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ComicLab Ep 365 — Maybe You’re Not Funny

In this episode, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett share insights on the creative process of writing humor, emphasizing that humor...

Something worth sharing

With Twitter going down the tubes, I decided to re-focus my efforts on social media. I wanted to see if...

Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

If you're one of the millions of new users on Bluesky, you're probably becoming familiar with Starter Packs. This was...

Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

Beginning cartoonists often ask what size they should make their comic. Many are looking for "standard" sizes. The answer is...

ComicLab Ep 346 — In Over My Head

What happens when your story gets too big for you to handle? Are you the right person for the job?...

How many social-media posts per day?

According to a Very Popular Influencer, one should post on social media six to eight times daily. I disagree, and...

Detritus — What it is and why your comic needs it

Let's discuss one of those savvy touches that can help take your art to the next level. And ironically enough,...

Webcomics Confidential: T-shirt psychology

Nobody wants to buy a T-shirt featuring your character or logo. It's not that your original character is terrible. Instead,...

ComicLab Ep 266 — A minor problem with a comics major

Does an aspiring comics artist/writer need a college degree? And, if so, which degree is best? Next, a listener asks...

Webcomics Confidential: You’re wasting money on advertising

Unless you have a granular knowledge of advertising, demographics, and much more, you're probably wasting money on "plug-and-play" advertising like...

Washington Post’s “America’s Next Great Cartoonist” Contest announces new terms and conditions

The “America’s Next Great Cartoonist” contest sponsored by the Washington Post originally featured some terms and conditions that many — including Webcomics.com and the Ethics Committee of the National Cartoonists Society — found troubling. They have updated their legal agreement to address many, if not all, of those concerns.

You should take some time to read over the entire rules if you’re considering entering this contest. We’ll look at a few key changes.

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by Brad Guigar on May 14, 2010

Posted In: Business

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Webcomics Weekly LIVE! at C2E2

Join Kris Straub, Scott Kurtz and Brad Guigar in a live presentation of their popular Webcomics Weekly podcast. This one went extra innings, so it’s in two parts.

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by Brad Guigar on May 13, 2010

Posted In: Video

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Getting Ripped Off? There’s an App for That!

As iPhone apps (and similar software for Blackberrys and Android phones) become more popular, it’s only logical that we’re going to see more and more of them that try to use our content to make money for a developer.

If you find that your comic is being aggregated into a third-party developer’s app without your approval, here are three ways to address the problem quickly and effectively.

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by Brad Guigar on May 12, 2010

Posted In: Business, Tech

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Washington Post’s “America’s Next Great Cartoonist” Contest

Update: The America’s Next Great Cartoonist site has posted a FAQ that promises that participating cartoonist’s rights will remain with the original creator and that the Post will only use…

“…images and words on washingtonpost.com, in our print products (e.g., The Washington Post and Express), in our mobile products, and in promotional materials related to the contest. We will not use your entry cartoons in any other way without your advance permission.”

However: To the best of my ability to ascertain, the legal terminology in their terms and conditions remains unchanged (and has a timestamp of MAY 7, 2010 3:52 PM).

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by Brad Guigar on May 11, 2010

Posted In: Business

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Color Schemer

If you’re like me, you feel completely awkward when it comes to adding color to your comic. After all, finding two hues that harmonize is difficult. But harmonizing enough colors to make a pleasing scene? That’s a color-theory challenge that has eluded me for almost a decade. It doesn’t help to read about the old-time animation colorists who point out that sometimes they’d use purple for a tree trunk because it made the scene better.

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by Brad Guigar on May 10, 2010

Posted In: Art

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Interview for AOL Small Business

AOL Small Business interviewed Chris Onstad, Matthew Inman and me for a story about how webcartoonists are making a living.

“We cartoonists are pretty pragmatic creatures,” says Brad Guigar, proprietor of Webcomics.com (www.webcomics.com), a professional membership organization, and creator of several online comics, including Evil Inc. (www.evil-comic.com/). “When the syndication/publishing route failed to yield a significant profit, many of us turned to self publishing on the Web and found out we could use the developing technology to replace the old print-based delivery systems. Heck, many of us found we could do better financially [self-publishing] than by trying to move through syndication publishing channels.”

Read the entire piece.

by Brad Guigar on May 10, 2010

Posted In: Business

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Optional forum avatars

I want to make sure I note this here in case anyone missed it.

Thanks to the ultra-industrious Diana Stoneman, we have a workaround for this. Read this post and follow the directions. And then drop by Diana’s site to extend your fondest regards for her excellent contribution to the site.

I’m still lobbying Squarespace to add this functionality to an upcoming upgrade, but in the meantime, this is an awesome workaround.

by Brad Guigar on May 6, 2010

Posted In: Site News

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