Brad Guigar

Smart Alex: Age of Ultron trailer and SHIELD

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Alex reviews the leaked Age of Ultron trailer — and we discuss the possibility of a new *darker* Avengers! Then, we catch up on the latest couple of episodes of Marvels Agent’s of SHIELD. We’re excited about the addition of
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A very, very Greystone Halloween comic, part 3

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In researching a Halloween comic for Greystone Inn, I found out about Constantine Rafinesque, a Philly-born botanist who taught at Transylvania University (it really exists… in Kentucky), did a little cross-pollination with the dean’s wife, and was abruptly dismissed. He
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15 Min Max: Super Smash Bros

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In this episode of 15 Min Max, my 8-year-old reviews the recent release for Nintendo 3DS: Super Smash Bros. Between the improved gameplay and the new characters (he even liked Pac Man and the Duck Hunt dog), it sounds like
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A very, very Greystone Halloween comic, Part 2

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Halloween 2001 was uneasy. The month before, we had suffered all of the fright we could handle. That’s why Mac decided to throw a party — to get out of a rut. In the excitement, an invitation gets delivered to
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A very, very Greystone Halloween comic 1

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Brad Guigar

All week I’m going to be highlighting a Halloween comic storylines from years past. This first arc is from the very early days of Greystone Inn. Mac and Argus discover the rowhouse they share is featured on a tour of
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Hey Comics — Kids! Halloween movies, part 2

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Be sure to listen to the announcement at the end of the show about our new Patreon page! http://www.patreon.com/heycomicskids This morning, on our drive to school, we decided to give the topic of Halloween movies another spin. We remembered a
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Hey Comics — Kids! Halloween Movies

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Brad Guigar

When your 8-year-old wakes you up in the morning by singing (to the tune of the Frozen song) “Do you wanna make a podcaaaaaaaaast?” … you know you’re gonna be talking movies. Right after you get a cup of coffee.
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Halloween Songs for your Kids’ Party

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Brad Guigar

As usual, the Guigar family is hosting its annual Halloween bash for the boys and their/our friends. I’ve been working on priming the Evil Inc Halloween Hits Pandora channel by thumbs-upping and thumbs-downing a bunch of Halloween songs. Here is
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Hey Comics — Kids! Halloween Costumes!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s October, and you know what that means — Halloween! On our drive to school today, the boys and I discuss their plans for making Halloween costumes — and our upcoming Halloween party. Max is showing his D&D fandom with
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Black Tribbles podcast

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Last night, I had the amazing experience of being a guest on the Black Tribbles podcast. If you’re familiar with the Philadelphia Geek Awards (and you should be) then you know these folks as the winners of the Streaming Project
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Other Stuff I Do — the Guigar comics empire

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Last week, the hosting for two of my other comics went toes-up, and I had to do a quick down-n-dirty WordPress site for both of them. (Don’t judge the sites too harshly if you go… it’s a work in progress!)
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Ten Halloween Movies to Watch With Your Kids

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Once again, my boys (12 and 8) and I have decided to make a list of Halloween movies to watch together in October. We have a bunch of old stand-bys like “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” and some that I’ve
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Hey Comics — Kids! Will Sony Sell Spider-Man Rights to Marvel Studios?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Yesterday morning, on our drive to school, I told the boys that Sony Pictures was rumored to be in talks with Marvel Studios over possibly selling Spider-Man movie rights to the House of M. That kicked off a rollicking conversation
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Evil Inc Monthly Comic — October 2014

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Evil Inc Monthly Comic, Oct. 2014, is available! It’s once again possible to download the upcoming Evil Inc comic strips for this month as a convenient download, perfect for your iPad, Kindle Fire, iPhone or other digital device — even
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15 Min Max: The Five Pokemon I’d Like to Eat Lunch With

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In this episode of 15 Min Max, my 8-year-old decides he’d like to talk about Pokemon during our drive to school. That is, if he can get me to stop pontificating on Philadelphia road rules long enough. So I pitched
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Hey Comics — Kids: Avengers 3 Rumors

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Brad Guigar

This morning, during our drive to school, my boys and I talked about some comics/games headlines in the news. We started with the release of Super Smash Bros, which was released over the weekend. Then we covered the impending end
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On sixteen years of Wedded Bliss

