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Comic Lab

331 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 290 ratings

The podcast about making comics — and making a living from comics! It's half shop-talk, half how-to, and half friendship. WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It's tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro. So pull up your drawing chair, put on some headphones, and join us while you draw! And if you like what you hear, join our community at patreon.com/comiclab (For sponsorship inquiries: [email protected])

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"I can't make time for Patreon rewards!"

May 19, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MB

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 ...

"Do I really need fans?"

May 12, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 66.1 MB

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 ...

Our Biggest Mistakes

May 05, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

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 acce...

Balancing storytelling and personal taste

April 28, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

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 ComicL...

Livestreaming

April 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

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 ...

Nine Patreon Mistakes that are Costing You Money

April 14, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

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 tie...

"I've tried nothing, and it isn't working!"

April 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

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 t...

Exclusive is not forever

March 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

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 members...

How to Build Narrative Tension

March 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

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...

How to write a good book title

March 17, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

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 ...

These flipping comics are making me crazy!

March 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

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 T...

Long term success with short comic stories?

March 03, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

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 Toda...

The Bad Tweets Game

February 24, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

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 ...

Gumroad's NFT problem

February 17, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

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 $...

Social Media is Making Me Crazy

February 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

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...

Is fanart legal?

February 03, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

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 ...

Predictions for 2022

January 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

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 cre...

Kickstarter's blockchain announcement

January 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

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...

Making NSFW Comics with Special Guest Erika Moen

January 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

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 vag...

Planning Out 2022

January 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

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 bum...

Drawing naked

December 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

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 backgroun...

Happy holidays!

December 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

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 wo...

A Nice Gesture

December 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

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...

Composing scenes

December 09, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

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 Histo...

Book-signing blues

December 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

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  T...

Drawing challenges

November 25, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

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...

Writing Character Motivations: Wants vs Needs

November 18, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

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...

Is Netflix the goal?

November 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

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...

Rekindling an old flame

November 04, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

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 Com...

Start with a website

October 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

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! Patr...

20 Comics Commandments

October 21, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 93.4 MB

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 wi...

How to find an audience for a longform comic

October 14, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

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 we...

Death and Comics

October 07, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

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 backe...

How to Beat Writer's Block

September 30, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

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...

Will Substack change comics?

September 23, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

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...

Kickstarter — What's working and what's not

September 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

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 lin...

Beginnings and Endings

September 09, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

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...

Email newsletter management

September 02, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

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! Yo...

The ideal career path for comics

August 26, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

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 ses...

Juggling multiple projects

August 19, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

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...

Exhibiting at your first comic con

August 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 82 MB

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 tim...

Finding your voice as a writer

August 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One!  This week, Dave shares his strategy for meeting his Kickstarter goal in the opening days — and juicing the algorithm — by using Patreon! Questions asked and topics covered... Reaching a Kickstarter goal in the opening days — using Patreon Finding your voice as a writer Schulz Museum What if comic cons never came back TikTok Lettering for Web vs print Today is a great time to bump up y...

Pride and Joy

July 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One!  Are you self-conscious about self-promotion? Brad has a suggestion: Talk about your Pride or talk about your Joy. It's a bulletproof marketing technique! Questions asked and topics covered... Pride & Joy The history of Dave's sci-fi comic, Drive Paywalling the archive — pros and cons Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon backers at that level ...

The Pulitzer No-Prize for Editorial Cartooning

July 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One!  What's your elevator pitch? If you had to sum up your comic for a new reader, could you do it effectively in under 60 seconds? Questions asked and topics covered... Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Cartooning Attracting collaborators Writing process — paper or software? How to maintain standards without an editor Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patr...

What's your elevator pitch?

July 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One!  What's your elevator pitch? If you had to sum up your comic for a new reader, could you do it effectively in under 60 seconds? Questions asked and topics covered... How to write an Elevator Pitch Bookshop.org partners with Kickstarter Selling books at comic conventions and beyond A storyline driven single-panel comic? Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 ...

Delaying gratification

July 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One!  Delaying gratification is extra hard when you're a comics artist. Also, Brad is seething with jealousy when Patreon asks Dave to be an ambassador. Questions asked and topics covered... Patreon Ambassador Delaying gratification  How much story per panel? Digital lettering Copyrighting the name of a comic Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Patreon ...

Accepting Criticism

July 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

Are you obligated to accept criticism from... anyone?? Also, we'll discuss Kickstarter's new Add-on feature and the benefits of both digital and traditional coloring techniques. Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — and an archive of previous livestreams! Questions asked and topics covered... Accepting criticism Kickstarter's add-ons Coloring - digital ...

2014 - the most important year in webcomics

June 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — and an archive of previous livestreams! If there was ever a pivotal year in webcomics, it was 2014. Ad-blockers, social media, crowdfunding, and so much more happened in exactly the right order to deliver independent cartoonists to the best self-publishing conditions we've ever experienced. Questions asked and topics c...

Impostor Syndrome

June 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — and an archive of previous livestreams! Impostor Syndrome — what is it, and how can we, as creative professionals, battle against it? In 2018, an art teacher wrote in to ask why it was that they could never seem to finish a comic. Brad's response was "Maybe you're not a cartoonist, and maybe that's OK." This week, the ...

Brad Guigar is a TikTok star

June 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream recording sessions — and an archive of previous livestreams! This week, exactly one week after Brad lectures on the dangers of getting distracted, one of his TikTok videos goes viral — and he spends the next two weeks... getting very, very distracted, Questions asked and topics covered... Going viral with a TikTok video What does TikTok m...

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