How to Build Momentum

Comic Lab · Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 2m

How do you build momentum as a cartoonist — and what happens when you lose it?

Brad and Dave examine momentum across every part of a creative career: generating ideas, maintaining a productive workflow, growing an audience, and building a sustainable business. They discuss why progress can feel imperceptibly slow at first, how consistent work eventually begins producing its own energy, and why returning after a break can feel like starting a stalled train.

Then, a listener asks how cartoonists should transition between scenes, chapters, and storylines in a collected book. Brad and Dave…