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: [email protected])
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The QuackCast features Ozoneocean, Banes, Tantz Aerine, and Pitface, talking about writing, movies, webcomics, art, politics, philosophy, sexuality, and everything else! We're the hosts of the oldest webcomic host on the net, Drunkduck.com, aka theduckwebcomics. 20 years this year!
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Live, Laugh, Stuck is a Homestuck variety podcast. Our current main series is the Moosielogues where cohost Moosie reads through the Epilogues for the first time, a follow up to Moosestuck, where they read through Homestuck for the first time! We also do episodes promoting fanworks, rating everything from classpects to ship names, talking about just how gay everyone is, and more!
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A podcast where your host AJ--that's me!--chats with different guests (some in the webcomic industry, some not) to help you discover your next favorite webcomic!
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Do you love reading web comics on your phone, this is the right podcast for you. Join Ronetta as she shares her reviews and good laughs on some of her favorite stories from her favorite mobile web comics. Whether there're from webtoons, pocket comics, tapas, or manta.
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Jason Loves Life Podcast - Helping Your WebComic Live Long and Prosper
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Art journal podcast by Rob Stenzinger, sharing thoughts on his various creative projects and adventures ranging from user experience design, creating comics, making video games, to interactive design.
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From the Mind of Juan Navarro: a Podcast on Art, being an Artist, and making the most of it, while talking comics, politics, philosophy, and the general awesomeness of being someone who creates.
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This much loved podcast, currently on hiatus, is literally a recording of the writing process for Penny Arcade - one of the first "webcomics." When I say "writing process," let me be clear: it's that, and literally any other topic that occurs to us. I'm in these podcasts, and I STILL listen to them. It's kinda good.
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Audio commentary podcast for the Falcon Twin online graphic novel
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Join host James Nitties as he chats with the Korn Ferry Tour’s rising stars amid the annual chase for #TOURBound status and PGA TOUR cards.
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Join us as we deep dive into individual BL titles, be it manga, web comics, or M/M romance, plus our minisodes give you a quick look at hot new titles. New episodes monthly. Hosted By BLGardenDFW.
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Chris Daily and John Troutman interview cartoonists and other luminaries from the world of geek culture. The official audio podcast of Keenspot, the world's largest source for webcomics. www.keencast.com. Email us at [email protected]
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WCRI is a webcomic podcast devoted to the creation and monetization of webcomics. There are how-to shows on how to create, draw, write, and market webcomics, as well as reviews on webcomics. There are also interview shows with creators, businessmen and others involved with webcomics. In short, if you want to create and make money from webcomics, this is where you start. https://vurbl.com/station/87AfMj7qUcp/ Check out our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/twosparrows) and merch pages (ht ...
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Comic Book Tesseract, the only comics netcast that’s bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Join us as we review and preview the world of comics along with other facets of geek-chic culture. Presented by TheComicBookNerd.com
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Hit Continue Podcast is the number one gaming and variety podcast. We discuss what's new in video games and literally anything else nerdy we can get our hands on. If you want to keep up with what's new in gaming, movies, and anime check us out!
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Join Aaron Williams on Comics Manifest where he interviews amazing and influential creators in comics. Guests share their creative journey, express what excites them today, share their worst creative moment, and most memorable successes. Expect to receive strategies you can adopt, mindsets that you can obtain, and ACTIONABLE tips that can inspire you and help you take your comics projects to the next level. Comics Manifest aims to inspire the aspiring creator and with new episodes airing eve ...
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From the latest in interior design to dazzling party decor, Design & Dazzle is your go-to for tips on how to transform your home or event into something unforgettable.
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The Sub 70 podcast will feature interviews and other unique golf content. Player interviews, tournament previews/recaps, equipment discussions and more.
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Violet/Roddy (She/They) This is just a podcast where I talk about the things I like. It's not anything fancy, just a place to spread a little love and joy.
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I have a goal of one day create an audio book, co-hosting a talk show, and narrate other short stories!
