Where everybody knows your alter ego…

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Brad Guigar

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ComicLab Ep. 49: Under the blanket with Brad

Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking shop! Redbubble has killed off its support for print-on-demand calendars. Should you be doing the same? ALSO, how to prepare for a portfolio review. THEN, building a digital press kit and approaching comics-media outlets. FINALLY, when a cartoonist has 1.1 million Instagram followers and only about 400 Patreon backers, is something amiss?

BUT FIRST, Brad builds a podcasting fort with a heavy blanket to combat the echo in his studio… and it works!

 Show notes

  • 00:00 — “Let’s go to Upright Citizen’s Brigade!”
  • 04:04 — Brad’s recording under a blanket
  • 08:35 — Dave’s healthy lifestyle
  • 10:33 — Redbubble kills print-on-demand calendars. Should you?
  • 15:50 — Producing 25 different desktop wallpapers / mobile backgrounds quickly
  • 18:29 — InDesign Calendar Wizard
  • 20:00 — Portfolio reviews
  • 29:25 — Press releases and comic-media outlets
  • 32:17 — How to make a digital press kit
  • 45:19 — A cartoonist who has 1.1 million Instagram followers… but only 387 Patreon backers! What went wrong??
  • 01:00:00 — Use the tags on ComicLab’s Patreon page to find information quickly

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

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com

Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.