Pixels & Panels: A Show About Webcomics and Storytelling
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Pixels & Panels podcast takes listeners deep inside the world of webcomics through conversations with rising and star comic creators plus top industry executives.
Our mission is to serve as an instructional guide for those looking to break into the webcomic industry, and a treasure trove of insights for superfans that want to learn more about their favorite creators' backstories. We will cover topics including getting started as a new creator, best resources to jump start your comic, how to think about monetizing your work, and the art of building an audience.
Join us every week and become a smarter superfan, or a better creator.
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46. You Should Care About Interactive Stories | Chat With Chapters' Ksenia
November 17, 2023 03:55 - 37 minutes - 22.8 MBHello beloved listener. We're SO excited to be back for another season! We're joined this episode by Ksenia, who works with both Chapters and Spotlight to make engaging interactive stories. Ksenia tells us about how they work, why they're such a big business, and what you can do to create the next hit series in this format.
45. Tapas Media Explained | Chat with Michael Son (VP of Content) and Isabell Castro (Director of Community)
January 19, 2023 02:34 - 53 minutes - 38.3 MBHi everybody, we have a special episode today, where we’re joined by the executive team at Tapas Media, one of the largest webcomic publishing platforms globally. Michael Son is the VP of Content and works closely on the studio side and turning webcomics into tv and film adaptations, and Isabell Castro is a creator-turned-community-director who focuses on making Tapas a great home for its creators. You don’t want to miss this episode because we’ll be covering topics such as learning about T...
44. Self-Discovery Through Making Comics | Chat with Diamond Dive's Madamka
January 03, 2023 16:09 - 46 minutes - 31.5 MBHi everybody, we’re joined today by Madamka, the massively talented Hungarian creator behind the webtoon canvas series Diamond Dive. We had a great time unpacking Madamka’s story, learning about how working on Diamond Dive has led to her learning more about herself, how fragments of her personality as it developed over the years are sprinkled in throughout her characters, a special tier that she has on Patreon and the hilarious backstory behind it, and about what she’s up to after Diamond D...
43. Trilingual Creator On Differences Shaping Stories in Eastern / Western Comics | Villainess for Hire's Aki
December 12, 2022 22:50 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBHi everybody, we’re joined today by Aki, the trilingual creator behind the webtoon canvas series Villainess for Hire. She has lived in China, Canada, and Japan, and is no stranger to making comics that elicit deep thought and emotion, like her viral short comic Nine Lives you might have come across on Tumbler in the past. It was a blast to unpack Aki’s story, learning about how her knowledge of Eastern and Western cultures informs her approach to shaping stories, her involvement in the Ton...
42. Love Your Story and Make it For Yourself | Chat With To Be Honest's Alissa
December 12, 2022 22:23 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBHi everybody, we’re joined today by Alissa, the German creator behind the webtoon canvas series To Be Honest. The story follows Leon as he lands in an orphanage and finds himself roommates with Gilbert, the most hated kid in Leon’s new school. We had a great time learning about Alissa’s story, from her professional work in animation and how it has impacted her comic, to her passion for her story and how it drives her to do her best work regardless of the size of the audience, and about ho...
41. How Did You Handle the Last Few Months of High School? | Chat with First Ones Out's Mae p h
December 07, 2022 07:16 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBWe’re joined today by Mae, the creator behind the webtoon canvas series First Ones Out. The story follows a cast of six soon-to-separate friends in their last few months of high school in Bangkok, a time we can all recall as hectic and a bit scary to internalize. It was a blast talking through Mae’s story, learning about how she carved out a path forward in art by getting a scholarship to animation school, how what she learned in uni has helped improve First Ones Out in both story and art,...
