If you’re writing a longform comic, you know the challenge all too well. You’re telling a continuous story, but many of your readers are coming in at the middle. Every day, someone is reading your comic for the first time, and that might mean they’re discovering you on Page 12. If you’re going to build an audience successfully, you need to include two things in every update.
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How much of your work would you consider “top tier?” Fifty percent? Twenty percent? And speaking of the top tier, Brad and Dave also talk about the benefits of posting comics panel by panel. Next, they share their lists of cartoonists who should be considered for the Best Cartoonist of the Year at this year’s Reuben Awards. They also touch on the ethical dilemma of selling redrawn original art and the importance of original art in the collector’s market.
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A comic strip has three or four panels in which to deliver its punchline. That’s not a lot of space. In fact, many novice comic strip writers stumble because they’re trying to do too many things in the limited time they have with their reader. If you’re releasing a humorous longform comic on the Web, you may have more panels, but the core concept is the same. Your gag is going to land more solidly if you focus on one concept built around your punchline. Here’s a case study. We’ll take an existing comic strip draft and workshop it to a better version.
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Out of all the social media newcomers, Substack has shown the most promise. It’s an email newsletter delivery system with social media and subscription features. But like every platform, it has its own norms, quirks, and community expectations. So, let’s discuss Substack’s best practices.
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It’s June. We’re nearly halfway through the year already!
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.We’ve all heard successful creators complain that younger hopefuls “just don’t want to do the hard work.” They disregard the complicated nature of achieving their status and dismiss aspiring novices on the basis of one single factor. Survivorship bias is undoubtedly a result of flawed reasoning. …But is it bad advice?
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It’s another day, another clickbait headline to send NSFW creators into a panic. Let’s break it down, and discuss what’s actually happening.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.You have enough work to collect into a book. You know how to collect estimates from a printer. You may have even started working on the cover. There’s just one problem. How do you know if you’re ready to launch a Kickstarter?
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A ComicLab listener recently submitted a question for the show: “Some successful artists honestly believe that others aren’t successful because they didn’t ’put in the work.’ They don’t acknowledge the complex machinery of creative industries. What are your views on Survivor Bias in the creative community?“
Buckle up…
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