What is a TGC Premium Membership?

If you want to buy Premium Comics and/or participate on either the TGComics Forum or TGCaps Forum, you'll need to create a TGC Premium Membership. Membership is free and will last for the lifetime of the site. You're under no obligation to buy anything ever. The only rigid requirement is that you must be eighteen years of age or older. Other than that, you'll need a valid email address. Please go to the New Membership Signup Form and create a username and password between 4 and 16 characters (with no spaces) and you'll be all set!

 

With TGC Premium Membership, you'll be able to buy Premium Comics and view them on the site like any other gallery (or download jpegs or PDF files). You'll be able to post messages on both forums, and view the pictures that other people post. So why not sign up and become a member of one of the largest and friendliest places in TG-land on the web?

How do I buy a TGC Premium Comic?

First of all, you need to become a member of the site. Once you've done that, you can log in on the upper right of any page on the site (and log out as well). Click on your username if you're logged in, and it will take you directly to your Premium Member Page.

Okay, okay. So I'm a member. How do I buy the comics?

Go to your Premium Member Page and use the pull-down menu to select the comic (or bundle of comics) you'd like to purchase. Click on "Order" and you'll be taken to CCBill, one of the most trusted credit card processors that handle adult content on the web.

Screencap of the Order Menu

What's this lifetime access business?

As long as TGComics is around (and we're not planning on going anywhere), you'll have access to the comics you've purchased on this website whenever you like. Please note that there are no digital management restrictions. The gallery will work like any other gallery on the site. You can download jpegs (and in some cases, PDF files). The only thing you need to do to see your Premium Comics is log in.

Is this site secure? Where's the https?

We're as secure as we need to be. When you buy a comic, you'll temporarily leave the site and give your credit card information on a secure page on CCBill's server. CCBill will handle all your private, personal information, and they will handle it securely. Once you complete the form, you'll return to TGComics.com. After completion of the transaction with CCBill, you will receive email confirmation regarding your purchase.

Screencap of CCBill Order Form

The only information we store in the TGComics database is your username, password and email address. We give you access to the comics you buy via your username. You must be logged in to view the Premium Comics you've purchased.

I tried to use CCBill and my credit card was declined. What can I do?

We will be putting comics up for sale on lulu.com (except those with sexually explicit content) for people who want to use Paypal or have problems buying with CCBill. See a Premium Comic's preview page for the lulu.com link. Premium Comics that are incomplete will only be added to lulu.com after the complete comic has been published. We will also try to add a second credit card processor sometime in the future so people will have alternatives when it comes to using their credit card.

I don't want to use a credit card! What are my options?

Right now, your options are using Paypal via lulu.com (see answer directly above). We hope to be able to take money orders by mail at some date, but aren't set up for that right now. If you're leery about using your own credit card, there are alternatives. In the US, just about any CVS, Office Depot, Dollar General, 7-11, Winn Dixie, sells Vanilla Gift cards ranging from $15,$25, $50, or more. It's basically a throw-away credit card, just like phone cards. You can choose MasterCard, Visa, or Discover. Most popular stores sell various throw-away credit gift cards. Please note that most of these cards have a $3 activation fee. (Thanks to nakedfunn for this tip!)

Why should I pay for anything? All the comics on this site used to be free!

Since we opened in the year 2000, TGComics has consistently grown in scope and ambition. Selling comics is, at least in our minds, the next, inevitable step. Many of the artists are professionals, and we'd like to compensate them for their efforts. It's ultimately up to you whether or not this business plan works out. If you're willing to buy some comics and support the artists and writers who make them, you'll have more quality comics to read. If you don't want to buy any, or choose to steal the comics through file sharing or some other means, then there's a good chance this site will devolve into a site with sporadic output (and perhaps even close). Again, the future of TGComics is in your hands.