40. Adapting a Hit Wattpad Series into a Hit Webtoon | Play the Game's BANG GRIM
December 03, 2022 06:44 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBHi everybody, we’re joined today by Bang Grim, the creator behind the Webcomic adaptation of the iconic Wattpad series, Play the Game. We had a great time unpacking Bang’s story. We learn about her gorgeous art style and what influenced it, unearth the backstory behind adapting an existing written hit series and getting the original creator excited about the adaptation, and discuss how she manages to juggles her busy life as a civil engineering fourth year student with her comic work, amon...
39. What's It Like to Make Yourself The Lead Character? | Chat with VIBE CHECK!'s Uche
November 16, 2022 19:50 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBHi everybody, we’re joined today by Uche, the creator behind the wildly hilarious Webtoon Original, Vibe Check. And as personal updates, Akhil has been traveling across the world and I’ve been relocating cross country so we appreciate everyone’s patience as we’ve been away the past few weeks. But we have so many amazing episodes in the queue so we’re excited to be back. We had a lot of fun unpacking Uche’s story, including what it’s like to portray himself as a squishy, imperfect lead cha...
38. Creating a Safe Space for Fantasy Comic Fans | Chat With FAIRHOME's Co-Creator Scott
October 17, 2022 19:07 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBHello everybody, we’re joined today by Professor Scott, the co-creator behind the new fantasy webcomic FAIRHOME. We had a lot of fun unpacking Scott’s story, whose comic FAIRHOME has been over 15 years in the making. We chatted about him working with multiple illustrators before finding the incredible Damian who illustrates Fairhome in the current style, learn about how his investment into LOST and subsequent disappointment upon the completion of the story cemented his philosophy on writ...
37. Translating Love for Visual Storytelling Into a Unique Hmong Comic | Chat with REEDS' Izy
October 12, 2022 19:38 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBHello everybody, we’re joined today by Izy, the creator behind the BL webcomic REEDS. We had a really insightful discussion with Izy, and to preview the episode, Izy talks about his love for visual storytelling and how it has led him down the path of creating comics, discusses the ongoing research he’s done to create an accurate representation of Hmong people and what it’s like to see so many people interesting in learning about it through his comic, and shares his data-centric approach to...
36. How Reunion Became Webtoon's Flagship Series | Chat with Steph Yeoh
October 04, 2022 21:48 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBHi everyone! We have a very special episode for you today. After many months of begging and persistance, our hard work paid off and we're pleased to bring you Steph Yeoh, the creator of Reunion on our pod. Her series has been one of the scintillating stars of Webtoon, rocketing to over a million subs in less than a year, and cementing its place as the one of the most successful Originals series launched in the past year. Despite her success, we were impressed by her grounded attitude, her v...
35. 4 Super Fashionable, Young Musicians Living Chaotically Together | Chat With Gen Z's Animrac
September 21, 2022 14:45 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWe’re joined today by Mina, who creates the webcomic GEN Z on Webtoon Canvas. In the story, we get to watch four members of the band ‘Gen Z’ Akira, Moon, Zuke, and Avian chaotically living together as they come of age. We’re excited to share the conversation with had with Mina, where we discussed topics such as design and fashion inspirations for the distinct and well-dressed characters she’s created, how she sources many of the episode plots from things that have happened around her, her p...
34. Why [Webtoon Creators] Have More of a Say Than They Realize | Chat With '18 Webtoon Contest Winner and Originals Creator Kris Nguyen
September 12, 2022 17:44 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBHey everybody, we’re joined today by Kris Nguyen, whose work Cape of Spirits won the 2018 Webtoon Discover contest. She currently produces Fictional Skin for Webtoon Originals, a drama series told from the view of Finn, a closeted nerd who loves drawing comics and his cousin Vivi, an outgoing student who jarringly finds that the new guy at school is just like a character out of a video game, and may be more than just a lookalike. We had an amazing discussion with Kris, and to preview the ep...
