Pesto Comics - Audio Edition

In this episode, Adriano shares his thoughts on the importance of consistent effort in writing, the challenges of maintaining productivity, and the benefits of participating in writing challenges. 00:00 Welcome Back 01:34 Christmas Market This Weekend in Newmarket 02:12 Follow Naked Kaiju Woman! 02:46 Another Wrestling Book with Undisputed #1 03:18 A Disclaimer 04:14 Seinfeld Broke Us All 05:53 Li...

In this November 27th, 2024 entry of Pesto Comics Audio Edition, Adriano discusses the intricacies of overlapping campaigns, the challenges of fulfillment, and shares reflections on time management between creating and producing content. 00:00 Welcome Back 01:54 Black Friday Sale at pestocomics.com 02:52 Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 Smashing Stretch Goals 04:10 Pre-Launch for Naked Kaiju Woman - 04:36 Wa...

Join Adriano from Pesto Comics as he guides indie comic creators through the entire process of crowdfunding, specifically focusing on launching a successful Kickstarter campaign. Originally presented at Thought Bubble, this re-recorded presentation covers everything from choosing the right crowdfunding platform to promoting your campaign and fulfilling your backers' rewards. Adriano shares his ins...

0:00 Welcome Back 1:03 Bonus Update Coming Saturday 1:31 Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 Going Gangbusters ! 1:58 Archetypes 2 Funded with Hours To Go 2:16 Prelaunch Coming Soon for NKW 2:54 Christmas Market in Newmarket 3:16 Vancouver Fan Expo Denied 3:35 Day Zero - Getting There 5:17 Day One - Jetlag Makes a Grumpy Gus 7:12 Day Two - Low Expectations, High Rewards 9:00 Apples and Oranges: San Diego and Ha...

0:14 - Welcome Back 1:22 - Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 Is Already Funded! 2:05 - Archetypes 2 Still Needs Help 2:40 - One For The New Year 3:55 - Thought Bubble This Weekend! 4:40 - Ending 2024 on a High Note 5:21 - Artistic Discipline 6:54 - Inktober & Forcing It 8:11 - Elevated Stick Figures 9:45 - Jealousy is a Good Motivator 11:03 - But There Are Only So Many Hours  12:07 - Upcoming on Substack 12:3...

0:18 - Welcome Back 1:26- Project Updates 2:23 - Event Updates 2:47 - We Get It, Already! You Went To Film School! 4:12 - Dalton Trumbo and The Black List 5:30 - The Pulp Masters 6:41 - What is Big Smoke Pulp ? 7:49 - This Is What You Can Get 9:51 - Who Is Responsible For This?! 10:44 - But Wait, Isn’t This Pesto Comics ? 11:42 - Upcoming on Substack 12:08 - Secret Bonus Epilogue -- Follow the cam...

Wayside Creators Con - a comics convention focus on COMICS! (Finally) 00:15 - Welcome Back 1:09 - 7 Days until Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 1:47 - Archetypes Issue 2 - Crowdfunding Now! 2:23 - Thought Bubble: Coming Soon 2:43 - A Shop Like None Other 3:50 - Out in the Cold 4:55 - A Comic Convention with COMICS 6:23 - Different Approaches to the Same Thing 7:53 - An Eye to the Future 9:37 - One to Go 10:4...

Believe it or not, it won't ruin your childhood. Chapters 0:00 Welcome Back Project Updates 0:41 - Do You Read Chip Zdarsky’s Newsletter? 1:08 - 14 Days until Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 1:32 - Naked Kaiju Woman in the New Year Event Updates 1:50 - Comics in the Brewery: Wayside Creator Con 2:17 - Thought Bubble Table Confirmed Main Story 2:34 - DC: Two Sides of the Same Coin This Week 4:37 - Something...

Thank you so much - for all of it! -- Follow the campaign for Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1, coming to Kickstarter November 6: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/big-smoke-pulp-vol-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comics Get full access to Pesto Comics at pestocomics.substack.com/subscribe Th...