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Reposted from my Facebook page over the weekend: On sixteen years of Wedded Bliss… So, last night, my wonderful in-laws took the boys on a sleepover, and Caroline and I celebrated our anniversary with a date night. She found an
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15 Minute Max — Jack Kirby estate settles with Marvel Comics

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In a special double-sized 15 Minute Max, my 8-year-old asks me to explain the recent settlement between the Jack Kirby estate and Marvel Comics. As usual, Max has thoughts. Thank you to everyone who has been passing along kind words
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Smart Alex: Agents of SHIELD – Episode 2 review

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s the second episode of Smart, Alex. In this supplemental episode to the Hey Comics — Kids! podcast, my 12-year-old son, Alex, offers his review of Marvels Agents of SHIELD, S2E2. This show will be spoiler-heavy, so if you haven’t seen
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Hey Comics — Kids! The Death of Saturday Morning Cartoons

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Brad Guigar

On yesterday’s drive to school, I told the boys that the CN network was going to discontinue its Vortexx programming starting next Saturday morning — marking the official end of Saturday morning cartoons on network TV. But, with Cartoon Network,
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Halloween Special!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Brad Guigar

This is my favorite time of year. The weather is perfect, the kids are back in school and my favorite holiday, Halloween, is just around the corner. So I’m launching a new offer — a Halloween Special —to entice some
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Hey Comics — Kids! Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Brad Guigar

As the gentle pitter-pat of raindrops serenade us on our drive to school, the boys and I review the first episode of Marvels Agents of SHIELD — and it’s a strong start to the show’s second season. Alex has a
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15 Min Max — Review of Minecraft 1.8

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Brad Guigar

You’ve been clamoring for it. You’ve been hanging on tenterhooks with anticipation. And it’s finally here. My 8-year-old son, Max, reveals his review of the new Minecraft update (1.8). And, from what I hear, there’s a lot to talk about
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Smart, Alex Episode One

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Not to be outdone by his little brother, Alex has decided to launch his own 15-minute podcast called Smart, Alex. Like 15 Min Max, this new solo effort will appear in the feed for our new group podcast Hey Kids
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15 Min Max — The Most Unique Pokemon

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s an all-new 15 Min Max episode! We’ve decided to combine the 15 Minute Max podcast (and an upcoming series by big brother Alex*) with the newly launched Hey Comics Kids podcast. That means subscribing to Hey Comics — Kids
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Hey Comics — Kids! Microsoft buys Minecraft

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s the fifth episode of Hey Comics — Kids! On the drive to school today, the boys and I discussed Microsoft’s purchase of Mojang, the company that produces Minecraft. That brought us to a discussion of the console wars, the
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Evil Inc Monthly, September 2014

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Whew. Guys… GUYS! It was a fantastic summer. I spent more time with my two sons that I ever have. We made road trips, we played in the park, we just hung out and enjoyed each other’s company. But I’m
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Hey Comics — Kids! Superman vs Batman

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Consider this another proof-of-concept podcast. We recorded this one on the drive to school using my new Simple Lav microphone plugged into my iPhone (running the 99¢ Audio Memos app). I tell you this because I’m hoping one of you
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Hey Comics — Kids! Episode 3: Walt Disney World vacation

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s a new episode of my boys’ podcast, “Hey Comics — Kids!” We’ve just returned from a truly phenomenal stay at Disney’s Pop Century resort, where we had a chance to take in the Walt Disney World theme parks. We
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Dr. Who T-shirt: Old fanboys never die… they’re surrounded by doctors

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Looking for something to wear while you’re watching the new Doctor Who? My Dr. Who T-shirt is available on InksterInc for only $20. — available in several colors and shirt styles!

Still more Artist Editions

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s been a while since I shared any Artist Editions with you, and this one turned out so nice I couldn’t help myself. (Click on the image to see it larger) As you probably know by now, an Artist Edition
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Hey Comics — Kids! Should Disney Buy DC Comics?

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In the latest episode of “Hey Comics — Kids!” my two boys discuss the news that Disney is considering purchasing Time-Warner. And that, of course, means that Disney would own DC Comics. Since the House of Mouse already bought Marvel
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Hey Comics — KIDS!