33. Make What You Love, and the Audience Follows | Chat with The Princess Plot's Skyhuas
August 31, 2022 15:30 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBHey listener, today’s guest is Sarah, an outstanding animation student who also produces a warm princess story called The Princess Plot on Webtoon Canvas. This enthralling series is about a princess who wants to experience freedom for just a bit longer ahead of her upcoming marriage to a prince she’s never met before, and the princess’ maid who finds that pretending to be someone you’ve known all your life is still not very easy. We have a packed agenda for you today, but previewing the e...
32. A Roadtrip, Amazing Music, and the Romance Found Along the Way | Chat with The Leg Less Traveled's Mccull and Row
August 26, 2022 16:57 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBWe have two guests we’re delighted to present, a veteran novelist and comic creator mccull, and her jovial editor rowdy. We’re excited to talk about their current BL comic The Leg Less Traveled, where we follow Fletch and Judas’ cross-country roadtrip and the music, the diversity, and the romance they find along the way. We’ll learn about the friendship mccull and rowdy cultivated over the years, from a writer/reader bond to eventually becoming mccull’s indispensable editor. We’ll also cha...
31. Creating Happy Representation of Diversity in Comics | Chat With Chainlinked's Rainy Cacti
August 23, 2022 12:36 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBToday’s guest is Robin, a supremely talented 21 year old art college student. We’re excited to share with you the story behind their QL webcomic Chainlinked, where we follow the sometimes awkward but always heartwarming encounters between the lead characters Danny and Hunter . We’ll chat about the genesis of Chainlinked and why it was important for Robin to portray happy representation of queer characters, how they learned to stockpile buffer episodes and adjusted to the vertical webtoon ...
30. Move Aside Romance and Action; Why We Need More Offbeat Comics | Chat with Broccoli Soup's Secret Pie
August 17, 2022 23:54 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBToday’s guest is Secret Pie, a creator of many talents, including entomology, making music, and of course making comics. We’re excited to share with you the story behind her offbeat webcomic Broccoli Soup, where we follow a young Broccoli’s life in a void with their best friend Doris. We’ll chat about her dynamic and unforgettable art style (which makes you feel like you’re in a new art exhibition every week), her passion for music and how she incorporates it into her comic, and discuss w...
29. The Story Behind Poor People Go To Hell | Chat With Laundromat & Lawnmower
August 05, 2022 01:56 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBToday’s guests are Laundromat & Lawnmower, two talented sisters behind one of my personal favorite webcomics, Poor People Go to Hell. In this gripping fantasy webcomic, we follow our protagonist Agnes’ pursuit of the truth as she investigates the sudden disappearance of her parents and the mysterious cult that may be behind it all. We’ll learn about how their mad scientist-turned writer keeps the audience on their toes with her layered approach to storytelling, how their illustrator has f...
28. A Regimented Work Process is a Double-Edged Sword | Lemon Soda & Coffee's Cecilia
July 31, 2022 23:37 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWe’re joined today by Cecilia, a talented creator and animator based in Canada. Her current comic, Lemon Soda & Coffee is a heartwarming romance where the lead character Axel falls in love with a stranger he runs into in a street, and against all odds, serendipitously becomes her new neighbor. We discuss her foray into comics starting from growing up in Hungary to attending animation school in Canada, her regimented work style and its ramifications, positive and negative, and shares some h...
27. Using Myers–Briggs Personality Types for Character Design, 200k Subs in 1.5 Yrs | Chat with Stare Down's Soy
July 27, 2022 02:14 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBToday’s guest is Soy, a rising creator from Hong Kong. She’s the genius behind the comic Stare Down, where a seemingly innocuous stare down turns into a fun romance between two high school students. We discuss her foray into comics, and her interesting methods for character design, such as reverse engineering from myers briggs personality types. Having grown her comic on Canvas to nearly 200,000 subscribers and Patreon to nearly 400 users in the year and half since launch, she also shares ...
