You can almost sense the lynch mob.
Forward: I wanna say that I'm rooting for you, James, because you've provided a lot of inspired content to this site for a long time.
That having been said, I still suppose I'm with the Do-Not-Sell-Out crowd on this. Sure, you didn't ruin anyone's life here, but your "Buy it, or get out!" approach probably just ruined your relationship with a truckload of fans. I don't know whether or not it was your intention from the outset to invest years in a series and then put the ending on the other side of a toll bridge, but it hardly matters if everyone thinks as much.
Don't get me wrong, I still like your artwork. I liked it almost as much this time as when you used it the first time in previous episodes. And yes, I understand that this is your career rather than your hobby as it is for some of us, but look at IllWillPress and think hard about what happens to career cartoonists when they forget that it's the fans who pay the bills.
Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers for you because it's still pretty clear that you care about your product. However, you're going to need your fans, and they won't give up on you if you demonstrate that you haven't given up on them either.
-Swain