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Brad Guigar

My younger son had so much fun with his podcast, 15 Minutes Max, that his older brother decided he wanted to give it a try. If you ever wanted to know what our 13-hour car trip to Michigan sounded like
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15 Minutes Max, Episode Two

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Well, we had so much fun last week, we had to give it another spin. Here’s my 8 year old hosting his own podcast, talking about the top 5 Marvel Studios movies (that he’s seen). In the time remaining, he
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Patreon — By The Numbers

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Since launching my Patreon page in March, I’ve posted a metric ton of coupons, free merchandise and bonus cartoons. Here’s a quick “by-the-numbers” recap: 217 Members at the $5 level and higher have received a free copy of the Evil
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The Complete Greystone Inn – DIGITAL edition

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Brad Guigar

As part of the Kickstarter campaign for Evil Inc Vol. 8, I released The Complete Greystone Inn as a digital book formatted for your tablet. It has previously been available only as a print-on-demand hardcover. Special note to my Patreon
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Evil Inc Monthly, August 2014

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Evil Inc Monthly, August 2014, is available! It’s once again possible to download the upcoming Evil Inc comic strips for this month as a convenient download, perfect for your iPad, Kindle Fire, iPhone or other digital device — even your
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15 Minutes Max

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I took my two boys to see Guardians of the Galaxy over the weekend. Needless to say, we all loved it. So last night, while we were driving home from taking one of my 8yo’s friends home at the end
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Patreon: More Arch Bros!

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Brad Guigar

As I announced earlier, I’ve started posting exclusive content to my Patreon page. This has included pages from my sketchbook, some single-panel cartoons, and prototype strips of an Evil Inc spin-off that I’m calling Arch Bros. Arch Bros takes the
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Patreon update

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Brad Guigar

My Patreon supporters have seen my new comic strip. Well… kinda. See, I’ve had this idea for a new comic strip — a spin-off of Evil Inc in a weird way — that I’ve been batting around for a while.
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Framed prints — Evil Inc door gags and the dentist’s favorite, Ninjavitis

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I woke up with this cool idea, and it wouldn’t leave me along until I brought it into the world. There’s this cool poster floating around that just features the front doors of houses. It’s really beautifully done. And, in
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Patreon bonus cartoons

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Brad Guigar

So what’s started out as a lark has kinda become a Thing. I haven’t updated my Patreon video yet, but I wanted you guys to know about it first. See, I started doing these Patreon bonus cartoons as a way
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Evil Inc Monthly #28 (July 2014)

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Brad Guigar

The new Evil Inc Monthly is available! It’s once again possible to download the upcoming Evil Inc comic strips for this month as a convenient download, perfect for your iPad, Kindle Fire, iPhone or other digital device — even your
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Fourth of July T-shirt Sale

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Brad Guigar

InksterInc is having a Independence Day T-shirt sale! Today and tomorrow (July 4 and 5), all of my T-shirts are 30% off. That means the regularly-low $20 is now $14! If you’ve been eyeing one of these beauties, this is
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Trying to buy original art?

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I’m getting these weird messages through my system. It looks as if someone’s initiating transaction — but they’re not completing. It’s happening frequently enough that I’m concerned that something may be broken and I don’t know about it. So, please,
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Selfie Help T-shirt

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Recently, I began sharing some “bonus” cartoons on my public Patreon feed (as well as other social media). I’ve been getting some good response from them and they’re an excellent excuse to exercise some cartooning muscles that I don’t always
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Sometimes I curse my partial hearing loss…

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Brad Guigar

… and sometimes I turn it into a T-shirt. Here’s a new InksterInc shirt for you! It joins a growing roster of offerings at InksterInc that includes the classic VILF shirt, a Phenomenal Lass shirt and the popular Ninjavitis! These
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In case you missed me in Philly…

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Brad Guigar

A number of the items that were at my table during Philadelphia Comic Con are now in my online store. For example, if you want a signed copy of one of the issues of the Philadelphia Daily News that featured
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Unshelved covers The Webcomics Handbook

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Although I was sharing many thank-yous yesterday, I wanted to save this one for its own post. Last week, the popular comic Unshelved, by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, reviewed my new webcomics tutorial, The Webcomics Handbook on their site.
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A lot of thank-yous

