date arrows or the calendar icon, you can go back in time to see any past strip from all of our titles. If you want to browse from one strip to the next, you can use the bottom arrows. For those of you who like to live dangerously, you can also view strips randomly by clicking the random button (twisted arrows).
Q: I got to my favorite comic, but now I can't see the whole thing?
A: Since all comics come in various shapes and sizes, we've figured out a handy-dandy way for you to view them, but still keep our widget relatively cute n' compact. By clicking on the comic itself you can drag the entire strip right or left, and even up and down if the comic is tall. Releasing the mouse will disable that comics "grabability". If you want to see the comic full-size, then click on the little orange triangle on the right-hand corner of the strip and it will open a larger version of that particular strip in your web browser.
Q: How do I embed the widget into my webpage?
A: Just Click "GRAB THIS WIDGET" and it will then give you a large selection of sites that you can post this widget too, including your iGoogle, facebook and MySpace pages. If you have a personal page that is not listed there, and you know a little html or can add html code directly to your webpage, then you can use the embed code of the widget size you would like to add.
Q: How do I add a widget to my Wordpress® blog sidebar?
A: To add your Comics.com widget to a Wordpress blog, you have to first copy the embed code that you will need to place in the Wordpress Theme Editor via the admin area of the blog. We suggest using the 160x300 size widget since it fits most themes best.
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Q: Why can't I get my Comics.com widget to work on my Vista sidebar?
A: Sadly, if it isn't working this probably means you have Vista 64 bit, which does not support Flash. Since the widget is Flash, this means you won't be able to load it into the sidebar.
Q: Do I need to download Yahoo! Widgets (Konfabulator) to get my Comics.com widget OR What is the difference between a web widget and a desktop widget?
A: There are two categories of widgets: web widgets and desktop widgets. Web widgets live on a web page. A web widget requires you to be on a certain website to use the widget while a desktop widget can always be displayed on your computer regardless of what web page you are viewing. You might put a web widget on your personalized start page to see Comics.com each time you open your browser or put the Comics.com widget on your blog to entertain your readers. You can even decorate your social networking profile with the daily (mis)adventures of Rip Haywire, Larry, the Croc from Pearls Before Swine, or even Bucky the Cat from Get Fuzzy. You know your friends will love it! Desktop widgets are best for those things that will be commonly used like a weather widget, a widget that shows local news and your daily Comics.com comic strip widget. A desktop widget, however needs a desktop application to serve up the widget, and that would be something like Yahoo! Widgets (Konfabulator).
Q: How do I get Yahoo! Widgets (Konfabulator) so I can add my Comics.com widget to my desktop?
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Q: Why does facebook ask me to invite my friends?
A: Facebook is a friendly place. It just wants you to share all your cartoon friends to all your real-life friends, buddies and family. We have no control over the "share" feature but think you would be wise to use it.
