Comic Lab

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...

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 back...

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 OverGes...

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 eng...

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 Ed...

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 Comic...

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...

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...

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...

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 fo...

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 Comi...

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! Patr...

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 routin...

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 over...