LIVE! (on tape) from Huntington Beach, it’s a special episode of ComicLab recorded during NCSFest. Brad and Dave talk about webcomics publishing becoming more centralized — and much more!

• 04:55 — Webcomics publishing started as centralized, become de-centralized, and is getting centralized again
• 08:13 — “Vanity Press is the new Publishing, and Publishing is the new Vanity Press” — Jake Parker
• 20:00 — Optimism over the future of comics
• 30:47 — Working with assistants
• 34:50 — Getting the vapors
• 36:30 — Dave loves to draw backgrounds (Brad doesn’t)
• 41:00 — When you forget how to draw
• 44:40 — Question from the audience: Do we consider our non-cartoonist listeners?
• 49:11 — Working in Dave’s studio
• 54:19 — Question from the audience: Do we plan for continuing education to expand our knowledge?