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Brad Guigar

First of all, thank you so much to everybody who supported the Kickstarter campaign for the eighth Evil Inc book! We unlocked some awesome Stretch Goals — including free Tales from The Con comics, Guigar Laugh ringtones and a 416-page
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Webcomics Start-Up

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Brad Guigar

If you’re coming out to Philadelphia Comic Con today — and you’re interested in starting-up a webcomic (or improving the one you already started), you’re going to want to attend my panel: Webcomics Star-Up Saturday 1:30-2:15PM Room 105 I’m going
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Two Days Left

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Brad Guigar

The Kickstarter campaign for the eighth Evil Inc graphic novel will be over in two days. That means that you have a very limited time to preorder the new book, get some great rewards and support this comic in a
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Philadelphia Comic Con

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s hard to believe, but the kids are almost out of school and Philadelphia Comic Con is just around the corner! It kicks off Thursday, June 19, and goes through Sunday, June 22. That’s the weekend after this one! As
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New Stretch Goal announced

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Brad Guigar

With a little over a week left to go in the Kickstarter campaign for the eighth Evil Inc graphic novel, I want to do everything I can to encourage people to pledge and promote! So I came up with a
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Stretch goal announced!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I’ve announced the first Stretch Goal for the 8th Evil Inc graphic novel! The best part about it is this — you don’t need to spend a dime to help us push past this goal! Every tweet, share, like, Tumblr
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Evil Inc 6-month value pack

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Brad Guigar

If you’ve ever wanted to check out the monthly Evil Inc digital comic — or if you’re a new reader and you want to catch up fast — I’ve got great news. I’ve bundled the last six months of Evil
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Get yours now! Evil Inc #27 (June 2014)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Brad Guigar

It’s the first Monday of the month, and the new Evil Inc Monthly is available! It’s once again possible to download the upcoming Evil Inc comic strips for this month as a convenient download, perfect for your iPad, Kindle Fire,
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Superheroes at Philadelphia’s City Hall

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In the process of combing through original art that some of my Patreon backers won through their support of my comic, I came across a gem that I had entirely forgotten about. This was an illustration that I had created
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More Artist Editions to share

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I shared a few Artist Edition photos and the Artist-Edition-reward pledges for my Kickstarter campaign for the next Evil Inc graphic novel skyrocketed for the day. And Momma Guigar didn’t raise no fool. So, here’s the deal… An Artist Edition book
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Godzilla!

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Brad Guigar

With all of the Godzilla-mania sweeping the nation this past couple weeks, I wanted to share a little of my Godzilla fandom with you. The first is an infographic I did for the Philadelphia Daily News back in ’99. It’s
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Kickstarter update

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Thank you so much for your outpouring of support for my Kickstarter campaign! I’m really excited to be so close to funding so quickly! A few of you have asked for an option to buy all eight books and get
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What’s an Artist Edition?

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Since the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the next Evil Inc graphic novel, I’ve fielded a few questions from people who aren’t familiar with the term “Artist Edition.” An Artist Edition book is part of a special numbered, limited
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Support the Kickstarter for Evil Inc Vol. 8!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Brad Guigar

For those of you asked about the next Evil Inc graphic novel, here’s your chance to help make it happen. I’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the printing of the next Evil Inc graphic novel! If you haven’t seen
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Do you have a Phenomenal Lass… T-shirt?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Brad Guigar

One more T-shirt then I’m done for the week. Promise. This one came to me in a flash and it was too tempting to pass up. Phenomenal Lass fans rejoice! There’s now a great way to show your allegiance to
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More Evil Inc T-shirts. What’s next…?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I’ve been wanting to do T-shirts for years, but between not having the time/money for silkscreening and disliking the quality of heat-transfer shirts, I was kinda stuck. I’m really excited about partnering with Inkster Inc to do high-quality, direct-to-garment-printed T-shirts.
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Return of the VILF shirt

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Years ago, I had a T-shirt design printed based on the acronym, VILF, which was how Desdemona was referred to the first time she was introduced into the strip. It stands for “Villain I’d Like to … Foil.” You have
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New offerings at DriveThruComics!

