Comic Lab

By Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett

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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. So pull up your drawing chair, put on some headphones, and join us while you draw! And if you like what you hear, join our community at patreon.com/comiclab (For sponsorship inquiries: comiclabpodcast@gmail.com)

Episode Date
Building traffic vs building audience
May 02, 2024
Special guest Dave Blazek
Apr 25, 2024
Special Guest Jason Chatfield
Apr 18, 2024
How to maximize creativity
Apr 11, 2024
Rebranding
Apr 04, 2024
How to find the perfect pen name
Mar 28, 2024
Stretching yourself thin
Mar 21, 2024
Special Guest Scott Kurtz and "Tables Titans Club"
Mar 14, 2024
Are you using the wrong tool for the job?
Mar 07, 2024
Using animation to promote
Feb 29, 2024
Can you make a living in comics?
Feb 22, 2024
Shopping for Success
Feb 15, 2024
Fifty is nifty
Feb 08, 2024
How to Write a Short Story
Feb 01, 2024
Rethinking Outreach in 2024
Jan 25, 2024
How to get started in comics, 2024 edition
Jan 18, 2024
Predictions and goals for 2024
Jan 11, 2024
Brad learns to share
Jan 04, 2024
2023 — The Year in Review
Dec 28, 2023
Where do you get ideas? Recorded live at the NCS Rueben Weekend
Dec 21, 2023
We hate Patreon's Free Membership Tier
Dec 14, 2023
Declaring organizational bankrupcy
Dec 07, 2023
Does your comic have an expiration date?
Nov 30, 2023
"Critique my work for only a dollar!"
Nov 23, 2023
Parasocial parables
Nov 16, 2023
The New Patreon: The Good, The Bad, and That Logo
Nov 09, 2023
A sexy, sexy defense of the Ninth Art
Nov 02, 2023
Is syndication dead?
Oct 26, 2023
Special guest Jamar Nicholas
Oct 19, 2023
The NCS Reuben Awards Week
Oct 12, 2023
LIVE from the Reuben Awards — with special guests Sarah Andersen and Jason Chatfield
Oct 05, 2023
Are you too old to start in comics?
Sep 28, 2023
How do I decide between writing and drawing?
Sep 21, 2023
The Thanos Snap
Sep 14, 2023
THe Wisdom of Small Mistakes
Sep 07, 2023
Did manga win comics?
Aug 31, 2023
San Diego Comic-Con recap
Aug 24, 2023
"You talked me out of a mistake, and I'd like to get back to making it as soon as possible"
Aug 17, 2023
Too may SHOULDs!
Aug 10, 2023
Pulling at Threads
Aug 03, 2023
A Comic-Con about... comics?!?
Jul 27, 2023
Special Guest Phil Foglio
Jul 20, 2023
Using the Patreon plug-in on your website
Jul 13, 2023
How to learn storytelling
Jul 06, 2023
"I have a website... now what do I DO with it??"
Jun 29, 2023
When readers attack... each other!
Jun 22, 2023
Surviving the churn
Jun 15, 2023
How to Build an Audience
Jun 08, 2023
Could OnlyFans be a Patreon alternative?
Jun 01, 2023
Crushing a kid's dreams
May 25, 2023
Publishing two versions of the same book?
May 18, 2023
Let's talk "comics" — literally
May 11, 2023
The novelty of Artificial Intelligence
May 04, 2023
Losing confidence ... and leveling up
Apr 27, 2023
Special guests Elizabeth Pich & Jonathan Kunz ("War and Peas")
Apr 20, 2023
Practicing to be a pro... or a pro practicing?
Apr 13, 2023
Special guest Karl Kerschl ("The Abominable Charles Christopher")
Apr 06, 2023
Special guest Lar deSouza ("Least I Could Do" and "Looking for Group")
Mar 30, 2023
Special guest Caitlin McGurk (The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum)
Mar 23, 2023
Nobody does thumbnails
Mar 16, 2023
Should I be embarrassed about my floppy?
