why are all my webcomics rss feeds breaking lately, did hiveworks do something or what
October 31, 2026 at 4:08 AM
why are all my webcomics rss feeds breaking lately, did hiveworks do something or what
So is Hiveworks in general just... breaking down?
I just noticed two more of my comic RSS subscriptions are broken. (El Goonish Shive, now Johnny Wander and Wilde Life are broken.)
I just noticed two more of my comic RSS subscriptions are broken. (El Goonish Shive, now Johnny Wander and Wilde Life are broken.)
November 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
So is Hiveworks in general just... breaking down?
I just noticed two more of my comic RSS subscriptions are broken. (El Goonish Shive, now Johnny Wander and Wilde Life are broken.)
I just noticed two more of my comic RSS subscriptions are broken. (El Goonish Shive, now Johnny Wander and Wilde Life are broken.)
I feel like it's worth mentioning re: Hiveworks that Erin Burt, the developer behind the open source Hiveworks associated CMS ComicControl, never did respond to me about or fix the vulnerabilities I found in her software.
Probably don't trust her if she ever publishes comics related software again.
Probably don't trust her if she ever publishes comics related software again.
October 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I feel like it's worth mentioning re: Hiveworks that Erin Burt, the developer behind the open source Hiveworks associated CMS ComicControl, never did respond to me about or fix the vulnerabilities I found in her software.
Probably don't trust her if she ever publishes comics related software again.
Probably don't trust her if she ever publishes comics related software again.
It would appear that a bunch of webcomics that were(are?) on Hiveworks now have broken RSSes (e.g. empty or get 500 replies). (All of them have the Hiveworks ring widget.)
October 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
It would appear that a bunch of webcomics that were(are?) on Hiveworks now have broken RSSes (e.g. empty or get 500 replies). (All of them have the Hiveworks ring widget.)
Honestly thank you for this post because l knew about the hiveworks stuff but i did not know about the connection with Crow Time. :((((
October 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Honestly thank you for this post because l knew about the hiveworks stuff but i did not know about the connection with Crow Time. :((((
I didn't even say anything about the crow lady and she blocked me for supporting artists that were affected by the Hiveworks bullshit.
October 28, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I didn't even say anything about the crow lady and she blocked me for supporting artists that were affected by the Hiveworks bullshit.
She didn't pull her website down btw, the skeleton crew running Hiveworks did.
As long as it's still vulnerable it needs to stay down.
As long as it's still vulnerable it needs to stay down.
October 28, 2026 at 7:38 PM
She didn't pull her website down btw, the skeleton crew running Hiveworks did.
As long as it's still vulnerable it needs to stay down.
As long as it's still vulnerable it needs to stay down.
So like, updates to the software for the broader public are (supposed to be) done via comicctrl.com. While that site is hosted on Hiveworks' servers, Hiveworks doesn't seem able to access those mechanisms.
There's nothing stopping them from making changes to individual ComicControl builds, though.
There's nothing stopping them from making changes to individual ComicControl builds, though.
Fwiw Hiveworks has always justified not maintaining the code as it belongs to Erin and they can’t. Which did not stop them from adding support to it for using Hyvor as a comment platform many years after Erin had left.
October 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM
So like, updates to the software for the broader public are (supposed to be) done via comicctrl.com. While that site is hosted on Hiveworks' servers, Hiveworks doesn't seem able to access those mechanisms.
There's nothing stopping them from making changes to individual ComicControl builds, though.
There's nothing stopping them from making changes to individual ComicControl builds, though.
Wow, I had heard of the downfall of Hiveworks but I didn't know the details (or that the crowtime person was part of it). That really sucks.
