Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are joined by the wonderful Alex Heberling to talk shop! They talk about handling discouragement and burn-out, staying motivated, and taking time for self-care. Then Alex shares the harrowing story of the trepidatious phone call Brad made when he approached her to work on Evil Inc After Dark. BUT FIRST… Brad questions his own judgement when get gets into a Twitter fight over typography.

 Show notes

• 00:00 — Brad gets into a Twitter fight over typography
• 07:44 — Introducing Alex Heberling
• 10:43 — Dave is color blind
• 14:12 — Handling discouragement
• 17:19 — The beauty of a quiet readership
• 23:23 — How to keep motivated
• 31:03 — Handling burn-out
• 42:57 — The creative coccoon
• 44:00 — How to find a good therapist
• 46:17 — Promoting a new comic with a “Coming Soon” announcement
• 55:49 — Alex talks about the trepidatious phone call Brad made when he approached her to work on Evil Inc After Dark