No one knows what's good and what's crap while they're in the middle of it. -- Follow the campaign for Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 for free here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/big-smoke-pulp-vol-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comics Get full access to Pesto Comics at pestocomics.subs...

Follow the campaign for Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 1 for free here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/big-smoke-pulp-vol-1 If you haven't backed From Parts Unknown yet: Late pledges are active. Back it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.co...

I love Hamilton, but the jury is out for Hamilton Comic Con. -- If you haven't backed From Parts Unknown yet: Late pledges are active. Back it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comics This is a public episode. If you would like t...

My experience at TIFF and why I keep going back after 20 years. -- If you haven't backed From Parts Unknown yet: now is the time. Back it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comicsGet full access to Pesto Comics atpestocomics.subst...

It's about comics. I swear. -- If you haven't backed From Parts Unknown yet: now is the time. Back it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comicsGet full access to Pesto Comics atpestocomics.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to...

This might be the last time I go to Fan Expo Canada* *This is clickbait. Listen for more! -- If you haven't backed From Parts Unknown yet: now is the time. Back it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comicsGet full access to Pesto...

From Parts Unknown is LIVE! We're here. It's launch day. If you haven't backed From Parts Unknown yet: now is the time. Back it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/from-parts-unknown-1 -- Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comics Get full access to Pesto Comics atpestocomics.substack.com/s...

Let's talk about getting physical books out to backers! Follow 'From Parts Unknown 1' on Kickstarter! -- See the full post at https://pestocomics.substack.com/ Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comics This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

Sometimes, we have to learn the lessons first-hand. -- See the full post at https://pestocomics.substack.com/ Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pestocomics.substack.com

How do I juggle multiple projects? Barely. -- See the full post at https://pestocomics.substack.com/ Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics ... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pestocomics.substack.com ( https://pestocomics.sub...

A review of my weekend at San Diego Comic Con '24! -- See the full post at https://pestocomics.substack.com/ Get more comics at https://pestocomics.com/ Add Pesto Comics to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/pesto-comics This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pestocomics.substack.com

Happy Wednesday! Normally, I’d start with a “quick updates” section. That’s still in this post, but I’m going to follow the conventions that the rest of Substack follows and leave those after the main topic of this post. Here’s what you can expect: * Main Feature - My Talk at TCAF: Word Balloon Academy * Crazy Latte Thing Called Love production update * Where to find me at SDCC (Let’s meet in pers...

Let's talk lettering! An unsung hero of making comics. Notes: Add Crazy Latte Thing Called Love to your pull-list here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4727323/crazy-latte-thing-called-love-1 And the rest of Pesto Comics' catalog here: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/62791/adriano-ariganello You can find Blambot at https://blambot.com/ You can find Comicraft at https://www.comicbookfont...

Today, we do the first half of our post-mortem for the Kickstarter campaign for Crazy Latte Thing Called Love. You can find the whole thing at https://pestocomics.substack.com/ Visit the store at https://pestocomics.com Find me on (almost) all the socials @pestocomics Leave a comment or shoot me an email at adriano@pestocomics.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with ot...

Some Quick Updates Crazy Latte is Successfully Funded! Thanks to 189 backers from all over the globe, we’ve had a successful crowdfunding campaign for Crazy Latte Thing Called Love! This campaign broke records for Pesto Comics. Hopefully it’s the start of a trend with 72% of those that backed being completely new to our books. We had a pretty decent returning backer rate too, so if that holds the...

The Fun Stuff First Join Me at Niagara Falls Comic Con I’ll be at Niagara Falls Comic-Con with copies of Unlimited Udo and Stay Cool available — plus a bonus for any backers of Crazy Latte Thing Called Love . Not just that, but dear subscribers (LIKE YOU) will also get a freebie from me. Just show me your subscription on your phone and I’ll hand over the goods. NFCC runs from June 7-9. Find out mo...