October 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Wow, I had heard of the downfall of Hiveworks but I didn't know the details (or that the crowtime person was part of it). That really sucks.
lrb as a former hiveworks fan every time someone reposts the crow comics i wince LOL. the internet may have collectively forgotten but i sure didn't. after reading the statement it was very, very hard to forget
October 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
lrb as a former hiveworks fan every time someone reposts the crow comics i wince LOL. the internet may have collectively forgotten but i sure didn't. after reading the statement it was very, very hard to forget
Fwiw Hiveworks has always justified not maintaining the code as it belongs to Erin and they can’t. Which did not stop them from adding support to it for using Hyvor as a comment platform many years after Erin had left.
October 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Fwiw Hiveworks has always justified not maintaining the code as it belongs to Erin and they can’t. Which did not stop them from adding support to it for using Hyvor as a comment platform many years after Erin had left.
And caught up on Sleepless Domain, and of course… hiatus. 🤭
So on to the next comic. Hiveworks is a great place to find online comics.
www.godslavecomic.com
So on to the next comic. Hiveworks is a great place to find online comics.
www.godslavecomic.com
Godslave
Edith has been thrown into the danger of Egyptian mythology in the modern day. Fighting monsters and family drama of godly proportions.
www.godslavecomic.com
October 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
And caught up on Sleepless Domain, and of course… hiatus. 🤭
So on to the next comic. Hiveworks is a great place to find online comics.
www.godslavecomic.com
So on to the next comic. Hiveworks is a great place to find online comics.
www.godslavecomic.com
Additionally, Erin owns the public ComicControl repo on GitHub. So it's forkable, and you can make changes to individual builds, but ACTUALLY maintaining it and doing updates for everybody can only be done by Erin.
This particular thing really is on Erin, not Hiveworks.
This particular thing really is on Erin, not Hiveworks.
October 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Additionally, Erin owns the public ComicControl repo on GitHub. So it's forkable, and you can make changes to individual builds, but ACTUALLY maintaining it and doing updates for everybody can only be done by Erin.
This particular thing really is on Erin, not Hiveworks.
This particular thing really is on Erin, not Hiveworks.
When I was talking to the current tech about the situation, I was told they'd have to INDIVIDUALLY update every single Hiveworks site still using ComicControl in order to patch the vulnerability.
It's very likely that's what they did in order to add Hyvor support. That's not really "maintaining".
It's very likely that's what they did in order to add Hyvor support. That's not really "maintaining".
October 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM
When I was talking to the current tech about the situation, I was told they'd have to INDIVIDUALLY update every single Hiveworks site still using ComicControl in order to patch the vulnerability.
It's very likely that's what they did in order to add Hyvor support. That's not really "maintaining".
It's very likely that's what they did in order to add Hyvor support. That's not really "maintaining".
I'm not even sure webcomic artists should be on board with this either. The memory of the Hiveworks scandal should be looming, on top of what happened with Tapas. And people publish comics through itch as well, and we all know what happened there.
October 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I'm not even sure webcomic artists should be on board with this either. The memory of the Hiveworks scandal should be looming, on top of what happened with Tapas. And people publish comics through itch as well, and we all know what happened there.
if you're on comiccontrol... that's a different story, and a lot more complicated, cus it hasn't kept up with php. former/current hiveworks people need to be conversing on this cus you will be vulnerable
October 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
if you're on comiccontrol... that's a different story, and a lot more complicated, cus it hasn't kept up with php. former/current hiveworks people need to be conversing on this cus you will be vulnerable
Researching various professional organizations today for the #CreativesUnion thing and, interestingly, there are a couple for webcomics people, which is quite cool.
Also, the webcomic space is kind of a mess: Hiveworks is a basketcase, Tapas is dead, and Webtoon is a corporate AI hellspace.
Also, the webcomic space is kind of a mess: Hiveworks is a basketcase, Tapas is dead, and Webtoon is a corporate AI hellspace.
October 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Researching various professional organizations today for the #CreativesUnion thing and, interestingly, there are a couple for webcomics people, which is quite cool.
Also, the webcomic space is kind of a mess: Hiveworks is a basketcase, Tapas is dead, and Webtoon is a corporate AI hellspace.