Mar 09, 2023
Special Guest Scott Kurtz ("PvP")
Mar 02, 2023
Enshittification
Feb 23, 2023
Special Guest Kevin McShane ("Kevin Comics")
Feb 16, 2023
Special guest David Betancourt, comics-culture reporter with The Washington Post
Feb 09, 2023
Special Guest Ellen Woodbury of "Pizza Cake Comics"
Feb 02, 2023
How to turn OFF creativity
Jan 26, 2023
Special Guest: Dr. Joe Sutliff Sanders
Jan 19, 2023
LIVE at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
Jan 12, 2023
Predictions for 2023
Jan 05, 2023
2022 - Nailed it or Failed it?
Dec 29, 2022
What if I succeed...?
Dec 22, 2022
Webcomics nostalgia
Dec 15, 2022
Special Guest Bill Barnes talks about A.I. comics
Dec 08, 2022
Does this joke have the legs to become a running gag?
Dec 01, 2022
Print on Demand
Nov 24, 2022
The Social Contract between Comics Creators and Readers
Nov 17, 2022
Twitter comes Tumblr-ing Down
Nov 10, 2022
Stop me before I post again!
Nov 03, 2022
Battling Impostor Syndrome
Oct 27, 2022
BeReal... will it change social media?
Oct 20, 2022
Everything old is new again
Oct 13, 2022
Looking forward to flashbacks
Oct 06, 2022
Feeling a little Ziggy
Sep 29, 2022
Has Publishing Become Vanity Press?
Sep 22, 2022
The Butso Method of writing
Sep 15, 2022
Marketing with feeling
Sep 08, 2022
Have we become the people we fought?
Sep 01, 2022
When a Passive Revenue Stream is "Set it and regret it"
Aug 25, 2022
"I made a plagiarism — but I LIKE it... can I KEEP it??"
Aug 18, 2022
San Diego Comic Con review
Aug 11, 2022
"My friends won't buy my comics!"
Aug 04, 2022
The Decoy Effect
Jul 28, 2022
What if practice DOESN'T make progress?
Jul 21, 2022
We need to talk about Webtoons
Jul 14, 2022
Word balloon aesthetics
Jul 07, 2022
"Why won't the world let me be awesome?"
Jun 30, 2022
NFTs ... They keep stepping on the same landmine!
Jun 23, 2022
Hostage-holding for fun and profit
Jun 16, 2022
Ending a comic after 25 years
Jun 09, 2022
"Help! I used a digital brush and now I'm not an artist anymore!"
Jun 02, 2022
Haunted by Impostor Syndrome
May 26, 2022
"I can't make time for Patreon rewards!"
May 19, 2022
"Do I really need fans?"
May 12, 2022
Our Biggest Mistakes
May 05, 2022
Balancing storytelling and personal taste
Apr 28, 2022
Livestreaming
Apr 21, 2022
Nine Patreon Mistakes that are Costing You Money
Apr 14, 2022
"I've tried nothing, and it isn't working!"
Apr 07, 2022
Exclusive is not forever
Mar 31, 2022
How to Build Narrative Tension
Mar 24, 2022
How to write a good book title
Mar 17, 2022
These flipping comics are making me crazy!
Mar 10, 2022
Long term success with short comic stories?
Mar 03, 2022
The Bad Tweets Game
Feb 24, 2022
Gumroad's NFT problem
Feb 17, 2022
Social Media is Making Me Crazy
Feb 10, 2022
Is fanart legal?
Feb 03, 2022
Predictions for 2022
Jan 27, 2022
Kickstarter's blockchain announcement
Jan 20, 2022
Making NSFW Comics with Special Guest Erika Moen
Jan 13, 2022
Planning Out 2022
Jan 06, 2022
Drawing naked
Dec 30, 2021
Happy holidays!
Dec 23, 2021
A Nice Gesture
Dec 16, 2021
Composing scenes
Dec 09, 2021
Book-signing blues
Dec 02, 2021
Drawing challenges
Nov 25, 2021
Writing Character Motivations: Wants vs Needs
Nov 18, 2021
Is Netflix the goal?
