Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about what to do when you just can't avoid Impostor Syndrome. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Impostor Syndrome Support-based Patreon vs Exclusive-reward Patreon UPDATE: Brandon Sanderson's $41m Kickstarter Where to get feedback on your comics Zoop Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — as well as an archive of previous livestreams! Y...
May 26, 2022•59 min•Ep. 231
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about what to do when you just can't make time to create Patreon rewards. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Can't make time for Patreon rewards? Avoiding overdrawing Update: Pineapple juice Update: Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter Update: Managing an email newsletter Reruns on social media "When do I need a website?" Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream re...
May 19, 2022•56 min•Ep. 230
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss the importance of audience building before a crowdfunding. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Do I really need a fan base to launch a Kickstarter? Four-panel longform story comics The Four Cs used by a $1b software start-up Balancing SFW and NSFW storytelling Selling plushies and stuffed animals Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — ...
May 12, 2022•58 min•Ep. 229
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar devote the entire show to discuss the biggest mistakes they made in their career. Also: Brad is launching a six-week session for creators of NSFW comics . Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — as well as an archive of previous livestreams! You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon $2 — Early access to ...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 228
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about how to balance good storytelling with your own personal taste. Questions asked and topics covered... Balancing storytelling and personal taste Line weight Top webcomic list sites Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — as well as an archive of previous livestreams! You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Communi...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 227
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss the pros and cons of livestreaming your comics-creating process. Questions asked and topics covered... Livestreaming Giving advice to someone doing negative social media Should you use your own personal email address on newsletters? Visual humor / non sequiturs vs punchlines Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — as well a...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 226
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss mistakes that comic creators are making on Patron that are costing them money. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Stop saying "Support me on Patreon!" People want things for their money — stop talking about what's in it for YOU, and start talking about what's in it for the BACKERS. Get rid of your $1 tier The $2 level is a Support tier. Don't ...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 225
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about how understanding self-publishing can make or break your career in comics. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Understanding self-publishing can make or break your career in comics Dividing your readers into groups -- early vs late... active vs passive Kickstarter conundrum Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 224
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about using exclusive Patreon rewards as merchandise. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... When to turn exclusive Patreon rewards into merchandise Closing loopholes in a story The trials of an Eisner judge Planning a new character design Surviving the ebb and flow of a freelance life Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the ...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 223
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about building tension in your writing. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Building tension What do we WISH our listeners would ask? What did Brad learn at newspapers? Torn between commissions and comics Losing Patreon support Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusi...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 222
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about writing a great title for you book. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Writing the title for a book Writers on social media Brad's prediction on Kickstarter Vertical scroll for NSFW comics Digital rewards vs physical rewards Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exc...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 221
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about how to improve your art by flipping it over. But... do you fix on the flip , or do you flip, flop and then fix? We're flummoxed! Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... These flippin' comics are driving me crazy! Generic or niche? UPDATE: TopatoCo becomes the first Kickstarter competitor of 2022 Bonus panel Artistic Identity Crisis Today is a gr...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 220
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about how social media can make you crazy. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we talk about building a comics career from unrelated 10-12-page stories Questions asked and topics covered... Short comic stories Adding animation effects How much work should be done before the Kickstarter? Subscription-based social media Creating a pilot episode for your comic Today is a great...
Mar 03, 2022•57 min•Ep. 219
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about how social media can make you crazy. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're playing the Bad Tweets game — once we can identify lazy social media, we can focus on strategies that work. Questions asked and topics covered... The Bad Tweets Game Update: Dave HATES being a small-business shipper Update: Dave is going to a SciFi convention! How to respond to a compliment...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 218
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss the recent self-immolation of Gumroad on Twitter — over NFTs! Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! After Gumroad, we'll be talking about cartooning after retirement. Questions asked and topics covered... Gumoad's NFT problem UPDATE: Dave comes out of the podcast closet UPDATE: Bruce Willis got his own category in the '21 Razzies UPDATE: Facebook loses users and reports a $1 billion ...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 217
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about how social media can make you crazy. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Social media is making me crazy! How do I get maximum impact on my first post? Wordless comics How to handle two protagonists Spreading yourself too thin Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get ex...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 216
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar tackle one of the great debates in comics — Is fanart legal ? Today's show is brought to you by Wacom ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Is fan art legal? Should you allow others to do fan art of your characters? Is posting on Reddit worth the effort? Distributing PDFs Should I leave Tumblr? Studio snacks! What are the best comics-friendly refreshments? Today is a great time to bu...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 215
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar share their predictions for the new year! How will Kickstarter, Patreon, Cryptocurrency, NFTs and Substack fare in 2022? Today's show is brought to you by Wacom ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Prediction: Kickstarter Prediction: Patreon will launch a Kickstarter competitor Prediction: Cryptocurrency and NFTs will recede... for different reasons! Prediction: Substack creators wh...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 214
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar share their thoughts on Kickstarter's recent announcement that they're switching their service to blockchain technology. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Questions asked and topics covered... Kickstarter's blockchain announcement Dave's plans for SDCC 2022 What if you DON'T want to "make a living from comics"? Social media networking vs Comic con networking Today is a great ti...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 213
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, Erika Moen joins us for a show dedicated to questions about creating NSFW comics! If you've ever wanted to make sexy comics for the 18+ crowd, this show is for you! Questions asked and topics covered... Erika Moen's new project focusing on her mental health journey How to build a comfort level with NSFW work The importance of good art in 18+ comics How to draw a vaginal org...