26. How This High School Student Garnered 100K Webtoon Subs | Chat With The Onion Villainess' Xhioqi
July 24, 2022 16:11 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBToday’s guest is Xhioqi, a young, talented creator from the Philippines. Her lead comic, The Onion Villainess, follows the story of a high schooler who one day wakes up as the tragic character from the novel she was reading, a villainous empress who was killed by her own kin. We talk about her foray into comics, from initially using art as an escape, to disproving the notion that readers wouldn’t want to read an amateur’s work, to building a webcomic with over 100,000 subscribers while sti...
25. Tuba Player → Programmer → Eisner Nominee, Let's Play's Meteoric Rise to the Top | Chat with Mongie
July 12, 2022 20:33 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBToday’s guest is Mongie, the creator of the Eisner-award nominated romantic comedy webcomic Let’s Play, a story that follows Sam’s life as her video game development career collides with unexpectedly budding romance. In today’s episode, we talk about how Mongie pivoted from playing the tuba, to developing software as a programmer, to finally taking the leap and starting Let’s Play. We also discuss Let’s Play’s meteoric rise to webcomic fame and what that meant as a digital creator, and lea...
24. Black Representation in Webcomics, Journey Creating 21st Century Knights | Chat with Plastic Bot
June 28, 2022 18:44 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBToday’s guest is Plastic B, the creator of the hit fantasy webcomic 21st Century Knights, a story that follows the journey of Theresa, a croc-wearing knight whose quest to find a mysterious white-haired knight reveals the darker truths about the world she lives in. We delve into important topics such as the representation in comics, where she discusses the striking absence of black characters webcomics, and the powerful feedback she’s received in shaping black characters in her own stories...
24. Black Representation in Webcomics, Journey Creating 21st Century Knights | Chat with Plastic Bottru
June 28, 2022 18:44 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBToday’s guest is Plastic B, the creator of the hit fantasy webcomic 21st Century Knights, a story that follows the journey of Theresa, a croc-wearing knight whose quest to find a mysterious white-haired knight reveals the darker truths about the world she lives in. We delve into important topics such as the representation in comics, where she discusses the striking absence of black characters webcomics, and the powerful feedback she’s received in shaping black characters in her own stories...
23. The Cutest Slice of Life Comic About a Hybrid Shark Girl | Chat With Shark Girl Umi's Faint Sayu
June 17, 2022 19:59 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBToday’s guest is FaintSayu, the creator of the hit slice of life comic Shark Girl Umi, where we follow the life of the affable girl with 3 rows of teeth and how she turns the life of the aloof protagonist upside down. We discuss her journey in making comics, her secrets for success in amassing and engaging a loyal audience, and learn tips for maintaining a positive community. Check out FaintSayu's work: https://linktr.ee/FaintSayu
23. The Cutest Slice of Life Comic About a Hybrid Shark Girl | Chat With Shark Girl Umi's FaintSayu
June 17, 2022 19:59 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBToday’s guest is FaintSayu, the creator of the hit slice of life comic Shark Girl Umi, where we follow the life of the affable girl with 3 rows of teeth and how she turns the life of the aloof protagonist upside down. We discuss her journey in making comics, her secrets for success in amassing and engaging a loyal audience, and learn tips for maintaining a positive community. Check out FaintSayu's work: https://linktr.ee/FaintSayu
22. Hunting Ghouls and Cryptids and Making Readers Laugh | Chat with Finding Fiends' Liz
June 09, 2022 14:30 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBToday’s guest is Liz, the creator of the hit comedy webtoon, Finding Fiends, a story chronicling a Steve Irwin-like Finn as he hunts cryptids with his cameraman mothman on his way to internet vlogging fame. We had a great time unpacking Liz’s story, learning about how she harnessed her love for telling stories through her comics, why cryptids fascinates her so much and underpins her story, some smart advice on using Instagram to build your rolodex, and some advice for rising art students i...
