Anyway, I dabbled in a few others here and there, but as the number of comics increased, so did the hassle of navigating from site to site to read them all. Then I learned that a friend of mine here at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Mike Stark, along with a few others, have put together an awesome open source project to solve just this problem.
BACON (Bring All Comics Offline Now) is a Java-based project that allows you to add the dynamic-content page for a webcomic and identify the img tag wherein the comic lies. You can then simply boot up BACON every morning and cycle through the comics right in that window, without having to traverse the whole internet to find them.
An important thing to mention: BACON does not save the files on your hard drive. This is for good reason. The awesome people who make the webcomics you read are usually collecting money from ads and such. If you want to read an old comic, head to the website and check out the archives. That way, the authors don't lose money on the deal. BACON is starving-artist-friendly!
Anyway, I love it. I'd love for more people to find out about it. So check it out. If you like, pass it around. Also, remember, it is open source, so if there's something wrong with it, fix it.
Alright, That's all for today.
- Ken Bellows