Jan 13, 2022•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 212
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! And you're not going to want to miss Comicraft's Jan. 1 sale when all of their fonts are $20.22 each at Comicbookfonts.com This week, Dave and Brad share their plans for the coming year. Questions asked and topics covered... Comicraft sale Brad's plan for 2022 Dave's plan for 2022 Kellett's Law of Word Balloon Xs Bolding punctuation Today is a great time to bump up your ...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 211
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! And you're not going to want to miss Comicraft's Jan. 1 sale when all of their fonts are $20.22 each at Comicbookfonts.com This week, we discuss the role that clothing plays in character design Questions asked and topics covered... Should my character wear clothes? Changing my name... should I change my brand? Guide to a first-time collaboration Drawing backgrounds Today...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 210
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! And you're not going to want to miss Comicraft's Jan. 1 sale when all of their fonts are $20.22 each at Comicbookfonts.com This week, we discuss the importance of taking a break for the holidays. Questions asked and topics covered... Holiday content Using Blender for backgrounds -- is it cheating? Wholesome comics Co-creators have left, but want input Banking woes of the...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 209
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! And you're not going to want to miss Comicraft's Jan. 1 sale when all of their fonts are $20.22 each at Comicbookfonts.com This week, we discuss all of the hidden challenges in signing a book! Questions asked and topics covered... Gesture The Harold Zoid School of OverGesture Using licensed characters Networking advice Inventory Today is a great time to bump up your Comi...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 208
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! And you're not going to want to miss Comicraft's Jan. 1 sale when all of their fonts are $20.22 each at Comicbookfonts.com This week, we'll discuss composing a scene inside of a panel. Questions asked and topics covered... Art editing Dave's writing process How to get engagement on social media Releasing a book in January and February Victorian-era Comics History Today i...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 207
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft ! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! And you're not going to want to miss Comicraft's Jan. 1 sale when all of their fonts are $20.22 each at Comicbookfonts.com This week, we discuss all of the hidden challenges in signing a book! Questions asked and topics covered... How to sign a book Sketches and Artist Editions Bookplates Losing focus on a project Offensive humor Dave Kellett's Memento Mori Today is a gr...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 206
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we discuss monthly drawing challenges — is the participation worth the stress? Questions asked and topics covered... Drawing challenges Kaijus and Cowboys Steve Jobs on tastemasters Podcaster's Curse - vertical gutters How to name a character. Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access to livestream...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 205
Editor’s Note: The documentary “15 Minutes of Shame” is found on HBOMax — not Netflix. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we discuss writing character motivations. What's the difference between Want and Need? Questions asked and topics covered... Writing: Want vs Need Dealing with a Guilt-Tripper Netflix documentary, "15 Minutes of Shame" At what point can you enjoy completing a project?! What would you study? Who is Ke...
Nov 18, 2021•59 min•Ep. 204
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we wonder whether getting an animated series on a streaming service is the new brass ring for cartoonists. Questions asked and topics covered... Is Netflix the goal? USPS... it's getting worse Facebook and Instagram Schulz Museum is NOV 2022, not this Nov 22nd Finding a romantic parter non-comics stuff that drives your passion For more information about preparing your comic for an anim...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 203
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, a cartoonist asks about going back to a project they abandoned. Dave shares some strong advice. Brad sings his. Questions asked and topics covered... Going back to an old project Monster Mash Connecting with other creators at a con Buying ads on Facebook and Instragram Kickstarter tiers with the same price point Building an audience Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab member...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 202
