When longtime readers stop reading
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English - January 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 294 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Leisure Animation & Manga artist makingcomics cartoonist cartoonists comics comicbook comicbooks comiccon comiclab comicstrip Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Webcomics pros Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! In this episode, they discuss what you should do when you realize you've lost longtime readers. Then, where should you work, when you work from home? What kind of day job should you have? And finally... how do some cartoonists produce those amazing sketchbooks?
But first... Dave's going to Alaska Robotics' Comics Camp!
SHOW NOTES
00:00 — Comics Camp
06:10 — Why do longtime readers fall away from your comic, and how can you address it?
14:21 — Where should you work, when you work from home?
28:00 — What are some things folks need to know before going into comics full time?
40:54 — What kind of day job is best — menial or creative?
55:43 — How do some artists release those massive sketchbooks?
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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com
Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
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$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.