Being lonely in a large city has a listener feeling a little Ziggy and cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar have some advice. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Feeling a little Ziggy Making money while on government assistance The secret success is... failure Making a board game or card game based on your comic Sheldon... the movie? 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 ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast A recent statistic about the print publishing industry have cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar thankful they self-publish. Also... the NFT comics company that reached out to Dave at San Diego Comic Con folded eight days later. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Publishing statistics report 90% of published books sell under 2,000 copies What are the disadvantages to self-publishing? UPDATE: NFT company dies in 10 days Audiobook versions of comics Creating videos of comics Today is a great time to bump ...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss the fabulously underrated Butso Method for writing. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... The Butso Method When should you launch a side project? UPDATE: Dave shares his Kickstarter stats How many pages on launch day of longform? 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 whe...
Sep 15, 2022•58 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast People make decisions based on emotions first, and then they back it up with logic afterwards. So cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss effectively marketing your comic with feelings over facts. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Using emotions to promote your comic (based on this Reddit thread ) Growing Patreon 10% with Brad's advice Clip Studio Paint goes to the subscription model Offering help to someone who may not want it Contractual obligations for using another person's character Today is ...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett start a discussion about trying to avoid becoming the people they used to fight, only to slowly realize... it had already happened. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Don't become your heroes What is the dominant publishing format? How much life experience goes into writing? How do you keep the sex fresh in 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 reco...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett get a case of dj vu when a new crowdfunding service reminds them of an old scheme that crashed and burned. Then, a listener writes in to complain "It's Friday and I'm not famous!" ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Subless A new crowdfunding service based on an old idea "It's Friday and I'm not famous!" Weekend Web traffic 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 r...
Aug 25, 2022•58 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett give advice to a comics artist who realizes that they'd accidentally plagiarized a character from someone else... but they like their character so much they just don't want to change it! Is there a plagiarism loophole? But FIRST... there's a lot of news and updates to cover! ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Oni Press lays off senior staff , faces allegations of unpaid labor TokyoPop is back but they have a long (and contentious) history with creators . Substack: "D...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonist Dave Kellett has returned from Comic-Con International in San Diego, and talks about his first convention since the pandemic began. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Dave Kellett reviews Comic-Con International in San Diego Live show at the Schulz Museum Nov. 12 Sacrificing aesthetics for time Re-thinking vertical scroll? 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 a...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar give some advice to a cartoonist whose friends want his comics for free. Is this an entitlement issue? It is... but not in the way he thinks. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... My friends won't buy my comics! UPDATE: dinokickstarter.com UPDATE: A rolling stone does NOT gather moss UPDATE: "Brad Guigar Stole My Woman" Presenting an archive of older work Dream goals. Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that leve...
Aug 04, 2022•55 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss the Decoy Effect and wonder how this economic phenomenon could be applied to crowdfunding. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Using the Decoy Effect on Patreon and Kickstarter Should you pay a collaborator MORE than they ask for? Comics-Prose hybrid Identifying success so you know how to look for it Messaging new patrons 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 livest...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar field a question from a listener who is worried that they'll lose readers as they improve their skills! ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Raising prices to match inflation Desigining background "sets" for comics What if practice *doesn't* make progress? How to keep from going stir-crazy while working from home. 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 se...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar field a question from a listener who is worried that they'll lose readers as they improve their skills! ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... We need to talk about Webtoons UPDATE: SDCC reached out saying I can't use the "Comic-Con" on packaging UPDATE: Backerkit launches a crowdfunding platform How page design effects the layout of a book. Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level will get exclusive access ...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss word balloons! How do you find the look that suits your comic best? ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Word balloon aesthetics Kickstarter stretch goals UPDATE: Free ComicLab pins at SDCC UPDATE: Gannett slashes op-ed pages Do Patreon milestone rewards still work? Is Ziggy the best comic of all time? 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 sessio...
Jul 07, 2022•51 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss the importance of mindset in building a career. If you search for excuses, you'll find excuses. If you search for solutions, you'll find solutions. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Choosing to find solutions instead of wallowing on failure Great How-to books for comics Releasing a longform comic one panel a day?? Participating in a critique as a novice Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level w...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast Toronto Comics Arts Festival has become the latest comics organization to step on the NFT landmine! When will they learn?! Also, how do you rebuild after a social-media hijacking? ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... TCAF and NFTs Rebuilding after a social-media hijacking Are long stories or short stories better for improving your writing? 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 ...
Jun 23, 2022•54 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast Dave accidentally held his website hostage for 7 days... and gained 30 new Patreon backers! Also, we'll discuss landing-page strategies and much more ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Dave accidentally held his site hostage for 7 days... and gained thirty new Patreon backers! Landing page strategies UPDATE: Comic Con International UPDATE: Comic shops aren't dead... yet Frequent/Consistent/Significant Patreon posts Dad is living vicariously through a creative kid Today is a great time to bump up your ComicL...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonist Dave Kellett asks if it's time to end his comic after 25 years. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... Ending a comic after 25 years Writing dialogue 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 episodes $5 Submit a question for possible use on the s...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett share a little Truth about digital art. ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... "Help! I used a digital brush and now I'm not an artist anymore!" Best news websites for comics creators How do I find longform comics One-tier Kickstarter? 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 y...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast 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! You...
May 26, 2022•59 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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 as...
May 12, 2022•58 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast 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 epis...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Community...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast 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 as ...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast 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 gi...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 