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Fantasy writers Yale Wang and Justin Dill embark on a journey of improvised story-crafting. The two 'discovery' writers will guide you from premise to planning to a full working novel. Join in as they discuss writing, story-telling, anime, and much more.
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Charli loves books. And coffee. And her dog Oliver and her cat Valkyrie. Charli loves a lot of things. But the one thing that her world revolves around is books. LITerary is a podcast that is just that. Each week features a new book, a new genre, plot twists, character feelings, and more! If you like discovering new and exciting things to read (or listen to) you’ve come to the right place. LITerary ; an audio bookclub.
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Navigate self-publishing from crafting an idea to the final book with Emma G. Rose and Shelley Shearer. Emma G. Rose is the owner of Imperative Press Books, a publishing house that amplifies niche voices. She is also the author of contemporary fantasy novels, including Nothing's Ever Lost, Near-Life Experience, and Assembling Ella. Shelley Shearer is a writer of cozy mysteries and urban fantasy. Her first novel, Menace at Meeple Manor, the first of the Board Game Mystery Series is coming soo ...
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Happy Christmas! This is our penultimate cast of the year. We use this time to reflect on the year as it's been, chat about our comics, movies and TV shows. Our DD site will hopefully be updated soon to the new look too so that's something to look forward to! And there's the secret santa gift art thread to check out for seasonal art as well. Did yo…
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Print on Demand... When There's No Demand
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Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss the nuances of print-on-demand services. As Brad says, "It's a good place to start, but a bad place to stay." They delve into the importance of advanced planning for holiday sales. Finally, they share strategies for engaging audiences at comic conventions, covering pricing strategies and the psycholo…
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Quackcast 770 - Plotting or Pantsing2
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This is the second and final part of our discussion on blending improvisation with solid story plotting/structure as you carry on drawing a comic. The esteemed and famous John Celestri put the question to us: "Are you a plotter or pantser?" i.e. do you work out what's going on in your comic in advance or do you improvise when you go to create the p…
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Special Guest Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott from "Baby Blues"
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Syndicated cartoonists Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman share their journey of collaboration that spans over 35 years, focusing on their iconic comic strip, "Baby Blues." They discuss their initial meeting, the challenges of working together, the creative process behind their gags, and the evolution of their work. The dialogue highlights the joys and c…
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Blending improvisation with solid story plotting/structure as you carry on drawing a comic. In the words of noted professional animator John Celestri: I'll start this conversation by asking the question "Are you a Pantser or a Plotter?" In other words, do you write your comic as you go along or do you have a detailed story structure before you star…
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What's the Best Platform for Audience Building?
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Where should you post if you want to build an audience? Substack delivers unbeatable audience-building tools... but it has some drawbacks. Bluesky is active... but small. Webtoon is terrific... if you're doing the style and content that their users prefer. Patreon has recently added features to promote discoverability and reader-retention. And the …
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Time to read Meat Epilogue 2! Ever wonder what happened after Vriska opened the juju? Or have you wanted to see the Masterpiece in action, not just as a glorious claymation? It just might be time to get those answers! Maybe. Creators & Guests Domi - Editor Domi - Composer Moosie - Host Website Discord Youtube Tiktok How to read Homestuck Hire Domi …
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Today it's sort of a fun one, we're talking about avatars that people use to represent themselves when they communicate online. It's an important part of communication because it influences how we represent ourselves and how we relate to others. I've been on Drunk Duck over 20 years and in that time I've had many different avatars as I've changed m…
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Color Commentary — Can You Succeed with a Black-and-White Comic?
