Thanos snaps his fingers and erases our careers. We have all our current knowledge, talents, and skills. But we don’t have our titles, audiences, or archives. What, where, and how do we RESTART?
Writing a good joke is a balancing act. There are so many ways to upset the delicate harmonies that work together to make something funny. Luckily, there are a few missteps that have recognizable patterns. One of them is telegraphing the joke.
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A fellow comic creator once shared that they were told that a page should have between 4 and 7 panels per page. Not only is this bad advice, but it removes the focus from where it ought to be.
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There’s a definite advantage to making mistakes early in your career. They have a much lower impact than the ones that come later.
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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 compliment 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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Patreon just unveiled a new feature — Collections — which enables creators to group and catalog content. This is a tremendous step forward for how comics creators can use the crowdfunding app.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.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!
It’s September, and the kids are returning to school. This is great if you’re a webcartoonist because that means they’re returning to reading webcomics from school.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Has manga overtaken American-style comics in the hearts and imaginations of readers?
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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
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