ArcaMax Publishing
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Web and email syndication, Publishing |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Newport News , United States |
| Products | Editorial articles, columns, comic strips, editorial cartoons, newsletters, serialized book chapters |
| Website | www |
ArcaMax Publishing is a privately held American company specializing in web and email syndication of news content. It distributes editorial articles, columns, comic strips, and editorial cartoons directly through email. The firm also collaborates with corporate partners to create co-branded newsletters.
Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, ArcaMax's primary income stems from advertising. Subscribers are generally recruited via topical banner ads or through co-registration on affiliated websites. To avoid sending irrelevant emails and to mitigate spam concerns, the company carefully assesses sources before initiating a "double opt-in" procedure to verify subscriber consent.
History
Originally, ArcaMax sold educational resources at cost for shipping and handling. By mid-2004, its offerings expanded to include ezines focused on subjects such as health, fitness, personal finance, and automotive guidance. Early notable syndicated features included Garfield and Dear Abby. Today, ArcaMax provides access to more than 90 comic strips alongside a wide range of advice columns, political commentary, news updates, videos, and interactive games.
In approximately 2006, the company introduced the Arcamax Book Club, which delivers serialized book chapters to its email subscribers.
Comic strips
ArcaMax distributes digital comic content through agreements with leading print syndicates like Andrews McMeel Syndication (previously known as Universal Uclick), Creators Syndicate, and King Features Syndicate.
- 1 and Done
- 9 Chickweed Lane
- Agnes
- Andy Capp
- Archie
- Arctic Circle
- The Argyle Sweater
- Ask Shagg
- Aunty Acid
- BC
- Baby Blues
- Ballard Street
- The Barn
- Barney & Clyde
- Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
- Beetle Bailey
- Bizarro
- Blondie
- The Boondocks
- Breaking Cat News
- The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
- Candorville
- Carpe Diem
- Cathy
- Crankshaft
- Cul de Sac
- Curtis
- Daddy Daze
- Daddy's Home
- Dennis the Menace
- Diamond Lil
- The Dinette Set
- Dog eat Doug
- Dogs of C-Kennel
- Doonesbury
- Dustin
- The Family Circus
- Flo & Friends
- For Better or For Worse
- For Heaven's Sake
- Fort Knox
- Free Range
- Garfield
- Get Fuzzy
- Ginger Meggs
- 'Hägar the Horrible'
- 'Heathcliff'
- 'Herb and Jamaal'
- 'Hi and Lois'
- 'Intelligent Life'
- 'Jerry King Cartoons'
- 'Little Dog Lost'
- 'The Lockhorns'
- 'Long Story Short'
- 'Loose Parts'
- 'Luann'
- 'Mallard Fillmore'
- 'Marvin'
- 'Master Strokes: Golf Tips'
- 'The Meaning of Lila'
- 'Mike du Jour'
- 'Momma'
- 'Mother Goose and Grimm'
- 'Mutts'
- 'Nest Heads'
- 'Non Sequitur'
- 'One Big Happy'
- 'The Other Coast'
- 'The Pajama Diaries'
- 'Peanuts'
- 'Pearls Before Swine'
- 'Pickles'
- 'Poorly Drawn Lines'
- 'Red and Rover'
- 'Reply All'
- 'Rhymes with Orange'
- 'Rose Is Rose'
- 'Rubes'
- 'Rudy Park'
- 'Rugrats'
- 'Sarah's Scribbles'
- 'Scary Gary'
- 'Shoe'
- 'Spectickles'
- 'Speed Bump'
- 'Strange Brew'
- 'Take it From the Tinkersons'
- 'Wallace the Brave'
- 'Wee Pals'
- 'The Wizard of Id'
- 'Working it Out'
- 'Wumo'
- 'Zack Hill'
- 'Zits