Nov 11, 2021
Rekindling an old flame
Nov 04, 2021
Start with a website
Oct 28, 2021
20 Comics Commandments
Oct 21, 2021
How to find an audience for a longform comic
Oct 14, 2021
Death and Comics
Oct 07, 2021
How to Beat Writer's Block
Sep 30, 2021
Will Substack change comics?
Sep 23, 2021
Kickstarter — What's working and what's not
Sep 16, 2021
Beginnings and Endings
Sep 09, 2021
Email newsletter management
Sep 02, 2021
The ideal career path for comics
Aug 26, 2021
Juggling multiple projects
Aug 19, 2021
Exhibiting at your first comic con
Aug 12, 2021
Finding your voice as a writer
Aug 05, 2021
Pride and Joy
Jul 29, 2021
The Pulitzer No-Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Jul 22, 2021
What's your elevator pitch?
Jul 15, 2021
Delaying gratification
Jul 08, 2021
Accepting Criticism
Jul 01, 2021
2014 - the most important year in webcomics
Jun 24, 2021
Impostor Syndrome
Jun 17, 2021
Brad Guigar is a TikTok star
Jun 10, 2021
Don't get distracted!
Jun 03, 2021
Seeing your comics in other media
May 27, 2021
Dividing a graphic novel into story beats
May 20, 2021
Many Legs Under the Table
May 13, 2021
Special Guest Nick Seluk
May 06, 2021
Launching a new comic... how to get started
Apr 29, 2021
Who were the cartoonists who wrote you a map for your career?
Apr 22, 2021
Special Guest Tauhid Bondia
Apr 15, 2021
Patreon Power Hour
Apr 08, 2021
NFTs for comics?
Apr 01, 2021
Craptastic to Fantastic
Mar 25, 2021
Mirror Research vs Market Research
Mar 18, 2021
Comics history
Mar 06, 2021
An Artist's Job vs their Goal
Mar 04, 2021
How To Get Lucky
Feb 25, 2021
Creative Motivation
Feb 18, 2021
The Best Advice we Never Wanted
Feb 11, 2021
Self-Publishing a Book
Feb 04, 2021
Planning Out 2021
Jan 28, 2021
Paying it Forward
Jan 21, 2021
Slice of Life Comics
Jan 14, 2021
The Best of ComicLab 2020
Jan 07, 2021
Making 2021 a Success
Dec 31, 2020
What's in a name?
Dec 24, 2020
Beginner's Guide: How to Start Your Own Webcomic
Dec 17, 2020
And That's Why I Self-Publish
Dec 10, 2020
Blessings in disguise
Dec 03, 2020
Writing Comedy: Do You Choose the Dark Side or the Light Side?
Nov 26, 2020
What does it mean to be a "cartoonist" in today's world?
Nov 19, 2020
How to build an audience on social media
Nov 12, 2020
Is it OK to use photo reference?
Nov 05, 2020
How to be a good mentor
Oct 29, 2020
Special Guest Keith Knight
Oct 22, 2020
What's in a (domain) name?
Oct 15, 2020
Nobody wants to hear "Support Me on Patreon"
Oct 08, 2020
Artisting hurdles
Oct 01, 2020
Special Guest Erika Moen discusses mental health
Sep 24, 2020
Setting an emotional hook
Sep 17, 2020
Plagiarism
Sep 10, 2020
Patreon Annual Membership
Sep 03, 2020
Is a black-and-white comic still viable?
Aug 27, 2020
Finding other cartoonists in your region
Aug 20, 2020
Running a Virtual Comic Convention
Aug 13, 2020
How do you do an empathy?
Aug 06, 2020
The 8-Pages Rule
Jul 30, 2020
Creating your own Writers' Room
Jul 23, 2020
Special Guest Terry Blas
Jul 16, 2020
What's in a name? Cartoonist, creator, comics artist...?
Jul 09, 2020
Special Guest Gloria Calderón Kellett
Jul 02, 2020
2020 Goals Revisited
Jun 25, 2020
Special Guest Scott Kurtz
Jun 18, 2020
Special Guest Karla Pacheco
Jun 11, 2020
Is Art School Worth It?
