ComicLab Ep 367 — How can comics reach kids?

ComicLab Ep 367 — How can comics reach kids?

A father is concerned that comics no longer reach kids, suggesting that video games are the better value measured by...
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Planning out the new year

Planning out the new year

This is a time when many of us start daydreaming about the coming year. We have hopes, plans, goals, and...
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Should you do a 2025 calendar?

Should you do a 2025 calendar?

As we head into December, you may be considering a 2025 calendar to sell to your audience. We'll talk about...
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Webcomics Confidential: Understanding Writer’s Block

Webcomics Confidential: Understanding Writer’s Block

How often are we presented with the image of tortured creative souls, staring plaintively at the tools of their craft,...
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ComicLab Ep 365 — Maybe You’re Not Funny

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...
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Something worth sharing

Something worth sharing

With Twitter going down the tubes, I decided to re-focus my efforts on social media. I wanted to see if...
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Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

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...
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Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

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...
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ComicLab Ep 346 — In Over My Head

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?...
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How many social-media posts per day?

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...
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ComicLab Ep 277 — Special guest Karl Kerschl (“The Abominable Charles Christopher”)

We’re talking comics with our special guest Karl Kerschl, who talks about working in both corporate and independent comics, and prepping the Kickstarter campaign for “Death Transit Tanager.”

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…

  • Working in both corporate and  independent comics
  • Prepping a Kickstarter
  • Shipping from Canada
  • Launching a Kickstarter on Patreon vs Kickstarter pre-launch notifications
  • Social-media strategy for Kickstarter
  • Juggling multiple projects
  • Pitching a comic to Images Comics
  • Collaborating with another artist on a project
by on April 6, 2023
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April To-Do List

Get out your calendar and start circling dates. It’s time to do a little webcomics planning.

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by on April 4, 2023
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Should you create your own font?

Several software packages and websites offer to enable you to create your own font based on your hand lettering. And it’s so simple! You just draw the individual letters in little boxes, upload them and — whammo! — you have a digital font based on your unique lettering. Sounds great, right?

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by on March 28, 2023
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Writing ‘beat to beat’

It can be difficult to write a longform story. How much do you need to write before you can start drawing? How do you keep a story moving without getting bogged down in details? Can you write week-to-week without falling behind? Let’s talk about one way that you can plan your story ahead of time and continue writing as you’re producing pages.

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by on March 24, 2023
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ComicLab Ep 275 — Special guest Caitlin McGurk (The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum)

This week, we’re talking comics with Caitlin McGurk! She’s the curator of comics and cartoon art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, and she’s got some terrific stories about her work there.

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…

  • The Marvel Method of Comics was bonkers!
  • UPDATE: “The Mysteries” – Bill Watterson and John Kascht
  • UPDATE: 50 minutes of book-printing advice in ProTips #270
  • UPDATE: Twitter’s 2Fa isn’t was bad as you’re being told
  • UPDATE: Reddit’s IPO
  • UPDATE: New YouTube CEO is pro NFT
  • Caitlin McGurk, The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. 

Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

by on March 23, 2023
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