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•Transcript available on Metacast 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 S...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast 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 lo...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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 bump...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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 rec...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Editors 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 Ken Muse?...
Nov 18, 2021•59 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast 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 animat...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast 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 membersh...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! We're going back to Webcomics 101. We'll be talking about using the Web to build an audience. Questions asked and topics covered... Using the Web to build an audience Lettering dilemma How many panels per page? Learning business math How to move surplus books The book "Arts & Numbers" can be found here . Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at t...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Help us celebrate our 200th show at ComicLabCashGrab.com ! We're celebrating 200 episodes of ComicLab with a special king-sized episode in which we assemble a list of our best advice and discuss how to best implement them. If you want the commemorative magnet with all 20 tips, head over to ComicLabCashGrab.com The 20 Comics Commandments Make. A. Good. Comic. Nothing else we talk about will be very ...
Oct 21, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! Creators of longform comics face unique challenges in building an audience on the Web. Or do they? Questions asked and topics covered... Long form comics "Substandard fan-created content" Kickstarter minus social media 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 arch...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! How to handle death in a comic storyline without offending your readers. Also facing Writer's Block wile writing a long storyline requires special handling. Questions asked and topics covered... Death in comics Getting stuck writing a long story Don't comics writers like prose? Habits and routines Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that lev...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! After Brad shared his debilitating bout with Writer's Block in episode 191, he shares how he overcame it, and started creating again. Also, the guys discuss what the shipping crisis could mean for small business this holiday season. Questions asked and topics covered... Writers Block how to overcome it The shipping crisis and holiday shopping What exactly is "Small Press" and how does one qualify? ...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're discussing the recent exodus of top talent from corporate comics to Substack, a subscription-based email-newsletter platform. Questions asked and topics covered... What is Substack? Substack is an online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters .It allows writers to send digital newsletters directly to subs...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we've devoted the entire show to Kickstarter what's working, what's not, and how you can improve your campaign! Questions asked and topics covered... Kickstarter is the most tangible, real-world, evidence-based way to show how impossibly HARD it is to reach people, even with a focused message Kickstarter Self-loathing vs people not hearing about it Traceable Kickstarter links Managing Ki...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're talking about posting your very first comic, and later we'll talk about how to write a good ending. Questions asked and topics covered... Making that first post Matt Forbeck (@mforbeck) explains why his gaming company will discontinue shipping to the EU Q3 Estimated tax payments are due on the 15th We found a Writers Room in the wild... How to write a good ending Today is a great t...
Sep 09, 2021•54 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're talking about building your email newsletter. Questions asked and topics covered... E-mail newsletter management Ending your comic and starting something new 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 r...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're talking about the ideal career path for comics Questions asked and topics covered... Kickstarter strategy of "fun" Stretch Goals Ideal comics career path "Pro-am status" Is "do a good comics" really all there is? 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...
Aug 26, 2021•59 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're talking about juggling multiple projects. Questions asked and topics covered... Juggling two projects Sound effects Patreon solves VAT dilemma for its creators Running out of Patreon rewards 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 prev...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Wacom makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One ! This week, we're devoting a special hour-and-a-half episode to advice for exhibiting at comic conventions! Questions asked and topics covered... Exhibiting at your first comic con Hidden costs you need to be aware of Why Dave does comic conventions What Dave won't do at shows Hot Nerd Summer how to safely do comic cons Four strategies if you're going to exhibit Today is a great time to bump up your...
Aug 12, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast 