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brad Guigar

If you’re a regular visitor to DriveThruComics, I want to clue you in to a new development that you’re going to love. Along with the monthly Evil Inc eComic, the Evil Inc Annual Reports are going to start appearing there!
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Get yours now! Evil Inc #26 (May 2014)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Original comic art auction

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Brad Guigar

As I do from time to time, I’m putting some of my original art up for grabs on eBay. If you’ve always wanted an original piece for yourself, this is the perfect time — each original starts at a ridiculously
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Patreon news

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Earlier this month, I launched a Patreon page for this comic. It’s a way for me to offer cool rewards to the people who support my work on this comic. The response has been great, and I want to keep
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Evil Inc Monthly Comic #25 – April, 2014

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Buy “Stripped” today!

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Brad Guigar

My friends Dave Kellett and Fred Schroeder have an event today (no foolin’), and I want you to participate. Go to http://www.strippedfilm.com/ for details, but here are the highlights: We’re going to do a big push to tell people to
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Support Evil Inc on Patreon!

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brad Guigar

In case you don’t follow me on Twitter (or if you haven’t Liked the Facebook page for Evil Inc), you may have missed that I helped launch the first-ever Patreon-exclusive podcast, Surviving Creativity, with Scott Kurtz and business manager Cory
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Brad Guigar — a stand-up guy?

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Well, after my sophomore attempt at stand-up comedy (you can hear it detailed on this episode of Plus-Two Comedy), I finally steeled myself for another trip to the microphone. And since I didn’t stink too badly, I’m happy to share
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Courting Disaster, Vol. 4 — Sexy comics that’ll make you laugh your pants off

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brad Guigar

If you’re a fan of the cheesecakey goodness served up at Courting Disaster, you’re going to love the latest digital download I’m making available. Now on hiatus, CD was a weekly sex-advice site where readers gave the advice. Every week
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Emerald City Comicon!

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Brad Guigar

I can’t remember being this excited about prepping for a comic convention in a long time! Emerald City Comicon (in Seattle) kicks off at the end of the month (March 28-30) and there’s going to be a lot of stuff
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Evil Inc Monthly Comic – March 2014

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Brad Guigar

14 years and counting…

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Today marks 14 years of my doing a daily comic strip on the Web — and the beginning of the second full year since I left my day job to fulfill my lifelong goal of being a full-time professional cartoonist.
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Evil Inc Monthly Comic – February 2014

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Brad Guigar

Custom LEGO minifig kit

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Brad Guigar

So, my younger son turns eight this week. He’s been after me for a while to help him make custom LEGO minifigures for the characters that are unavailable from LEGO (or hard to find). This is what I came up
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You Like me… you really Like me (or not)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Brad Guigar

As you know, I’m an independent cartoonist using the Web as the primary distribution for my work. I don’t work under a syndicate, and I don’t have an employer in the traditional sense. Actually. You’re my employer. You and a
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My wife and I are rarely “crafty” people, but when the mood hits us, we can really do some cool stuff. And the mood hit us last weekend. As I’ve shared in the past, a fellow geek-dad and me have
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Plus-2 Comedy podcast

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Brad Guigar

A few weeks back, I was invited to be a guest on the Plus-2 Comedy podcast. What made the invitation particularly attractive was the fact that Plus-2 is recorded in front of a live audience. Better yet, the live audience
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Give the gift of original art

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Brad Guigar

Just in time for the holidays, I’ve put four pieces of original art up on eBay starting at a ridiculously low $10 each. If you’re looking for a unique gift idea, this is your chance to get a something completely
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Evil Inc Monthly Comic – December PreRelease

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Brad Guigar

Professor Guigar…? Brad Guigar to teach Arts Entrepreneurship at Hussian School of Art

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Brad Guigar

When I transitioned to full-time cartooning in April of 2012, I mentioned that one of the things I wanted to do that I didn’t previously have the time to pursue was teaching at the college level. Eighteen months later, I
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One-on-one comics consultation

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Brad Guigar

Part of my Kickstarter campaign for the Webcomics Handbook was to offer one-on-one consultations with creators via Skype. I would research their comic and their Web site and prepare a PDF dossier on what I saw, including elements like their
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Gumroad presents a look inside the Guigar studio

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Brad Guigar

As some of you know, I recently launched a new how-to book, The Webcomics Handbook, which I released in digital edition through Gumroad. (The print edition will hit shelves early next year!) Recently, Gumroad’s Travis Nichols, on his way through
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