Jun 04, 2020
Special Guest Cat Farris
May 28, 2020
Supportive Life Partners
May 21, 2020
Lore Olympus vs Webtoons
May 14, 2020
The Best Software for Publishing Webcomics
May 07, 2020
What's the word on word balloons?
Apr 30, 2020
Special Guest Gale Galligan
Apr 23, 2020
Comics Under Quarantine
Apr 16, 2020
Special Guest Karl Kerschl
Apr 09, 2020
Special Guest Lar deSouza
Apr 02, 2020
Managing a long-distance collaboration
Mar 26, 2020
Kickstarter workers vote to unionize
Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus, conventions and cartoonists in crisis
Mar 12, 2020
Patreon Capital — is it predatory lending?
Mar 05, 2020
Have you ever wanted to quit?
Feb 27, 2020
What are the top three strips of all time?
Feb 20, 2020
Changing gears on Patreon
Feb 13, 2020
Submitting work to the Eisners
Feb 06, 2020
Finding a mentor
Jan 30, 2020
Should you build your audience on Webtoons?
Jan 23, 2020
Live by the platform, die by the platform
Jan 16, 2020
Buying advertising
Jan 09, 2020
The Best Of 2019
Jan 02, 2020
Hand lettering
Dec 26, 2019
Autobiographical comics
Dec 19, 2019
Hiring an editor
Dec 12, 2019
Special Guest Beth Reidmiller
Dec 05, 2019
Patreon Assembly
Nov 28, 2019
Pro Tips Sample!
Nov 27, 2019
Who Can Save a Stumbling Kickstarter?
Nov 21, 2019
Special Guest Tom Richmond
Nov 14, 2019
Commission accomplished!
Nov 07, 2019
Pandering ...or Positioning?
Oct 31, 2019
Social media has evolved... have you?
Oct 24, 2019
New to ComicLab?
Oct 22, 2019
Kickstarter's anti-union policies
Oct 17, 2019
ComicLab enamel pins!
Oct 10, 2019
Analysis Paralysis
Oct 03, 2019
One-, Three-, and Five-Year Plans
Sep 26, 2019
Ensure killed my pappy
Sep 19, 2019
Branding happiness
Sep 12, 2019
Finding the Funny
Sep 05, 2019
Tell us your First Time Story (printing books, that is)
Aug 29, 2019
What do you want to be remembered for?
Aug 22, 2019
A typical day in the studio
Aug 15, 2019
Launching a webcomic for the very first time
Aug 08, 2019
Dave's Comic Con International recap
Aug 01, 2019
If social media delivers only 1% engagement, what's the point?
Jul 25, 2019
Getting better engagement on social media
Jul 18, 2019
Special Guest Dylan Meconis
Jul 11, 2019
Father's Day thoughts
Jul 04, 2019
The menace of Arrival Fallacy
Jun 27, 2019
Choosing a title for your comic
Jun 20, 2019
LIVE! from NCSFest
Jun 13, 2019
Live from Dave's living room
Jun 06, 2019
Special guest David Malki shares his writing process
May 30, 2019
Would you still do a comic — even if nobody ever read it?
May 22, 2019
Dave Kellett's review of Alaska Robotics' Comics Camp
May 15, 2019
Special guest Chris Hallbeck talks Instagram
May 08, 2019
Special guest Jake Parker talks publishing contracts and comic cons
May 01, 2019
Designing an effective cover
Apr 24, 2019
Working with a Collaborator
Apr 17, 2019
Writing yourself into a corner
Apr 10, 2019
Special Guest Tony Cliff
Apr 03, 2019
Dave's Emerald City Comicon Recap
Mar 27, 2019
The Joys of Artisanal success
Mar 20, 2019
Crowdfunding - Diversifying vs Duplicating
Mar 13, 2019
What's your creative process?
