As of December 31st, 2020 Smackjeeves has closed. The site was a major pillar of webcomic culture, being one of the first webcomic specific sites out there and still pretty popular before it updated last year and caused a mass exodus from the site. The loss of this site is a tragedy with the variation of hosting sites slimming and the loss of many comics exclusive to the site.

One day soon I want to do a full post recounting the history and significance of Smackjeeves. It was one of the first places I consistently read comics and has a special place in my memory and a soreness towards it’s avoidable demise. But in the meanwhile be sure to support those who were affected by this closure. I will be updating my archives in the next few days to remove Smackjeeves from the public archives and putting exclusive comics on private. May the imprint of this platform live on in the minds of people who were touched by its existence.