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Incorporating an oddly shaped panel into a vertical-scroll comic

Building an audience on the web means adapting to the vertical scroll. But that doesn't mean giving up innovative page...

Webcomics Confidential: Draw larger

I took a question on Twitter recently: "Would it be wrong to draw my comics on A4 paper? I find...

November To-Do List

It's time to get started on (*choke*) the penultimate month of 2024.If you plan to offer new merchandise for the...

ComicLab Ep 359 — Should your readers be your writers?

BlueSky is beginning to feel like Twitter did ten years ago! Engagement is up, conversations are genuine, and follower counts...

Understanding social media

Social media is among an independent artist's most frustrating elements. We struggle for engagement, wage constant battles with "The Algorithm,"...

Writing humor

Writing comedy is a challenge that is made even more daunting by the fact that humor itself is completely subjective...

CMYK vs RGB

If you're saving your comics in RGB mode, you may be making a potentially expensive mistake. The content you are...

ComicLab Ep 358 — “Help! I’m not funny anymore!”

Cartoonists Dave and Brad share some thoughts with a young humor writer trying to find their Funny. Also: Is BlueSky...

ISBN — a beginner’s guide

An ISBN is a 10- or 13-digit number used to identify a book from a specific publisher. Once your book...

How to write a Halloween joke

On Substack, a cartoonist was struggling with writing a Halloween joke. He was experiencing a common problem. He was stuck...

Convention Booth Hot Seat – Conclusion

This is the second half od the Hot Seat critique session focusing on convention booth displays. Participants have submitted photos of their convention set-ups, and I’m going to discuss some points. Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

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by Brad Guigar on March 21, 2013

Posted In: Conventions, Hot Seat critiques

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Convention Merchandise: Sunday Sale?

It’s a pretty common site. By the time Sunday rolls around, the Sunday sale signs start popping up around the show floor.

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by Brad Guigar on March 20, 2013

Posted In: Conventions, Merchandise

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Apple drops ISBN requirement for iBookstore

Apple no longer requires an ISBN for ebooks being sold in the iBookstore. From the updated Apple FAQ page:

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by Brad Guigar on March 19, 2013

Posted In: Digital publishing, Uncategorized

└ Tags: Apple, digital downloads, iBookstore, ISBN

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Convention Booth Hot Seat – Part One

Due to popular demand, we’re going to discuss convention booth displays. Participants have submitted photos of their convention set-ups, and I’m going to discuss some points. Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

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by Brad Guigar on March 18, 2013

Posted In: Conventions, Hot Seat critiques, Uncategorized

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Bonus Post: JManga

During a Dec. 10, 2010, taping of Webcomics Weekly (episode #73), Scott Kurtz said the following around the 23:23 mark:

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by Brad Guigar on March 14, 2013

Posted In: Digital publishing

└ Tags: ComiXology, digital download

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Bonus Post: Harvey Awards Nominations

The Harvey Awards are now accepting nominations. Anyone who creates a comic (that’s you) may nominate fellow creators / titles for the different categories. They have a new, online nomination form, in addition to their traditional downloadable PDF that you can print out and snail-mail in. Just scroll to the bottom of the digital form.

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by Brad Guigar on March 14, 2013

Posted In: Information

└ Tags: Harvey Awards

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U.S. Small Business Administration

As we’re heading towards the deadline for federal and state income tax, here’s a handy resource for all of those questions that tend to pop up as you’re sorting through documents. The U.S. Small Business Administration Web site is a treasury of information, but even more helpful is a forum in which you can post specific questions and receive direct answers.

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by Brad Guigar on March 14, 2013

Posted In: Business

└ Tags: self-employment, US Small Business Administration

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Mailbag: Are We There Yet? (When to start monetizing)

Q.: I applied for a Project Wonderful ad box last night, and now I’m having misgivings. I wanted to hop on the ad train for a good handful of reasons:

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by Brad Guigar on March 13, 2013

Posted In: Business, Mail Bag

└ Tags: business license, merchandise, revenue

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Comixology and the Free Marvel Giveaway

My original lede for this piece went like this:

Mark it down in the history books. March 11, 2013 was the day that Webcomics-as-we-knew-it ended.

But, having written in this space since 2009, I’ve learned my lesson about doing that. What happens is people read the first sentence, thgen proceed to run in circles, screaming, without bothering to read the rest. So let’s skip the hysterics and dissect the meaningfulness of yesterday’s events for independent creators on the Web.

In case you missed it, here’s what happened:

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by Brad Guigar on March 12, 2013

Posted In: Digital publishing

└ Tags: ComiXology, digital download, Marvel

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