Mainstreaming Webcomics?

The Washington Post recently ran an article on webcomics!

His firm (Keenspot) grossed more than $285,000 last year, Crosby said, up from $188,475 in 2003. More than half came from advertising last year and the rest from merchandise, print comic sales and an ad-free premium version of the site. The company shares half its net revenue with artists, allocating it based on how many readers viewed their work. Crosby said the company has been profitable for several years, though it is not yet paying its four co-owners what he called a "livable wage."

--The Washington Post

So they made $285k, gave half to the artists, leaving $142.5 for operating costs and salary to the four co-owners. Doesn't seem unreasonable to me that they might have $100k for the salaries, or $25k each. Since when is that not a livable wage in South Dakota? Heck, as a grad student I lived on $14k in Massachusetts, and some international students were feeding their whole family on that. Frickin' whiners.