Today’s post is a guest post by Sam Concklin. Images of her zines appear throughout this post. Her comic, Malazu, can be read on Webtoon Canvas.
From left: Maria Scrivan, Hector Cantu, Dana Simpson, Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar. Photo credit: Kevin Segal
Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar take their podcast on the road, recording this episode live at the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego as part of the National Cartoonists Society conference and Reuben Awards celebration! They were joined on stage by Maria Scrivan, Hector Cantu, and Dana Simpson to discuss the pressing issues facing cartoonists in the years to come.
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Merry Christmas — and Happy New Year! Set down the sunblock, and step away from the pool. It’s time to start planning for December and January.
I know it’s hard to get into the spirit, but this is the time to start working on merchandise for the holiday shopping season. In recent years, webcartoonists have offered an increasing complement of holiday goodies that have ranged from specialty T-shirts and mugs to holiday-themed greeting cards. And let’s not forget to add calendars to that list. Those will start appearing in stores by November — at the latest!
So, let’s take a closer look at some of those specialty products and how we can start working now to be ready to compete when the snow falls.
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One of the benefits of publishing comics on Substack is its powerful SEO capabilities. Since comics are image-based, they’ve traditionally missed out on such opportunities, and this platform nicely compensates for those deficiencies. The only problem is that most of us are ignoring this step entirely.
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The ability to create Draft Layers — and apply Draft Layer settings to entire folders — is a huge part of what makes Clip Studio special. Here’s a brief tutorial to get you pointed in the right direction!
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If you pay estimated income taxes on a quarterly schedule, Monday’s the deadline for your third-quarter payment. Checks postmarked on Sept. 16, 2024, will be considered paid on that date, according to irs.gov.
You may also pay online, pay by phone, or use the IRS2GO app.
Dave Kellett discusses the three phases of art. First, you’re just trying to make it work. Then, you try to make it right. And after you’ve mastered those, you can begin to make it fast.
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Patreon’s Collections feature enables creators to group and catalog content. This is a tremendous step forward for how comics creators can use the crowdfunding app.
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Substack Notes is currently dominated by writers, who — like cartoonists — have a pretty poor grasp of good social media practices. This could eventually kill Notes entirely. But in the meantime, it’s a golden opportunity to run rings around the “competition.”
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Is your schedule killing your chances of success? Maintaining a rigid schedule could actually hurt your webcomic more than it’s helping. I’ll talk about why that is — and how to position your comic for greater success in a social-media-dominated publishing system.
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