Brad Guigar · @guigar
178 followers · 128 posts · Server socel.net
Post the most recent panel you inked — whether it's colored/finished/lettered or not. Let's see what's on those drawing boards! #comics #webcomics #comiclab #inking #outofcontext
#comics #webcomics #comiclab #inking #outofcontext
Brad Guigar · @guigar
179 followers · 124 posts · Server socel.netWhat's your pet peeve in comics? One of mine is the "Pointer Finger Punchline." That's when a character raises his pointer finger while delivering a punchline. It's almost never an effective gesture, but we use it without thinking. What's yours? #comics #webcomics #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
174 followers · 119 posts · Server socel.netWhat's the best marketing advice you ever received? Here's my favorite: “People buy on emotion and justify it with logic." It changed how I wrote promotional messages 100%. #comics #webcomics #marketing #comiclab #indiebusiness
#comics #webcomics #marketing #comiclab #indiebusiness
Brad Guigar · @guigar
172 followers · 112 posts · Server socel.netWhere are you getting the best engagement on social media today?
#comics #webcomics #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
172 followers · 112 posts · Server socel.netTo be successful, first, you must define what success means to you. (After all, it's not the same for everybody.) So... what does your Success look like?
Brad Guigar · @guigar
171 followers · 103 posts · Server socel.netRespond to this post with one panel from your comic that you're proud of. #comics #webcomics #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
171 followers · 99 posts · Server socel.netWould you rather your comic become a box-office smash or a cult classic? #comics #webcomics #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
171 followers · 97 posts · Server socel.netArtists MUST be business people. #comics #webcomics #ComicLab #creativecoach #IndieArtists
#comics #webcomics #comiclab #creativecoach #indieartists
Brad Guigar · @guigar
171 followers · 97 posts · Server socel.netHas your creativity hit the wall? I have some thoughts… #comics #webcomics #creatives #comiclab
#comics #webcomics #creatives #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
171 followers · 97 posts · Server socel.netIf there’s one thing that has kept me going over 20 years of making comics, it’s this… #comics #webcomics #makecomics #comiclab
#comics #webcomics #makecomics #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
166 followers · 91 posts · Server socel.netWhat's your TED Talk topic — the one thing you could talk about for about an hour straight with little or no prep? #comics #webcomics #comiclab
Brad Guigar · @guigar
166 followers · 90 posts · Server socel.netI don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you made the lettering in your comic a little bigger, people would be more apt to read it on their phones. #comics #webcomics #comiclab
Bef · @bef
139 followers · 132 posts · Server nerdculture.de@guigar Just heard your predictions episode of #ComicLab. Being a long time listener of your podcast, I'd really love to see more of you here. For one time, I hope this specific prediction fails and Mastodon takes off (with you and Dave along).
Nice 2023 to you and welcome to the #fediverse.
Brad Guigar · @guigar
45 followers · 28 posts · Server socel.net
I just found out that our podcast ComicLab is in the top 5% of the most-followed podcasts on Spotify!
#comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #webtoon #webtoons #online #digital #book #books #strip #comicstrips #onlinecomics #digitalcomics #comicbooks #comiccon #artist #alley #artist #comic #books #comicbook #graphicnovel #comicstrip #cartoonist #cartoonists #illustration #comiclab #selfpublishing #books #spotify
#comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #webtoon #webtoons #online #digital #book #books #strip #comicstrips #onlinecomics #digitalcomics #comicbooks #comiccon #artist #alley #comicbook #graphicnovel #comicstrip #cartoonist #cartoonists #illustration #comiclab #selfpublishing #spotify
Brad Guigar · @guigar
38 followers · 22 posts · Server socel.netToday would have been Charles Schulz's 100th birthday. Here's the intro to the live presentation we recorded at the Charles M. Schulz Museum a couple weeks ago to mark the occasion. We talked about the significance of the legendary #Peanuts creator to #cartoonists working today. #ComicLab will post the audio of that talk soon!
#schulz #charlsschulz #snoopy #charliebrown #comics #comicstrip #newspaperstrip #100years
#peanuts #cartoonists #comiclab #schulz #charlsschulz #snoopy #CharlieBrown #comics #comicstrip #newspaperstrip #100years
Brad Guigar · @guigar
38 followers · 21 posts · Server socel.netIn the recent episode of the ComicLab #podcast we talked about why #POD printing isn't a good fit for many independent creators.
#comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #webtoon #webtoons #online #digital #book #books #strip #comicstrips #onlinecomics #digitalcomics #comicbooks #comiccon #artist #alley #artist #comic #books #comicbook #graphicnovel #comicstrip #cartoonist #cartoonists #illustration #comiclab #POD #printondemand #selfpublishing #books
#podcast #pod #comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #webtoon #webtoons #online #digital #book #books #strip #comicstrips #onlinecomics #digitalcomics #comicbooks #comiccon #artist #alley #comicbook #graphicnovel #comicstrip #cartoonist #cartoonists #illustration #comiclab #printondemand #selfpublishing
Brad Guigar · @guigar
26 followers · 16 posts · Server socel.netOn today's ComicLab #podcast we tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Print On Demand publishing — AND some stuff you *didn't* wanna know.
https://comiclab.simplecast.com/episodes/print-on-demand
#printondemand #books #selfpublishing #comics #webcomics #comiclab #publishing #POD #howto #funny #comedy
#podcast #printondemand #books #selfpublishing #comics #webcomics #comiclab #publishing #pod #howto #funny #comedy
MJ Paxton · @cosmicspaceslug
53 followers · 102 posts · Server wandering.shopOn todays #ComicLab ProTips, Dave & Brad predicted that social media will be fragmented for a couple years before a users coalesce around a “new twitter” (in terms of network effects & usefulness for connecting creators and audiences/opportunities)… with for me is more useful in seeing my expectations than disheartening.
Sometimes a pessimistic timeframe expectation is more helpful than disappointed optimism
bobdraws · @bobdraws
6 followers · 24 posts · Server mastodon.art
The intro to this week's #ComicLab #podcast also has a promo for hosting your own site, as you should be doing, as social media changes.
Check out the #podcast first,
https://comiclab.simplecast.com/episodes/the-social-contract-between-comics-creators-and-readers
and then check out their hosting promo:
https://www.dreamhost.com/partners/promo/comiclab/overview/?