21. Man Who Built Webtoon in U.S. + Rocketship Ent CEO | Chat With Tom Akel
June 06, 2022 17:13 - 45 minutes - 42 MBToday’s guest is Tom Akel, one of the most connected and influential leaders in the comic industry. The projects he’s touched over his career have come to delight fans over every medium imaginable, from producing Jersey Shore at MTV, to leading Webtoon’s stunning expansion as its former editor-in-chief, and now helping digitally native comics physically get into the hands of fans all over the world as the CEO of Rocketship Entertainment. We talk through his decorated experience in the m...
20. Pharmacist → Webtoon Creator, Breathing Life into a Fictional K-Pop Group | Chat with Lost in Translation's Jjo Lee
May 29, 2022 16:02 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBToday’s guest is Jjo Lee, the creator of the popular webtoon original Lost in Translation, a story set in Korea that follows the K-pop group Mayhem’s rise to fame. Underneath the cover of success, not everything is as it seems with Mayhem, and Jjo Lee wonderfully narrates through the darker sides of the ostensibly glamorous industry. Today, we talk through her unorthodox career pivot out of pharmacy, her journey starting Lost in Translation as a hobby to an original with hundreds of thousa...
19. Journey Creating LUFF, Tackling Important Causes Through Comics | Chat with Senorita Cometa's Arechan
May 27, 2022 16:48 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBToday’s guest is Are-chan, the creator of the hit romance comic we all loved and enjoyed LUFF, and her new comic Senorita Cometa, a more serious story about a girl living in corrupt and crime-ridden Latin America that decides to take matters into her own hands by becoming a phantom thief. We cover meaty topics such as her backstory for becoming a comic creator, her entire journey creating LUFF, starting from originating the idea at a stoplight to recently concluding with over a million subsc...
18. Build Confidence in Your Comic and Yourself | Chat With Midnight Furies' Jess Herron
May 25, 2022 13:30 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBToday’s guest is Jess Herron, the creator of one of our favorite sports comics, Midnight Furies. It’s a dynamic sports drama about Zoe Maxwell, a teen who's dropped out of school to support her family and joins a supernatural, underground basketball tournament. We cover big topics such as writing a story that is underrepresented with confidence, how she came to develop such a strong, energetic art style that fits the notoriously difficult sports genre, and defining one’s own success for cr...
17. How to Keep a Comic Continuously Interesting and Fun, Building Community | Chat with Twin Dragons' Robin Dassen
May 23, 2022 16:36 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBToday’s guest is Robin Dassen. His slice of life comic Twin Dragons follows the daily lives of the twin dragon hybrids Kai and Kaya, as they navigate and find their place in the human world. We talk about the creation process that allows him to continue to keep the comic interesting after many years, how he creates entertaining spin-offs, and what his techniques are to build and service a tight-knit community. Hope you enjoy the listen. Check out Robin's work: https://www.twindragonscomic...
16. Adventures of God & More | Chat With Teo Ferrazzi
May 05, 2022 21:36 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBWe’re delighted to host Teo Ferrazi as our guest today, the creator of one of iconic Webtoons, Adventures of God. We talk about his fortuitous foray into the wonderful world of comics, learn about how he met his illustrator Corey, and get some words of wisdom for new creators. We loved talking to Teo and hope you enjoy the listen. Check out Teo's work: https://www.webtoons.com/en/creator/v25xr
16. The Story of Adventures of God & Potentially TV Show? | Chat With Teo Ferrazzi
May 05, 2022 21:36 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBWe’re delighted to host Teo Ferrazi as our guest today, the creator of one of iconic Webtoons, Adventures of God. We talk about his fortuitous foray into the wonderful world of comics, learn about how he met his illustrator Corey, and get some words of wisdom for new creators. We loved talking to Teo and hope you enjoy the listen. Check out Teo's work: https://www.webtoons.com/en/creator/v25xr
15. Suitor Armor Was Born in a Dream | Chat with Purpah
May 03, 2022 14:45 - 41 minutes - 38 MBWe’re delighted to host Purpah as our guest today, the creator of one of our personal favorites, Suitor Armor. We talk about her journey in becoming a comic creator, learn about the amazing origin story of Morpheus and Lucia, discuss the meteoric rise of the comic and what that has meant for Purpah, and even get a sneak preview of the future of Suitor Armor. Check out her work: https://linktr.ee/Purpah
14. Zombie Series Can Be Romantic and Optimistic | Chat With Jonathan Lareva
April 27, 2022 15:42 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBOur guest today is Jonathan Lareva , who you might recognize as the author of the enthralling zombie comic, Zombie Wife. While most zombie series are filled with utter nihilism, Zombie Wife took us for a surprise with its optimistic angle. We talk through Jonathan’s foray into comics and the many inspirations behind Zombie Wife, and talk through an exciting new series he’s working on next called Ancient Airwaves, and when you can expect it next. Check out JD's IG: https://instagram.com/jon...