Mar 06, 2019
The perils of Magic Number Thinking
Feb 27, 2019
You can't teach a new dog old tricks
Feb 20, 2019
The danger of "at all costs" success
Feb 13, 2019
Kryptonite razors, hypnotic glasses and ennui
Feb 06, 2019
When longtime readers stop reading
Jan 30, 2019
Guigar's Law of merchandise
Jan 23, 2019
Pro No Tip
Jan 16, 2019
Planning Out 2019
Jan 09, 2019
Special Guest Kevin McShane
Jan 02, 2019
2018: What worked and what didn't
Dec 26, 2018
Why you should be planning a Patreon Special Offer NOW
Dec 20, 2018
Drilling deep on Patreon — and more
Dec 13, 2018
Under the blanket with Brad
Dec 06, 2018
PatreCon
Nov 29, 2018
Special Guest Alex Heberling
Nov 22, 2018
Are you a webcomics hustler?
Nov 15, 2018
What level of Patreon support denotes success?
Nov 08, 2018
Special guest Ngozi Ukazu
Nov 01, 2018
“Muaauughhh, the French… champagne…”
Oct 25, 2018
Special Guest Jake Parker discusses Inktober
Oct 18, 2018
Special guest Lex Fajardo, Senior Editor, Charles Schulz Studio
Oct 11, 2018
Special guest Kazu Kibuishi
Oct 04, 2018
Generating Buzz on Twitter
Sep 27, 2018
Should you reboot?
Sep 20, 2018
Why do we hate thought balloons?
Sep 13, 2018
Live, on tape, from Huntsville, Alabama
Sep 06, 2018
Special guest Dylan Meconis discusses longform comics and developing a critical eye
Aug 30, 2018
Special guest Katie Lane gives legal advice to comics artists
Aug 23, 2018
Comic Con International
Aug 16, 2018
You're not talented. And that's good news
Aug 09, 2018
NSFW comics... any regrets?
Aug 02, 2018
How to negotiate a contract
Jul 26, 2018
Allowing your drawing style to mature
Jul 19, 2018
Comics lettering — The invisible art
Jul 12, 2018
Special guest Zach Weinersmith
Jul 05, 2018
How to get more Patreon pledges
Jun 29, 2018
Unfulfilled goals (feat. Scott Kurtz)
Jun 21, 2018
Starting comics later in life
Jun 14, 2018
Special Guest Gloria Calderón Kellett on writing
Jun 07, 2018
Cartooning advice for beginners, DRM-free PDF strategy, and storyline-driven comic strips
May 30, 2018
Bonjoro, narrative clarity and the quest for an original idea
May 24, 2018
Special guest Erika Moen talks about photo reference, character design, diversity and inclusion
May 17, 2018
Motivation, underperforming Patreon tiers, and trying something new
May 10, 2018
Comics awards, pen names and warm-up sketches
May 03, 2018
Handling negative comments and clingy fans
Apr 26, 2018
Hashing out hashtags, online gag comics and update schedules
Apr 19, 2018
Listener Questions — I can't finish a comic once it's started!
Apr 12, 2018
Ryan North talks about writing, ideas, creativity, and zinc
Apr 05, 2018
Danielle Corsetto talks about Patreon, quitting Facebook, and ending a comic
Mar 29, 2018
Kickstarter advice that really worked! Plus Backerkit, social media repetitiveness and more
Mar 23, 2018
Patreon rewards that work, writer's block and comics awards
Mar 15, 2018
Comic Con Strategy: Commissions, Merchandise, and Publishing
Mar 10, 2018
Rethinking longform comics
Mar 01, 2018
How to Handle Patreon-Exclusive Content
Feb 21, 2018
Growing your Readership (feat. Dylan Meconis)
Feb 15, 2018
Better Writing Through Editing, and Collaborator Contracts
Feb 07, 2018
Darkest Career Fears (feat. Jake parker)
Feb 02, 2018
Best Cartooning Advice Ever
Jan 23, 2018
Why Transparency Matters (feat. Lucy Bellwood)
Jan 17, 2018
Why Comics?
Jan 12, 2018
Resolutions for 2018
Jan 03, 2018