DESTROY all humans. That is the simple, loving message of Red
Robot #C-63, a character in Diesel Sweeties, a web comic with 12
years under its belt, and over 3,000 instalments. The comic
details the not-always-safe-for-work intimate relationships and
bon mots of a cast of robots, humans, animals and malevolent
inanimate objects, including an espresso machine.  The strip's
creator, Rich Stevens, works alone for many hours a day in a
large, empty building. He likes it that way. Nonetheless, when
Mr Stevens wanted to buy himself the time to catalogue and
produce electronic books of his strips, he turned to the
community of readers who have supported him over the years, by
buying T-shirts and stickers, and spreading the word of his
oeuvre. Like so many artists and creators, he turned to
Kickstarter.  As a one-man operation, even handling his own
shipping, time is money and money is time. He set a goal of
$3,000, which he felt had a neat symmetry with his 3,000 strips.
He raised that amount in under 45 minutes aft