ComicLab Ep 362 — Your content is not your community

ComicLab Ep 362 — Your content is not your community

When comic creators try to market their comics, they often confuse what their comic is about with who it's for....
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Remove your first panel

Remove your first panel

If you've been a reader of Webcomics.com for a while, you know how much I loathe "magic number" advice. But...
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Key dates in the upcoming holiday shopping season

Key dates in the upcoming holiday shopping season

From Black Friday to New Year's sales, here's a guide to help you prepare your online store for the holiday...
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Webcomics Confidential: How long should it take to draw a comics page?

Webcomics Confidential: How long should it take to draw a comics page?

A person starting to do comics asked a question in a forum for creators: "How long does it take you...
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Comics Consultations

Comics Consultations

Powered by I will prepare top-down analysis of your comic-based business, including: Art and writing Social media Crowdfunding Marketing/promotion Then...
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ComicLab Ep 361 — Let’s talk about your bits and pieces

ComicLab Ep 361 — Let’s talk about your bits and pieces

When a listener asks about Kickstarter strategy, the ComicLab guys are divided! Dave favors the traditional webcomics approach. Build your...
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Reddit posting strategy

Reddit posting strategy

This is an excellent time to start an account on Reddit — or to dust off a profile you haven't...
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Clip Studio tutorial: Adding highlights to black hair

Clip Studio tutorial: Adding highlights to black hair

Drawing a person with black hair can be tricky. If you're not careful, you can end up with someone who...
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Webcomics Confidential: “Don’t quit your day job!”

Webcomics Confidential: “Don’t quit your day job!”

"Don't quit your day job" is often used to insult artists and imply that they haven't become successful yet. But...
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COmicLab Ep 360 — New ways to make an old mistake

COmicLab Ep 360 — New ways to make an old mistake

After years of listening to Brad and Dave extoll the virtues of self-publishing, a ComicLab listener signed with a corporate...
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ComicLab Ep 268 — Special Guest Ellen Woodbury of “Pizza Cake Comics”

Everyone seems to be wondering where to post/publish their comics. So we’ll talk about what it really means to “own and control your own work.” Then we’re joined by Ellen Woodbury of “Pizza Cake Comics.”

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…

  • Where should I post my comic?
  • UPDATE: D&D OGL 1.1
  • UPDATE: class action lawsuit vs AI art
  • After a pause — retool?
  • Interview with Ellen Woodbury from Pizza Cake Comics
by on February 2, 2023
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“Poor Man’s Copyright”

Poor Man’s Copyright is a system of attempting to establish copyright through mailing a copy of the art to yourself (some people suggest using Certified Mail). The artist then files the envelope — unopened. If their copyright ownership is ever threatened, all they need do is open the envelope (in a court of law, one supposes) and present the document with a flourish. You even see some very prominent artists advising young people to use Poor Man’s Copyright. There’s only one problem: It’s complete bullshit.

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by on February 1, 2023
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ComicLab Ep 267 — How to turn OFF creativity

It’s often hard to get creativity started, but how do you turn OFF creativity when it’s distracting you from your main project??

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…

  • Turning OFF creativity
  • Stories from quitting your day job
  • UPDATE: I have *tried* to incorporate a.i. into my sketch ideation phase. It. Is. Useless. For. Me.
  • My partner is more successful than me
by on January 26, 2023
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How to find your drawing style

I often say on the ComicLab podcast: ”It’s hard to drive towards a style that you want. Usually, it’s something you see in the rearview mirror.”

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by on January 26, 2023
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ComicLab Ep. 266 — Special Guest: Dr. Joe Sutliff Sanders

Today’s show is sponsored by the Lucy Cavendish College, the fastest growing constituent college of the University of Cambridge. We’ll be talking to  Dr. Joe Sutliff Sanders, an American scholar of the genre, launching the first world-class collection of graphic novels at Cambridge’s Lucy Cavendish College.

Make a donation to the graphic-novel library.

Get in touch with Dr. Joe Sutliff Sanders

ALSO ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…

  • Finding a good writing class
  • Working for a company that asserts copyright
  • UPDATE: Comicraft’s “Hagrid Rule”
  • UPDATE: Dave’s new apron
  • Making style changes

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

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by on January 19, 2023
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Would you hire a business manager?

In a Webcomics.con Poll, we asked: “If I could hire one person to help my webcomics business, it would be a(n)…” The results weren’t particularly surprising. The top response (27%) was “Business Manager.” But here’s the real question…

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by on January 17, 2023
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