13. What Does a Comic Lawyer Do and Why Do You Need One? | Chat With Dirk Vanover
April 25, 2022 15:43 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBOur guest today is Dirk Vanover, a lawyer with extensive experience in the entertainment sector and in helping protect comic creators. He also authors a helpful blog called comicslawyer.com and has written a book called Comics Startup 101 that’s free to read via Amazon Kindle. With Dirk, we demystify what a comic lawyer actually does, talk through why it’s important to consult a lawyer as a creator, and talk through where you can get legal help, even for free. One free legal resource that D...
12. Talking Comic Conventions, Assassin Roommate, and Anti Stepbrother | Chat With Monica Gallagher
March 28, 2022 18:42 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBOur guest today is Monica Gallahger, a decorated veteran when it comes to all things comics. Her impressive body of work spans over two decades and most recently includes Assassin Roommate, The Black Ghost, and her upcoming comic adaptation, Anti Stepbrother. Today, we talk about why she believes attending comic conventions are vital as a creator, her expansive portfolio and the behind the scenes stories behind them, and where she’s headed next. Check out her work at http://www.eatyourlipsti...
11. What Editors Do For You Behind the Scenes at Webtoon | Chat With Dayna Broder
March 28, 2022 17:33 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBHave you ever wondered what actually happens behind the scenes at Naver Webtoon? Or what a comic editor does? Want to know why it's so important to have an editor for your work? We will answer all of those questions and more today with our guest Dayna Broder. Dayna was one of the earliest editors at Webtoon, having worked with many Originals projects such as Blades of Furry, Four Leaf, House of Stars, and Witch Creek Road. Check out her portfolio at daynabroder.com
10. Witch Creek Road's Backstory and More with Garth and Kenan
March 23, 2022 14:27 - 50 minutes - 46 MBHorror comic fans, we have a special treat for you today. We’re joined by Garth and Kenan, the duo behind Witch Creek Road, which is one of the most popular originals series on Webtoons. We talk today about working effectively as a writer and artist combo, learn about what kind of support you can expect as a Webtoon Originals creator, and even get some advice on how to become one. Please check out their work on witchcreekroad.com
9. Comic Collecting Over 5 Decades, What Comic Creator Agents Actually Do | Chat with Felix Lu
March 17, 2022 19:01 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWe're joined today by Felix Lu, an agent representing dozens of top comic creators and a massive comic collector. His knowledge of the industry is second to none, having been an enthusiast of the industry for over five decades. Today, we learn about why he collects comics, how he helps comic creators as their agent, imparts some must-hear advice for newer creators, and talks through some of the shifts he’s seeing in the industry. You can check out Felix's company and the artists he repre...
7. Create For Yourself; Make a Comic You Want to Read | Chat with Boredman
February 14, 2022 06:58 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBOur guest today is Boredman, one of the earliest Originals creators on Webtoons. His many enthralling projects include UnDeadEd, Apocalyptic Horseplay, and the currently live Blacksmith. Today, we talk about how his decision to sign up for DeviantArt to support a friend led to his webcomic career, why it is so important to make a comic you want to read, and some tips to work your way to becoming an Originals creator.