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Today's show is sponsored by Huion, makers of the Kamvas 22 Plus ! In today's show, Brad and Dave tackle an old question — does your comic HAVE to be in color? The answer is more nuanced than you might think! Also, the comics uncles will discuss the right ways — and the wrong way — to sign your books for fans. Huion Huion is sponsoring today's show…
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We chat about how your characters evolve over the years. Webcomics are typically projects that extend over many years or even decades, slowly evolving as they go. Your characters change over that time due to all sorts of factors: you forget how to draw them between pages (I've done that so many times), you want to try out new things or popular styl…
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Crazy Neon Review: How Custom Neon Signs Are Transforming Spaces for Gen Z and Beyond
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Join Marie Colvin as she dives into CRAZY NEON® neon signs and custom neon signs, adored by customers across the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. From bedrooms and studios to cafés and retail spaces, discover why these signs are capturing the attention of Gen Z and design enthusiasts alike. This episode explores the brand’s dedicati…
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Cartoonist Brad Guigar talks about his love/hate relationship with Reddit — and the publishing strategy that's currently delivering Patreon backers that has him loving it again. Today's Show Brad's Love/Hate Relationship with Reddit The ComicLab Accent Challenge Working on Comics at Work NSFW comic artists on Reddit Brad mentioned getting great adv…
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Quackcast 766 - The importance of drawing earnest-ly
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This cast is about supporting the individual and interesting creator in the face of crappy, generic Ai produced slop. Because individuality, human mistakes, and human weirdness are so much more interesting than averaged out, smoothed down, generic pablum that's produced by "generative" Ai. I must apologise though because I slept through the usual Q…
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We always advise having "many legs under your table." In other words, comic creators should have many sources of revenue. If one is threatened, the others can keep the business aloft. So it's important, from time to time, to check for wobbly legs! What are the sources of comics income that are currently vulnerable? Today's Show Vulnerable legs Susa…
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In the immortal words of Banes: "I don't draw blood unless I have to!" Takoyama came up with a great idea that he posted in the DD forums about the things that just don't tend to be drawn in your comics. Whether you avoid them because you can't draw them, they don't fit with your vibe, they don't belong with your comic rating, you want to avoid the…
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Moosielogues: wE bEeN bItCh AsS nAuGhTy MoThErFuCkErS
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Time to read the Epilogues simultaneously until Moosie decides on a route! This time we finish the first Epilogue for Meat and Candy. Creators & Guests Domi - Editor Domi - Composer Moosie - Host Website Discord Youtube Tiktok How to read Homestuck Hire Domi to edit and produce your podcast! ★ Support this podcast ★Reply on Bluesky…
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Kickstarter: What's Working and What's Not
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This week, we're sharing the real numbers from Brad Guigar's recent Kickstarter. The show is brought to you by Hogan's Alley! Enter the code COMICLAB10 at checkout to receive 10% off any purchase from their store — the current issue, back issues, a subscription, digital editions, "The Complete Betty Brown" book collection, whatever you see there th…
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Quackcast 764 - The problem with simplification
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Imagine a spherical cow… That's an old physics joke about how perfect mathematical models often don't fit with reality. You have to simplify and abstract things. People wrongly imagine that the universe is built out of maths and think that natural phenomena follow the laws of physics in an elegant way… this is not quite true, mathematical models an…
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In this engaging conversation, Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the iconic syndicated comic strip 'Cathy', shares her journey through the world of cartooning, the challenges she faced as a female cartoonist, and the cultural impact of her work. From her early days of struggling with drawing to her experiences on The Tonight Show, Cathy reflects on h…
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Happy Halloween! This North American tradition of dressing up for October has spread around the world and we on the Quackcast acknowledge that by dressing up and joining in with the fun! Us in costume will be in a freely viewable video to anyone that looks at our Patreon this week, you don't have to be paid subscribers. I am a skull-faced Mariachi …
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Brad thinks Kickstarter is the right place to go for a Brazilian cartoonist who wants to have his work re-published in English, but Dave thinks his co-host is Lost in Translation. Then, the dynamic duo gives some advice to a pro-am cartoonist who just lost their day job and is considering making the move to full-time cartooning. But first, Brad and…
