And it continues.
Funnyjunk's Lawyer Accuses The Oatmeal of Instigating Attacks Against Him - Forbes
I'm not sure what the legal definition of "instigated" is, but since Inman never really said anything even remotely like "folks should attack Carreon's website" (and, in all likelihood, his site wasn't attacked at all, just swamped by hits because of the recent spotlight), Carreon may be setting himself up for a defamation lawsuit of his own.
https://yfrog.com/z/odfehxcj
ADDED: Also, The Oatmeal's legal response:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/96850920/F...tmeal-Response