*lightbulb goes on*
I guess that
is exactly what witcoin was invented for. I'd gotten into so many conversations about how to use it as a gambling site, as if the content production aspect were just incidental, that it never really dawned on me that the most powerful feature it has is the "support" button. Someone could create their own category in which to host a webcomic (or lecture series, or whatever original content) and probably do quite well for themselves financially.
Of course, if a lot of people did this, the site might need a bit of a redesign to avoid clutter...
P.S. I did the stickfigure comic in my sig.