ComicLab

The weekly podcast about making comics — and making a living from comics. Hosted by @guigar and @davekellett Patreon backers get a second show every week!

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ComicLab is 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. https://t.co/vSaHxfixLv

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With Dave home from Alaska Comics Camp, we sit down to talk about the importance of a website in your web-publishing strategy. (Yes... a website.)

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A listener asks how he should handle a fight that broke out in his Discord over a non-comics topic. Brad shares his unique approach to Discord Diplomacy.

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Our backers have next week's show right now! It's bad enough if a reader makes an unkind comment toward you, but what do you do when readers attack each other?

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Coming up through an ad-supported business model gives a person a very keen appreciation for Patreon backers — even if they can participate for only a brief time. #webcomics #comics #makingcomics

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Our listeners often ask, "How can I increase my audience?" Well, in this episode, we've got you covered! We'll give you some great tips on how to grow your readership.

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Patreon just announced a new layout for its Creators pages. We have the good news and the bad new on the ComicLab Discord server.

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Our backers have next week's show right now! We often get asked by our listeners, "How can I increase my audience?" Well, in this episode, we've got you covered! We'll give you some great tips on how to grow your readership.

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A listener is planning to exhibit at a comic con — and their five-year-old wants to sell their own comic there, too! Should children be encouraged to sell their crayon-crafted cartoon books at conventions?

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Today's Pro-Tips episode is the second in a three-part series about how to table at a comic convention! https://t.co/DyZvXSD57A

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Our patrons have next week's show RIGHT NOW! Artificial Intelligence continues to loom large in the comics world. Are the breathless press releases justified — or does it come down to novelty?

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Today on ProTips, we start a three-part series with our best advice for tabling at a comic convention!

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Our backers have next week's show RIGHT NOW! Writer's Block often boils down to a crisis of confidence. How do you conquer that? Also, a listener asks for advice on a hybrid comic — half sequential art and half prose.

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We're talking comics with our special guest @karlkerschl who talks about working in both corporate and independent comics, and prepping the Kickstarter campaign for "Death Transit Tanager."

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Our backers have next week's show RIGHT NOW! This week, we're talking comics with special guest @lartist — the artist of "Least I Could Do" and "Looking for Group." Also: is it time to hire a marketing manager for your social media accounts?

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This week, we're talking comics with Caitlin McGurk! She's the curator of comics and cartoon art at the @CartoonLibrary and has some terrific stories about her work there.

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• Comments on Scott Adams
• Thumbnailing
• Drawing hands and feet
• UPDATE: Taxes
• Fake it 'til you make it?
• Continuity errors

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• Should you publish "floppies"?
• Wholesome comics
• UPDATE: Eisner Awards
• UPDATE: SDCC Panel Discussions
• Where to place house ads
• Inverted word balloon tails

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Our Patreon backers have next week's show RIGHT NOW! Our special guest @pvponline joins us to answer questions from the ComicLab community! PLUS... one of the all-time worst outro transitions ever!

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Is it "cheating" to use copy-and-paste in your comic? The answer may surprise you! Then we're joined by special guest David Betancourt, the comics-culture reporter with The Washington Post.

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Patreon backers have next week's show RIGHT NOW! And it's a doozy! We'll be talking to Ellen Woodbury of https://t.co/LrXDZxuQFK !

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