Having completed their Kickstarters, Dave and Brad review the promotional outreach that delivered the biggest results and make a shocking discovery. Traditionally, social media platforms were the biggest drivers of Kickstarter pledges. But in 2024 they barely made the top ten. That raises an important question: If we can’t rely on social media to deliver a Kickstarter pledge — and if it’s increasingly difficult to build an audience there — why are we using it?

ON TODAY’S SHOW

• Kickstarter post mortem
• Social media is dead… now what?

Is it possible to build traffic for your comic without building an audience? Also, an anonymous post on Reddit accuses Webtoons of using a predatory contract. 

ON TODAY’S SHOW

• Building traffic vs. building an audience
• UPDATE: SDCC Panels
• UPDATE: Dave’s 500 for 50
• Is the Webtoons contract “predatory?”

This week, we’re talking to Dave Blazek, creator of “Loose Parts,” a single-panel comic syndicated to more than 120 newspapers worldwide. Blazek is a three-time NCS Silver Reuben award winner and a danged delight. We’ll discuss how he became an “accidental cartoonist” and his unique approach to writing humor.