8. Create For Yourself; Make a Comic You Want to Read | Chat with Boredman
February 14, 2022 06:58 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBOur guest today is Boredman, one of the earliest Originals creators on Webtoons. His many enthralling projects include UnDeadEd, Apocalyptic Horseplay, and the currently live Blacksmith. Today, we talk about how his decision to sign up for DeviantArt to support a friend led to his webcomic career, why it is so important to make a comic you want to read, and some tips to work your way to becoming an Originals creator.
7. Animator in the Day, Comic Creator at Night: Chat With CopyCat Creator Dimabelle
February 03, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, we are excited to host Dimabelle, one of our favorite furry art creators. When she's not animating for famous companies in the day, she also creates a fun slice of life comic called CopyCat. We talk through her journey since she started in early 2021, and her many lessons learned along the way. Hope you enjoy today's listen! Check out Dimabelle at: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4dvAddfZdzy1BUPfQjGXA Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dimabelle Webtoons: https://www....
6. The Man That Likely Recommended Your Last Webcomic: Chat With Magrave Offline
January 31, 2022 21:26 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week, we are excited to host Magrave Offline, who has probably recommended many of your favorite webcomics. We talk about: his origin story, how he views his role in the community, and future projects planned. You can follow MagraveOffline at https://www.youtube.com/c/Magrave/videos.
5. Tapas' New Community Project and How to be Noticed by Tapas with Tapas' Chris Robinson
January 20, 2022 22:54 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week, we are excited to host Chris Robinson, Exclusives Partnerships Manager at Tapas Media. We talk about: what he learned starting as a comic editor at Marvel before moving to Tapas, the exciting new partnerships project he's working on and how you can get on his radar, and some tips for aspiring webtoon creators. You can follow Chris @chrisrobinson on Twitter and check out his portfolio at https://www.crob.info/about.
4. The Emergence of BL as a Genre in the Comic Community, Backstory of The Violinist and the Nerd, and Advice from Inma
January 13, 2022 19:38 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThis week, we are excited to host Inma R. You may know her from her acclaimed series The Violinist and the Nerd, and her new series Wild Beast Forest House. We talk about: her journey from printing comics early in her career to becoming a digital comic creator, how BL has found a large home in the webcomic community, the backstory behind 'The Violinist and the Nerd', and why it's so important to her to give back to the community. Producer's note: We recorded this a few months ago at the ...
3. How TikTok Helped Jump-start Her Webcomic, How Webcomic Platforms Need to Change, and More with Rishala
November 04, 2021 16:10 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBThis week, we are joined by the creator of That Witch is My Sister, Rishala. We talk about: how she pivoted from pursuing a career in neuroscience to becoming a webcomic creator, how to use social media to stack the odds in your favor, her experience being a critiquing voice in a typically silent industry, and the IP business she's looking to build next. Please check her out on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/rishala And read her comic at: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/that-w...
2. Strategies to Scale Your Patreon, Why GL Webtoons Are Important, and More with ArisasArt
October 29, 2021 14:29 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBThis week, we are joined by the creator of My Masochistic Boss, ArisasArt. We talk about: what she learned while studying webtoons that built sizable paying audiences on Patreon and practical tips that you can use to convert your audience, why you should give yourself the opportunity to fail, the next series she's working on, and changes she'd like to see in the industry. Please check out her work at: https://linktr.ee/ArisasArt
1. Guilt as a Secret to Success, Why You Should Take Comic Creators Seriously, and More with Yuuning
October 20, 2021 14:59 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWe chat with Yuuning, the creator behind Dear Alice and Roommates about her journey as a webcomic creator. We dive into the genesis of her comics, learn how she spends her time when on and off the job, get some personal tips on being successful as a solo creator, and learn about what she's working on next. Check out her work at www.yuuning.com.