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We start off with a bit of a satirical interview where Banes and Tantz attempt to interrogate me over the slowness of the updates to the site. Banes asks the easy questions and Tantz hits me with a far more adversarial approach, I counter with all sorts of deflections like an annoying modern politician in order to show how people handle conflict. H…
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While you're stuck trying to find the RIGHT way to start your comic, someone else is starting a comic THEIR way. That's because the only RIGHT way to start a comic is the WRONG way. Confused? We'll explain. Also—storytelling without conflict? Kishōtenketsu is a story structure that highlights contrast rather than conflict. But first, Dave's Los Ang…
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In this Quackcast we're chatting about the massively overblown impression that forensic science has in modern pop-culture media and how that can even affect reality when unscrupulous prosecutors use the public's misguided faith in "expert witnesses" and TV influenced ideas of the infallibility of forensic science to influence and sway juries when t…
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Chuck Dillon joins us this week to talk about his work for Highlights magazine, designing the Costco Monopoly board, and his delightful children's books like The Bravest Booger and The Most Serious Fart. Summary In this engaging conversation, Chuck Dillon, a talented cartoonist and illustrator, shares his journey from early inspirations to his succ…
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It's October and so it's time to talk about horror again! Not may fave genre but there are decent things that make it up and Banes, Tantz and I chat about some of them. Recently I enjoyed the anime DanDaDan and the American adult animated show Haunted Hotel, both on Netflix. They're both horror themed silly comedies that have a bit of parody of the…
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A listener asks if there are any comics that the comics dads think are essential reading for being a comic creator. They sure do... and it's not what you'd expect! Today's show Romance novels "Must-Read" Comics List Summary Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett explore the value of romance novels in storytelling, contrasting their narrative pref…
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Time to start the Epilogues! Which path should Moosie choose? Creators & Guests Domi - Editor Domi - Composer Moosie - Host Website Discord Youtube Tiktok How to read Homestuck Hire Domi to edit and produce your podcast! ★ Support this podcast ★Reply on BlueskyBy Jax, Moosie
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Police themed stuff is a popular genre! It's full of tropes and stylised aspects and generally very different from the reality, both from the actual police perspective and the perspective of those that deal with them, and I think I prefer it that way because the reality is usually pretty sad and ugly for all involved. So today we're talking about p…
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We sit down with Todd Rayner (https://darkspacestudio.com). We discuss the characters of Dark Space Studio, the business side of comics, and his Kickstarter, Luke Bloody Tooth.By Jamais Jochim
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As he prepares to launch his new Kickstarter at newevilbook.com, Brad Guigar tells co-host Dave Kellett that he's decided to eliminate all international shipping except for Canada! Between VAT taxes, new regulations, tariffs, and other uncertainties, he's decided it's just too risky. But first, a listener wrestles with his new role as a comics publ…
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Confidence is key! Confidence can make very attractive protagonists and villains and it can make almost any character sexy because confidence is compelling. Main characters and villains never have to be confident, but if you want your audience to be drawn to them it's a great technique. To make a sexy, compelling character confidence works was bett…
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Dave and Brad review the NCS Conference and Reuben Awards in Boston
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Many singers do a key change in the middle of a song to indicate drama. Dave Kellett is so good, he does it right in the middle of a word! Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett learn too much about each other while sharing a hotel room with his friend at the National Cartoonists Society Conference and Reuben Awards. Dave and Brad return from Boston brimming…
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Mortality is a heavy, heavy subject. It was brought up in the forums a while ago so we're chatting about it now. We talk about death in popculture, how we treat death in our comics and our growing awareness of mortality as adults. You become increasingly aware of mortality as you age, mainly because you witness more and more of it in action; pets, …
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ComicLab LIVE at the National Cartoonists Society
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Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar hosted a live performance of ComicLab at the 79th annual National Cartoonists Society Conference and Reuben Awards. Joining them onstage to talk about the business of comics were three marvelous cartoonists: Jason Chatfield, a remarkably talented cartoonist who is as comfortable doing stand-up comedy as he is sitting do…
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