This is a bit late due to various setbacks, but I'll be putting up another comic for this week regardless.
For those who forgot, Lyn took the dog that Jack got when he wasn't ready to let Jules know he was a werewolf before they got married. She renamed it Mister Squishy.
We just adopted Bordeaux at 20 weeks after we lost our sweet furry family member of 12 years. Bordeaux is full of energy and excitement and has enabled us to find a smile rather than a tear when we think of our dear Ruxpin. Submitted by Melonie W.
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For the cartoonists and comics lovers among us, I have something new and fun: A weekly podcast called ComicLab, with my friend and fellow cartoonist, Brad Guigar. It's half cartooning shop-talk, half pro tips, and half friendship. WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES.
...have a listen below, or on iTunes, Stitcher, Libsyn, or anywhere podcasts can be heard! Or even on our dedicated Patreon page: Patreon.com/ComicLab!
Webcomics weirdos Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! When a Patreon backer hits the viral jackpot, they wonder if it wasn’t fool’s gold. This turns into a discussion of smart online marketing, how publishing religious content is like posting NSFW comics, and one overarching theme — social media isn’t about generating Buzz so much as it’s about building Community. Then, the boys talk about getting a publisher excited about comics, and finally, those sentimental things we hold onto that we should probably let go.
BUT FIRST, “Muaauughhh, the French… champagne…”
Show notes
00:00 — Orson Welles stumbles through a Paul Mason wine commercial blitzed off his keister. 09:48 — It’s illegal to run a raffle on Patreon… unless you do it this way. 18:10 — Going viral… is it “fool’s gold”? 22:40 — If your promotion isn’t clickable, it’s useless 24:46 — Frequent/Consistent/Significant still plays a role in today’s webcomics publishing 28:19 — Posting cartoons about divisive topics will have significant consequences 29:35 — Publishers of religious-themed content should pay close attention to how successful publishers of NSFW content operate. The two require a very similar approach 32:23 — Niche publishing 35:37 — Generating BUZZ on social media vs cultivating COMMUNITY 43:43 — Buying advertising is too much money for not enough return 44:28 — Being a guest on a podcast/YouTube channel… is it good promotion? 46:36 — Webcomics growth is usually slow growth 47:31 — How do you go about getting a publisher excited about comics if they're not typically known for it? 56:46 — What are the things you should probably sacrifice practically speaking, but you're just not ready to part with, because they remind you of good times of why you love being a cartoonist? 01:07:54 — When you’re introduced to a cartoonist who is apparently a big deal...but you’ve never heard of themGreat rewards when you support ComicLab
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Webcomics weirdos Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! When a Patreon backer hits the viral jackpot, they wonder if it wasn’t fool’s gold. This turns into a discussion of smart online marketing, how publishing religious content is like posting NSFW comics, and one overarching theme — social media isn’t about generating Buzz so much as it’s about building Community. Then, the boys talk about getting a publisher excited about comics, and finally, those sentimental things we hold onto that we should probably let go.
BUT FIRST, “Muaauughhh, the French… champagne…”
Show notes
Great rewards when you support ComicLab
$2 — support the show
$5 — submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast
$10 — record an audio question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast
$50 — Sponsor the show! We’ll read a brief promo for your comic/product and read it twice during the show AND you get the exclusive ProTips podcast
Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com
This thing looks a lot more like a Stargate than I’d intended. I mean, it’s a circle with some crap attached to it, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Still, I hadn’t finalized the dialog for this page until after I had all the pencils done, so I thought I would preempt the comparisons by having Vale bust on Deus about it.
This is one of those pages I wanted to compress this and the next one into a single page, but I recently spent two hours recently one night rereading a chunk of the comic, and while I generally enjoy reading my own comic, the two things I thought could be better, (besides the odd panel that desperately needs some new art) was honestly, I think the font is a little small. Part of that is the size and resolution of my monitor. It’s 27″, but the res is 2560 x 1440, so everything is a bit smaller than on most smaller but lower res monitors.
The other thing I noticed was that there are definitely a few places where I didn’t really visually show what’s going on as well as I could have. A paper comic has a bit more space to take the time to show the steps in a sequence. Mangas especially, because they’re trying to fill something like 10-12 pages a week. I’m usually trying to fit a… I don’t quite know what to call it. A complete thought on a single page because of the wait between pages. Not a whole scene, but I really want each page to be its own… clause?
Anyway, I thought instead of trying to cram this page and the next onto one, I’d take the time to space them out and have a few larger panels. Man, I really packed the panels in on those earlier pages. I think my record is 17. That’s just nutty.
Double res version will be posted over at Patreon. $1 and up, but feel free to contribute as much as you like.
Comic for Thursday October 25th, 2018 - "Feline self-control" [ view ]
On this day in 1996, Rudy was asking why his sister stopped experimenting on those lab mice. It appears Lindy thought they were suffering... [ view ]
Today's Daily Sponsor - Today's comic strip is sponsored by: Daniel Goodwin. [ support ]
Speaking of how characters have since evolved, this is a much more deadpan Agatha than we have currently.
Spencer is ten years old and is a Shih-poo. He is a very good boy! He loves treats and loves to sleep with us in our bed! He has an Australian Shepherd mix brother named Boomer who was also featured on DogPerDay just yesterday. Submitted by Toni S.
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