Also, the webcomic space is kind of a mess: Hiveworks is a basketcase, Tapas is dead, and Webtoon is a corporate AI hellspace.
Several of the ones I follow use hiveworks
October 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Several of the ones I follow use hiveworks
When Hiveworks fell apart, I decided not to put G-ads back on Slightly Damned's site despite losing up to $100/month in income. As someone who grew up in the "wild west" of the late 90s/00s internet, I'm so sick of corpos ruining shit
May we all be able to thrive without third party ads one day.
May we all be able to thrive without third party ads one day.
October 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
When Hiveworks fell apart, I decided not to put G-ads back on Slightly Damned's site despite losing up to $100/month in income. As someone who grew up in the "wild west" of the late 90s/00s internet, I'm so sick of corpos ruining shit
May we all be able to thrive without third party ads one day.
May we all be able to thrive without third party ads one day.
Thanks, @trinitysilph.bsky.social !!!
We actually have a formal statement against Hiveworks posted on our site and have pulled all references endorsing Hiveworks that we are aware of from the rest of the site. Any previous mentions outside of our organization do not reflect our official stance.
We actually have a formal statement against Hiveworks posted on our site and have pulled all references endorsing Hiveworks that we are aware of from the rest of the site. Any previous mentions outside of our organization do not reflect our official stance.
The Hiveworks Guild Statement on Hiveworks Comics – CARTOONISTS UNITED
cartoonist.coop
September 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Thanks, @trinitysilph.bsky.social !!!
We actually have a formal statement against Hiveworks posted on our site and have pulled all references endorsing Hiveworks that we are aware of from the rest of the site. Any previous mentions outside of our organization do not reflect our official stance.
We actually have a formal statement against Hiveworks posted on our site and have pulled all references endorsing Hiveworks that we are aware of from the rest of the site. Any previous mentions outside of our organization do not reflect our official stance.
MAN it sucks hiveworks are need up being scummy cause i was gonna recommend that to one of my friends for their webcomic (same person who drew that Nick pic i post a lot. Micah) and that place is where i read my first ever webcomic (the meek)!!!!!
September 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
MAN it sucks hiveworks are need up being scummy cause i was gonna recommend that to one of my friends for their webcomic (same person who drew that Nick pic i post a lot. Micah) and that place is where i read my first ever webcomic (the meek)!!!!!
Truthfully
I can help but think of things like Keenspot and Hiveworks in the wake of this. 😕
I can help but think of things like Keenspot and Hiveworks in the wake of this. 😕
September 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Truthfully
I can help but think of things like Keenspot and Hiveworks in the wake of this. 😕
I can help but think of things like Keenspot and Hiveworks in the wake of this. 😕
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
Well, they kind of screwed over most of the people that put their comics on the site. The person who was the main line of communication was incapable of behaving like an adult, and from my understanding have shut down.
Well, they kind of screwed over most of the people that put their comics on the site. The person who was the main line of communication was incapable of behaving like an adult, and from my understanding have shut down.
The Hiveworks Guild Statement on Hiveworks Comics – CARTOONISTS UNITED
cartoonist.coop
September 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
Well, they kind of screwed over most of the people that put their comics on the site. The person who was the main line of communication was incapable of behaving like an adult, and from my understanding have shut down.
Well, they kind of screwed over most of the people that put their comics on the site. The person who was the main line of communication was incapable of behaving like an adult, and from my understanding have shut down.
The age of the webcomic seems to be past, at least for now, but maybe if social media atomizes somehow we can get back to webrings or small online pub-houses. I know a few, like Kemono Cafe, & everybody knows Hiveworks. With search engines shitting the bed, word of mouth is more important than ever.
September 23, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The age of the webcomic seems to be past, at least for now, but maybe if social media atomizes somehow we can get back to webrings or small online pub-houses. I know a few, like Kemono Cafe, & everybody knows Hiveworks. With search engines shitting the bed, word of mouth is more important than ever.