Jim,
I know my opinion might be a little biased due to our friendship, but I agree wholeheartedly with your decision to use a mostly "non invasive" method of protecting your work. If a collector wants your artwork for legitimate reasons and not for illegal copying, then the stock you print on should only raise the value. Being able to prove the authenticity of your work is a selling point for the serious collector. Most of the folks who start to scream, "Then I'll just take my business elsewhere!" are probably most welcome to do so to begin with.
Now yes, your fans are the source of your fame and fortune (to coin a phrase), but you have to take a stand when some try to profit from your blood, sweat, and overly strained eyeballs (to paraphrase). You give enough away for free on the group page (which, by the way, you should digitally watermark somehow if you haven't already). Don't allow a few people with loud voices and possibly bad intentions ruin it for the rest of us. I, for one, would much rather see you continue in your endeavor, even if I'm still just waiting to see some of the stories we brainstormed about in high school (FYNL RYD, Tracer Bullit, or the superhero story modeled after ourselves and our acquaintances) come to fruition. Keep up the fight. Lemme know if there's any way I can help.
Hey, I still have original copies of Sarge and the "Special Color Edition" of Sarge sitting in box somewhere. What good would those be if they were just scanned copies?
Mark V. Sarno
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