Shows / Comic Lab
Comic Lab
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)
Episodes
- Comic Lab
How to Build Narrative Tension
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about building tension in your writing. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful…
- Comic Lab
How to write a good book title
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about writing a great title for you book. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful…
- Comic Lab
These flipping comics are making me crazy!
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about how to improve your art by flipping it over. But... do you fix on the flip, or do you flip, flop and then…
- Comic Lab
Long term success with short comic stories?
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about how social media can make you crazy. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful…
- Comic Lab
The Bad Tweets Game
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about how social media can make you crazy. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful…
- Comic Lab
Gumroad's NFT problem
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss the recent self-immolation of Gumroad on Twitter — over NFTs! Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the…
- Comic Lab
Social Media is Making Me Crazy
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about how social media can make you crazy. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful…
- Comic Lab
Is fanart legal?
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar tackle one of the great debates in comics — Is fanart legal? Today's show is brought to you by Wacom! Wacom is the…
- Comic Lab
Predictions for 2022
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar share their predictions for the new year! How will Kickstarter, Patreon, Cryptocurrency, NFTs and Substack fare in…
- Comic Lab
Kickstarter's blockchain announcement
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar share their thoughts on Kickstarter's recent announcement that they're switching their service to blockchain…
- Comic Lab
Making NSFW Comics with Special Guest Erika Moen
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, Erika Moen joins us for a show…
- Comic Lab
Planning Out 2022
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! And you're not going to want to…
- Comic Lab
Drawing naked
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! And you're not going to want to…
- Comic Lab
Happy holidays!
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! And you're not going to want to…
- Comic Lab
A Nice Gesture
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! And you're not going to want to…
- Comic Lab
Composing scenes
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! And you're not going to want to…
- Comic Lab
Book-signing blues
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom and Comicraft! Wacom is the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! And you're not going to want to…
- Comic Lab
Drawing challenges
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we discuss monthly drawing challenges — is the…
- Comic Lab
Writing Character Motivations: Wants vs Needs
Editor’s Note: The documentary “15 Minutes of Shame” is found on HBOMax — not Netflix. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful…
- Comic Lab
Is Netflix the goal?
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we wonder whether getting an animated series on…
- Comic Lab
Rekindling an old flame
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, a cartoonist asks about going back to a project…
- Comic Lab
Start with a website
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! We're going back to Webcomics 101. We'll be talking about…
- Comic Lab
20 Comics Commandments
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! Help us celebrate our 200th show at ComicLabCashGrab.com !…
- Comic Lab
How to find an audience for a longform comic
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! Creators of longform comics face unique challenges in…
- Comic Lab
Death and Comics
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! How to handle death in a comic storyline without offending…
- Comic Lab
How to Beat Writer's Block
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! After Brad shared his debilitating bout with Writer's Block…
- Comic Lab
Will Substack change comics?
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we're discussing the recent exodus of top talent…
- Comic Lab
Kickstarter — What's working and what's not
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we've devoted the entire show to Kickstarter —…
- Comic Lab
Beginnings and Endings
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we're talking about posting your very first…
- Comic Lab
Email newsletter management
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we're talking about building your email…
- Comic Lab
The ideal career path for comics
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we're talking about the ideal career path for…
- Comic Lab
Juggling multiple projects
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we're talking about juggling multiple projects…
- Comic Lab
Exhibiting at your first comic con
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, we're devoting a special hour-and-a-half episode…
- Comic Lab
Finding your voice as a writer
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! This week, Dave shares his strategy for meeting his…
- Comic Lab
Pride and Joy
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! Are you self-conscious about self-promotion? Brad has a…
- Comic Lab
The Pulitzer No-Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! What's your elevator pitch? If you had to sum up your comic…
- Comic Lab
What's your elevator pitch?
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! What's your elevator pitch? If you had to sum up your comic…
- Comic Lab
Delaying gratification
Today's show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! Delaying gratification is extra hard when you're a comics…
- Comic Lab
Accepting Criticism
Are you obligated to accept criticism from... anyone?? Also, we'll discuss Kickstarter's new Add-on feature and the benefits of both digital and traditional…
- Comic Lab
2014 - the most important year in webcomics
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Impostor Syndrome
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Brad Guigar is a TikTok star
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Don't get distracted!
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Seeing your comics in other media
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Dividing a graphic novel into story beats
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Many Legs Under the Table
Today is a great time to bump up your ComicLab membership to the $10 tier! Starting in June, $10 Patreon backers will get exclusive access to livestream…
- Comic Lab
Special Guest Nick Seluk
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Launching a new comic... how to get started
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Who were the cartoonists who wrote you a map for your career?
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Special Guest Tauhid Bondia
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Patreon Power Hour
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
NFTs for comics?
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Craptastic to Fantastic
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Mirror Research vs Market Research
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
Comics history
Today's episode is sponsored by Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers, clients…
- Comic Lab
An Artist's Job vs their Goal
We're thrilled to welcome our new sponsor, Bonjoro — an amazing app that enables you to quickly send personalized welcome and thank you videos to your readers…
- Comic Lab
How To Get Lucky
Dave and Brad discuss the importance of "luck" in your creative career — and how you can increase the chances of that happening. Questions asked and topics…
- Comic Lab
Creative Motivation
Dave and Brad ask, "What's your motivation to create?" Are you doing this for the "right" reasons? Questions asked and topics covered... Creative motivation…
- Comic Lab
The Best Advice we Never Wanted
Dave and Brad talk about the best advice they never wanted — those "truth hurts" moments that changed their careers. Questions asked and topics covered... Have…
- Comic Lab
Self-Publishing a Book
This week, Dave and Brad take several questions about self-publishing. From the best way to build an audience to handling overseas shipping — it's all about…