Comic Lab

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...

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 Co...

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 lives...

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...

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...

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 $...

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 live...

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...

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!...

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 talki...

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...

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 t...

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 ti...

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 grea...

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: Topa...

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...

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 bein...

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...

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 gre...

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 lea...

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 Predi...

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 wan...

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 bu...

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...

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? Changi...